Dessert person

From Blood Orange Olive Oil Cake to Cranberry Mousse Pie, she has us ready for holiday baking!

These cookies will look nearly raw in the center when you pull them out of the oven, but they will continue to set as they cool. The key to the soft and chewy texture of these cookies is, simply, underbaking them. If you like a crispier spice cookie, bake them 2 minutes longer. The cookies, stored airtight at room temperature, will keep up to 5 days. The dough can be refrigerated up to 3 days. You can also roll the dough into balls and toss in sugar, then arrange them in tight rows on a…

Old-fashioned gingerbread is a Christmas classic. This moist cake has a delicious ginger molasses flavor with hints of brown sugar and cinnamon. It tastes warm and cozy, and is delicious served warm with butterscotch sauce and whipped cream.

Claire Saffitz's first cookbook, Dessert Person, provides over 100 recipes for both sweet and savory baking, plus guidance for baking with confidence at home.

Pastry chef Claire Saffitz shares 3 fall baking recipes from her new cookbook, Dessert Person. Try these this year, no matter how much time you have on your hands.

Classic caramel apples get reimagined as a cake, complete with a glossy top and soft, custardy interior.

Claire Saffitz shares the recipe for her Confetti Cake from her New York Times bestselling cookbook, Dessert Person!

A gorgeously textured cookie with crispy-edges, a chewy center, toasty pecans, and tiny crispy pecan brittle bits throughout.