If anthropologists are correct when they say humans are born with a sweet tooth, it would be pointless to fight the urge to borrow a dessert cookbook from the Lititz Public Library.
Field Guide to Candy: How to Identify and Make Virtually Every Candy Imaginable by Anita Chu
Find step-by-step instructions on how to prepare traditional favorites and exotic treats from all over the world, from peanut butter cups to Greek honey candy.
Glorious Layered Desserts by Glory Albin
The author shows how to transform trifles and parfaits using quick and easy recipes for splendid desserts.
Sweet Designs: Bake It, Craft It, Style It by Amy Atlas
Baker, crafter and party planner shows how to create fabulous dessert tables for adults and kids, combining easy recipes, dressed-up store-bought treats and craft ideas.
Cake Mix Creations: 216 Easy Desserts that Start with a Mix from Taste of Home Magazine
Save time and money with easy, but impressive recipes that taste as good as made-from-scratch.
Mini Treats & Hand-Held Sweets: 100 Delicious Desserts to Pick Up and Eat by Abigail Johnson Dodge
Whisk together a sweetshop sampler, including cookies, mini-tarts, hand pies, ice cream sandwiches and candy.
Lick the Bowl Good: Classic Home-Style Desserts with a Twist by Monica Holland
Whimsical recipes reinvent old favorites and create new flavor combinations to satisfy the taste buds.
The Cookie Dough Lover’s Cookbook by Lindsay Landis
Food blogger shares her signature egg-free and quick-to-prepare cookie dough while providing dozens of recipes for its use in numerous confections and snacks.
Dessert for Two: Small-Batch Cookies, Brownies, Pies and Cakes by Christine Lane
Learn to downsize dessert recipes and make them more realistic for today’s lifestyle.
Hungry Girl 200 under 200 Just Desserts by Lisa Lillien
Create delicious guilt-free recipes such as Gooey German Chocolate Cake Mug (194 calories), Banana Cream Cutie Pies (108 calories) and Berry-Good Tropical Trifle (188 calories).
The Secret Lives of Baked Goods: Sweet Stories and Recipes for America’s Favorite Desserts by Jessie Oleson Moore
Try the classic recipes and discover the fascinating history behind popular and nostalgic desserts such as red velvet cake, chocolate chip cookies, Baked Alaska and New York cheesecake.
The Nerdy Nummies Cookbook: Sweet Treats for the Geek in All of Us by Rosanna Pansino
Geek culture, baking and all things “nerdy” combine in recipes like Moon Phase Macaroons, Periodic Table of Cupcakes, Apple Pi Pie and Volcano Cake.
One Bowl Baking: Simple, From Scratch Recipes for Delicious Deserts by Yvonne Ruperti
A uniquely simplified approach to baking shows how to create delicious desserts with quality ingredients, without a mixer or food processor and ready for the oven in fifteen minutes or less.
Sweets and Treats with Six Sisters’ Stuff: 100+ Desserts, Gift Ideas and Traditions for the Whole Family by Six Sisters’ Stuff
Start new traditions with family-friendly recipes, dozens of gift ideas and home craft projects that enhance desserts.
No-Churn Ice Cream: Over 100 Simply Delicious No-Machine Frozen Treats by Leslie Bilderback
A freezer, a whisk or electric mixer, a can opener, a bowl and a freezable container are all that is needed to make quick and easy ice cream.
Teeny’s Tour of Pie, A Cookbook: Mastering the Art of Pie in 67 Recipes by Teeny Lamothe
The author traveled throughout America to work with the country’s best bakers and learn their techniques, tricks and wisdom for making the best pies.
Slice and Bake Cookies: Fast Recipes from Your Refrigerator or Freezer by Elinor Klivans
Fifty recipes are quick to mix up, stash in the refrigerator or freezer and ready to slice and bake.
September 15, 2017