Cinnamon

This homespun dessert features a cinnamon-scented cake with a ribbon of chocolate cake running through it.

There will be plenty of leftover biscotti for afternoon coffee breaks.

Adding sour cream to the filling richens the custard and makes it a bit less sweet, allowing the flavor of the pumpkin to come through in this dessert. Any extra pie dough can be cut into pumpkin shapes for a festive garnish on top.

The cookie dough needs to chill overnight, so start this recipe a day ahead.

Raisin-studded egg bread is nice for variety in this recipe. Soaking the bread in the batter a day ahead makes it even easier.

Top this with whipped cream flavored with brown sugar and dark rum.

The texture of these spicy offerings varies according to baking time. Underbake them if you are partial to a chewy cookie; give them an extra minute or two in the oven if a crisp cookie is desired.

This was a recipe that came from my mother, Rae Horowitz. She told me it was from my Grandma Sade Lyon's recipe and she learned to make it from her.

Moist gingerbread is paired with a brandy-spiked dried-fruit compote in this luscious finale to the feast.

This is my recipe for a straightforward apple pie. It reflects not only my preferences but also countless influences. It is intentionally imprecise because there are so many variables to consider. To get it right, you pretty much have to taste as you go along or trust your instincts.

Here's a fine-textured cake with a luxurious cream cheese and whipped cream frosting.

During a summer trip to Santa Fe, Joan Coulliette of Sandy, Utah, had a wonderful baked apple pancake for breakfast at Atalaya restaurant. The restaurant has closed, but we were able to get the recipe for the pancakes.

This recipe originally accompanied Chocolate Napoleons with Mascarpone Cream and Cherry Compote .