Editors’ Collection

Thanksgiving Desserts

We have plenty of Thanksgiving dessert recipes for the pie lovers (and the pie averse), like apple pie, cheesecake, pumpkin pie, cookies and more. Discover more Thanksgiving ideas in our best Thanksgiving recipes collection.

A cast-iron skillet filled with apples, a crumble topping and five scoops of vanilla ice cream drizzled with caramel sit on a light gray countertop. — Christopher Testani for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Eugene Jho.

Recipes

Peanut-Butter Chocolate-Chip Cookies
Yossy Arefi
1884 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,884
30 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy
Ultimate Pumpkin Pie
Melissa Clark
3155 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
3,155
About 2 hours, plus 1½ hours’ chilling
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Apple Cake
Yossy Arefi
450 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
450
About 1 hour 10 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy
Classic Oatmeal-Raisin Cookies
Melissa Clark
6443 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
6,443
45 minutes
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Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake
Yossy Arefi
108 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
108
45 minutes, plus 40 minutes’ cooling
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Easy
Pumpkin Pie
The New York Times
3419 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
3,419
About 1 hour
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Panettone Bread Pudding
Tejal Rao
483 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
483
10 minutes plus 1 hour baking
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Sock-It-to-Me Cake
Millie Peartree
629 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
629
2 hours
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Pecan Pie Brownies
Melissa Clark
957 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
957
1¼ hours
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Piloncillo Chocolate Chip Cookies
Rick A. Martínez
884 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
884
1 hour
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Easy Banana Bread
Lidey Heuck
1366 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,366
1 hour 25 minutes
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Southern Caramel Cake
Millie Peartree
1966 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,966
50 minutes, plus cooling
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Brandied Pumpkin Pie
Melissa Clark
2692 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,692
About 2 hours, plus 1½ hours’ chilling
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Pound Cake
The New York Times, Tracy K. Smith
771 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
771
1 hour 45 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy
Cinnamon Rolls
Alison Roman
4895 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
4,895
About 1 hour, plus resting and proofing
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Vegan Pumpkin Pie
Isa Chandra Moskowitz
673 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
673
About 1¼ hours, plus chilling
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Coffee Cake
Lidey Heuck
874 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
874
1 hour 5 minutes
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Ambrosia
Peter Feibleman
57 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
57
15 minutes
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Chewy Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
Jesse Szewczyk
2474 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,474
1½ hours, plus cooling
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Dump Cake
Naz Deravian
244 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
244
60 minutes
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Easy
Vanilla Bundt Cake
Yossy Arefi
365 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
365
2 hours
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Easy
Apple Crisp
Genevieve Ko
3213 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
3,213
1¼ hours
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Buttercream Frosting
Samantha Seneviratne
944 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
944
5 minutes
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Easy
Spiced Pumpkin Pie
Melissa Clark
880 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
880
3 hours, plus chilling
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Brownies
Lidey Heuck
2976 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,976
45 minutes
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Snickerdoodles
Samantha Seneviratne
4419 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,419
35 minutes
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Pumpkin Pie Bars
Samantha Seneviratne
591 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
591
50 minutes plus 5 hours’ cooling and chilling
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Gluten-Free Pumpkin Pie
Martha Rose Shulman
194 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
194
1 hour 15 minutes
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Healthy
Saffron Pistachio Blondies
Priya Krishna
1052 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,052
1 hour, plus cooling and chilling
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Caramel Pear Crisp
Samantha Seneviratne
422 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
422
1 hour 10 minutes
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Basque Cheesecake
Tanya Sichynsky, Marti Buckley
1878 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,878
1 hour 40 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy
Pumpkin Roll With Coffee-Caramel Cream
Samantha Seneviratne
512 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
512
1 hour, plus at least 2 hours’ cooling
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Mini Oatmeal-Cranberry Whoopie Pies
Melissa Clark
411 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
411
1 hour 15 minutes, plus cooling
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Pumpkin Pie With Pepitas
Claire Saffitz
125 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
125
2 hours 30 minutes
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Pumpkin-Butterscotch Custard With Spiced Whipped Cream
Melissa Clark
588 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
588
1 hour, plus at least 6 hours’ cooling and chilling
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Pound Cake With Brown Butter and Pecans
Millie Peartree
83 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
83
1½ hours
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Gajar Halwa (Carrot and Cardamom Pudding)
Brigid Washington, Cheetie Kumar
369 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
369
1 hour
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No-Bake Pumpkin Cheesecake
Yossy Arefi
187 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
187
35 minutes, plus at least 4 hours' chilling
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Slow Cooker Sticky Toffee Pudding
Sarah DiGregorio
1170 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,170
4 to 5 hours
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Pecan Linzer Bars
Sohla El-Waylly
599 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
599
1½ hours, plus cooling
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Chocolate Chip Cookies
David Leite, Jacques Torres
18416 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
18,416
45 minutes, plus chilling
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Chocolate Mousse
Genevieve Ko
1009 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,009
20 minutes, plus overnight chilling
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Cherry-Lemon Cream Jell-O Mold
Julia Moskin
264 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
264
30 minutes, plus at least 4 hours’ chilling
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Spiced Pumpkin Cookie Cake
Jerrelle Guy
348 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
348
1 hour, plus cooling and overnight chilling
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Pumpkin Cheesecake
Vallery Lomas
1158 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,158
2½ hours, plus cooling and chilling
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Vanilla Crème Brûlée
Mark Bittman
6856 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
6,856
1 hour
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Louisiana Crunch Cake
Millie Peartree
173 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
173
1¾ hours
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Caramel Apple Pudding
Eric Kim
580 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
580
35 minutes, plus chilling
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