25 Simple and Irresistible Sweets to Treat Yourself This Week
Sometimes, you just need a little something sweet to brighten your day. These 25 simple and irresistible desserts are perfect for when you’re craving a quick treat without spending hours in the kitchen. Each recipe is easy to follow, so you can indulge in something delicious whenever the mood strikes. Treat yourself this week—you deserve it!
Coffee Cookies
These rich and chocolatey coffee cookies are a bold and decadent dessert filled with delicious flavor in every bite. This chewy and indulgent treat pairs wonderfully with a cup of coffee to help you double down on the dreamy flavors that will keep you coming back for more! The espresso powder gives these cookies a wonderful flavor and fantastic nutty aroma. Enjoying these cookies and coffee on the side is a coffee lover’s dream.
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Nutella Cupcakes
These Nutella cupcakes are a chocolate lover’s dream. Deliciously flavored, perfectly moist, and filled with creamy Nutella spread, this chocolate hazelnut cupcake recipe is an indulgent dessert for any occasion. This chocolate cupcake recipe has the best moist and fluffy texture.
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Chocolate Hazelnut Tart
This silky chocolate hazelnut tart is an easy, quick, and super delicious dessert for chocolate and hazelnut lovers! It requires minimal effort—you do not have to turn the oven on! The tart recipe makes a silky, creamy, decadent chocolate hazelnut dessert that everyone will enjoy. As rich as it is, this tart is also balanced in sweetness without added sugar, so we can call it healthy!
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Pecan Snowball Cookies
These sweet, crunchy, buttery pecan snowball cookies are a delicious way to decorate your dessert table this holiday season! Also known as Mexican wedding cookies or Russian tea cookies, these snowy treats use just a handful of basic pantry staples to create a fun-shaped and eye-catching dessert that all ages will love. These are perfect for holiday parties or as edible gifts.
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Pecan Upside Down Cake
This exceptional pecan upside down cake is a perfect dessert for Fall or Thanksgiving. It’s an excellent harmony of moist yogurt cake as the base and caramelized pecan topping! The cake can be made in any pan you have, even in a Bundt pan, to turn it into a festive Pecan Upside-down Bundt cake for Thanksgiving!
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Puff Pastry Cinnamon Twists
These super flakey, sweet cinnamony, buttery puff pastry cinnamon twists are so simple to make and totally delicious! Store-bought puff pastry is brushed with rich butter and then sprinkled with a yummy mixture of cinnamon sugar before being twisted and popped into the oven to bake. This recipe is the kid-friendly, adult-approved, easy-peasy homemade sweet treat recipe you’ve been looking for!
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Pumpkin Blondies
Super gooey and chewy pumpkin blondies loaded with warm pumpkin flavor and spices are the perfect sweet snack for Fall or Thanksgiving! I love pumpkin season, and these easy pumpkin blondies with chocolate chips are a must-try for any pumpkin lovers out there. With pumpkin pie spice, chocolate chips, and hints of caramel butterscotch undertones, they might just be your favorite easy Thanksgiving snack this season!
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Pie Crust Cookies
Baked to golden brown perfection, these delicious buttery pie crust cookies are the best thing that can happen to leftover pie dough! In this easy four-ingredient recipe, I am sharing two different options to use leftover pie dough. It’s the perfect recipe to make super tasty flaky cookies out of something that we normally just toss out!
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Double Layer Pumpkin Pie
With a mousse-like consistency and crunchy graham cracker crust, this no bake double layer pumpkin pie will knock your holiday socks off this year! This divine dessert comprises a homemade biscuit crumb crust filled with layers of yummy light, airy cream cheese and pumpkin pie fillings topped with a lightly sweetened cream cheese decoration. This layered pumpkin pie is refined and impressive but ridiculously easy to make!
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Apple Crumble Muffins
These moist, delicious apple crumble muffins will be the best thing on your dessert table this fall! Fresh apple chunks are baked into a moist cinnamon muffin and topped with a crunchy, homemade crumble. They create the perfect combination of fall flavors in one bite.
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Apple Dutch Baby
This mouthwatering apple dutch baby pancake puts a fall twist on the traditional buttery Dutch baby with fresh apples and warm cinnamon! The crisp, buttery pancake and sweet caramelized apple compote make it a heavenly treat. The whole family will love it!
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No Bake Chocolate Pie
Move over chocolate pudding pie! This no-bake chocolate pie recipe is the ultimate combination of convenience and elegance! Featuring a rich and velvety chocolate ganache filling nestled within a heavenly Oreo cookie crust and crowned with fluffy Chantilly whipped cream, this delightful dessert is a true masterpiece perfect for any occasion and sure to impress any crowd!
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Mini Brownie Bites
With crackly tops and super fudgy centers, these Mini Brownie Bites are the perfect delectable sweet treat that pops right into your mouth! Baked in a mini muffin pan, it’s a super easy recipe that comes together in just a matter of minutes. In just two bites, or even one if you’re a true chocolate lover, these gooey good mini brownies are pure heaven!
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Snickerdoodle Pumpkin Cheesecake Cookies
Snickerdoodle pumpkin cheesecake cookies are a must-try this fall season! They are full of your favorite fall flavors—the best take on classic cookies. They are incredibly delicious and soft, with a tangy, creamy cheesecake filling—not to forget the pumpkin spice!
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Pumpkin Hand Pies
With creamy pumpkin filling and a buttery, flaky crust, these adorable pumpkin hand pies are a fun and easy dessert to add to your Thanksgiving dinner table. They are a portable alternative to the traditional pumpkin pie served during October and November. You won’t want to stop at just one of these addictive mini pumpkin-shaped pies!
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Apple Bread Pudding
If you’ve been wondering what to do with that leftover bread sitting on the counter, this apple bread pudding is a delicious way to use it! Made with fresh apples, everyday bread, and warm cinnamon, this old-fashioned apple bread pudding recipe takes little effort yet packs plenty of sweet flavor. It is a delightful and comforting fall dessert with the whole family asking for seconds!
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Apple Pie Cookies
These irresistible apple pie cookies will be the talk of the table this holiday season! Made with fresh apples and a sweet, delicious apple pie filling, they will make you feel like you are eating mini apple pies (without all the hassle)! Their warm, comforting flavor makes them the perfect dessert to sweeten holiday gatherings.
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Pecan Brownies
This fudgy pecan brownies recipe is a time saver for Thanksgiving that might just become your favorite brownie recipe all year round! This brownie with pecans is the perfect combination of thick, fudge, and gooey inside and crinkly, crispy top with intense chocolate taste, crunchy pecans, and a pinch of cinnamon. It is rich yet very well-balanced in sweetness! It is absolutely out of this world and the perfect chocolatey Thanksgiving dessert, but a good idea any other time of the year!
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Pumpkin Bread with Cream Cheese Frosting
This incredible, moist, easy pumpkin bread with cream cheese frosting is the perfect fall cake for the pumpkin season. It’s a fluffy pumpkin loaf infused with aromatic fall spices you love, frosted with an easy, three-ingredient cream cheese icing that is very well-balanced in sweetness. It’s also made without butter!
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No Bake Pumpkin Pie
This no-bake pumpkin pie is rich, creamy, and decadent. It features a two-ingredient crust filled with a perfectly spiced pumpkin puree and cream cheese mixture with the perfect mousse-like texture. The pie is then decorated with a mascarpone topping, making it an irresistible fall or winter dessert.
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Pecan Chocolate Chip Cookies
Making pecan chocolate chip cookies is one of the easiest and most delicious ways to celebrate the fall flavors we love! Luxurious chocolate chip cookies loaded with pecans, cinnamon, brown butter, and brown sugar make the cookies wonderfully rich yet very well-balanced in sweetness with added sea salt. These cookies are chewy on the outside and gooey on the inside, with deep chocolate and nutty flavors. They are a must-try during Fall or even Thanksgiving!
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Tiramisu Cookies
These delicious, coffee-flavored tiramisu cookies are the perfect after-dinner treat, dessert table addition, or compliment to your morning cup of coffee. A delightful twist on the classic Italian dessert, this easy tiramisu cookies recipe combines espresso powder and sweet mascarpone frosting topped with cocoa powder. No matter how or where you eat them, it is sure to be something that everyone will love!
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Tiramisu Brownies
If you’ve ever struggled to choose between tiramisu or fudge brownies for dessert, these tiramisu brownies will make your life much easier! This mouthwatering treat offers the best of both worlds, combining decadent, homemade brownies topped with a smooth, elegant tiramisu layer. After one bite, you’ll never look at tiramisu or chocolate brownies the same way again!
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Mocha Cupcakes
When combining two unforgettable flavors into a tiny handheld treat, these mocha cupcakes are a win! These moist, fluffy cupcakes combine moist chocolate cake and creamy, fluffy coffee buttercream to create an irresistible dessert you can enjoy anytime. These mocha cupcakes are a dream come true for coffee and chocolate lovers!
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Oatmeal Craisin Cookies
This oatmeal craisin cookies recipe is the ultimate soft and chewy cookie treat to make over the holidays and beyond! Making these healthy oatmeal cranberry cookies is easy yet provides a luxurious cookie experience. The cookies are loaded with craisin, cinnamon, and brown sugar, making them wonderfully rich yet very well-balanced in sweetness.
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