Baking Tips

Less-guilty pleasures: Put your desserts on a diet this holiday season

If you're trying to cut your sugar intake, this is a challenging time of year. First come Halloween treats, then Thanksgiving pies, followed by a month of holiday cookies, candies and pastries.

How to Make the Perfect Cake

They should always be simple and easy, Culinary Institute chef says

More Cookie Baking Tips

You'll be one smart cookie if you follow these tips when baking everyone's favorites for the holiday season

Baking quiz

Take this 15-question test to see if you're a whiz — or a disaster — in the kitchen

The 12 Doughs of Christmas

Cookies are synonymous with Christmas. They haunt us with temptation and calories, but try to do without and chants of "Scrooge" for your bah-humbug attitude will follow.

Baking Made Easy

Baking can be easy with these great tips and tricks

Bake cheesecake in a water bath

Baking with a water-bath technique may bring to mind a delicate egg custard, a souffle, cheesecake, pate or terrine. However, the technique is quite versatile: It can also be used to keep cooked foods warm without continuing to cook them, and for melting ingredients such as chocolate without burning.