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The Best Dessert Recipes of 2016

We're grateful for these indulgent treats

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It's been a sweet year. To prove it, we rounded up our 21 best dessert recipes from 2016. You still have a few days to indulge before you start that New Year's cleanse (or, let's be real, not), so get baking.

1.

Chocolate-Chip Mug Cookie for One

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2.

Mini Mason Jar Apple Pies

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3.

Flourless Oatmeal Chocolate-Chip Cookies

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4.

4-Ingredient Lemon Cookies

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5.

Lemon-Blueberry Poke Cake

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6.

Doughnut Muffins

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7.

No-Bake Dessert Lasagna

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8.

Easy Nutella Mousse

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9.

No-Bake Chocolate Peanut-Butter Pretzel Bars

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10.

Dairy-Free Cheesecake

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11.

Nondairy Coconut Whipped Cream

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12.

Angel Food Cake

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13.

Mini Tiramisu

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14.

Oreo Upside-Down Cupcakes

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15.

Caramel-Stuffed Chocolate-Chip Cookies

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16.

Ice Cream Sandwich Cake

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17.

Easy Lemon Bars

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18.

Salted Caramel and Chocolate Rice Krispies Squares

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19.

Blueberry Crumble Pie

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20.

Tagalong Pound Cake

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21.

Snack-Safe Cookie Dough

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erin jeanne mcdowell

Freelance Food Editor

Erin Jeanne McDowell is a recipe developer, food stylist and author of multiple cookbooks, including The Fearless Baker, which was named one of the Best Baking Books of 2017 by the New York Times. She studied baking and pastry at The Culinary Institute of America in New York, and in addition to developing recipes for PureWow, her work has appeared in Better Homes and Gardens, Food Network Magazine, Food52, The Kitchn and more.