Editors’ Collection

Our Most Popular Thanksgiving Desserts

These are the champions, my friend. Apple pie, pumpkin pie, cheesecake, brownies, cookies, and more. Here are reader favorite finales for the biggest meal of the year.

An overhead view of a bright red cranberry tart. A bowl of cranberries and some hazelnuts sit just above it on a table. — Evan Sung for The New York Times

Recipes

Cranberry Curd Tart
David Tanis
12111 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
12,111
1½ hours
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Katharine Hepburn’s Brownies
The New York Times
14376 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
14,376
About 45 minutes
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Skillet Caramel-Apple Crisp
Yossy Arefi
2871 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,871
1 hour
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Pumpkin-Butterscotch Custard With Spiced Whipped Cream
Melissa Clark
618 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
618
1 hour, plus at least 6 hours’ cooling and chilling
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Cranberry Lemon Meringue Pie
Genevieve Ko
1237 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,237
1½ hours, plus cooling and chilling
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Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies
Yossy Arefi
2090 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,090
About 30 minutes, plus cooling
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Spice Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting
Yossy Arefi
376 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
376
About 1½ hours
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Chocolate Caramel Tart
Amanda Hesser, Gramercy Tavern
2910 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,910
1 hour 15 minutes
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Lemony Turmeric Tea Cake
Alison Roman
6863 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
6,863
1½ hours
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Pumpkin Layer Cake With Caramel Buttercream
Yossy Arefi
1747 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,747
2 hours, plus cooling
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Carrot Cake
Dorie Greenspan
11437 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
11,437
1 hour 30 minutes, plus at least 15 minutes' refrigeration
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Baked Apple Cider Doughnuts
Erin Jeanne McDowell
8528 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
8,528
About 35 minutes
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Lemon Bars With Olive Oil and Sea Salt
Melissa Clark
7184 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
7,184
1 hour 30 minutes, plus cooling and chilling
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Bourbon Pecan Pie
Julia Reed
4405 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,405
1 hour
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Chocolate Chip Cookies
David Leite, Jacques Torres
20362 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
20,362
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Apple Crumble
Samantha Seneviratne
7074 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
7,074
About 1 hour 10 minutes
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Vanilla Crème Brûlée
Mark Bittman
7418 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
7,418
1 hour
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Chewy Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
Jesse Szewczyk
3625 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,625
1½ hours, plus cooling
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Brown Sugar Layer Cake With Cranberry Buttercream
Yossy Arefi
1974 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,974
2 hours plus cooling
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Cranberry Lemon Bars
Genevieve Ko
7640 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
7,640
1 hour, plus cooling and chilling
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Snickerdoodles
Samantha Seneviratne
5206 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
5,206
35 minutes
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Lemon Meringue Pie
Leslie Land, Alice Waters, Chez Panisse
2039 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,039
About 4 hours
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Rose Apple Tart
Yossy Arefi
1966 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,966
2½ to 3 hours, plus cooling
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Sticky Cranberry Gingerbread
Melissa Clark
4656 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,656
1½ hours plus cooling
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Lemon-Almond Butter Cake
Regina Schrambling, Jody Adams
4650 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,650
2 hours 30 minutes, plus cooling time
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Strawberry Spoon Cake
Jerrelle Guy
15769 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
15,769
30 minutes, plus cooling
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Pecan Pie Truffles
Tara Parker-Pope, “VegNews Holiday Cookie Collection”
4121 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,121
About 30 minutes, plus 2 hours' freezing
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St. Louis Gooey Butter Cake
Melissa Clark
2294 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,294
1½ hours, plus about 3 hours’ rising
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Apple Pie
Sam Sifton, Kierin Baldwin
89 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
89
1 hour 30 minutes
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Orange Marmalade Cake
Melissa Clark
1537 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,537
1½ hours
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Tall and Creamy Cheesecake
Emily Weinstein, Dorie Greenspan
3800 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,800
3 hours 30 minutes, plus at least 4 hours' refrigeration
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Brandied Pumpkin Pie
Melissa Clark
3065 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,065
About 2 hours, plus 1½ hours’ chilling
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