Our 10 Most Popular Dessert Recipes of 2016

Each year, millions of home cooks visit Allrecipes to find recipes and inspiration, quite often with sweet treats in mind. And of all the thousands of dessert recipes to choose from, these were the 10 most popular, most irresistible, most sought-after treats in 2016. Did you favorites make the list?

#10. One Bowl Chocolate Cake III

This easy, rich, dense, and fudgy no-fuss recipe took the prize as the most clicked-on chocolate cake of the year. Slather on your favorite frosting, or try Caroline’s Chocolate Fudge Frosting, as shown below.

One Bowl Chocolate Cake III | Photo by Dianne

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#9. The Best Rolled Sugar Cookies

This is the cookie more home cooks chose to roll, cut out, and decorate to suit every occasion throughout the year. More than 2,000 photos and 7,000 reviews confirm this is one terrific cookie.

The Best Rolled Sugar Cookies | Photo by ekennedy

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#8. Fresh Southern Peach Cobbler

There are many ways to make cobbler, but this biscuit-topped beauty was the one more cooks craved. If you haven’t tried it yet, save it in your favorites for next summer.

Fresh Southern Peach Cobbler | Photo by Yoly

#7. Three Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies

Seriously. Three everyday ingredients, and one of them ISN’T flour. No wonder this super-easy cookie made the top ten.

Photo by naples34102

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#6. Simple White Cake

Everyone needs an easy, versatile recipe they can use for layer cakes, cupcakes, and sheet cakes; and more cooks chose this one as their go-to. It’s a perfect blank slate for your creativity.

Simple White Cake | Photo by Melissa Goff

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#5. Apple Pie by Grandma Ople

We’ve got a bushel of apple pie recipes on our site, but there’s a pretty cool twist that sets this pie apart from all others and earns it a spot on the most wanted dessert list.

Photo by Sarah Dotson

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#4. Apple Crisp II

Fresh, crisp fall apples baked with a crumbly oat topping. It’s that simple, and it’s what earned this apple crisp a seat at the cool kids’ table of dessert faves.

Apple Crisp II | Photo by Jennifer Baker

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#3. Easy Sugar Cookies

Some sugar cookie recipes have a crispy finish and some are soft and chewy. These are the soft and chewy ones that you don’t have to roll and cut out. Decorating’s pretty easy, too. Just swipe on some frosting, sprinkle with colored sugar, or press candies on top.

Easy Sugar Cookies | Photo by Eve Collins

#2. Best Brownies

Some like their brownies fudgy, and some like them more like cake. This recipe seems to combine the best of both worlds, earning it a top spot in the dessert division.

Best Brownies | Photo by Paula

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#1. Best Chocolate Chip Cookies

With 8,000+ reviews, this 5-star favorite dominated the competition as the most popular dessert recipe of 2016. Congratulations, cookie!

Best Chocolate Chip Cookies | Photo by D

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