"Pastries"

Soft, buttery, flaky and filled with cherry jam and sweet cream cheese filling. Not overly sweet, and perfect for breakfast or a coffee break. These pastries will also be perfect for a holiday gathering.

A sweet, light and flaky pie crust filled with cream cheese, jam and white chocolate chips.

These French Napoleon pastries are my parents’ favorites! We used to buy them from a bakery but can now make them at home! Although my…

These Chocolate Toaster Pastries are so tasty with a flaky crust and just the right amount of sweetness to make them acceptable enough for breakfast.

We always have leftover mashed sweet potatoes after our Thanksgiving feast. I take what’s left to make an indulgent filling for sweet potato empanadas. Convenient crescent roll dough makes this recipe easy as pie. —Sarah Vasques, Milford, New Hampshi...

Guests will think you spent hours in the kitchen preparing gourmet pastries. Only you will know that this recipe requires just 20 minutes of prep time and five ingredients! —Heather Foky, Howland, Ohio

I wanted to surprise my grown daughter with a different dessert for her birthday. The puff pasty tarts I dressed up have a chocolaty center with a splash of amaretto.—Jennifer Zuk, Burnaby, British Columbia

Growing up, I loved pocket pastries. Now with a busy family, I need quick bites, and my spin on the classic ham and cheese delivers at snack or supper time. —Jennifer Tidwell, Fair Oaks, California

"I try hard to avoid sugar, but I don't want to give up sweet treats altogether," reports Connie Moore of Medway. Ohio. "Fruit spread provides wonderful flavor in desserts like these pastries. Made with convenient phyllo dough, they are light and cri...

I love to bring these pastries with me to potlucks to serve as an appetizer. Everyone is so delighted with them, I get several requests for the recipe.—Anita Moffett, Rewey, Wisconsin