Desserts complete a meal and are usually sweet. There are several baked dessert recipes the whole family will love and enjoy.

Dessert is usually served at the end of a meal. It is usually sweet and very flavorful. Usual desserts served after meals are:
• Cookies
• Cakes
• Ice cream
• Pastries
• And Candies

Here are some dessert recipes you can try at home:
1. Spicy Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
Ingredients:
• ½ cup white sugar
• ½ cup butter flavored shortening
• 1 cup packed light brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 cup raisin
• 3 cups rolled oats

Directions:
• Preheat your microwave or oven to about 350o F.
• In a big bowl, smoothen together some butter, butter flavored shortening brown sugar, eggs, white sugar and vanilla until creamy.
• Combine the baking soda, flour, cloves, salt and cinnamon.
• Mix in the raisins and oats.
• Bake it for about ten to twelve minutes until it becomes golden and light (but do not over bake).
• Let it cool down for two minutes before you remove it from the cookie sheet.

2. Banana Split Dessert
Ingredients:
• 2 sticks of butter
• 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 2 cups sifted confectioner’s sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 eggs
• 4 bananas
• 1 lg. cool whip
• 1 can drained crushed pineapples
• ½ cup chopped walnuts

Directions:
• Combine two cups of graham cracker crumbs with one stick of butter.
• Spread this into a closed pan and refrigerate.
• Combine two cups sifted confectioner’s sugar with two eggs, one stick of butter and one teaspoon of vanilla extract.
• Beat it for about five minutes until it becomes fluffy.
• Spread over the first mixture.
• Slice four to five bananas over the cream mixture.
• Spread one can of drained crushed pineapple over the bananas.
• Spread the large cool whip over the pineapple.
• Sprinkle chopped walnuts on the cool whip.
• Keep this refrigerated until ready to serve.

3. Baked Fudge Dessert
Ingredients:
Batter
• 3 tablespoons shortening
• 1 cup flour
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ½ cup chopped nuts
• ¾ cup of sugar
• 1 ½ teaspoon baking powder
• ½ cup of milk

Directions:
• In a large bowl, combine sugar, cream shortening, baking powder, flour and salt.
• Add, alternately, the milk and chopped nuts.
• Pour it into an eight inch ungreased pan.

Toppings:
• ¼ cup of cocoa
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup of brown sugar
• 1 cup of boiling water

Directions:
• Blend cocoa with brown sugar and salt.
• Sprinkle it over the batter.
• Pour the boiling water.
• Bake it for about 375o F (approximately 40 minutes)
• Serve this warm with ice cream.

4. Baked Banana and Peach Dessert
Ingredients:
• 2 peaches, chopped or sliced
• ½ teaspoon of vanilla
• 1 tablespoon of sugar
• 2 bananas, sliced in half lengthwise

Directions:
• In a small sauce pan, mix in vanilla, sugar and peach puree.
• Heat it onto a boiling stage.
• Cover and allow simmering for about one minute, stirring occasionally.
• Place the banana half in small baking dishes or squares of foil
• Cover each half banana with 2 teaspoonful of peach sauce.
• Fold the foil, closing and placing it inside the baking sheet.
• Bake this for about 400o F (approximately 15 minutes in the oven).
• Serve warm.