They might be recipes that your mother or grandmother or another loved one made.
Some retro recipes have remained favorites over the years, while others faded to obscurity.
All of the recipes below are ones that the staff at Simply Recipes treasures enough to share with you.
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We hope they spark old memories or delight you with their offbeat unfamiliarity.
Why is it called million dollar pie?
Because it tastes like a million bucks!
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The mayonnaise stands in for the butter or oil and lends a tang and tenderness to the crumb.
Better yet, our mayonnaise cake boasts a luscious frosting that’s the best you’ll ever taste.
Chopped dates and walnuts meet in sweet and chewy bar cookies that’ll charm everyone who tries them.
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Add chips and you’re on your way to the best cookies in 35 minutes flat.
I liked butterscotch and lemon (both pictured above) the best of the pudding mixes I tried.
Grasshopper Pie
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TheGrasshopperis a 1970s-era cocktail featuring creme de menthe and cream.
Steve-Anna Stephens
Grasshopper pie takes those flavors and makes them into a filling that’s set with melted marshmallows.
you’re able to substitute mint extract if you want an NA version.
Pour it into a chocolate crumb crust and top it with whipped cream.
Simply Recipes / Sara Bir
Get it started with a few cups of Bisquick and brown sugar.
Layer buttery and salty Ritz crackers with a zesty lime and condensed milk filling.
The hardest part is waiting for it rest in the fridge!
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“A favorite family ritual growing up was this apple coffee cake on Sunday mornings,” she writes.
Elise says that her dad usually doubled the recipe to better feed their large family.
Baked Alaska
Just look at this cake!
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Imagine what an impression it would make at a celebration.
And it’s actually not that hard.
Our tips and recipe will guide you to success.
Annika Panikker
They’re easy enough to make any time, just for the heck of it.
Snip Doodles Coffee Cake
Snip doodles?
They’re reputedly a Pennsylvania Dutch coffee cake that has the cinnamon-sugar appeal of snickerdoodle cookies.
Simply Recipes / Mihaela Kozaric Sebrek
Stella Parks of Bravetart shared this unique recipe with us.
(And yes, it’s cooky with a “y” in the title.)
Striking red-and-white candy cane cookies popped from the photos on its holiday pages.
Simply Recipes / Lori Rice
Unlike theCooky Bookrecipe, ours has peppermint extract for that real candy cane effect.
What do you think?
Strawberry Pretzel Pie
Strawberry pretzel salad is one of those Midwestern dessert salad-not-salads that features Jell-O.
Simply Recipes / Mark Beahm
Our recipe makes it into a pie and uses fresh strawberries and unflavored gelatin for a truer flavor.
Ritz Torte
Ritz torte is from eastern Appalachia, and it’s alluringly unusual.
To make the base, toast crushed Ritz crackers and nuts before folding them into a meringue.
Irvin Lin
Bake in an 8x8-inch pan and add pillowy whipped cream on top.
It’s one of those buttery and light desserts that’s also deceptively rich.
Pumpkin Chiffon Pie
Chiffon pies date back to the 1920s.
Irvin Lin
If you’re tired of the same old pumpkin pie, give this airy version a try.
It’s lightened with whipped egg whites and nestled in a gingersnap crust.
Gooey Butter Cake
Like most beloved retro recipes, the origins of this wavy-topped St. Louis favorite are murky.
Irvin Lin
What we do know is that it’s sweet and rich!
A yeasted cake on the bottom meets a buttery, custardy topping for a memorable dessert.
Our version uses no shortcuts, and it pays off in every single way.
Irvin Lin
It’s likezucchini breaddeluxe.
Cindy Rahe
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Elise Bauer
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