25 cookies with four Recipes

gingersnaps , about (to yield 2 cups cookie crumbs), light brown sugar, unsalted butter, melted and cooled, cream cheese, at room temperature (four 8 oz packages), light brown sugar, ground cinnamon, ground ginger, ground allspice, freshly grated nutmeg, salt, eggs, egg yolks, vanilla extract , pure, pure solid pack pumpkin (not pumpkin pie filling)

unsalted butter, plus extra to rub on parchment paper, four 1-oz squares unsweetened chocolate, sugar, all-purpose flour, crushed pecans , walnuts and almonds, vanilla extract, eggs, vanilla ice cream , for serving, caramel sauce, recipe follows, for drizzling, chocolate candy bar pieces, crushed and whole candy-coated chocolates, crushed chocolate sandwich cookies, chocolate sauce, cream, crushed nuts, multi-colored sprinkles, mint leaves, sugar, whipping cream, unsalted butter, vanilla extract

unsweetened concord grape juice, unflavored gelatin, heavy cream, superfine sugar, four 1-inch strips of lemon zest, buttermilk, amaretti cookies , for serving (optional)

oreo cookies, crushed (about 2 cups), butter, melted, cream cheese, softened (four 8-oz. packages), sugar, vanilla, sour cream, eggs, semi-sweet chocolate baking squares, melted and cooled (baker s brand)