Butterscotch Blondies

how-to-make-blondies

Mom used to make these in a sheet pan and cut the crust off before serving them. Grandpa would always sneak into the kitchen and eat the crusts. He always said they were the best part! I think he was also a little worried my mom would throw them a..

S’mores Cookies

smores-cookies

This is not my first time baking with graham crackers. In fact, adding some graham cracker crumbs to the chocolate chip cookies is just SO fantastic. It gives a little unexpected oomph to the cookies. I figured some marshmallow frosting would put ..

Raspberry Sorbet

berry-sorbet-recipe

Sorbet is crazy simple to make (this one has only 5 ingredients!), and it's easy to make it really delicious. I added a mint leaf to my dish, and I loved what the mint did for the flavor...

Toasted Coconut Popcorn

sweet-popcorn-recipe

Maybe you've heard me tell you before how often we eat popcorn, and how much we love coconut. It's only natural that I should put coconut and popcorn together. Honestly, I'm surprised I haven't done it before now...

Royal Icing

royal-icing

Royal icing is an icing that is great for decorating cookies, it dries hard so you can stack the cookies and even ship them. It is smooth, pretty, and easy to color any color you want...

Double Chocolate Cookies

chocolate-chocolate-chip-5

I couldn't get these Double Chocolate Cookies out of my head, mainly because of the one ingredient that makes them so different. One surprising little spice makes these cookies unique and memorable...

Cinnamon Coffee Cake

brown-sugar-coffee-cake-recipe

I'm having a chunk of coffee cake right now, as a matter of fact. I'd tell you it helps me think, but honestly, the only thing I'm thinking about is crumb topping. And lots of it...

Banana Chocolate Chunk Muffins

healthy-banana-muffin-recipe

I've posted this recipe before. I'm posting it again because it's the all-time best banana muffin in the entire universe. For real, it's one of the recipes on this blog I am the most proud of...

Pumpernickel Bagels

homemade-bagel-recipe

Why won't my family eat pumpernickel? It makes no sense. It's like they don't appreciate the flavor of rye flour. For me, the amazing flavor of pumpernickel is the main reason I decided to make bagels in the first place. The pumpernickel calls to..

Lemon Thyme Shortbread

buttery shortbread recipe

This lemon shortbread is perfect for Mothers Day. I added thyme to it because, well, I love thyme. And putting an herb in a cookie is interesting. And moms love that kind of stuff...