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How cute are thumbprint cookies? Whenever I think of these cookies I think of childhood, maybe because of their name but also because of their simplicity. I love using raspberry or apricot jams for the “thumbprint,” as the tartness of those fruits cuts the buttery flavor of the cookie. A perfect little cookie to make …
Lemon is one of my favorite flavors to use in desserts, because the tartness of the lemon really cuts through any buttery base for a perfect marriage. Lemon bars are really easy to make using very few, simple ingredients – and perfect with just a sprinkling of powdered sugar on top!
Chocolate-covered strawberries are so decadent! It’s always so bizarre to me that they sell at such a high price point, when they’re really easy to make using your own chocolate and fresh strawberries. I’m definitely lucky to live near major agricultural regions of the country, where fresh fruit (especially berries) are easy to come by. …
Shortbread cookies are some of the easiest cookies to make at home, and these cranberry orange ones are perfect for the winter season! These are so buttery and melt-in-your-mouth good. If you don’t like shortbread, try underbaking them by just a couple of minutes – it’ll prevent them from becoming dry and overbaked. These cookies …
How cute are these Grinch cookies? I’ve been seeing these everywhere and they seemed really easy to whip up. Just use your favorite sugar cookie (or you can use my fave), add some green gel food coloring, and top with a red heart sprinkle. The sprinkles were the hardest part for me to find, but …
Chocolate mousse is so decadent yet oh so simple! I feel like we see mousse at nicer restaurants and dessert places and automatically assume it must be hard to make – but it’s incredibly easy, and requires very few ingredients. I love how light it is, and you can really play with any flavors you …
What the fudge, it’s almost Christmas! Anyone else feel like this year has simultaneously taken forever and flown by? I for one am definitely not sad to see 2020 go. Like most Americans my holidays look pretty different this year, but one way to keep up the Christmas spirit is by making holiday foods and …
Ginger molasses cookies are a Christmas must-have! Growing up just a few minutes away from King Arthur Baking Co. meant that I was surrounded by the smells and tastes of holiday recipes pretty consistently – and ginger is an iconic holiday ingredient. These cookies are delightfully soft and chewy with the perfect amount of spice. …
Alexa, play Rise Up by Audra Day . The rise on these gingerbread soufflés is crazy! I always thought growing up that soufflé was extremely hard to make (they always make it look disastrous on cooking competitions), but it’s actually surprisingly easy. This is my second time making soufflés and you know I had to …
Holy crepe, take a look at those layers! Making a crepe cake has been on my list for a long time now, and due to a special request I was finally able to check it off. I’m a big fan of the Lady M cakes, and their classic vanilla flavor is still my favorite, so …