It’s the holiday season, and there’s no better time to make my way down my ever-growing “to try” list!! These Polar Bear Paws copycats (from See’s Candy) are absolute perfection! I don’t always love white chocolate, but when combined with salty peanuts and caramel they are truly a masterpiece to behold. I love that these … More Polar Bear Paws (See’s Candy style)
Once December hits, I am all about Christmas cookies and candy ALL THE TIME. I saw a picture of “rocky road” and assumed it was a kind of fudge. Much to my delight – this is simply a super jazzed up chocolate bar. I am *obsessed* with Tony’s Chocolonely, (which is one of the few … More The Easiest Holiday Rocky Road
If you’re like me, when you have a specific craving (i.e. for a brownie), you want it now, and you want enough to satisfy your craving but not too much that you’re inundated with 100 leftovers. This recipe is perfection for this scenario! It makes 4 good-sized brownies and legitimately takes 20-25 minutes from start … More Fudgy Gluten-Free Brownies (Small Batch)
It’s not often something as simple as a zucchini bread really surprises me, but this one really knocked me off my feet! Deb @ Smitten Kitchen is known for reliable and well-tested recipes, and this zucchini bread is no different. The key here is to bake this off the night before you want to serve … More Perfect Chocolate Chip Zucchini Bread
Another day, another cookie. We’ve tackled a copycat, a frosted, and a ball… and today we dive into chocolate overload. These cookies are everything. They have a crinkly top, they’re crisp on the outside and gooey and soft in the center. They’re legitimate perfection. ((The overnight rest is not optional! So, you’re gonna want to … More Double Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
I’ve been trying to do my grocery shopping every 2 weeks, so my cart ends up being much fuller than usual. It also makes it easier to grab things I wouldn’t normally buy, since it feels like all the “rules” are out the window…and kind of like I’m on the show Supermarket Sweep lol. Anywho, … More Grocery Store Bakery Style Frosted Sugar Cookies
If you bake one thing during this pandemic / quarantine sitch, it has got to be these cookies. Last year, I shared a copycat of my all time favorite Levain cookie: the divine chocolate peanut butter. However, their original, which is a classic chocolate chip with walnuts, is a VERY close second. Stella Parks at … More Levain Style Chocolate Chip Cookies
For pretty much every holiday, I’m craving something with peanut butter! See examples here, here, and here. I make my crispy peanut butter balls every year for cookie exchanges (and pretty much once a month just because 🤷🏼♀️). So I wanted to make an Easter version with white chocolate. These really could not be an … More No Bake Peanut Butter Balls (Perfect for Easter!)
I’m not reeeaaally a chocolate dessert person, until I am. All it takes is a lil hankering for chocolate and it’s truly all I can think about. Recently I was jonesing for some classic crinkle top brownies… you know the kind that has a lighter colored top that almost looks paper thin? I found a … More Fudgy Crinkle Top Brownies
I’ve made many, many rice krispie treats over the years, and without fail every time they end up being kind of crunchy and frankly not that enjoyable. I came across this trick which incorporates sweetened condensed milk and I was blown away with how absolutely delicious and soft these remained over time (let’s be honest … More Brown Butter Soft Rice Krispie Treats
Hey guys…remember me? 🙂 Things have been so crazy this year at my day job…but I’m hoping to get back into the swing of things and into more regular posting!! Even though my last recipe was also a cookie — I’ve been spending a lot of time searching and testing Levain cookie copycat recipes. If … More Levain Style Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies
If you’re on Instagram, and follow a minimum of one food blogger, chances are you saw THE COOKIES last year. Alison Roman developed these cookies with a shortbread base and chocolate chunks, which are cut from logs and rolled in sugar before baking. So, being a diligent food blogger, I made them…I made them again, (just … More Toffee Chocolate Chunk Shortbread Cookies
Listen. I’m not telling you to go through all the effort required to make this pie. I’m just saying that multiple people who ate this pie told me it was their new favorite dessert. So, you decide. (Make the damn pie. It’s delicious.) To make the dough, whisk together the flour and salt. Add in … More Citrus Chess Pie
You can’t scroll for 2 minutes on Instagram without finding a Pumpkin dessert recipe, but when I was trying to find something new to make, I looked no further than one of the most inspirational accounts: ZoeBakes. She has THE BEST instastories, where she makes (sometimes) complicated desserts and other recipes look like a breeze. … More Salted Dark Chocolate Pepita Crunch Bars (No Bake)
A couple weeks ago, one of my favorite Instagram accounts (Husbands That Cook) was making brownies on their insta-live. I popped in to watch for what I assumed would be a few minutes, but then ended up engulfed in watching the whole thing. To be honest, I’m not really a huge brownie fan, but once … More Sea Salt Brownies
Crunchy Salty Sweet 