In my quest to create the perfect chocolate chip peanut butter cookie, I found the best one was actually peanut butter Oreo cookies that have some chocolate chips as well. People love dunking Oreos in peanut butter (or so The Parent Trap – the Lindsay Lohan one told me) so why not simply add them…
Brownies with nuts are a controversial topic, but I think these turtle brownies are special. If you aren’t familiar, Turtles are a milk chocolate, caramel and pecan candy. They are delicious! I set out to make a brownie version, because both brownies with caramel and brownies with nuts are both popular. Let’s put all those…
There are so many different kinds of Christmas and holiday cookies but these caramel chocolate snowball cookies might become a new favorite for you. Different cultures, different regions, and different tastes dictate what we eat growing up. Then most of us as we age and start our own traditions choose our favorites and add new…
I love cookies. I don’t think they are my favorite dessert- it’s too hard to choose. But cookies are up there. There are millions of flavors and they are pretty simple to bake. Now, there’s only one thing that can make cookies easier. Baking them into a bar so you don’t have to scoop them….
What is a milk bread chocolate babka? I’ve learned over the past few years, many people either don’t know what a babka is, or only know what it is because of that Seinfeld episode. If you’re unfamiliar, Jerry and Elaine are in line at a bakery to get a chocolate babka to bring to a…
When it came to Easter in my house growing up, we never really had any special treats or traditions other than Easter baskets and a somewhat fancy dinner. I really wanted to create a special bread for the occasion. I did some research to see what other cultures and countries do for the holiday and…
There are a million ways to spice up a brownie. You can add cookies or candy or fruit. You can frost them or add extra chocolate. It’s hard to go wrong. These peanut butter stuffed brownies combine peanut butter and chocolate which is always such a good pairing. They have a creamy peanut butter layer…
I’m sure most of you have had a peanut butter blossom before. Peanut butter cookie, Hershey’s kiss on top. If you haven’t they are delicious and delightful. I wanted to make a more festive version though. Mint chocolate blossoms felt right. To me, chocolate and mint – while I happily eat it year round –…
If you know me, you know scones are a love language for me. I love eating them (good ones) and I love baking them. I love creating unique flavors or recreating the flavors of other baked goods in scone format. When I made these chocolate orange scones, I didn’t know that chocolate orange was a…
(AKA SPOOKY BROWNIES) There’s lots of conversation on what’s the right cocoa powder for brownies. Dutch process or standard cocoa powder. Well, I’m here to introduce another contender into the ring. Black cocoa brownies with a marshmallow spider web. Black cocoa is my bae when it comes to cocoa powder. Am I cool enough to…
Brown butter chocolate chip cookies. Honestly, just chocolate chip cookies.. it’s hard to go wrong. Everyone thinks their chocolate chip cookie recipe is the best one. Honestly, a lot of them aren’t that different other than do they contain nuts or not. Which that is a very controversial topic so I didn’t even think about…
S’mores. I’d say a summer staple but really to me just a campfire/bonfire basic. This s’mores ice box cake is what I’d call a summer staple. It takes s’mores flavors and turns them into a cold summer treat. It doesn’t require an oven, or really even a mixer but that will speed up the making…
These chocolate malt milk buns are like heaven. Have you had Japanese milk bread? If you haven’t.. you need to. Simply wonderful. It’s SO SOFT and pillowy and basically melts in your mouth. Like a bread version of cotton candy. Not exactly but just as delicious. I love milk bread when it’s unflavored, it’s ever…
There is a lot of talk of what kind of brownie person you are. Fudgy or cakey, but personally I think I’m somewhere in the middle. Chewy brownies. I like my brownies to be dense and chewy but not fudge level dense. Kind of like a cookie is how I like them. I love CRISP…
Cinnamon star bread may be the A-list family member of enriched celestial shaped dough, but I’d like to champion this version as a pretty enticing substitute. This spiced chocolate star bread was actually born out attempting to make the cinnamon version over Christmas. I was visiting family and got up early Christmas morning to make…