To me, Christmas sugar cookies are the first cookie I think of during the holidays. It’s what my mom always made, and my sister and I to help decorate with sprinkles. They are simple but delicious and just sing Christmas to me. I love lots of cookies during the holidays. Everything from Chocolate Chip Cookies…
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…
Fudge is one of those things that reminds me of summer. We would always go to Washington in the summers to visit my grandparents, and inevitably end up at Pike Place. There was a good fudge shop there and we would buy some before going home. One of the types of fudge my mom would…
When I was a kid, I distinctly remember being at a sleepover and we made a dip of peanut butter, honey and cinnamon to go on apples and probably ritz crackers. Cinnamon and peanut butter might potentially sound like a strange combo. I know it did to me back then, but you’ll have to trust…
(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…
Maple shortbread cookies are an exquisite mouth journey. If you’ve never had a good shortbread cookie, let me just tell you. You are missing out. They practically melt in your mouth and are a rich buttery, light sweet cookie. They are the type of cookie you can eat like 12 and then you’re like.. what…
You might not be familiar with the term buckle when it comes to baking. So what is a spiced pear buckle, or a buckle in general? Don’t let this deter you, this is an easy recipe. This spiced pear buckle is kind of somewhere in the realm of a coffee cake, or crumb cake or…
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…
If you like piña coladas… just kidding, I don’t like that song. When you imagine a piña colada, you imagine summer and probably poolside. A big frosty glass probably with a cherry or pineapple garnish (maybe both!). Really, just living your best life. At least that’s what my brain goes to. So I wanted to…
Believe it or not, I’ve actually never baked anything with cherries before. Probably because I love them and will eat them all right after buying them. Rainier cherries are my absolute favorite and getting a paper bag full while walking through the produce and flower section at Pike Place is the best way to do…
If you’ve never had a braided bread, you’re probably in the majority. There are quite a few recipes for breads filled with lemon curd out on the internet and it’s probably the most popular. One of my favorite appetizers is a crostini with goat cheese, prosciutto, honey, arugula and grapes. It was kind of the…
I love making most things from scratch. I like baking and it gives me a lot of satisfaction to look at a loaf of bread or a fancy cake and know I started with just ingredients and made something delicious and beautiful. But, sometimes I’m all about shortcuts. Lasagna? You will not catch me making…
To me, a galette is superior to a pie. Mainly because pie crust can be fussy, my edge designs never stay pretty when I parbake, etc. The galette crust is fine if it’s a little bit uneven, it’s supposed to look rustic. Less work, same taste. Works for me! This balsamic roasted strawberry galette is…