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Baked Sunday Mornings: Almond Joy Tart

Who grew up thinking they “didn’t like” coconut? *raises hand* I definitely spent my childhood being repelled by this tropical treasure, an aversion based on exactly zero real-world evidence, perhaps […]

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Baked Sunday Mornings: Grasshopper Cake

If you are reading this and you are a chocolate-mint enthusiast, this is a good day. I’ve never been a mint person, but as has happened often, BAKED recipes have […]

Baked Sunday Mornings

Baked Sunday Mornings: Dark Chocolate Ice Cream (with Bourbon Caramel & Pretzels)

I think I can safely say that the Great Chocolate […]

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Next-Level Matzah Buttercrunch, Vol. 1

Okay, it’s Day 8 of Passover, and I’m guessing that you are tired of gnawing on bland cardboard at this point. Even dressing it up with pizza sauce and mozzarella […]

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Double Chocolate Irish Cream Babka

If I was in charge of March, I would decree that St. Patrick’s Day dinners should be heartily enjoyed all month long. This Irish affair would flow with corned beef, […]

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Chocolate Coconut Macaroon Cake

If you know anything about Passover desserts, you know that they can be a challenge and we often have to compromise to uphold the rules of being Kosher For Passover. […]

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Baked Sunday Mornings: BAKED Bars… with Double Halva

Seven-layer bars. Magic bars. Kitchen-sink bars. In other words, bars […]

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Salted Cookies & Cream Rice Crispy Treats

I heard it was National Oreo Cookie Day. On March 6th, I shall henceforth rejoice in the name of Nabisco’s magical midnight-hued cookies, which I’ve mentioned on a number of […]

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Baked Sunday Mornings: Black Forest Chocolate Cookies

Hey, you. Yeah, you. Do you like puddles of chewy […]

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Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Swirl Banana Bread

You know those moments when you want to have both a cookie and a piece of cake? Brownie or shortbread? Lemon bar or meringue pie? The time when having both […]

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S’mores Rugelach Smash Cookies

Sometimes it just depends how you look at things. What might seem like a disaster at first is actually a gift of serendipity. I was trying to make s’mores rugelach […]

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Chocolate-Halva Babka

As much as I love contemporary baking like layer cakes, cupcakes, and pastries, there are few baked goods that conjure childhood nostalgia like babka. Aside from my mom’s birthday cakes shaped in […]

Baked Sunday Mornings

Baked Sunday Mornings: Heartland Turtle Bars

I joined Baked Sunday Mornings in Fall 2012, when the group had already baked through about ⅔ of BAKED’s second book, Baked Explorations. Although I baked most of the remaining recipes, there […]

Baked Sunday Mornings

Baked Sunday Mornings: A Trio of Truffles

I love chocolate. I really do. A LOT. But for some reason, chocolate truffles, at best, illicit a lukewarm reaction for me– they are not my preferred chocolate delivery system. […]

Baked Sunday Mornings

Baked Sunday Mornings: Peanut Butter Cookies with Milk Chocolate Chunks

Ah, 2008– a quaint time when I didn’t yet understand […]

Baked Sunday Mornings

Baked Sunday Mornings: Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Loaf

Today is a special baking day. My baking-blogging group, Baked […]

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Rome: Ciambelline al Vino with Dipping Chocolate

There’s a very good reason why Rome is so storied […]

Baked Sunday Mornings

Baked Sunday Mornings: Lebkuchen

Orange. Lemon. Coriander. Ginger. Cocoa. Rum. Honey. Almonds. Many people would say all yummy things, yes? But have you ever put them all into one recipe? Specifically, a cookie recipe? Germany, […]

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