Cookies & Small Treats

Cinnamon Cajeta Rice Crispy Treats

Merry Christmas! Are you procrasti-baking today? If you need a last-minute quick dessert for your holiday gathering later today, you’ve come to the right place. Amidst posts about Italy and […]

Chocolate

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 […]

Baked Sunday Mornings

Baked Sunday Mornings: Sour Lemon Scones

Among the chocolate, cinnamon, ginger, maple, peppermint, and other wintery flavors around this time of year, I was surprised that Baked Sunday Mornings was making these Sour Lemon Scones from Baked: New […]

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: Peanut Butter Cookies with Milk Chocolate Chunks

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

Breads & Doughs

Rainbow Sprinkle Bread with Birthday Cake Crumb Topping

I know I’m supposed to be telling you more about […]

Chocolate

Rome: Ciambelline al Vino with Dipping Chocolate

There’s a very good reason why Rome is so storied and romanticized and revered. It deserves it. I first visited Rome on an organized bus tour with my mom in […]

Baked Sunday Mornings

Baked Sunday Mornings: Peppermint Chocolate Chip Meringues

Guys, I did it. Baked Sunday Mornings is making our very […]

Breads & Doughs

Puglia: Spicy Pepper & Herb Taralli

For most people, visiting Italy means Rome, Florence, Venice, maybe Milan, right? Let’s throw in Bologna or Pisa if you wanna get real fancy. But how many tourists make it to the southern […]

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, […]

Cookies & Small Treats

White Chocolate Birthday Shortbread Bars

I’m kind of on a shortbread bender right now, guys. Ever since I started playing around with variations on Ovenly‘s Buttery Shortbread recipe, it’s all I can think about– work? […]

Baked Sunday Mornings

Baked Sunday Mornings: Chocolate Pop Tarts with Peanut Butter & Jam Filling

Some weeks I feel like I’m really progressing in my […]

Baked Sunday Mornings

Baked Sunday Mornings: Peanut Butter Blossoms

I’ll admit it– I am a chocolate snob. And I’m perfectly fine with that. If I’m eating chocolate out of hand, it’s definitely going to be a good quality bar […]

Chocolate

Salted Chocolate Sesame Rice Crispy Treats

Snap-Crackle-Pop will never be the same. I, like so many other dutiful American bakers, made my rice crispy treats using the recipe on the Rice Krispies cereal box, never questioning […]

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