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Salted Caramel Brownies

Salted Caramel Brownies

No other dessert will ever divide people more than the brownie. In high school my friends and I pulled out a box mix on a Saturday night. Everything was going great as we mixed the sweet chocolate smelling mix. Then my friend glanced at the read more

Crispy Chocolate Chip Cookies

Crispy Chocolate Chip Cookies

Growing up if you asked me what my favorite dessert was, I would say chocolate chip cookies. I was obsessed with chocolate chip cookies (with chocolate cake and ice cream as very strong runner ups). In a good mood? Eat chocolate chip cookies. Having a read more

Checkerboard Cookies

Checkerboard Cookies

Ever since my butter and sugar creaming dilemma was solved, I have been obsessed with making any cut out/shaped cookie I can find. I find these cookies to be so visually appealing. You can also make a pinwheel shape out of these cookies. The dough read more

Lamingtons

Lamingtons

I’m going to start off by saying do NOT begin making these 2 hours before you have to be somewhere. I wanted to make something nice for my winter league frisbee team. I had to leave at 9:30 and I started them at 7:30. The read more

Blueberry Sauce

Blueberry Sauce

One summer my boyfriend and I picked 10 pounds of blueberries. We couldn’t resist. It was an excellent season for blueberries and the price was unbeatable. I got creative on how to use up these blueberries. This was my first summer out of college and read more

Black and White Cookies

Black and White Cookies

This recipe is from Sally’s Baking Addiction. She created it with America’s Test Kitchen and I love both of those things. This cookie is so unique. You’ll see it a lot in New York City – especially in those small neighborhood bakeries. This is a read more

Banana Bread

Banana Bread

Everyone in the world is making banana bread right now! Either that or sourdough. I may have to start because I cannot find yeast ANYWHERE. I had one packet of instant yeast left and I used it to make brioche cinnamon rolls. If I had read more

Linzer Cookies

Linzer Cookies

During one of my summers in college, I interned at a company near the school. I didn’t have a car, so a lovely friend who also interned there would drive us every day. In addition to gas money, I wanted to bake her cookies as read more

Mondel Bread

Mondel Bread

This mondel bread recipe came from an old friend of my mom’s. The recipe was on a recipe-stained piece of paper that I’m pretty sure my mom still has. This mondel bread is a hit no matter where we bring it. It’s not nearly as read more

Chocolate Cheesecake

Chocolate Cheesecake

I’ve been wanting to make a chocolate cheesecake for awhile and finally had an excuse when my friend requested it for her birthday. I added Bailey’s for a fun twist. This cheesecake has a great texture and oreo crust. Bake in a bain marie (water read more