If you’re a fan of hazelnut, chocolate, and cookies, you are going to love these hazelnut sandwich cookies. These are essentially butter cookies with ground hazelnuts and then SANDWICHED with a hazelnut ganache. There’s nothing like the combination of hazelnuts and chocolate for the holidays. read more

My fiance and I once took a roadtrip through Arizona. In addition to hitting up all 3 of Arizona’s national parks, we spent a lot of time exploring the food scenes in Phoenix and Tuscon. My foodie self was in heaven. We had some of read more

This chocolate hazelnut mandel bread is your morning coffee’s best friend. You may be thinking, hey that looks a lot like biscotti! And you’re right. This is a “Jewish biscotti”. The main difference is that oil is used instead of butter. It makes the crumb read more

Banana bread was one of the first things I learned to bake. I immediately fell in love. The sour cream and mashed bananas make banana bread almost foolproof. You’re guaranteed to have a beautifully moist loaf. If you’re a chocolate lover like me, you’re going read more

I have found brownies to be a very polarizing topic. Do you like them cake-like? Fudgey? Or still oozing with slightly underbaked batter? I prefer dense, chocolately brownies that have a nice bite to them. I love brownie ice cream sundaes, and something about having read more

This blackberry chocolate cake is the best chocolate cake I’ve ever made. Maybe even tasted. I don’t know, it’s been awhile since I’ve bought chocolate cake. Cheesecake Factory has kind of been my gold standard for chocolate cake. I’m not sure if that will fare read more

I have some exciting news. After 30 years of sitting on the shelf collecting dust, I finally convinced my mom to gift me her stand mixer. Oh and I have to clarify, she has used it 6 times. But I’ll probably use it 6 times read more

I am obsessed with matcha and chocolate. Many people think I’m a chocoholic. While this is true, it’s not the whole truth. I am a huge “chocolate and other things paired together”-aholic. Chocolate and pretzel, chocolate and mint, chocolate and fruit, chocolate and nuts, chocolate read more

If I had to choose one dessert to eat for the rest of my life, it would be chocolate chip cookies. No matter what mood I’m in, a chocolate chip cookie will make it better. You can eat them with ice cream and they’re easy read more

These cookies are basically a brownie in cookie form. They’re also rolled in chopped pecans, filled with salted caramel, and topped with melted chocolate. It’s basically everything I love packed into a tiny cookie. I am actually not the biggest sweets person. Don’t get me read more