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Classic Chocolate Chip Cookies: A Primer

Growing up my Mom made the best chocolate chip cookies ever. No matter where we lived and what school I went to,  my Mom’s cookies reigned supreme. They were the perfect amount of chewy and tasty and my friend’s mom’s would ask for the secret recipe. Mama would always tell them “It is on the [...]

Candy Bar Cookie Bars

I know I’ve ranted and raved about a lot of recipes in the past, but internet, go make these now. Unless you’re allergic to peanuts, in which case, stop reading now (and I’m sorry). As soon as I saw the ingredient list, I knew these would be incredible, and dudes. They are. [...]

Strawberry Shortcake!

Ahem. Yea. Um. Hi?

So, the great irony of my really inexcusable absence here is that I have done more baking in the past 5 months than in the last few years. Which means that I really have no reason for not posting any recipes. Except, uh, I was perfecting them. [...]

King Cake

King Cake…better late than never, eh? This recipe is an adaptation of an Emeril recipe & it turned out quite well- tasty, tasty! This recipe has two rising cycles so be sure to plan in advance when you are making this & make sure your oven is clear to allow the dough to rise in peace.

 

 

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Mint Julep Cookies

A friend of mine gave me this recipe and thought as a mint julep (and Makers Mark bourbon) loving household, perhaps we’d like to try these cookies. A batch later & we were hooked- they are another cookie for you to try out this holiday season!

Cookie Dough:

2 sticks of butter, softened
2 cups of light brown [...]

Bark

Christmas bark has become more popular over the years- Williams Sonoma, Harry & David and various gourmet retailers have begun selling their own special “best ever” bark. While some of them are delicious, I argue that my bark is the best ever, mostly because it combines the salty/sweet/tangy flavors along with crunchy & chewy textures. [...]

Cheesecake

A few years ago I decided I was going to master the art of baking cheesecakes. I figured everyone should have an impressive dessert under their belt, the Big Kahuna they whip out for holidays and special birthdays, the sweet treat that is requested at work functions & neighborhood bashes. I decided cheesecake [...]

Finally! Pumpkin Bread Throwdown- Daisy

I apologize for all the delays- life, love, spotty internet…the list goes on. But now? Now we have the first round of pumpkin bread. This stuff knocks the socks off your co-workers, solves domestic squabbles & can shush any cranky kid into happy bliss. Let’s get baking! Oh, and FYI this recipe does not fall [...]

Ice Cream with Drunken Berries

When I have friends over for dinner I always like to serve something sweet at the end of the night- but in todays day & age I’ve found that a lot of people will turn their nose up at a particularly rich or decadent dessert. That &  many of my “dinner-parties” are of the more casual [...]

Berry Cobbler!

Hi, my name is Katie and it has been, gulp 3 weeks since I blogged here. (Hi, Katie). I could razzle dazzle you with some pretty darn good excuses for my absence, but I think I’ll spare you and instead pick up where I left off with berry mania (formerly berry week. [...]