These are my "fancy pants" chocolate chip cookies. They have a perfectly crispy outside and a soft inside - a cookie trait I've been dying to perfect. The defining factor in these cookies is brown butter. Browning the butter instead of whipping it gives it a caramel note and a more dense texture. I love this recipe…
Man oh man - these are a TREAT. My sister recently had a baby (eek!) so to help out, I have been providing her and her family some breakfast baked goods to ease the early morning wake up calls. This weekend I whipped up some lemon poppyseed scones and they turned out AMAZING. I was…
The long awaited PIE POP recipe! These are so much fun to make and will definitely impress your guests. I used my Cherry Pie Filling Recipe for this, but you can use anything you have on hand. Lemon curd, apple pie filling, blueberries, the world is your oyster. Also be sure to check out my…
You guessed it.. another pie post. I finally mastered my cherry pie filling and I had to share it with all of you! This recipe works best for pie pops and hand pies. Here's what you need: 2 1/2 cups frozen sweet cherries 1 lemon (zest and juice) 1/3 cup granulated sugar 2 tsp corn…
In my opinion, March is the most underrated month of the year. It holds all the most wonderful things - St. Patty's Day, March Madness, and of course PI(E) DAY! You best believe I celebrated accordingly. At my work, we had a Pi Day Pie Baking Competition to recognize the holiday, and I entered my Oreo Peanut…
If you've read my "About Me" page, you know I have a slight obsession with all things PIE. I don't discriminate, I love fruit pies, chocolate pies, savory pies, even breakfast pies (non pie-connoisseurs refer to these as "quiche"). The all-butter pie crust is my go-to for every pie I make. It's easy to work with and…
Meringues are my favorite thing to make when I feel like baking, but my pantry leaves much to be desired (happens more often than I care to admit, as an aspiring food blogger). Considering the thing you need the most of is time to make these delicate desserts, I was able to whip them up…
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