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…
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…
BAKES & LAKES 