sprinkle sugar cookies makes about 4 dozen mini cookies ingredients 2 sticks butter, room temp 1 cup granulated sugar 1 cup powdered sugar 1 cup neutral oil (canola or vegetable) 2 eggs 1 tsp vanilla 1 tsp salt 1 tsp baking soda 1 tsp cream of tartar 4 1/4 cups all purpose flour 1/2…
Category: sweets
vanilla birthday cake
ingredients 2 2/3 cups cake flour 1 1/2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp salt 1 stick salted butter, room temperature 1 stick unsalted butter, room temperature 2 cups granulated sugar 4 egg whites 2 tbsp vanilla paste (my favorite, but you can use vanilla extract if you don’t have paste – but really, i think the…
cinnamon roll palmiers
ah what loveliness can happen when you get distracted. the other day i was supposed to be making a healthy, well-rounded meal for my good friend who just had a baby, but i was a bit distracted by cinnamon and sugar. palmiers had been on my mind for quite sometime and i was itching to play…
carrot almond cake
so i have to admit, i don’t go bonkers over the traditional carrot cake. i know i know, sorry, i’m totally un-american. the one with pineapple in it and all the rich, thick cream cheese frosting – it’s way too much for me. i much prefer something simpler, not too much topping, and if it…
popcorn chocolate chip cookies
ok, so imma be real with you. i burn popcorn. like pretty much every time i make it. no matter how closely i listen to the microwave as it’s popping, i still burn it. i follow the directions – i swear – and then stand patiently by the microwave as it pops, listening for the break…
the el grande chewy chocolate chip cookie
once, i thought you should look for and keep only one chocolate chip cookie recipe. pretty sure my beliefs have changed and i now agree that life is too short to only make one recipe. these cookies are the result of lots of advice, tips from others, and searching the depths of my soul. one friend…
dark chocolate mexican brownies
these might be the perfect brownie. yes yes, the oreo brownies ROCK MY WORLD and the chocolate-ginger brownies are unexpected and lovely, but for a classic brownie, these are just awesome. they are just the right amount of fudgy and they have that perfect shiny, thinly crisp top. my mom (aka “mahm”) sent me her recipe for…
maple brown sugar oatmeal cookies
i was blazing through target a few weeks ago – the way one does when accompanied by a 4-year old and a 2-year old who are not into shopping the way you are and goldfish snacks are no longer cutting it – and i barely glanced at a display of packaged cookie mixes, all in autumn-inspired flavors….
mrs watson’s pumpkin bread
in the fall, i sometimes get a little too excited about christmas being so close. i confess, i begin to listen to christmas music and bake things that remind me of the holidays. all because the temperature has dropped, like, 15 degrees. when we were traveling a few weeks back, we spent some time in…
vanilla cream scones
one of my favorite memories is my first trip to london with my mom and grandma. my maternal grandparents lived there and my grandma took me there as a gift for my 16th birthday, to share with me a place she loved so much. it was on this trip that i discovered my innate love for rain,…
dark chocolate birthday cake with malted chocolate buttercream frosting
for her last 2 birthdays, the little she has requested a very specific dessert for her party. she has asked for “chocolate with strawberries“. as you know, if you read this blog, she is carazy about sugar. it has been said that sugar is her love language and i completely believe it. chocolate is at…
oatmeal biscoff cookies with vanilla-soaked raisins
biscoff is quickly becoming one of my favorite ingredients. i constantly find myself dreaming of other ways to use the creamy shortbread cookie butter. almost like it’s my job. these cookies were one of the first things i baked with biscoff and they have remained one of my favorites. they have also become my go-to…
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