Category: Baked Goods

  • The Best Snickerdoodles You’ll Ever Have

    Summary Snickerdoodles are one of my favorite cookies. They are soft, chewy, and loaded with a warm cinnamon flavor. Even though they are mostly just sugar cookies rolled in cinnamon sugar, snickerdoodles have claimed their place in the hearts of many. This recipe takes it up a level by adding cinnamon to the dough before…

  • Apple, Bacon & Brie Tart

    Apple, Bacon & Brie Tart

    Summary This apple, bacon, and brie tart is the perfect party food. Easy to make and easy to make your own, it combines the crisp tartness of fresh apples with the gooey tartness of apple butter, savory maple peppered bacon and thyme for an appetizer that is also great for any meal, even dessert. Your…

  • Banana Bread with Crunchy Crumble Topping

    Banana bread is what we call “for the people”. It’s easy to make and made with simple ingredients – (1) pantry ingredients that you probably already have on hand and (2) those bananas you didn’t get a chance to eat that are turning brown on your kitchen counter. It is also one of the most…

  • Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies

    Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies

    There are few things more comforting than warm chocolate chip cookies, and, if you’re anything like me, you wouldn’t mind having a cookie (or 3) every day of your life. With this simple recipe, you can keep that dough on deck to give into your sweet tooth every once in a while, have a quick…

  • Sweet Potato Hand Pies (made with pre-made dough)

    Summary There are few things better than homemade sweet potato pie. But one of those few things is sweet potato hand pies. The convenience, portability, and the feeling that this whole delicious thing is just for you?! Priceless. And, for us crust-lovers, it doesn’t hurt that all of the filling is completely surrounded by a…

  • Cinnamon Roll Cookies

    Cinnamon Roll Cookies

    These cookies are tender butter cookies combined with the brown sugary-cinnamon goodness of a cinnamon roll. After being drizzled with an easy-to-make vanilla icing, this recipe produces convenient cookie versions of the cinnamon rolls that we all love so much. The edges are golden brown and crisp while the center remains soft and bursting with…

  • Sugar Cookies with Sprinkles (Drop Style)

    I vividly remember being in grade school and having to choose between chocolate chip, peanut butter, or sugar cookies to round out your otherwise drab cafeteria meal. I usually shuffled through the three options based on my mood that day, but I distinctly remember being pleasantly surprised by how soft, chewy, buttery, and just downright…

  • Cut-out Sugar Cookies

    Sugar cookies are often overlooked for their flashier cookie cousin, the chocolate chip cookie, but they can be just as classic and just as delicious. You can even bake them into cool shapes based on the holiday or theme of your party. Yes, cut-out sugar cookies require a little bit more effort to pull off…

  • Cast Iron Honey Butter Cornbread

    Cast Iron Honey Butter Cornbread

    Cornbread is the perfect complement to pretty much any meal. It’s perfect for sopping up extra gravy. It goes great crumbled into a bowl of greens, just soaking up all that delicious potlikker (the liquid created from cooking collards and smoked meats). It can be enjoyed with extremely savory dishes like chili or sweetened up…

  • Sweet Potato Biscuits

    It’s sweet potato season! So that means making sweet potato versions of EVERYTHING. These sweet potato biscuits are slightly sweet with a hint of cinnamon and nutmeg that goes perfectly with breakfast, lunch, or dinner. They can also be topped with powdered sugar, whipped cream, or cream cheese frosting and paired with fresh fruit for…