Dessert Recipes

For a while, I just accepted that homemade pumpkin pie cookies were going to taste like dry, spiced shortbread. You know how it is. You … Read more

Soft, squishy, and ready to scare (or just feed) your kids, that is the whole point. It’s 6 AM on October 31st. The house is … Read more

The power outlet in the kitchen kept tripping. I was standing there holding a bowl of melted butter, staring at the breaker box while the … Read more

That’s what my niece said to me last year while staring at a plate of sugar cookies I’d just pulled from the oven. She wasn’t … Read more

I did not trust marshmallow fondant in cupcakes. Honestly, I thought covering a soft, cakey treat with a stiff, sugary shell sounded like a mistake … Read more

The gravel crunch is what made me build this dessert around — everything else is secondary. You know that specific sound? It’s not the soft … Read more

It was that specific kind of panic where your stomach drops, but your hands keep moving anyway. The living room was already smelling like roasted … Read more

The platter was empty before the last guest even finished their second glass of wine. It wasn’t just that the cookies were gone; it was … Read more

My friend Sarah showed up at my door at 8:45 PM on a Tuesday and the only thing in the fridge was a half-empty carton … Read more

Honestly, I thought using overripe bananas instead of butter sounded like a mistake until I took the first slice of warm, dense bread straight from … Read more