Brownies for a Crowd

"So satisfying." "Cakey and chocolatey." "Everything a brownie should be." That's what folks are saying about this crowd-pleaser of a chocolate fix.

1 hr

Crystallized Flowers

Because mom loves flowers, sweets, and beautifiul things. Can you just imagine these delicate little lovelies strewn across her fave cake?!

1 hr

Basic Chocolate Cake

One of the best darned chocolate cakes we've ever experienced. Seriously. (Would we tease about a topic as life-altering as this?!)

50 mins

Palmiers

These flaky French pastries are dainty, diminutive, and irresistible as can be (typed while licking the sugar from our fingers).

50 mins

Quick Puff Pastry

What if we told you it's actually quite quick, simple, and well worth the effort to make your very own rich, flaky puff pastry? Believe it.

1 hr 45 mins

Chocolate Whipped Cream

Though this recipe is technically chocolate whipped cream, it's really more like chocolate mousse that you want to savor by the spoonful.

1 d 35 mins

Espresso Cheesecake

"Luscious." "Creamy." "Incredibly delicious!" "Just the right amount of sweet." That's what folks are saying about this cheesecake.

1 hr 30 mins

Confetti Cookies

Cloudy with a chance of sprinkles. That's our forecast for anyone who wishes to recreate the sugar cookies of their childhood.

3 hrs 30 mins

Nancy Drew Blondies

Who knew the famous young detective baked blondies?! But not just any blondies. These blondies. The best blondies. Full of butterscotch goodness.

45 mins

Salted Caramel and Pretzel Cookies

Sweetly salty. Crunchy tender. Unexpectedly familiar. Simply complex. We confess, we're dumbstruck by these little contradictory lovelies.

2 hrs

Avocado Chocolate Pudding

This recipe is easy, elegant, dairy-free, gluten-free, paleo-friendly, kid-approved, and vegan. You're welcome.

10 mins

Rum Balls

Who could possibly say no when offered one of these homemade and inebriating edibles? Certainly not us.

1 hr

How To Make Natural Food Coloring

At last, after literally years of searching, we have the perfect DIY natural food coloring recipe. No preservatives. No artificial coloring. No monumental price tag.

10 mins

Gingerbread Cheesecake

This gingerbread cheesecake tastes like the classic Christmas spices of cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and clove in each and every bite of this simple yet stunning dessert.

3 hrs

Gingerbread Cookies

Dark, hearty molasses gingerbread cookies or pale, sweet honey gingerbread cookies? Your choice. (Hint: You can't go wrong.)

2 hrs 15 mins

Leftover Halloween Candy Bark

One of our trusty tactics for disguising Halloween candy so it turns into something new and eminently shareable.

2 hrs 20 mins

Bacon Peanut Brittle

An unexpected yet inspired concoction of sweet, salt, and smoke that'll put your childhood recollections of brittle to shame.

1 hr 5 mins

Coffee Crème Brûlée

"I’ve actually had friends lift their gratin dish and lick it clean—right at the table!" says David Lebovitz. We'll have one of those. Actually, we'll have two.

2 hrs

Phyllo Crisps

We can imagine all manner of occasions where this easy, last-minute phyllo phenom would be welcome. Can't you?

1 hr