Sometimes you need to add a little flair to the Easter table. Sure, you could line up your Nutter Butter chicks and bunnies on a plate or pile your M&M brownie cookies in some Tupperware, but wouldn’t they just look oh, so adorable in a nice bed of Easter grass? And regular Easter grass is great for holding your Easter … Read More
How To Make Nutter Butter Chicks and Bunnies
These easy no-bake Nutter Butter chicks and bunnies make an adorable addition to any Easter party! Originally posted back in 2011, I figured these guys needed a revival! This post contains affiliate links which means I get a commission if you buy something (at no cost to you) which helps keep me in butter and sugar. Thanks! I am a … Read More
Easy M&M Brownie Cookies
What is better than a batch of fudgey chocolate cookies studded with mini chocolate chips and bright M&M’s? Maybe a batch of fudgey chocolate cookies that only require about 15 minutes and one bowl to whip up? These easy M&M brownie cookies are not fussy in the least but will taste like you are a master in the kitchen. A … Read More
Baking Basics: Sugar
Sugar is one of the crucial ingredients in our baked goods. There are a lot of different types of sugar and it’s hard to always know how to use them. But let me assure you, it makes all the difference in the world to know that powdered sugar and granulated sugar are different an switching out one for the other … Read More
10 Delicious Pies for “Pi” Day
Bakers need little cause for celebration and even though it seems calling March 14th a holiday is a little bit of a stretch, I’ll take any excuse to eat some pie. Here are 10 of my favorites to get you started! Peanut butter pie topped with a rich chocolate ganache will probably always be my favorite pie. You can make … Read More
Whole Wheat Browned Butter Banana Bread
Whole wheat banana bread made with browned butter and studded with walnuts. Slather with some salted butter and make a hot cup of coffee and you have the perfect winter breakfast! Even though I dislike eating bananas, I love banana bread. It’s basically taking garbage fruit and turning it into a delicious and filling breakfast option. It’s easy to make, … Read More
Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookies with Sea Salt
These caramel chocolate chip cookies are full of gooey caramel pieces and milk chocolate chips finished with a sprinkle of sea salt. I’m going to be honest, Arby’s is not typically the place where I go for baking inspiration, but that’s exactly where I found it. The caramel bits melt down into gooey, chewy threads of caramel throughout the cookie … Read More
Homemade Soft Turtle Candy
Soft homemade caramel filled turtle candies are studded with toasted pecans and covered in rich dark chocolate. The ultimate homemade food gift. Valentine’s Day is one of those crazy holidays. I’ve had really romantic ones and sort of mediocre ones. I’ve had at least one where I’ve been really sad and it was that Valentine’s Day where my friends invited … Read More
Easy Rolled Sugar Cookies
Easy rolled sugar cookies that don’t puff or spread and tips to have a fun cookie decorating party with kids (or adults). Everybody needs an easy, sugar cookie recipe that works every time. This one is mine and it hasn’t failed me yet. I was a painfully shy kid. So shy, in fact, my kindergarten teacher assigned my mom to … Read More