Did you know you don’t have to use a whole cake mix when making a cake? I didn’t for years! Totally blew my mind when I realized I could make a smaller cake or fewer cupcakes. Here I’ll show you how to use half a cake mix to make a smaller cake or cupcakes! I frequently use cake mix when … Read More
How To Freeze Cookie Dough
Learn how to freeze cookie dough quickly and easily. You won’t even need to thaw it to bake up your next fresh batch of cookies, whether you want one or 10! I don’t know about you but I like to stress bake and cookies are one of my favorite things to make. However, without any game nights or dinners to … Read More
3 Ingredient Super Easy Iced Coffee
Originally published back in 2013 but now when so many of us are making our own coffee at home, I thought it deserved a reboot. Still my favorite iced coffee recipe. This 3 ingredient super easy iced coffee is the perfect thing when you’re in a hurry for your caffeine fix in the morning. You can save money and avoid … Read More
12 Easy Steps to a Greener Kitchen
Taking care of the earth is everyone’s responsibility but it’s hard to always know what to do. These 12 easy steps to a greener kitchen will get you started. They range from easy to a little more difficult but hopefully you can implement one or two into your routine. With everything that’s been happening in the world lately, it’s made … Read More
Lemon Sugar Cookies
Soft, chewy lemon sugar cookies are perfect with a tall glass of milk or an afternoon cup of coffee. There is something so relaxing for me about making cookies. Especially cookies that only require a bowl and a spoon. There’s something meditative about measuring the ingredients, pouring them in the bowl, and stirring them together until they become something different … Read More
10 Easy Cookies To Make With Kids
Baking with kids is a great way to hang out, create art, learn some math and science and just plain have fun. These are some of my favorite easy cookies to make with kids. Right now we are spending quite a bit more time inside and with our families. Baking is a good way to spend time together, relieve stress … Read More
Marbled Sugar Cookies
Marbled sugar cookies are one of the easiest and most fun decorating methods out there. An entire batch of cookies can be frosted in minutes and each cookie looks unique! How to make marbled sugar cookies: Step 1: Obviously you already need baked and cooled sugar cookies. You can find my favorite sugar cookie below but this technique would also … Read More
12 Essential Baker’s Pantry Ingredients
It’s hard to know what you need in your pantry and what you don’t. Below is a list of 12 essential baker’s pantry ingredients and a list of bonus items if you have extra space. Click HERE for a free printable checklist of the baker’s essential pantry ingredients. A Baker’s Must Have Pantry Items: All-Purpose Flour–Like the name suggests, this … Read More
Peanut Butter Whiskey Truffles
Peanut butter whiskey truffles are creamy, chocolatey ganache truffles spiked with a healthy dose of peanut butter whiskey! Peanut butter and chocolate. Two of my favorite things combined together to make one decadent truffle. If you’ve never tried peanut butter whiskey, you should give it a go. It has all the fire of whiskey with a gentle sweetness and peanut … Read More
How To Read A Recipe
Understanding how to read a recipe correctly is the first step in becoming the kind of baker you’ve always wanted to be. Or at least the kind of baker whose cookies don’t taste or look like a pile of hot garbage. I don’t know about the rest of you, but the women in my family love to share recipes with … Read More