Category: Desserts
Recipes for cookies, cakes, brownies, fudge and other treats that are easy to make yet still impressive
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Easy Sugar Cookie Blossoms
Peanut butter blossoms are a classic bake sale (or holiday cookie swap) treat—but they’re a no-go at most schools. Sure, you could swap out PB for Sunbutter, or make them with an oatmeal cookie base, but if you want something that will really let the Hershey’s Kiss shine, make these sugar cookie blossoms. They’re just…
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No Eggs for Your Cake Mix? Try Greek Yogurt for the Fluffiest Treats Ever
Whether you’re avoiding dairy or eggs are just too dang expensive right now, your favorite desserts don’t have to suffer. (Or maybe you started baking, only to realize your pantry was stocked with cake mix…only no eggs. And you really don’t want to drop everything and head to the grocery store. Just us?) Greek yogurt…
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Oreo-Potato Chip Seven Layer Bars
The first time I discovered the butterscotch-y, caramelized sweetened condensed milk wonder that are Seven Layer Bars, I…devoured 90 percent of the tray myself. Then proceeded to binge on baking them for every holiday, fighting with every ounce of willpower not to eat them all, (cue Celine Dion) all by myselllllf. Then I discovered Chrissy…
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The ‘Hocus Pocus’-Inspired Book Cake Even Toast-Burners Can Make
Years ago, I made Hocus Pocus-inspired s’mores pops, and they were an unexpected hit. (To this day, I see people recreate them, and it makes me unspeakably happy.) But then I had a child, and my baking days are often late at night, or squeezed within whatever spare 15 minutes I have, when I’m half-exhausted…
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Sunbutter Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies
Sunbutter + chocolate chips + oatmeal? I get it. It’s so many things, but each of these ingredients—lends something special to these cookies, making them so extraordinary they’ve become my new go-to baking project. The oatmeal adds texture and chewiness, the chocolate chips (preferably Ghirardelli’s 60 percent cacao bittersweet chocolate chips) lend richness, and the…
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Pudgy, Gooey Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Cookies
A misunderstanding led to one of my greatest creations ever. During my Delish days, I had heard about people using cream cheese instead of butter for a pillowier cookie. Turns out, they meant subbing a tiny portion of the butter; not a 1:1 swap. I went 1:1—and I’ve never looked back. We called the end…
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Absurdly Fudgy Brookies
I like my desserts like I like my steaks: medium rare. Seriously—the underbaked, the better. But when it comes to brownies, molten goo is a little hard to eat (and, admittedly, a potential food safety issue). So I set out to create not just fudgy brookies, but the absolute fudgiest, gooiest cookie-brownie combo I could…
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5 Tried-and-True Cake Mix Recipes for My Fellow Lazy Bakers
When my brain’s jumbled, I like to bake. And often, I want to make something that doesn’t require a ton of effort, so I can focus on whatever’s bugging me. That’s where these cake mix recipes come in handy. They’re fun riffs on a cheap box mix, for those moments when you don’t want to…
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‘Star Wars’-Inspired Wookiee Pies, AKA Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Creme Pies
First, a disclaimer: I have no affiliation with Disney, Lucasfilm or the artist formally known as Chewbacca. It’s just a tribute for Star Wars fans to enjoy. Time for a double dose of nostalgia: Little Debbie Oatmeal Creme Pies meets an homage to the unsung, hairy, anxiety-riddled hero of the Star Wars franchise (no, not…
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The Ultimate Green & Goldies Cookies for USF Fans
With the holidays approaching, we wanted to share a throwback to one of my favorite recipes from The Collegiate Cook: USF Gameday Recipes, the cookbook Nate and I developed in 2014. It’s designed for University of South Florida fans—hence its green and gold color scheme—though I’ll be honest: You could sub in any color combo…
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Jack Skellington-Inspired Hot Cocoa Bombs
If you want to dress up as Jack, Sally, or even Zero from The Nightmare Before Christmas this Halloween, there’s no shortage of off-the-rack costumes you can buy from, well, just about anywhere (from Amazon to Hot Topic to Walmart). But if you’re really looking to go all out this year—or simply host an epic…
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Cake Mix Brownies with a Cheesecake Swirl
I’m a sucker for a good cake mix hack, be it adding instant pudding mix to make a cake moister, turning it into an extra-pillowy banana bread or making over-the-top monster cookies. So, when I saw Tasty’s cake mix brownie recipe, I had to try it out. With a slight adaptation (ahem, cheesecake) and minor…
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