I posted my first blondie recipe more than a decade ago (see these Salted Caramel Blondies that are TO DIE for!!) and it’s taken me this long to give us just a pared-down, classic Brown Butter Blondie Recipe that’s buttery, chewy, fudgy, loaded with caramel flavor, easy to make and just 10 ingredients. Yes, sometimes we can have it all. These are a cinch to throw together. The brown butter takes less than 10 minutes and once it has cooled a bit, mixing the blondie dough takes less than 10 minutes. In my oven, these take exactly 27 minutes for the perfect brownie-like consistency; that’s delici ..read more

A beautiful, bright, moist, fluffy Easy Raspberry Muffin Recipe just for you! How many adjectives can I throw at us? Let’s see… These are one-bowl (ish) delicious raspberry streusel muffins. By ‘ish’ I mean that we’ll mix the streusel in the same bowl as we mix the muffins (no need to clean it out). It’s not a strict one-bowl recipe per se, but I think I would define it as one-bowl adjacent and that’s one bowl enough for me! The crumb on these is so light, moist and bouncy, you will love it. Laced with lemon flavor (lemon zest FTW) and loaded with raspberries. What could be better? You can pe ..read more

The very first time I made Homemade Iced Oatmeal Cookies was when I was recipe testing for The Cookie Book. We always had Mother’s Iced Oatmeal Cookies in our house growing up. They are one of my dad’s favorites, so I knew I needed a copycat recipe in my cookbook! I’ve created this adaption of that recipe for my website because I knew we needed one here as well! I omitted the white whole wheat flour (that I love so much) for this recipe because I wanted it to be a fuss-free version and I know not many of you have white whole wheat flour in your cupboard (it’s different than regular whole wheat ..read more

Everything that browned butter touches is pretty magical, but these Brown Butter Brownies are SPECTACULAR. I’m talking beyond, toe-curling magical. They have so much flavor. I was worried that the chocolate would overpower the brown butter (and make the effort worthless) and WOW, was I surprised. These fudgy brownies are perfectly chewy, perfectly fudgy and just honestly, my new ultimate brownies!! If you’re interest in more brownie recipes, I have some in my cookbook, The Cookie Book, and also here on my website!  You can see all of the Brownie & Bar Cookie Recipes or ..read more

I’ve been in love with adding hard caramel (also called ‘burnt sugar’ in some of my recipes) to desserts since I first came across it in the Ovenly cookbook. I was so taken with it (because it’s so good!), that I created the Burnt Sugar Ginger Cookies for The Cookie Book (I took these cookies to every book signing!). To this day, it’s one of the most popular recipes from The Cookie Book. I also use burnt sugar (aka hard caramel) in this Brown Sugar Caramel Crunch Ice Cream. This ice cream is BONKERS DELICIOUS and I highly recommend you give it a try! So why add hard caramel to a chocolate chip ..read more

So many things to swoon about these Easy Soft Sugar Cookie Recipe for Cut-Out Cookies! These soft sugar cookies have a texture that is soft, crumbling and perfect. The flavor is buttery, sugary vanilla goodness. This is a streamlined version of the sugar cookie recipe in The Cookie Book and has been my go-to recipe for years!! So let’s get right to these easy sugar cookies… Why You Should Bake The Best Sugar Cookies STAT! This easy sugar cookie recipe uses just eight baking staple ingredients She’s a one-bowl dream (I LOVE a no-fuss recipe!) The cookie dough needs just a short 15 mi ..read more

I love a good holiday cake and this Cranberry Coffee Cake Recipe with Streusel Topping really delivers! It has everything we want from a delicious coffee cake: rich, buttery sour cream crumb, check! A thick layer of crumbly streusel topping, check! Loaded with lots of cranberries and orange zest for irresistible flavor?! Check check check! This simple coffee cake is made into the ultimate holiday dessert (aka breakfast cake) with bursts of fresh cranberries and that glossy vanilla bean glaze. For more coffee cake cravings, check out this Classic Sour Cream Coffee Cake, my favorite Cherry Streu ..read more

This homemade Classic Sour Cream Coffee Cake Recipe with Streusel Topping is a leveled-up version of Starbucks’ coffee cake (BUT 1000x BETTER). When I was pregnant with my daughter (hi Stella!) I could not get enough of it…and now we don’t have to leave the house to get it. And yay, breakfast cake! Bonus: this sour cream coffee cake tastes just as fabulous the day it’s baked as it does the next day (which I love). The crumb is soft, tender and fluffy, like you expect from classic coffee cake. The sweet-spiced ribbon of brown sugar-cinnamon swirl that runs through the middle is both beautiful ..read more

This Easy Vanilla Glaze Recipe for Cookies, Scones & Cakes is the easiest glaze & icing recipe (all in one!). Use the thick, opaque recipe below for cinnamon rolls, coffee cakes, scones and loaf cakes where you’re looking for a nice thick, bright layer of glaze. It’s the perfect finishing touch. Instructions are included for thinning the recipe for more translucent coverage (think glazed donut!). Three ingredients and less than five minutes will give you the easiest, most delicious simple vanilla glaze ever! Why You Should Make This Vanilla Glaze (Icing) It’s uses only three ingredien ..read more

This is The Best 5-Minute Streusel topping, my favorite go to for The Best Pumpkin Streusel Muffins, Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins, Classic Sour Cream Coffee Cake and more! It comes together in less than five minutes and uses four simple ingredients: flour, brown sugar, salt and butter. I have added spices, cinnamon and nutmeg, for additional flavor (these are optional). Spices are a great way to customize your streusel, see additional customization notes below in the How to Customize Your Streusel section. What is Streusel? This simple streusel is a heavenly baking topping that is comprised o ..read more