Jump to Recipe Print Recipe Wowie these are delicious cookies. Or are they a pastry? They are honestly a wonderful combination! These lovely little things come from a 1950s edition of Pillsbury’s Best Butter Cookies. with the name “Starlight Sugar Crisps.” I wanted something fun and different to make for Valentine’s Day this year and these cookies hit the mark. I found the original Pillsbury cookbook in my grandma’s collection and when I saw these I knew I had to try them. Ingredients you will need Active Dry Yeast Hot water (120-130 Degrees) Flour Salt 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at ..read more

Norwegian Almond Bars: A Sweet Take on Shortbread with Marzipan Filling. Also known as Scandinavian Almond Bars! My family has a very deep Scandinavian heritage so I was thrilled to find this recipe! Now these cookies will not win any beauty contest, they are addicting! This was a recipe Passed down from my grandma’s collection, discovered in a Pillsbury’s Best cookbook from the 1950s. Despite any reservations about marzipan, this cookie is to die for. Essentially an almond paste, marzipan adds a unique flavor that elevates traditional shortbread with a very subtle flavor. Norwegian bars are a ..read more

A festive twist on a classic cookie Jump to Recipe Print Recipe I have never tried to make shortbread before trying this recipe. I think I affiliated “shortbread” with “pie crust” which can be a scary word in the kitchen! However, I did master my grandma’s pie crust recipe, so when I stumbled upon her shortbread recipe I thought I’d try it! To my utter surprise – it was a deliciously easy recipe – taking little to no time to whip up and using only three ingredients! I also couldn’t stop eating these cookies. Shortbread is originally a recipe from Scotland, where it is made year-round, and sp ..read more

Jump to Recipe Looking for a tasty and easy-to-make muffin recipe? Look no further than my grandma’s recipe for easy lemon blueberry muffins! Bursting with juicy blueberries and tangy lemon flavor, these muffins are sure to be a hit with anyone who enjoys a sweet and satisfying snack, or even a breakfast treat One of the best things about these muffins is how easy they are to make, it takes less than 15 minutes to make the batter, and only 20 minutes to cook! So Grab your apron and get ready to whip up a batch of these delicious muffins that will take you back to your grandma’s kitchen ..read more

Easy homemade cinnamon rolls bites! The perfect choice to add to a baby shower brunch, mini cinnamon rolls are a wonderful bite-size portion of everyone’s favorite breakfast indulgence! The same recipe as my Easy Homemade Cinnamon Rolls, this adaptation is just as foolproof, with only a few adjustments on how to roll & prepare the rolls in their mini-form! This recipe is simple to make, and delicious! The best homemade cinnamon rolls I have found, and making them in a mini size makes them even better! These were such a hit! THe size was perfect to just pop into your mouth, and they added ..read more

This recipe for sourdough discard poppyseed muffins I adapted from my grandma’s sourdough blueberry muffin recipe! I love all things sourdough and these muffins are to die for. They can be made all in one bowl for an easy clean up! If you wanted to make these muffins a bit sweeter, you could whip up a glaze of powdered sugar and milk to drizzle on top! I hope you enjoy these muffins, I know I did! Ingredients you will need Flourbaking powderSugar SaltbutterMilk Baking sodaSourdough discardEggPoppyseedVanilla Recipe Tips & Tricks Sourdough starter! If you do not have a sourdough starter ..read more

How to make the best Rasberry Freezer Jam! This has been my grandma’s jam recipe for as long as I can remember. I grew up making jam with my mom every summer, and she grew up making jam with her mom! It was always a fun day and something that I looked forward to every year! We were spoiled with homemade jam in our freezer, and I can honestly say that I have never purchased jam from the grocery store, nor had any growing up. We grew up with strawberry jam, but after getting married, my husband LOVES raspberry jam and I do too! So that is mostly what I make now! I wrote the recipe for raspberry ..read more

Bridal Shower dessert recipes included! My sweet, beautiful cousin is getting married in two weeks, and having her bridal shower this weekend! I was asked to bring and bake the dessert for her Tea themed bridal shower, I am thrilled to be putting together the dessert menu, we have a large family and 45 people were invited. I wanted to plan for most people to show up because what a bummer it would be dessert-less at a bridal shower! I wanted to make a complete guide to creating a bridal shower dessert table to document this fun moment for me, but also to help anyone else who didn’t know wh ..read more

This post goes along with my Bridal Shower baking guide! I made cake pops for my precious cousin’s bridal shower! I wanted a unique and fun bridal shower dessert, while also tying in my grandma’s recipes! This post is a guide on how I took my grandma’s cake recipe and adapted them to cake pops! Baking Tips & Tricks I used cake pop sticks, and a cake pop stand. My sweet husband actually built me a custom cake pop stand but this one is very similar! One key thing when I made the cake pops was using a cookie scoop to get the same size balls every time. When adding the sticks to the cake ball ..read more

If you are looking for a creative yet simple way to bring an eye-catching dessert to your next event, look no further! Mason Jar Cake is an extraordinarily EASY way to make a dessert that really stands out! I have troubleshooter this concept and have seriously found the easiest, foolproof way to make any cake dessert in a mason jar – hassle-free! This is my “how to make mason jar cake guide” and I will be linking the two recipes I used. Keep reading for my HACK on making using this idea a million times easier. The first Mason Jar Cake I made was actually a strawberry shortcake in a jar! there ..read more