I love a good chewy oatmeal cookie, and today I’m going to share my many-times-tested recipe for oatmeal raisin cookies. Easy to make, and even easier to eat, these big, thick, chewy cookies are fantastic, and I think you’ll love them. For ease of browsing, you can find all my cookie recipes in the same place. Thanks so much for being here. Let’s jump in. Oatmeal Raisin Cookies, At a Glance ✔️Skill Level: Beginner ✔️Skills: Browning Butter (linked), The Creaming Method (linked), ✔️Type: Shaped Cookies ✔️Number of Ingredients: 13 ✔️Prep Time: 30 minutes ✔️Cook Time: 18 minutes ✔️Yield: 29 cooki ..read more

I am so pleased to bring you this many-times-tested recipe for cinnamon raisin bread. With an impressive swirl of cinnamon sugar and loads of juicy raisins, this bread toasts well and makes a perfect addition to your breakfast or lunch. One of the best things about the recipe is that the swirl stays put with minimal, if any, gapping so when you slice the bread, you’ll get a nice slice that holds together beautifully, ready for toasting or sandwich making. For ease of browsing, you can find all my bread and roll recipes in one place. Now let’s get to it. Cinnamon Raisin Bread: At a Glance ✔️Ski ..read more

Today, I have a just-decadent-enough recipe for chocolate pancakes that cook up with deep, chocolate flavor and a light and fluffy texture. There are no eggs in the recipe to muddy the flavor of the chocolate, so what you get is pure chocoatey goodness in every bite. Make these for a fun, celebratory breakfast or even as an afternoon treat or fun breakfast-for-dinner. You may also want to take a look at my chocolate yeast-raised pancakes as well. For ease of browsing, you can find all my breakfast recipes in one place. Now let’s get to it. Chocolate Pancakes, At a Glance ✔️Skill Level: Beginne ..read more

If you like to flavor your coffee at home, you will love my caramel syrup for coffee. It’s fat-free and dairy-free, and it’s very easy to make. With just 4 ingredients, the flavor is hard to beat, and the caramel really shines through. If you are looking for a caramel sauce to pour over ice cream, take a look at my blood orange caramel sauce recipe. For ease of browsing, you can find my other dessert sauce recipes in one place. More coffee syrup recipes to love: white chocolate sauce and butterscotch coffee syrup. Caramel Syrup, At a Glance ✔️Skill Level: Intermediate ✔️Skills: Caramelizing Su ..read more

I am excited to bring this date nut bar recipe to you. It has an old-fashioned, crumbly oatmeal base and topping, gooey and mellow Medjool date and toasted walnut filling and they’re drizzled with a sharp lemon glaze. This bar cookie is a mashup of two of my favorite treats from childhood: I lifted the oatmeal dough straight from my mom’s oatmeal raisin bars, and I use the same lemon glaze as in my favorite Christmas cookies, Angel Slices. I think you’ll love the old-fashioned familiarity of these date and walnut bars and appreciate the little lift the lemon glaze gives them. For ease of brow ..read more

You need this oatmeal bread recipe in your life. It rises beautifully, toasts well, and makes an excellent sandwich bread. Made with rolled oats, butter, and a touch of maple syrup, it’s a welcome addition to any meal, and it makes an especially nice base for French toast. For ease of browsing, you can find all my bread recipes in one place. Looking for other loaf sandwich breads? Consider my Tangzhong milk bread, grits bread, or soft potato sandwich bread recipes. Oatmeal Bread, At a Glance ✔️Skill Level: Intermediate ✔️Skills: Mixing/Kneading, Shaping a Loaf, Baking ✔️Type: Loaf Bread/Sandwi ..read more

For those of you who 100% cranberry anything is a little…much, this cranberry raspberry jam is just for you. With cranberries and raspberries plus apple juice, it tastes like my favorite Cran-Raspberry juice but in jam form. Very easy to make, this jam is perfect to serve at your Thanksgiving table, either in place of or in addition to your favorite cranberry sauce. For ease of browsing, you can find all my condiment and jam recipes in one place. Now let’s get to it. If you love cranberries, you may also enjoy my cranberry ketchup, cranberry fool recipe, and no-bake orange cranberry chees ..read more

Lemon lovers, your ship has come in! I am happy to share with you the recipe for light, bright, and refreshing lemon mousse. It has a zingy lemon flavor, and it finishes with sweet cream notes, thanks to the whipped cream. With lovely body, this lemon mousse is a luscious way to enjoy a lemony dessert any time of year. For ease of browsing, you can find all my individual dessert recipes in one place. Let’s get started. Other lemon recipes to enjoy: lemon pudding, lemon posset, lemon ice cream, lemon coolers, and lemon bars. Lemon Mousse, At a Glance ✔️Skill Level: Intermediate ✔️Skills (s ..read more

This coffee mousse recipe is rich yet light, and it is the mousse you need to make if you’re a fan of coffee desserts. This recipe is the perfect ending to a large meal, and a small serving really satisfies. Coffee mousse features a rich and thick, coffee custard lightened with Swiss meringue and whipped cream. No need to worry about uncooked eggs! For ease of browsing, you can find all my individual dessert recipes in one place. Thanks for being here. Let’s jump right in. Coffee Mousse Recipe, At a Glance ✔️Skill Level: Intermediate ✔️Skills (Linked): Making Custard, Swiss Meringue, Whip ..read more

You are really going to love these s’mores bars, friends. Rich and gooey with three kinds of chocolate, marshmallow cream, and mini marshmallows all nestled in a crunchy Graham cracker dough, all that’s missing is the campfire! For ease of browsing, you can find all my cookie and bar recipes in one place. Now let’s get started with the best s’mores bars you’ll ever make! There Are Other S’mores Bar Recipes Out There. Why Make These? In a word, balance. As a kid, who didn’t love smooshing a meltingly gooey, toasted marshmallow between 2 Graham crackers and some Hershey bar? No one. That’s w ..read more