Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies (That I Almost Gave Up On) Okay, so here’s the thing. I’ve made these chocolate thumbprint cookies approximately seventeen times in the past month. Why? Because the first twelve attempts were… let’s just say not Pinterest-worthy. But…
Everyone keeps asking me for this Christmas crack recipe, so here goes nothing. Look, I’m gonna be honest. The first time I made this, I had absolutely NO idea why they called it “crack.” Then I ate three pieces in…
Okay, so here’s the thing. I’ve been making these cookies for like three years now, and every single time someone asks me “what ARE these?” And then they eat four. Look, I’m gonna be honest with you. The first time…
Cranberry Pistachio Shortbread Cookies (That Actually Turned Out Perfect on Try Number Four) Okay, so I burned three batches before I figured this out. THREE. The first time, I got distracted by my dog barking at literally nothing and forgot…
Homemade Samoas Cookies: My Love-Hate Relationship with Girl Scout Cookie Season Okay, so homemade samoas cookies became my obsession after I spent $5 on a box of Girl Scout cookies and ate the entire thing in one sitting. One sitting….
Christmas Spice Cake with Eggnog Buttercream: How I Finally Stopped Messing This Up Okay, so Christmas spice cake with eggnog buttercream is one of those desserts I saw on Pinterest like five years ago and thought “that looks impossible.” All…
Gingerbread House Recipe: My Journey from Total Disaster to Christmas Hero So here’s the truth—I avoided making a gingerbread house for YEARS because I thought it was way too hard and only people on HGTV could pull it off. But…
Bûche de Noël: My Journey to Not Totally Messing Up This French Christmas Cake Okay, so here’s the thing about Bûche de Noël—I avoided making it for YEARS because it just seemed so fancy and complicated. Like, who am I…
Introduction Okay, so here’s the thing—I was standing in my kitchen last Tuesday night, staring into the fridge like it owed me money, and all I wanted was something warm and cozy that wouldn’t take three hours to make. You know that feeling?…
So I’ve been obsessed with London Fog lattes for like two years now, and last month I thought… why isn’t there a cake version of this? Turns out there IS, and I’ve been making it non-stop ever since. My kitchen smells like a fancy tea shop…