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Comment on Chocolate Chip Cookies 2.0, My New Favorite by Leonor

Leonor — Mon, 07 Sep 2026 04:51:18 +0000

Truly the most perfect chocolate chip cookie EVER! I’ve made plenty of cookies (chocolate chip being my personal fav) and this is hands down the best recipe out there. I doubled the recipe and am happy to share that this one is THE ONE!

Comment on Creamy Pumpkin Streusel Coffee Cakes by Brittany

Brittany — Wed, 02 Sep 2026 20:19:26 +0000

In reply to Lesley.

Yes! I made this in muffin tins, and it worked perfectly. They were perfection! Balanced flavor and tender crumb.

Comment on Chocolate Chip Cookies 2.0, My New Favorite by jeff

jeff — Wed, 02 Sep 2026 18:08:53 +0000

Finally tried this one. Another fantastic job developing this. Proportions and instructions were spot on. Thanks again.

Comment on Moist Cherry Almond Muffins by Jake

Jake — Wed, 02 Sep 2026 00:02:10 +0000

Great recipe. Especially appreciate how it’s “one-bowl” if you place the bowl on a kitchen scale and add the ingredients, in the order as written.
Produced super soft muffins. I opted for a 6-cup, jumbo muffin pan. The recipe made 6 jumbo muffins. Great flavor, could’ve used more cherry flavor. I rubbed the zest of the lemon I juiced into the granulated sugar before proceeding with the rest of the ingredients.

Comment on Half-n-Half Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies by Sarah Kieffer

Sarah Kieffer — Sat, 29 Aug 2026 12:53:31 +0000

In reply to R.. That should work!

Comment on Blood Orange Loaf Cake by Sarah Kieffer

Sarah Kieffer — Sat, 29 Aug 2026 12:53:11 +0000

In reply to Kelly. Hi! Lid off.

Comment on Homemade Blueberry Muffins by Teet

Teet — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 09:49:02 +0000

Baking them now, the batter was delicious!

Comment on Un-Chocolate Chip Cookies by Brenda Mejia

Brenda Mejia — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 03:09:43 +0000

This is an awesome recipe!!! So yummy!! Thank you for sharing!!

Comment on Neapolitan Cookies by Jennifer D'Amico

Jennifer D'Amico — Wed, 26 Aug 2026 02:45:16 +0000

I’m not exaggerating that at 46 years old, this may be the best cookie I’ve ever had. The three flavors in one is such a great profile. I could only find freeze dried raspberries so that’s what I used and it was still delicious. I did the 3 side by side and it did take a little practice to figure out how to get it to stay uniform.

Comment on Easy, Moist Chocolate Bread by Edie

Edie — Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:46:08 +0000

This cake is a winner!! So moist and chocolately, and so easy!! My kind of cake. The glaze, however, is off. The taste is fine but it is very runny. It’s nothing like in the photos. I thought I did something wrong so I made it a second time and got the same results. I baked the cake in an 8” loaf pan. It rose beautifully and the top domed but that caused a problem for the “glaze” (and it is a glaze; it is not a frosting). Because the glaze was so runny, even after allowing time to set-up, it ran into the corners of the pan. The result was glaze at the ends and along the sides of the cake but the domed top had no glaze. I will definitely make this again but I will use a true ganache recipe for the topping (and I will bake the cake in a 9” loaf pan so there is room for the frosting. So, the cake gets 5 stars; the topping 2 stars.