🍪🍪 I guess it’s national chocolate chip da 🍪🍪 I guess it’s national chocolate chip day? I’ll take any excuse to make some pan-bangers. ❤️ Link to the recipe in my profile! ⁣ ⁣ •••••⁣ #100cookies #bakingblog #cookierecipe #panbanging
Cinnamon Rolls! But instead I ran to the store and Cinnamon Rolls! But instead I ran to the store and got crappy donuts and strawberries this morning after a stressful week of family illness on all sides (everyone is ok!). I did *wish* I had cinnamon rolls, though, so I’m posting pictures in quiet longing. Recipe link in my profile! ❤️
Strawberry poppyseed buns or ➡️ Rhubarb blackb Strawberry poppyseed buns or ➡️ Rhubarb blackberry; which would you choose? I’m torn and love them equally, so might just make them both for Mother’s Day. ❤️ ⁣ Link to the recipes in my profile!⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ••••••••⁣ #brunchrecipes #rhubarbseason #bakingrecipe #bakingblog
Good Morning! It’s another dreary day here in Mi Good Morning! It’s another dreary day here in Minnesota; we are all pining for a glimmer of sun and semi-warm breezes. I just finished all the photography for my next cookbook, 100 Morning Baking Treats, (that will be out next spring): a collection of muffins, scones, bundts, yeasted and laminated treats. The photos were a 3 month solo project, and I am happy for a little break (I might be jumping into yet another book, but more on that later!). Here are Danish(es) - I didn’t make them this morning but I sure wish I did. You can find the recipe for them in Baking for the Holidays. ❤️
Homemade Thin Mints. 💚 Recipe is on page 212 in Homemade Thin Mints. 💚 Recipe is on page 212 in #100Cookies, a variation of the chocolate sandwich cookies. Do you eat thin mints cold, straight from the freezer? That’s how I love them.
A little last minute, but had to share the recipe A little last minute, but had to share the recipe for these Chocolate Coconut Cakes (makes 3 6-inch cakes for eating and gifting) because they’re soooo good, and just maybe you haven’t planned your Easter dessert yet. The base is made with coconut milk and has mini chips throughout, a layer of rich pastry cream buttercream (mousseline) and then is topped with chocolate ganache. Each bite is perfectly decadent. ⁣⁣❤️⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ ✨ Link to the recipe is in my profile!⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ________⁣ #coconutcake #chocolateganache #cakerecipe #cakerecipes
Infinitely versatile brownies. ❤️ Rocky road ( Infinitely versatile brownies. ❤️ Rocky road (#24), classically my favorite (#22), cheesecake swirled (#27). All of these recipes are in 100 Cookies and some are on my site, link in my profile! ⁣ ⁣ ••••••••••⁣ #brownierecipe #bakingblog #rockyroad #bakingathome
These slightly chewy, Raspberry Rye Cookies have m These slightly chewy, Raspberry Rye Cookies have malty notes from the rye flour, and freeze-dried raspberries give each bite a complementing fruit flavor. They’re recipe #42 in 100 Cookies. ❤️ Have you made them yet? ⁣ ⁣ Link to purchase the cookbook in my profile. ⁣📚 ⁣ ___________⁣ #ryeflour #100cookies #bakingcookies
🍪 Toasted Sesame Pan-banging Cookies! The scent 🍪 Toasted Sesame Pan-banging Cookies! The scent of toasted sesame oil gives me the same delicious feeling as the smell of brownies right from the oven, so pairing it with chocolate in cookie form seemed like the next logical step. The nutty oil is sweetened by the sugar in the cookie, and tastes amazing with shards of chocolate. I roll the dough in sesame seeds for a bit of crunch, and even more flavor. ⁣ ⁣ ❤️ Link to the RECIPE is in my profile and in my #100Cookies cookbook!⁣ ⁣ __________________⁣ #panbangingcookies #bakingcookies #cookierecipe #bakingblog
Espresso Bundt Cake with Chocolate Glaze! This cak Espresso Bundt Cake with Chocolate Glaze! This cake is buttery and rich, with coffee flavor from both ground and brewed espresso, and, of course, one can never go wrong with chocolate glazed anything. A few of of my favorite flavors. ❤️⁣ ⁣ Link to the recipe in my profile!⁣ ⁣ _______⁣ #bundtcake #bakingrecipe #bakingacake
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