Dessert Recipes

My sister called me on a Tuesday, panicked. Her daughter’s birthday was in three days, and the bakery had just canceled. She needed a cake, … Read more

“You made a whole batch of cookies just for us?” my husband said, peeking over my shoulder at the single, perfectly golden skillet bubbling on … Read more

I burned the first batch of graham cracker crumbs so badly my smoke detector went off and the dog hid under the bed. It was … Read more

October 23rd, 9:47 PM. The kitchen counter is a graveyard of candy wrappers, a rogue sprinkle clings to the faucet, and my kid is asleep … Read more

The little plastic cups were empty before the opening credits of Hocus Pocus even rolled. I blinked, and the crushed Oreo crumbs were just… gone. … Read more

The quiet snap of a ripe banana peeling open in a dark kitchen — that’s the sound that kicks off every Halloween in my house … Read more

I figured a cheesecake bar with pumpkin and maple would be a nice fall dessert—pretty, predictable, something you bring to a gathering and people politely … Read more

I had been looking for a cookie that actually tasted like hot apple cider—not just apple-flavored sugar with a dusting of cinnamon. For a while, … Read more

The softest crumb with tiny pockets of melted chocolate, and that’s the whole point. I made these for the first time on a rainy Tuesday … Read more

Third time in as many days I’d made this salted caramel apple crisp, and I was still finding oat crumble in the crease of my … Read more