Cookies
Chewy Molasses Spice Cookies
Cookie season wouldn’t be complete without a batch or three of these Chewy Molasses Spice Cookies. They are well spiced with ground ginger, black pepper, allspice and cloves. Then there’s the molasses and apple cider vinegar to balance out the spice. They bake up perfectly chewy and the demerara sugar gives a good crunch. There…
Read MoreDark Chocolate Pistachio Cookies
Slice and bake cookies stand alone nicely. They are slightly crisp on the outside, soft on the inside and have a tender buttery crumb. Dark Chocolate Pistachio cookies are so easy and made with just 6 ingredients. These buttery shortbread cookies are loaded with pistachios and then dunked in dark chocolate. Tips for Baking Shortbread…
Read MoreChocolate Bites
You are not going to believe how incredibly amazing these three ingredient chocolate bites are. Not to mention how easy they are. semi-sweet chocolate nutella spread cookie butter These three simple ingredients make one deliciously decadent fudgy bite… smooth, creamy, ridiculously easy and ready in just 5 minutes. The most difficult part of this recipe…
Read MoreButternut Squash Scones
Have you ever baked with butternut squash? Squash adds so much flavour and moistness to baked goods. I had some leftover roasted butternut squash, so I decided to bake butternut squash scones. I’m thinking butternut is a good substitute for pumpkin. I pureed the squash and packed the mixture with all the warm spices –…
Read MoreBrown Butter Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
It’s been a minute since I baked cookies. I’m easing my way back in with these brown butter oatmeal chocolate chip cookies. They are soft and chewy with chocolate in every bite. Of course brown butter with its nutty bold flavour makes everything better! What is Brown Butter? Brown butter is melted butter with a…
Read MoreAlmond Tahini Granola Bars
With the arrival of fall today, we’re heading out on a road trip. It’s going to be a long drive – I consider anything longer than 2 hours a long drive. I like to pack healthy car snacks for the drive, so I made these sweet gooey Almond Tahini Granola Bars. They are made with…
Read MorePlum Cobbler Bars
I found two bags of plums from last summer lurking in the back of the freezer. It was definitely time to use them up, especially before the season starts. In my search for inspiration, I came across this recipe for Plum Cobbler Bars in the New York Times. They are luscious and rich with gooey plum…
Read MoreGiant Chocolate Chip Cookie
I was lucky enough to receive a review copy of Ricardo’s new cookbook Sheet Pan Everything, published by Appetite by Random House. I’ve made a variety of sheet pan meals and dishes from gnocchi and veggies to salmon and potatoes. This cookbook offers so many amazing recipes. I discovered the recipe for shawarma tofu and it…
Read MoreStrawberry Shortcake Buttermilk Biscuits
Warm buttermilk biscuits filled with juicy, sweet strawberries and vanilla yogurt make the best strawberry shortcake that would be a lovely addition to your Mother’s Day menu. Homemade biscuits are really easy to prepare. I like to mix the dough by hand, instead of rolling out the dough and cutting with a biscuit cutter. I shape…
Read MoreRaspberry White Chocolate Blondies
Sometimes I need to bake a treat with rich buttery vanilla flavours. These chewy buttery White Chocolate and Raspberry Blondies with tart bursts of raspberries offer exactly that. The raspberries balance out the sweetness of the white chocolate.
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