Desserts

Light as air,  little lemony sweet lemon meringue kiss cookies practically melt in your mouth. I’ve been trying to tackle sweet, but lighter recipes lately like  smoothie parfaits last week and now these lemon meringue kisses. You are going to love these little lemon meringues. For starters, they have such a bright and sunny flavor. I know that I need that right now with temperatures dropping to a -30 windchill this week. Anything that makes me think of spring is welcome…

Dark chocolate cupcakes are taken up a notch with the addition of  fresh orange zest and topped with a rich chocolate orange frosting.   We’re officially in midwinter and that means it’s citrus season! This is one part of winter that I love. All our favorite citrus fruits are not only at their prime in juiciness and deliciousness, but are also available at the best prices right now.  I always buy a hefty bunch of oranges with the intentions of eating…

Soft and moist spice cake is even better with Nutella added to the batter.  Topped off with an indulgent and creamy chocolate whipped Nutella frosting, these cupcakes may look basic, but are anything but! A couple of weeks ago I discovered that I had never posted a cupcake recipe to AHB. In three years, not a single one. How can I even call myself a baker?  I don’t even know how that happened because I make cupcakes fairly regularly. With…

Pumpkin gingersnap cookies have everything you love about gingersnaps, the rich and fragrant spicy flavor, the pretty crinkles and cracks along the tops of the cookies, all with the wonderful pairing of our favorite fall addition, pumpkin. You haven’t seen it on the blog yet, but I’ve been on a huge pumpkin baking spree. My coworkers and family have been loving it. That’s the thing once you start baking with canned pumpkin puree. One recipe just takes a little bit…

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #GrabHolidayHappiness #CollectiveBias Tiramisu sheet cake is a light and tender cake that’s soaked with an indulgent coffee syrup and topped with a rich and creamy cheese frosting for a delicious and quick to make twist on the classic. I am the mother of four kids which means we are constantly on the go, with barely enough time for me to think straight. This…

Soft and chewy graham flavored cookies studded with chocolate and topped with toasted marshmallows. These s’more cookies are so much fun to make! Perfect for bake sales, picnics, or days when your bonfire gets rained out. Who loves s’mores? Who loves the flavors of s’mores, but is such a perfectionist that getting a s’more just right is an elusive battle with the campfire that usually ends with a flaming marshmallow? I fall somewhere between the two. To be honest, I…

I try not to be an emotional eater, but y’all  sometimes you just need a freaking cookie! This was me last week after discovering my water heater had sprung a leak in the storage area of my basement leaving an inch of water and all our boxes in storage wet and gross. I sorted through and threw out a dumpster’s worth of ruined stuff. Days like these, it’s okay to scream things like I just need a freaking cookie…and a…

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and ConAgra Brands. All opinions are mine alone. #SpringReddi #CollectiveBias Today’s post is a little nostalgic for me, these strawberry napoleons are one of the first things I ever baked for my husband. Looking back on it, I was so proud of this dessert. Proud and so pleased with how fancy and elegant these fresh spring strawberry napoleons are. They sound exotic, right? And they taste it too. Flaky puff pastry…

It’s hard to believe that 4 ingredients and around 20 minutes will yield these soft, melt in your mouth, buttery lemon crinkle cookies. Lemon crinkle cookies are the sunny sister to the Mint Middle Fudge Crinkles  I posted a few weeks ago.  Bright lemony flavor shines in these soft and chewy cookies. Cheerful yellow cookie peeks out of the powdered sugar covered cracks along the outside, giving these cookies their characteristic crinkle appearance.  These cookies make a great cake mix…

These rocky road haystacks are always a hit. Crunchy peanuts and chow mein noodles are paired with mini marshmallows and coated in chocolate for a sweet and salty no bake treat that’s quick to whip together.  It’s funny to me the different things we care about having the “best of.” Not necessarily funny in the haha kind of way, but funny as in peculiar. For instance, my husband has to have the best internet. He’s constantly checking our download and upload…