Holidays

Gingerbread Blondies (Chewy, Perfectly Spiced & Holiday-Ready!)   If you love holiday baking but want something other than the usual cookies and cakes, these Gingerbread Blondies are about to become your new seasonal favorite. They have all the warm, cozy...

Cranberry Crumble Bars (Perfect for Leftover Cranberry Sauce!)   If you’re looking for a delicious way to use up leftover cranberry sauce after the holidays, these Cranberry Crumble Bars are the answer! They’re sweet, tart, buttery, and oat-y — the perfect...

  Tom Cruise Cake (Doan’s Bakery Copycat Recipe)   This is my copycat version of the famous Tom Cruise Cake from Doan’s Bakery in California—the legendary cake that Tom Cruise famously sends to his family and friends every holiday season. With a reported...

  The Maggiano's lemon cookies also known as "Vera's cookies," have been a longtime favorite dessert at the chain restaurant. They're a perfect end to a heavy Italian meal. Traditionally, Italian lemon cookies are moist, tender and have a cake-like texture with a...

  Chai sugar cookies are moist sugar cookies perfectly spiced with a blend of cinnamon, ground cardamom, ground ginger, allspice and ground cloves. The chai spice blend is incorporated into the dough, rolling sugar and the glaze to create the perfect amount of...

Pretzel Crisp Christmas Crack (Foolproof Crunchy Toffee Recipe)   Christmas Crack is a classic holiday treat made with just a handful of simple ingredients: crisp crackers, buttery homemade toffee, and melted chocolate. The sweet-and-salty combo, along with that...

Soft and Chewy Homemade Caramels That’ll Steal the Show This Holiday Season   I thought I knew how to make homemade caramels… until I tried my mother-in-law’s caramels one Christmas. I honestly can’t remember if I’d had them before, but that year I took one bite...

this post may contain affiliate links     Sweet Potato Pie is a traditional Southern dessert made with a filling of mashed sweet potatoes, sugar, spices, eggs and either milk or cream. It has a custard-like texture that's similar to pumpkin pie, but...