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Samoa Cookie Bars

by erika Published: Dec 10, 2025 Modified: Dec 23, 2025 46 Comments

These samoa cookie bars are a top tier holiday cookie! Buttery shortbread topped with salted caramel, toasted coconut and drizzled with chocolate for an elevated version of the famous Girl Scout ...

Thanksgiving Tri Pie

by erika Published: Nov 11, 2025 Modified: Nov 30, 2025 4 Comments

This is a Thanksgiving version of this mosaic pie featuring mini apple, pecan and pumpkin hand pies that get baked together in one dish and can be pulled apart for serving. Perfect for a party or ...

Chewy Pumpkin Cookies

by erika Published: Oct 29, 2025 Modified: Nov 10, 2025 28 Comments

These chewy pumpkin cookies have chewy edges with moist and gooey centers. Bursting with pumpkin flavor, they taste like pumpkin pie thanks to reduced pumpkin puree and lots of fall spices! I ...

Cinnamon Apple Crumb Cake

by erika Published: Oct 10, 2025 Modified: Oct 21, 2025 13 Comments

This marble apple crumb cake features marbles of tender yellow and cinnamon cake, cinnamon apples, a thick layer of buttery crumbs and a maple glaze. One of my favorite recipe discoveries of last ...

Best White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookie Bake Off

by erika Published: Oct 8, 2025 Modified: Oct 22, 2025 7 Comments

Looking for the best white chocolate macadamia nut cookie recipe? I tested 9 different recipes in search of the chewiest, chunkiest, fudgiest white chocolate macadamia cookies! Over my 8 years of ...

Pumpkin Cottage Cheese Pancakes

by erika Published: Sep 19, 2025 Modified: Jan 6, 2026 17 Comments

Thick and soft pumpkin pancakes have cottage cheese and Greek yogurt for protein and use a special technique to get the fluffiest texture! Why you'll love these pancakes How I adapted the ...

Best Peanut Butter Cake Bake Off

by erika Published: Sep 8, 2025 Modified: Apr 30, 2026 6 Comments

Looking for the best peanut butter cake recipe? I tested 9 different recipes in search of a cake with the perfect peanut butter cake flavor and soft, fluffy texture for peanut butter ...

Sweet Corn Layer Cake

by erika Published: Aug 29, 2025 13 Comments

All the sweet flavors of fresh corn captured in a gorgeous corn layer cake with a soft cornmeal cake, sweet corn pastry cream and a flavorful corn buttercream! Bake this in a 9x13 pan for a sheet cake ...

Best Corn Cookie Bake Off

by erika Published: Jul 21, 2025 10 Comments

Looking for the best corn cookie recipe? I tested 9 different recipes in search of the best! When I imagined the search for the best corn cookie recipe on the internet, I imagined a brilliantly ...

Best Whole Foods Berry Chantilly Cake Bake Off

by erika Published: Jun 30, 2025 13 Comments

Do you love the Berry Chantilly cake from Whole Foods? I tested 8 copycat recipes to see which gets the closest to replicating this iconic cake! To me, there is no better grocery store cake than ...

Fluffy cottage cheese pancakes

by erika Published: Jun 24, 2025 Modified: Jul 13, 2025 124 Comments

These super thick and fluffy cottage cheese pancakes are inspired by the syrniki-inspired pancakes from Arthurs Nosh Bar in Montreal! Why you'll love these pancakes How I adapted the ...

Best Chiffon Cake Bake Off

by erika Published: May 28, 2025 18 Comments

Searching for the most delightfully airy and fluffy chiffon cake recipe? We tested 9 different chiffon recipes in one day in search of the best! Searching for the best chiffon cake recipe was not ...

Best Sourdough Bread Bake Off

by erika Published: Apr 21, 2025 7 Comments

If you're new to sourdough and trying to figure out a recipe to start with, we tested 9 different sourdough recipes to compare the differences in hydration and flours! Like many cooped up at home ...

Lemon Raspberry Cake

by erika Published: Apr 2, 2025 Modified: Apr 1, 2026 41 Comments

This lemon raspberry cake features a tender vanilla cake with a bright lemon curd and a fresh raspberry compote. It's a perfect cake for a spring birthday, Easter, Mother's Day, or any ...

Classic Coconut Cake

by erika Published: Mar 28, 2025 19 Comments

This soft and fluffy coconut cake features tender layers of plush sour cream vanilla cake, a tangy cream cheese frosting and lots of toasted coconut to finish. If you're looking for a very subtle ...