The perfect dessert for summer nights! Gooey marshmallow frosting surrounding chocolate ganache sprinkled with graham cracker crumbs. Can be made as a macaron “cake” or regular cookie size with this recipe. Makes a great gift for a birthday or an impressive centerpiece for your party buffet. I love making these oversized macarons, such a cute …
Learn how to make this super delicious and moist chocolate cake with a heavenly chocolate buttercream frosting. Stuffed and topped with traditional coconut pecan filling. This cake was a request from my dad, but it ended up being my best chocolate cake recipe. I use this cake base for most of my cocoa cakes. So …
More beautiful and decadent than a cookie, more regal than a cupcake. Truly a dessert to impress and show how much you care! Plus a delicious mix of tart fresh strawberry, rich custard buttercream, and almond cookies. I always have to give these away when I make them. Way too dangerous to keep around, I …
A fancy AND delicious Christmas treat! Perfect for a dessert table centerpiece or a gift for family and friends. Plus they taste so darn good. In the filling, I used melted crushed candy canes for the peppermint flavor because I ran out of peppermint extract. Turns out—that was a super tasty mistake. Hooray for happy …
Buttery and delicious, perfect for Santa! You’ll be his favorite house in the neighborhood if you make these cookies. Far superior to the sad supermarket roll of dough. If you have the time this season, these cookies are worth the trouble. Topped with traditional American Buttercream and sprinkles. Great for decorating with kids, or gifts …
Adorable autumnal inspired treats that also serve as a decoration. Irresistible to kids and super fun to make. Meringues are awesome for the simple fact you can make them ahead of time! No scrambling the day before or of a party. Just make them at your leisure (up to 5 days before) and bask in …
Ahh yes, Lemon Bars, the dessert GOAT. Perfectly sweet, tart and bite sized. Probably my 2nd most requested dessert when I was a kid. So much so, my mom taught me how to make it myself. This recipe is old, it’s been around long before I was. For good reason, it’s delicious. Lemon Bars are …
What’s more American than apple pie? Twinkies of course! Delicious fluffy chiffon cake filled with a marshmallow frosting. In fact apple pie wasn’t invented in America, but the Twinkie was. Right here in my home state of Illinois, so it’s only fitting that I create my own version. To honor my Illinoisan heritage, not because …
I needed a last minute patriotic dessert for the 4th, so I landed on ice cream sandwiches! I had some vanilla ice cream and the super basic ingredients for a buttery cutout cookie recipe. Add some red and blue color and you got some festive American ice cream sandwiches. I didn’t need a full cookie …
