Welcome back to this space, friends! Stick around and have some yogurt panna cotta with lemon curd. I’ll even throw in a caramelized croissant for you! I’m sorry for the unintentional hiatus over here – I had concepts and ideas for last week’s posts and life was so crazy and busy that I didn’t have…
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march madness: chocolate chip cookie edition
Happy national championship game day! WOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!! Let’s go Heels!!! Can you tell I’m a little excited? Let’s celebrate with a chocolate chip cookie…or ten. Will and I were talking about how poorly our years in school lined up with our teams’ basketball national championship years. UNC won the national championship our junior year of high…
carrot cake loaf with nutella swirled cream cheese frosting
Happy first day of spring! Let’s celebrate with a slice of carrot cake loaf with nutella swirled cream cheese frosting. I have always associated carrot cake with Easter and spring. I don’t think we had an overwhelming number of carrot cakes around Easter growing up, but all of the stores and bakeries seem to increase…
guinness brownies with irish cream chocolate ganache frosting
With St. Patrick’s Day on Thursday, Guinness brownies with Irish cream chocolate ganache frosting should really be on your menu. Two great Irish beverages, combined into one delicious chocolatey dessert – how could you go wrong? I think it is funny that, even though St. Patrick’s Day is closer to next weekend, all of the…
brown butter pecan sandies and cinnamon icebox cookies
Sometimes you just need a good ‘ol butter cookie. A cookie that is in your freezer at the end of the day, waiting for you to come home and reward yourself with a few slices of dough or a couple of crisp, buttery cookies, warm and fresh out of the oven. Can you hear the…
dense chocolate loaf cake
What would happen if a brownie and a loaf cake married? This perfectly fudgy, dark, dense chocolate loaf cake would happen. This loaf is no-nonsense and perfect for Valentine’s Day with a significant other, with friends, or by your onsie (no judgment zone here). Valentine’s Day is so much more controversial than I think it…
champagne cake with rose buttercream
It’s celebration time! I mentioned earlier this year that Pass the Cookies has been up and running for one year now, and what a better way to celebrate than with a naked champagne cake with rose buttercream and some beautiful flowers? If dreams were photos, these would be them. Sometimes I look back and realize how…
flourless chocolate cake with peppermint whipped cream
I figured out what you need for your Christmas dessert buffet this year. Dense, super rich flourless chocolate cake with peppermint whipped cream. Crush up some candy canes from your stocking and your cake is the star of the party. Chocolate and peppermint is such a great combination and perfect for Christmas day. This cake…
chocolate dipped shortbread and brownie cookies
One of my favorite holiday traditions is making cookies. In my family we make the same cookies every year, and visiting family brings the same cookies every year. It is wonderful and I love the variety of small delicious treats. One of my favorite cookies to make and eat this time of year is shortbread…
thanksgiving baking roundup
Have you started your Thanksgiving food prep? Do you make the same menu every year or do you like to change it up from year to year? Do you like the traditional Thanksgiving feast or are you adventurous with your sides? So many Thanksgiving questions, so little time! If you haven’t already figured out your…