Maple Shortbread Cookies with Bourbon Frosting (with Bacon!) Some cookies feel like a party all on their own—and these maple shortbread cookies with bourbon frosting and candied bacon are exactly that. They’re the kind of treat that makes friends lean in after one bite and say, “Can I get this recipe?” For me, maple always…

Pineapple Upside Down Bundt Cake with Cake Mix (Easy Recipe) Some cakes just feel like a hug from the past, and pineapple upside down cake is one of them. With its glossy fruit topping and caramelized glaze, this retro dessert has been gracing American tables since the 1950s. And while most of us remember it…

Homemade Baklava with Phyllo Dough (Easy Step-by-Step) There are some recipes that carry you right back to the warmth of a family kitchen, the clinking of pans, and that unmistakable smell of sugar and butter caramelizing in the oven. For me, baklava is one of those recipes. The golden layers of phyllo, the crunch of…

Chocolate Babka Cookies Recipe (Sablés Zébrés) Every cookie tray has its stars, but these Chocolate Babka Cookies—also known as sablés zébrés in French—are the ones that stop people in their tracks. With striking chocolate-and-vanilla stripes that look like a cross between zebra stripes and a loaf of chocolate babka, these cookies are as much a…

Italian Peach Wedding Cookies Recipe There’s something magical about a cookie table at a wedding. If you’ve ever been to a Pittsburgh or Youngstown wedding, you know what I mean—the table is a feast of Italian, Polish, and Eastern European cookies passed down from grandmothers, aunts, and cousins. Among the biscotti, lady locks, and nut…

Crockpot Christmas Crack Candy Recipe There’s nothing quite like holiday candy that’s both ridiculously easy and deliciously addictive. If you’ve never made Crockpot Christmas Crack before, you’re in for a treat. This recipe combines peanuts, chocolate, peanut butter chips, and almond bark in your slow cooker—stir, scoop, and you’ve got festive clusters that everyone will…

Soft Lemon Cookies with Glaze When life gives you lemons… you bake cookies! 🍋 Lemon cookies have always been a favorite of mine, but when I say these are the softest, most lemony cookies I’ve ever baked, I truly mean it. The recipe came into my life years ago, and after a few tweaks (and…

Traditional Scottish Shortbread Cookies Recipe There’s something timeless about shortbread. Just butter, sugar, and flour—so simple, yet so rich and comforting. I’ve tried many versions over the years, from whipped shortbread to flavored twists, but when my husband’s cousin’s mother-in-law visited from Scotland and made a batch of her traditional shortbread, I knew I’d struck…

Mini Crumb Cakes Recipe If you grew up in the U.S., chances are crumb cakes were part of your childhood mornings. I remember my grandmother always having a warm coffee cake cooling on the counter, the buttery crumb topping filling the whole kitchen with that irresistible cinnamon-sugar aroma. These mini crumb cakes are my nostalgic…