Twix Cookies (Because Life’s Too Short for Just Candy Bars) Twix cookies are my current obsession and I’m not even embarrassed about it anymore. This whole thing started when I saw someone post them on Instagram—or was it TikTok? Honestly…
Bakery style chocolate chip cookies are the reason I can’t eat the regular thin ones anymore. I know that sounds dramatic, but once you go thick and gooey, you can’t go back. So this whole thing started last summer when…
Eggnog snickerdoodles have officially taken over my December baking schedule and I’m not even sorry about it. So here’s the story. Last year I showed up to my sister’s cookie exchange with regular snickerdoodles because I thought I was being…
Look, I’m gonna be honest with you. I avoided making pot roast for YEARS because I thought it was this complicated thing my grandma did that required some kind of secret cooking gene I didn’t inherit. Turns out? Easy slow…
Okay, so I need to tell you about this pumpkin wild rice soup situation. Because honestly? I avoided making it for the longest time thinking it would be one of those “Pinterest-perfect but tastes like cardboard” recipes. Spoiler alert: I…
Okay, so I’m gonna be honest with you—I’ve been trying to nail down the perfect chocolate cherry cookies recipe for like three months now. THREE MONTHS. And last Tuesday, I finally got it right. Actually, my neighbor Sarah knocked on my door…
Peppermint pinwheel cookies are probably the prettiest Christmas cookies I make, and honestly? They’re easier than they look. My sister saw them on my Instagram last year and texted me “HOW did you make those??” like I’d performed some kind…
Grinch cookies are hands down the cutest Christmas cookies I make every year, and my kids lose their minds over them. Like, literally jumping up and down when they see me pulling out the green food coloring because they know…
Cranberry pecan baked brie is the only appetizer I make that gets people literally hovering around the oven asking “Is it done yet?” Last Christmas, my brother-in-law ate like half of it before anyone else could get to it, and…
Christmas margarita is literally the only reason I survive my in-laws’ holiday party every year. Don’t get me wrong—I love them—but when you’ve got 30 relatives crammed into one house arguing about politics and asking when you’re having another baby,…