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Salted Brownie Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

Salted Brownie Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars Chocolate Chip Cookie Layer:½ cup (8 tablespoons) unsalted butter, softened½ cup light brown sugar ...

Soft Pretzels

Soft Pretzels Dough:3 cups bread flour1 teaspoon kosher salt1 tablespoon dark brown sugar2 ¼ teaspoons instant active yeast1 ½ cups ...

Passover Sponge Cake with Whipped Cream Frosting

Passover Sponge Cake with Whipped Cream Frosting Cake:1/3 cup matzah cake meal1/3 cup potato starch8 large eggs (room temperature)¾ cup ...

Granola Crunch

Granola Crunch 1 cup old-fashioned oats or 1 cup almond flour½ cup wheat germ¼ cup white whole wheat flour1/8 teaspoon ...

Hot Cross Buns

Hot Cross Buns For the Buns:1 cup all-purpose flour2 ½ teaspoons instant active yeast½ cup dark brown sugar (packed)1 teaspoon ...

Granola Crunch

Granola Crunch 1 cup old-fashioned oats or 1 cup almond flour½ cup wheat germ¼ cup white whole wheat flour1/8 teaspoon ...

Fudgy Irish Whiskey Cake

Fudgy Irish Whiskey Cake For the Cake:¾ cup heavy cream2 cups high quality semisweet chocolate chips6 large eggs½ cup granulated ...

Irish Coffee Semifreddo

Irish Coffee Semifreddo 2 cups cold heavy cream1 can ((14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk)1 tablespoon instant espresso powder1/3 cup Irish ...

Blackberry Shortbread Bars

Blackberry Shortbread Bars Shortbread Crust and Crumble:1 ½ cups all-purpose flour¾ cup granulated sugar1 teaspoon lemon zest1/8 teaspoon salt1 ½ ...

Pistachio Almond Rugelach

Pistachio Almond Rugelach Dough:8 ounces cream cheese (softened)1/2 pound (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened2 cups all-purpose flourFilling:½ cup plus 2 ...

Fudge Swirl Sour Cream Pound Cake

Fudge Swirl Sour Cream Pound Cake Fudge½ cup heavy cream1 cup semisweet chocolate chipsCake3 cups all-purpose flour1 teaspoon baking powder½ ...

Raspberry Almond Frangipane Tart

Raspberry Almond Frangipane Tart Sweet Crust1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour3 tablespoons granulated sugar½ teaspoon saltZest from 1 lemon8 tablespoons (1/2 ...

Almond Stracciatella Gelato

Almond Stracciatella Gelato 1 ½ cups whole milk1 cup heavy cream¾ cup granulated sugar1 ½ teaspoons pure vanilla extract1 teaspoon ...

Cashew Coconut Chocolate Tart

Cashew Coconut Chocolate Tart Crust:1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour2/3 cup granulated sugar½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder¼ teaspoon salt10 tablespoons (1 ...

Quick Pecan Cinnamon Buns

Quick Pecan Cinnamon Buns Filling:¼ cup granulated sugar¾ cup dark brown sugar (packed)2 ¼ teaspoons ground cinnamon¼ teaspoon ground ginger¼ ...

Red Velvet Cake

Red Velvet Cake 2 ¼ cups cake flour2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder, (not Dutch processed)1 teaspoon baking powder1 teaspoon baking ...

Ermine Frosting

Ermine Frosting ½ cup all-purpose flour1 ½ cups whole milk1/8 teaspoon salt1 ½ teaspoons pure vanilla extract3 sticks ((1 ½ ...

Ube Rainbow Cookies

Ube Rainbow Cookies 8 ounces (approximately ¾ cup) almond paste¾ cup granulated sugar2 sticks unsalted butter (softened)4 large egg yolks2 ...

Freeform Cherry Almond Galette

Freeform Cherry Almond Galette Flaky Pastry1 ½ cups all-purpose flour1/8 teaspoon salt12 tablespoons cold (unsalted butter, cut into ½ inch ...

Bûche de Noel

Bûche de Noel Sponge Cake1 1/3 cups cake flour2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder1 teaspoon baking powder½ teaspoon salt6 large egg ...