Author name: Dorothy Kern

Cinnamon Sugar Pancake Rolls

A stack of thin, golden-brown crepes with three rolled crepes placed on top, one of which is cut to show a light brown filling inside. Butter and a blurred utensil are in the background.Pancake Rolls are like crepes, but made with pancake batter and no special equipment. You can fill them with anything you like, but we always use a cinnamon sugar filling. These freeze great, are perfect for making ahead, and everyone will love them (especially the kids). My mom made Cinnamon Sugar Pancake Rolls for me…

Cinnamon Sugar Pancake Rolls

Pancake Rolls are like crepes, but made with pancake batter and no special equipment. You can fill them with anything you like, but we always use a cinnamon sugar filling. These freeze great, are perfect for making ahead, and everyone will love them (especially the kids). My mom made Cinnamon Sugar Pancake Rolls for me…

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread

Close-up of sliced pumpkin bread with melted chocolate chips on a cooling rack, with cinnamon sticks and a small decorative pumpkin in the background.Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread is an easy quick bread recipe that’s super moist thanks to all the pumpkin. It’s full of warm fall spices and gooey chocolate chips and is the best breakfast or dessert for fall! Why I Love This Recipe I never get tired of pumpkin anything, and when fall finally arrives, I…

Crockpot Apple Butter Recipe

A close-up of a glass jar filled with thick, brown crock pot apple butter. In the background, there is a whole apple and a slice of bread spread with the rich apple butter on a white plate.Crockpot Apple Butter is so easy to make with just a few ingredients. It’s a thick applesauce with more condensed flavor and is perfect on toast or in recipes during apple season and homemade is so much better than what you get in the store. Apple Butter is expensive and it’s so easy to make…

Chewy Sugar Cookie Recipe

A close-up of several golden, round sugar cookies with slightly cracked surfaces, stacked on top of each other—these delicious treats are made from an easy sugar cookie recipe.Chewy Sugar Cookies take my favorite cookie recipe and instead of being pillowy soft, they have crunchy edges and chewy centers. Because these are sweet enough without frosting, this is an easy sugar cookie recipe you can count on to be the best one you’ve tried! This recipe has been updated to fulfil the chewy…

Soft Sugar Cookies

A stack of Perfect Sugar Cookies topped with colorful sprinkles sits on a wooden board, surrounded by more cookies and scattered sprinkles.Easy Soft Sugar Cookies – a classic drop sugar cookie, no cookie cutters or rolling needed! With the buttercream cookie frosting on top these are perfect for any holiday or occasion – or because you can’t get enough sugar cookies! Drop sugar cookies are a go-to recipe for the easiest soft sugar cookies. These cookies…

Strawberry Shortcake Bars

Close-up of dessert bars topped with a layer of white frosting and fresh strawberry slices on a golden-brown base, cut into squares and arranged closely together.Strawberry Shortcake Bars are an easy cake mix cookie bar topped with whipped cream frosting and fresh strawberries. The bars have a texture somewhere between blondies and cake, and paired with frosting and berries, they are the perfect treat for summer! This is the perfect summer cookie bar recipe: Strawberry Shortcake Bars! They’re basically your…

Pear Galette

A rustic apple galette with golden crust, filled with cinnamon-spiced apple slices, topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and drizzled with caramel sauce. A slice has been cut and pulled slightly away.A Caramel Pear Galette is a rustic pie full of perfectly cooked juicy pears, caramel, and spices. It’s easy to make (no pie dish!) and the perfect fall dessert! A galette is basically fruit on top of a pastry. It’s similar to a pie but doesn’t have a top crust or a lot of other…

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Dip

A bowl of creamy dip topped with chocolate chips is surrounded by apple slices, vanilla wafer cookies, pretzels, graham crackers, and chocolate sandwich cookies on a platter.Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Dip is a creamy and sweet dip that has all your favorite cookie flavors. It’s perfect as a fruit dip – or you can dip cookies or pretzels or anything you like. This cheesecake dip is full of chocolate chips! I love an easy dip recipe and when I can make…

Dot Cakes Recipe

A clear plastic cup filled with layers of vanilla cake and creamy frosting, topped with colorful rainbow sprinkles. Two similar cups and a glass bowl of sprinkles are in the background.Have you seen the Viral Dot Cakes trend all over social media? They’re super fun to look at and eat (cake and frosting, sign me up) but if you want a tutorial on how to make a dot cake at home so you can skip the pricey NYC bakery, here is the recipe for you!…

The Best Homemade Brownie Mix

A large glass jar labeled Homemade Brownie Mix sits on a counter, filled with homemade brownie mix. A metal measuring spoon of mix and a plate with brownies are nearby. The jar’s lid rests beside it.A box brownie mix might be nostalgic and easy but Homemade Brownie Mix is even better. This easy mix makes several sizes of rich, chocolatey, fudgy brownies anytime you want! Keep it in your pantry and you can have brownies whenever you want – no box needed! Growing up we lived on box brownie mix.…

German Chocolate Brownies

A square piece of German chocolate brownie topped with a coconut and pecan frosting, surrounded by small bits of nuts on a white surface.Rich, fudgy brownies topped with delicious coconut pecan frosting: these German Chocolate Brownies are even better than the classic cake recipe. The cooked frosting is sweet and chewy from the coconut and pecans and is the perfect compliment to the homemade brownies. I first made this recipe a countless number of years ago and it…

Amazing FROSTING Recipes

cupcake with vanilla frosting and sprinklesLearn how to make frosting in so many flavors, from basic vanilla and chocolate buttercream to flavors like peanut butter, cream cheese frosting, and more. This is your one stop shop for every frosting you might want for any cakes, cupcakes, or cookies you make. Basic Frosting Recipes I love a good frosting recipe and…

Best Coconut Pecan Frosting

Coconut Pecan Frosting might be the classic recipe for frosting on German Chocolate Cake, but it’s also a delicious frosting for anything you want to add it to: it’s great on cookies, brownies, even as a dip. This recipe will show you exactly how to make this decadent frosting with sweetened coconut and pecans so…

Caramel Apple Pie

Salted Caramel Apple Pie is the best apple pie recipe – perfectly cooked apples baked with salted caramel sauce in a homemade pie crust! It’s one of my favorite Thanksgiving pie recipes – but it’s perfect all fall or all year long! This caramel apple pie takes a classic apple pie recipe and gives it…

Millionaire’s Shortbread

Millionaire’s Shortbread is a Scottish dessert that has three distinct layers: a crunchy butter shortbread crust, soft chewy caramel, and sweet spreadable chocolate on top. It’s a decadent dessert bar that’s one of the best desserts you’ll ever try! I tried Millionaire Shortbread the first time I visited the UK and fell immediately in love.…

Pineapple Mimosa

Two champagne flutes filled with yellow pineapple mimosa cocktails, garnished with pineapple wedges. A pineapple, champagne bottle, and cork are in the background.Skip the orange juice and make a Pineapple Mimosa instead! The sweet juice with your favorite champagne are a perfect combo to make brunch feel like you’re in the tropics. I had my first pineapple mimosa a few years ago when we went to Maui. We took a snorkeling trip with Trilogy (of the famous…

Mini Pies (Berry Crumble Pies)

Close-up of a mini berry crumble pie with a golden, crumbly topping, displayed on a wooden surface. Fresh raspberries and blackberries are scattered in the background, highlighting the charm of homemade mini pies.Mini Berry Pies are completely from scratch: a buttery pie crust filled with a jammy berry pie filling and topped with a sweet crunchy crumble. Mini Pies are so much easier to serve (and eat) than regular pie. These are perfect for any holiday! I love making mini pies because I can’t help but make…

Banana Breakfast Bars

stack of 2 barsBanana Breakfast Bars are an easy breakfast or snack we’ve been making for years. They’re a copycat of those breakfast bars you buy, but homemade so they’re better for you and cheaper too! These are one of my favorite banana breakfast recipes! Years ago there was a brand that made Banana Breakfast Bars, sold in…

Turtle Brownies

A close-up of a rich chocolate brownie topped with gooey caramel and chopped pecans, with more brownies and caramel pieces in the background on a white surface.Turtle Brownies are rich, fudgy brownies with gooey caramel in the middle and drizzled on top, along with crunchy chopped pecans. This recipe might look complicated but is actually really easy and they’re inspired by candy Turtles, but they’re brownies and so good. My mom loves Turtle Candies (those caramel pecan clusters covered in chocolate)…

Turtle Brownies

A close-up of a rich chocolate brownie topped with gooey caramel and chopped pecans, with more brownies and caramel pieces in the background on a white surface.Turtle Brownies are rich, fudgy brownies with gooey caramel in the middle and drizzled on top, along with crunchy chopped pecans. This recipe might look complicated but is actually really easy and they’re inspired by candy Turtles, but they’re brownies and so good. My mom loves Turtle Candies (those caramel pecan clusters covered in chocolate)…

Easy Ground Turkey Stir Fry

Ground Turkey Stir Fry with Broccoli is the perfect easy weeknight meal that uses a simple homemade stir fry sauce. You can actually use ground beef, ground turkey OR ground chicken and it has the takeout flavor you crave. This is one of my go-to dinners because it’s such a fast way to get dinner…

Easy Ground Turkey Stir Fry

A large skillet filled with cooked ground beef, broccoli florets, and a dark savory sauce, garnished with sliced green onions, sits on a checkered cloth next to a bunch of fresh green onions.Ground Turkey Stir Fry with Broccoli is the perfect easy weeknight meal that uses a simple homemade stir fry sauce. You can actually use ground beef, ground turkey OR ground chicken and it has the takeout flavor you crave. This is one of my go-to dinners because it’s such a fast way to get dinner…

Fireworks Blondies

A close-up of festive blondies topped with red, white, and blue M&M candies and colorful sprinkles. These dessert bars boast a chewy, cookie-like texture that's perfect for celebrations.Get ready to celebrate the 4th of July with these delicious, gooey red, white, and blue blondies! This is my go-to blonde brownie recipe filled with all the patriotic candy and sprinkles. These are the perfect potluck cookie bar for your summer party! This easy blondie recipe is next-level delicious: a showstopper dessert that will…

Ultimate Reese’s Peanut Butter Cookies

A stack of three peanut butter cookies with orange and yellow candy-coated chocolates, surrounded by more cookies and candies on a white surface.If you’re looking for a peanut butter fix but don’t want to mess with flour or chilling dough, these Ultimate Reese’s Peanut Butter Cookies are your new best friend. We are taking the classic 3-ingredient cookie base, just egg, sugar, and peanut butter, and stuffing it with Reese’s Pieces and chopped peanut butter cups. The…

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