Author name: Dorothy Kern

Slice and Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies are good, but what if they were slice and bake chocolate peanut butter cookies so you don’t have to scoop or roll? These are soft cookies with tons of both chocolate and peanut butter flavor, perfect all year or for the holidays with colorful sprinkles. Why You’ll Love These Cookies I…

Slice and Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies

A stack of chocolate cookies with edges coated in multicolored sprinkles.Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies are good, but what if they were slice and bake chocolate peanut butter cookies so you don’t have to scoop or roll? These are soft cookies with tons of both chocolate and peanut butter flavor, perfect all year or for the holidays with colorful sprinkles. Why You’ll Love These Cookies I…

Holiday No Bake Cereal Bar

Peanut Butter Cereal Bars are an easy no bake treat dressed up for Christmas. They’re made with crispy rice cereal, peanut butter, corn syrup, and a rich peanut butter chocolate frosting. These no bake bars are chewy, crunchy, and perfect all year long, but we make them dressed up for Christmas with holiday sprinkles on…

Whipped Shortbread Cookies

A pile of round, fork-pressed butter cookies topped with colorful sprinkles on a white plate.These Whipped Shortbread Cookies are buttery, melt-in-your mouth cookies made with just 6 ingredients, including powdered sugar and cornstarch for an extra tender texture. Unlike traditional shortbread cookies, these are a drop cookie that you press with a fork and decorate with sprinkles if you want. They’re light, delicate, and slightly crisp, making them perfect…

Maple Chess Pie

Maple Chess Pie is one of the best pies I’ve created: an easy homemade pie with a rich, sweet maple custard filling baked in a flaky, buttery pie crust. Made with pure maple syrup and cornmeal, this twist on a classic Southern Chess Pie has a creamy filling and tons of maple flavor. It’s probably…

Maple Chess Pie

A slice of golden yellow chess pie on a white plate with a fork, with a whole pie in the background.Maple Chess Pie is one of the best pies I’ve created: an easy homemade pie with a rich, sweet maple custard filling baked in a flaky, buttery pie crust. Made with pure maple syrup and cornmeal, this twist on a classic Southern Chess Pie has a creamy filling and tons of maple flavor. It’s probably…

Mini Chocolate Chess Pies

A white plate holding five small, fluted pastries filled with a dark, textured chocolate or poppy seed filling.Mini Chocolate Chess Pies are a bite size version of the classic, gooey, rich chocolate pie you’re familiar with. They have buttery crusts and a brownie-like filling and they’re baked in a mini muffin pan so you get a perfect mini pie that’s easier to serve and eat. Mini Pies are one of my favorite…

Mini Chocolate Chess Pies

Mini Chocolate Chess Pies are a bite size version of the classic, gooey, rich chocolate pie you’re familiar with. They have buttery crusts and a brownie-like filling and they’re baked in a mini muffin pan so you get a perfect mini pie that’s easier to serve and eat. Mini Pies are one of my favorite…

Gingerbread Cookies Recipe

Snowman-shaped gingerbread cookie with white icing and red, yellow, and green sprinkles on a cooling rack. More cookies are visible in the background.These Soft Gingerbread Cookies are the best Christmas cutout cookies because they’re soft, chewy, perfectly spiced, and actually hold their shape when baked! This homemade gingerbread is perfect for gingerbread men or any holiday shapes. The secret to keeping them extra soft is the combination of baking soda and vinegar, and they’re so fun to…

Upside Down Apple Pie

A pecan-topped tart in a white ceramic dish, served with two green apples and two cinnamon sticks.This Upside Down Apple Pie is my new favorite way to make pie! It’s a twist on the traditional apple pie: it has a gooey brown sugar pecan topping that starts on the bottom of the pan and is then flipped upside down after baking. It’s kind of like gooey caramel pecan rolls and apple…

Classic Linzer Cookies

liner cookies on white plate with challenge box behindLinzer Cookies are a classic holiday sandwich cookie: they’re delicate and nutty with jam filling and a dusting of powdered sugar. They’re one of the prettiest cookies on the tray and they’re soft but crunchy and perfectly sweet. What are Linzer Cookies? Linzer cookies, a traditional Austrian cookie, are lightly spiced almond cookies with a…

Creamy Pecan Pie

A slice of pecan cream pie topped with whipped cream and pecans on a white plate with a fork.This Creamy Pecan Pie is an easy no-bake pecan pie filling made with cool whip, cream cheese, and pudding in a flaky pie crust. Unlike traditional pecan pie, this version has a light, fluffy, creamy filling instead of the usual gooey baked custard. It’s such a delicious twist on a classic Thanksgiving dessert and you…

Easy Chocolate Fudge Recipe

stack of fudge on white plateThis Easy Chocolate Fudge is actually a cooked fudge, like you get at an actual candy shop: it’s rich and practically melts in your mouth. Cooked fudge can be intimidating, but don’t worry, this one is actually easy and practically no-fail. Plus the secret ingredient will blow your mind! Old Fashioned Chocolate Fudge I’ve been…

Gifts for Travel Lovers

A flat-lay collection of travel accessories including a floral luggage tag, portable kettle, cherry-patterned pouch, sleep mask, stacked packing cubes, clear toiletry bags, and a water bottle, titled Gifts for Travel Lovers under $50.Know someone who travels a lot? These are some of the things I take with me on every trip and they’ll probably love them too, all under $50.

Double Chocolate Mint Cookies

Overhead view of double chocolate mint cookies with andes mints scattered around cookiesThese Double Chocolate Mint Cookies are rich, soft chocolate cookies loaded with chocolate chips and Andes mint pieces. The cookies are one of my favorites, made with both melted chocolate and cocoa powder and you can even freeze them! They’re the perfect Christmas cookie for platters, exchanges, or just because you love chocolate and mint…

Graham Cracker Toffee Bark (3+ ways)

Assorted pieces of chocolate toffee bark and graham cracker toffee, topped with red and green candy-coated chocolates, sliced almonds, and crushed toffee pieces. The treats are arranged in a festive, colorful pile.This Graham Cracker Toffee Bark is an easy Christmas Crack recipe made with graham crackers, buttery brown sugar toffee, melted chocolate, and your favorite toppings. It’s crunchy, sweet, and completely customizable with M&Ms, nuts, toffee bits, or even peanut butter! I’m sharing different ways to make this chocolate covered graham cracker toffee, and it’s the…

Champagne Pound Cake

A sliced loaf of golden pound cake topped with white glaze.This Champagne Pound Cake is a soft, moist loaf cake with Prosecco in three places: the cake batter, the sweet sparkling wine soak, and in the glaze! It’s an easy homemade pound cake loaf recipe that uses any kind of champagne instead of milk for a light, tender teture, with sour cream for extra moisture.…

Apple Pecan Pie Baked Brie

A wedge of baked brie topped with pecans and apple pieces inside a flaky pastry crust, surrounded by square crackers on a plate.Apple Baked Brie combines tow favorite fall desserts with a warm, gooey baked brie appetizer. The cheese is topped with cinnamon apples and a sweet pecan pie filling, then wrapped in crescent roll dough and baked until golden and melty. It’s an easy baked brie recipe that’s perfect for Thanksgiving, Christmas, or because you love…

Toffee Chip Cookies

stacked cookies with heath bars baked in and around the cookies.These Toffee Chip Cookies are soft and chewy cookies loaded with crunchy toffee bits or chopped Heath Bars. Made with melted butter and brown sugar, they have a rich, buttery flavor with caramel notes and slightly crisp edges. These are an easy twist that uses chocolate chip cookie dough and they can even be frozen…

Oatmeal Cranberry Cookies

stacked cookies with white chocolate and cranberries baked in on a blue plate.These Oatmeal Cranberry Cookies are soft and chewy oatmeal cookies filled with dried cranberries, white chocolate chips, and crunchy pistachios. They’re made with brown sugar to keep them soft and the combination of flavors makes them anything but boring! They’re the perfect color and flavor for the holidays, but you can make them all year…

Gingerbread Cookie Bars

Three gingerbread cookie bars decorated for the holidays and stacked on top of eachotherGingerbread Bars are an easy way to make a classic holiday cookie: Soft gingerbread is baked in a pan and then sliced into bars. These are like gingerbread blondies or gingerbread cookie bars but without the hassle of rolling and cutting! Why You’ll Love This Recipe Hands down, these bars are my favorite Gingerbread Cookie…

Christmas Popcorn (Santa Munch)

Bowl of santa munch popcorn snack mixSanta Munch Popcorn Snack Mix is an easy 5 ingredient Christmas popcorn recipe that is the perfect Christmas treat! Popcorn, pretzels, and nuts, coated with white chocolate and mixed with M&Ms making the perfect sweet treat for parties or packaged for goody bags with the printable tags. Why You’ll Love Santa Munch We love binging…

Charcuterie Cups

Small parchment cups containing red wax-covered cheeses cut with star shapes, grapes, and rosemary sprigs.These Charcuterie Cups are an easy individual charcuterie appetizer made with cheese, salami, nuts, crackers, and other bite-sized snacks served in little cups. They’re like mini charcuterie boards, only everyone gets their own! These single-serving charcuterie cups are perfect for parties, holidays, baby showers, or any gathering where you want a fun appetizer that’s easy…

Easy Mini Cheesecakes

A pile of mini cheesecakes with golden-brown crusts on a plate.Easy Mini Cheesecakes are creamy, rich, and baked in a muffin pan and a simple graham cracker crust. This easy cheesecake recipe makes 12 individual cheesecakes without a water bath, and you can customize them with Oreo cookies, lemon, chocolate, peanut butter cups, fresh fruit or so many other flavors. They’re perfect for parties and…

Cinnamon Pull-Apart Bread

cinnamon roll sliced and topped with a glaze.Cinnamon Roll Pull-Apart Bread is a homemade yeast bread filled with buttery cinnamon sugar and topped with a sweet maple glaze. It’s like a giant cinnamon roll baked in a loaf pan but, instead of slicing it, you pull apart the soft, fluffy layers to eat. Made completely from scratch, this cinnamon pull-apart bread is…

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