My sister, Laura, and I wanted to do cookies again since they’re really easy to make, don’t take much time in the oven, and are perfect quarantine anxiety relievers (for the few seconds that they take to chew). Laura had some Trader Joe’s Cookie Butter that she was trying to figure out how to useContinue reading “Nutella Cookies”
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M&M Cookies for Easter
Easter 2020, the first holiday of the quarantine that I could not spend with my family *sigh*. Even though I moved to NYC from my hometown a couple of years ago, I always find a way to be together with my family for birthdays and holidays. But given the stay-at-home orders in place to preventContinue reading “M&M Cookies for Easter”
Nutella Donut Sandwiches
So I purchased a container of Nutella a while back and I was super excited about it. But the days kept passing by and I kept putting off doing something with it. TBH the first thing that comes to mind when I think of Nutella is a crepe with Nutella, strawberries, and bananas and there’sContinue reading “Nutella Donut Sandwiches”
Lemon Bars
Lemons are my favorite! So baking lemons bars was naturally the best way to kick off the quarantine baking extravaganza. This recipe was very easy and super delicious. They also stayed nice and fresh in my fridge for a whole week! My good friend Mari also did the recipe from her home in California andContinue reading “Lemon Bars”
4th of July Fireworks Cookies
On our day off, my sister and I decided to make 4th of July Cookies and came across this GENIUS idea to sprinkle sugar cookies with blue sprinkles and red Pop Rocks! Sticks to the 4th of July theme and adds a kick of fireworks in your mouth! The cookies themselves are star-shaped sugar cookiesContinue reading “4th of July Fireworks Cookies”
Strawberry Lemonade Cupcakes
I am a happy godmother of two amazing young women: Stephanie and Laura and we were able to spend a weekend together where we explored some embassies in DC, checked out the DC Funk Parade, ate some Chinese food, made brunch and baked cupcakes! Since the beginning of great summer weather is approaching, we thought itContinue reading “Strawberry Lemonade Cupcakes”
Vanilla Cupcakes
Same story as my chocolate chip cookies but for a scrumptious vanilla cupcake recipe! Ingredients: 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon salt 2 large eggs 1 cup granulated sugar 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1/2 cup sour cream Directions: Preheat ovenContinue reading “Vanilla Cupcakes”
Chocolate Chip Cookies
I was asked to make some chocolate chip cookies and I figured I would just quickly pull up my blog and find one or two recipes, and to my surprise, I didn’t have a single plain chocolate chip cookie recipe posted! So I did some searching and found my new favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe!Continue reading “Chocolate Chip Cookies”
Easter Rice Krispies Treats
Hosting an Easter egg hunt for two young kids is just about as cute as it gets! Since rice krispies are so easy to make, we decided to make some in Easter-themed shapes. The recipe was the same as always but the fun part was making the fun designs and adding jelly beans, sprinkles andContinue reading “Easter Rice Krispies Treats”
Cake Batter Chocolate Chip Cookies
Anna (one of my former college roommates) and I made some ridiculously delicious cookies with just about everything you could want in a cookie: some cake mix, some chocolate chips, some sprinkles and of course, the baking essentials. These cookies were amazing and it was great to catch up with this awesome lady 🙂 P.S.Continue reading “Cake Batter Chocolate Chip Cookies”
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