Dessert Recipes

My brother had sworn off chocolate chip cookies for three years. Three years! He claimed they were all the same—too crispy, too flat, too sweet, … Read more

My niece asked why I couldn’t just use a heart-shaped cookie cutter on regular red velvet crinkle cookies instead of shaping each one by hand. … Read more

My neighbor asked why I couldn’t just use the persimmon pulp straight from the fruit instead of roasting it first. I started to explain why … Read more

I was standing in the middle of a blizzard in my neighbor’s driveway, snow up to my ankles, holding a half-empty carton of heavy cream. … Read more

This was supposed to be a classic coffee cake. I had the streusel topping all mixed—butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, the works—and a standard sour cream … Read more

My neighbor, Mrs. Kowalski, watched me struggle with a wobbly tube of store-bought frosting one December afternoon. I was trying to pipe stars onto sugar … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a rainy Tuesday, and I had a very specific craving for something buttery, tart, and sweet all at once. I … Read more

I was standing in the checkout line at Target last Tuesday when the woman in front of me unloaded her cart. You know that moment … Read more

The neighborhood cookie swap was in three days and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing those elaborate, multi-day creations—you know, the kind with … Read more

My aunt swore she hated spritz cookies. For years. Her exact words were, “They’re just butter and flour with a middleman.” She’d say this every … Read more