Dessert Recipes

There used to be a little candy shop tucked between a dry cleaner and a bookstore in my hometown—the kind of place that smelled like … Read more

I was standing in the baking aisle at Target last December, staring at a bag of Hershey Kisses like they held the secrets to the … Read more

The neighborhood cookie swap was in three hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing their grandmother’s famous shortbread, those perfectly layered French … Read more

My aunt had refused to make a gingerbread house with her kids for six years. Six years. She claimed royal icing was “temperamental” and “a … Read more

I was standing in line at the hardware store—of all places—holding a new faucet I wasn’t entirely sure how to install, when the woman behind … Read more

There used to be a tiny, pink-walled bakery in the French Quarter of New Orleans called Sugar & Spice & Everything Nice. It was tucked … Read more

My sister-in-law, Jen, wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to drop off a library book she’d left at my place, and this sweet, … Read more

My sister-in-law, Jenna, asked me why I couldn’t just use a box of muffin mix instead of making the persimmon bread from scratch. I started … Read more

This was supposed to be a batch of white chocolate fudge. I had the recipe memorized, the butter softening on the counter, and a whole … Read more

Our youngest had refused scones for years. “Too dry,” he’d say with a dramatic shudder every time I pulled a tray from the oven. “They’re … Read more