Baking A Moment

Almond

Square image of a heart-shaped soft cut-out sugar cookie with pink sour cream icing.

Soft Cut-Out Sugar Cookies

Apple tart with crumb topping on a white plate with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

Irish Apple Tart

My favorite-ever chocolate mousse recipe! This is the real deal, made with eggs and butter and so airy it just melts in your mouth. Loved that added hint of almond from the amaretto too.

Chocolate Amaretto Mousse

LOVED how tall and moist these Almond Joy Muffins came out! Chocolate, almonds, and coconut go so well together!

Almond Joy Muffins Recipe

Pear Tart

Cherry almond chocolate chip cookies on a cooling rack

Cherry Almond Chocolate Chip Cookies

Chocolate Granola

slices of almond pound cake slices on a board with a spoon full of glaze

Moist and Buttery Almond Pound Cake

Almond blondies on a cutting board

Almond Blondies

Close up image of an almond croissant on a rose gold wire rack.

Almond Croissant Recipe

Freshly made frangipane filling in a small pink bowl.

Frangipane

Spooning apricot jam from a glass jar.

Apricot Jam

A stack of funfetti pancakes on a pink glass plate.

Funfetti Pancakes

Overhead close-up shot of coconut macaroons drizzled with dark chocolate.

Coconut Macaroons

Cheese Danish with raspberry hearts.

Cheese Danish

Bacon wrapped dates with a dollop of whipped blue cheese.

Bacon Wrapped Dates

Lemon Olive Oil Cake Recipe

Olive Oil Cake

I make these vanilla cut-out cookies every year, and they never disappoint! So easy to make, the dough is great to work with, and they absolutely, positively, DO NOT SPREAD when you bake them. Perfect for decorating with royal icing.

How to Bake (Easy! and Delicious!) Cutout Cookies with Neat Edges

Streusel topping in a small enameled pot.

Basic Streusel Recipe

Funfetti cookies piled into a small white ceramic dish, with more cookies stacked in the background.

Funfetti Cookies

Shards of toffee stacked in a fluted tart pan.

How to Make Toffee

Biscotti cookies served with a cup of espresso.

Almond Biscotti Recipe

Cherry pie with a few slices cut, on a wire cooling rack with fresh cherries in the background.

Cherry Pie

Small plate of ramen noodle salad on a green striped cloth with a rose gold fork.

Ramen Noodle Salad