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Peach Bars

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Ripe peaches are pretty irresistible–juicy, sweet–they’re the perfect summer fruit. These Peach Bars take those ripe peaches, blend the flesh into a puree, and pair the sweet, fruity notes of a silky peach custard with a nutty walnut shortbread base that is incredibly tender and slightly crunchy thanks to pieces of toasted walnut folded throughout. …

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No Bake Cheesecake Parfaits with Stone Fruit Topping

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For those days when you want a decadent sounding dessert you can hold in your hand without having to actually turn the oven on, these No Bake Cheesecake Parfaits are there for you. Make these ahead so that there is proper time to chill and allow the cheesecake filling to set, top with a macerated …

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Strawberry Gin Smash Pop-Tarts

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These Strawberry Gin Smash Pop-Tarts are a hundred times better than the kind that come in those thin foil pouches. The pastry is buttery and flaky, super tender and easy to bite into, and the jam is fresh and sweet from the use of real strawberries (unlike the store-bought brand which uses dried strawberries, dried …

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Malted Chocolate Blueberry Couronne

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Today is all about dough. Sweet dough. In particular, today is all about this Malted Chocolate Blueberry Couronne. This loaf is rich and sweet. From the savory hit of the malted milk powder and the bittersweet chocolate that lines it’s swirls to the subtly-sweet bite of the blueberry jam and the kick of actual sweetness …

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Banana Hazelnut Cupcakes

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These Banana Hazelnut Cupcakes are just about everything you can ask for in a cupcake–soft, moist, full of banana flavor with a bit of crunch and earthy nuttiness from the tasted hazelnuts–all topped off with a Nutella Cream Cheese Frosting that is slightly tangy, slightly sweet, and fully as addicting and eat-it-by-the-spoonful-able as Nutella itself. …

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Almond, Raspberry, and Lemon Cake

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I’ve had the tendency these past few weeks to throw some of my favorite fall and winter flavors into some early spring bakes. I’m going to change that up this week though as this cake is all about fresh flavors and spring. This Almond, Raspberry, and Lemon cake is a dream come true. The cake …

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Birthday Cake Sugar Cookies

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These cookies are magical. They’re essentially the pastry form of a time machine. From the moment I tasted the dough, I was transported back to a way simpler time in life where I could eat half a dozen cookies in a day without total judgment because a kid giving in to her sweet tooth & …

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Puppy Chow Cookies

Cookies

Okay. Okay okay okay. I know I said that I was done with the cookie project after last year, but I can’t just abandon cookies completely! They’re usually pretty quick to throw together (unless you’re making my Snickers Cookies or Coffee, Sage, and Maple Millionaire’s Shortbread–those both take a bit of prep but are totally …

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Baked Strawberry Old-Fashioned Doughnuts

Doughnuts

Yes, I’m back for another week with another doughnut recipe. They’re just so quick and easy to make that it’s been so much fun testing these recipes out and coming up with them, and I’m excited keep playing with doughnut recipes because, the texture of these has me hooked. These Baked Strawberry Old-Fashioned Doughnuts especially. They’re so …

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