Dessert Recipes

The Christmas morning brunch was in about twelve hours and I’d completely forgotten I was supposed to bring the muffins. My sister-in-law, the one who … Read more

My neighbor, an older woman named Irene, watched me struggle with a broken cookie press on my front porch last December. I was trying to … Read more

My neighbor Sarah asked why I couldn’t just press the cookie dough through a garlic press instead of buying a fancy cookie press. I started … Read more

I was standing in the checkout line at the grocery store last December, mentally running through my Christmas shopping list for the third time, when … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a random Tuesday—one of those nights where sleep just wasn’t happening—and I had this ridiculous, overwhelming craving for something soft, … Read more

I wasn’t expecting construction advice from my dentist, but there I was, mid-filling, listening to Dr. Patel describe exactly how to make royal icing that … Read more

There used to be a little diner off Route 9 in upstate New York called The Frosty Spoon that made snow ice cream that tasted … Read more

My sister asked why I couldn’t just melt white chocolate chips and stir in some cookie butter. I started to explain why that wouldn’t work—then … Read more

I was standing in the baking aisle last Tuesday, staring at a row of chocolate chips, when the smell hit me. Not the smell of … Read more

Maggie wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I had stopped by her place on a random Tuesday in early December to pick up a book I’d … Read more