Dessert Recipes

“You’re not actually putting candy corn in popcorn, are you?” my sister asked, peering over my shoulder as I dumped a bag of mummy-shaped pretzels … Read more

I need a Halloween dessert that looks creepy but takes zero effort. Right now. The kids are already buzzing about costumes and candy, and I … Read more

“These taste exactly like the ones from Starbucks—can you make them again next weekend?” My sister said that last October, standing in my kitchen with … Read more

I did not trust pumpkin cookies. For years, they were the one fall treat I’d pass on without a second thought. Every single one I … Read more

There were a few autumns where I just accepted that apple cider donuts were going to be a roadside stand thing, not a home kitchen … Read more

The soft, buttery crumble sinking into a pool of warm, jammy apples — that first bite is the whole point. Everything else about this cozy … Read more

Grabbing the last bottle of apple cider from the fridge—the one I’d been saving for mimosas—when I realized I had nothing for the bake sale. … Read more

That smell. The one that hits you the second you walk through the back door after a long, cold afternoon — cinnamon and nutmeg and … Read more

I figured a loaf of pumpkin bread for two would mean sacrificing that signature cream cheese ribbon — the one that makes every slice feel … Read more

By the fourth batch in three days, I’d stopped apologizing to my butter stash. The first batch of these Brown Butter Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Cookies was … Read more