Dessert Recipes

My neighbor wasn’t trying to impress me. I’d stopped by to borrow a ladder on a Saturday morning, and the smell—warm vanilla, cinnamon, something buttery … Read more

This was supposed to be a batch of banana muffins. I had the bananas—overly ripe, practically crying out from the fruit bowl—and I had the … Read more

Last October, my friend Mia texted me at 9 PM on a Thursday. Her book club meeting was the next morning, and she was panicking. … Read more

I swore I would never be the person who brought themed treats to a Super Bowl party. For years, I dug my heels in on … Read more

My neighbor Pat watched me fumbling with a piping bag last October, my hands covered in cream cheese frosting, while the kids ran circles around … Read more

Someone asked me last week why I always volunteer to bring treats to Halloween parties when I’m not even that into baking. Honestly, I’m not … Read more

There used to be a tiny bakery tucked between a dry cleaner and a nail salon in my old neighborhood that made the most incredible … Read more

Hand me that bowl, my neighbor said, not even looking up from the pile of leaves she was raking. I’d stopped by to return a … Read more

My friend Jenna asked me last week why I couldn’t just use a boxed sugar cookie mix for the bars I was bringing to her … Read more

This was supposed to be a straightforward batch of classic snickerdoodles. You know the kind—soft, buttery, rolled in cinnamon sugar, the cookie equivalent of a … Read more