I was elbow-deep in cinnamon sugar, completely convinced I was about to ruin a batch of cookies for the third time that week, when I accidentally invented what my family now refers to as “the best thing you’ve ever made.” That’s the origin story of my lemon curd stuffed snickerdoodles, and honestly, it starts with … Read more
I want to tell you about the day I accidentally created what my husband now calls “the best thing you’ve ever made,” and how it started with a melted disaster, a pan of brownies I could not cut cleanly to save my life, and a bag of peanut butter cups I had absolutely no business … Read more
I still remember standing in my kitchen at 11 p.m., staring at a baking sheet full of crumbled, lopsided shortbread rounds with caramel pooling out the sides like a slow, golden disaster. I had promised my daughter’s entire third-grade class a batch of caramel filled shortbread cookies for her birthday celebration the next morning — … Read more
I was elbow-deep in sugar cookie dough, completely convinced I was making a batch of perfectly normal, completely unremarkable rollout cookies, when I accidentally grabbed the cream cheese I had set out to soften for a completely different recipe. Reader, I used it anyway. And that is the origin story of what I now lovingly … Read more
I want to tell you about the day I made nutella stuffed chocolate chip cookies for the first time and accidentally turned my kitchen into what can only be described as a Willy Wonka fever dream. There was Nutella on the ceiling. I am not exaggerating. On. The. Ceiling. But somehow, out of that glorious … Read more
