Dessert Recipes

I had been looking for a pumpkin cookie that actually stayed soft for days. Not dry, not crumbly, and definitely not tasting like a pumpkin … Read more

Fourth time this week and the kitchen still smells like a cider mill exploded inside a cinnamon stick factory. I didn’t plan to make this … Read more

My sister-in-law Karen showed up at my back door at 4:30 PM on a Tuesday, shaking rain off her coat and asking if I had … Read more

I had this rigid idea in my head that “pumpkin” meant “dry sponge.” You know the type. It’s that brick you buy at gas stations … Read more

My husband stared at the second bowl of maple apple crisp and quietly asked if the oven was broken. He didn’t say it with anger, … Read more

I want a slice of cake that tastes like a crisp autumn afternoon, and I have everything except the actual cider reduction simmering on the … Read more

October wind rattles the windowpane, and the only thing I want is crispy caramel apple slices with candy. It is a specific craving that hits … Read more

I figured layering chocolate pudding with crushed cookies would look like a disaster waiting to happen. It took about five minutes for that assumption to … Read more

By the fourth time I made these crispy ghost meringue cookies this week, I had a genuine fear that my oven was judging me. Honestly, … Read more

My husband walked in the door with three strangers and a box of candy corn. It was 4:30 PM on a Tuesday, and the house … Read more