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Handle the Heat

Thoroughly tested (and positively delicious!) homemade baking recipes - no cake mixes or Keto recipes here! I'm a total chocoholic and cookie queen. Oh, and I've graduated from culinary school and written two cookbooks. Come bake with me!

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You need a brownie recipe for the weekend 🍫

Oh am I excited to officially share this new recipe! You may have already gotten a sneak peek at these Oreo Brownies if you opened my email from a couple weeks ago. In case you didn't, just take a look at how thick & fudgy these are... Get the Recipe → ✨ My favorite way to eat them Fresh from the oven, they're extra gooey. At room temperature, they're perfectly chewy. But my favorite? Chilled from the fridge. They get even fudgier! Any leftovers (if you're lucky enough to have them!) will...

Hi, baking friend, Today’s recipe is for the chocolate lovers! If you combine a molten chocolate cake, a chocolate truffle, and a bakery style cookie all in one — with a punch of bright raspberry flavor — you’d get my newest recipe creation: ✨ NEW ✨ Chocolate RaspberryTruffle Cookies What Makes These Cookies Special: These aren't just thick, fudgy chocolate cookies with raspberries added in. The raspberry flavor is layered throughout the cookie thanks to: 🩷 Raspberry jam in the fudgy ganache...

Hi baking friend, If you live in the U.S. and follow the news, you may be a little cautious about consuming raw fruits & veggies at the moment... So I thought I'd share a quick & easy homemade recipe for Blueberry Sauce! It keeps in the fridge beautifully and will make SO many dishes sing all summer long. Can you just imagine how good this would smell wafting through your kitchen? ✨ NEW ✨ Blueberry Sauce This thick, glossy blueberry sauce couldn't be easier. It comes together in one saucepan...

Hi, baking friend! My team and I *just* shot this gorgeous new no-bake recipe last week. I knew I couldn't wait to share it given these HOT summer temperatures 🥵 So I asked my photographer to rush the photos so we could get this recipe into your hands as quickly as possible. Say hello to... ✨ NEW ✨ Blueberry LemonIcebox Cake Why I'm Obsessed With This Icebox Cake 🍋 Tangy lemon and sweet blueberry might be my favorite summer flavor combo! ☀️ No oven required. Which is reason enough to make it...

Hi baking friend, There's nothing quite like a perfectly ripe, sweet, and juicy summer peach. Meet the peach dessert you'll be making on repeat all summer: Juicy peaches, nutty brown butter, cozy spices, and a golden biscuit topping take this classic peach cobbler to a whole new level. Don't forget the vanilla ice cream! 💡 Peach Shortcut: You'll need about 12 medium peaches, but frozen (6 cups/32 ounces) or canned (4 16-ounce cans, drained) work beautifully too. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐"This recipe was my first...

Hi baking friend, The other day I was testing new recipes with the oven on all. day. and it was sweltering. If it wasn't for my job, you would not see my oven come on for most of the Phoenix summer!! So today I thought I'd share my favorite recipes for when it's simply too hot to bake. BUT, you still want a homemade dessert. P.S. I have a little sneak peek waiting for you at the bottom... No-Bake Frozen Blueberry Pie "Easy to make and tastes wonderful. A new way to use blueberries!"-...

If you need to figure out dessert STAT for this holiday weekend, consider this email your answer. I've pulled together my favorite bar desserts because they're: Quick (no scooping, chilling, assembly, or decorating required) Easy to transport (the stress of driving with a layer cake has probably shaved years off my life... not this weekend!!) Crowd-pleasers (desserts that both kids & adults love that can be doubled if needed) Easy to serve (no awkward pie or cake slicing, no dishes that need...

Hi friend, If your corner of the world is anything like mine, it's HOT. 🥵 With heat waves rolling through so many places right now, one of you emailed me the perfect question: What baked goods can I pack for kids' snacks in the summer without them becoming too melty and messy? - Elese So I pulled together 23 summer treats that travel really well for picnics, BBQs, beach days, and road trips. I ranked them using my new Summer Snackability Scale, so you can instantly see what's Beach Bag...

Hi baking friend, With 4th of July on a weekend this year (!), I've compiled my favorite festive recipes. Many of which you can prep the days or even night before. Reply back and let me know: what are you making this year? 30-Minute Chocolate Chip Cookies Swap half the chocolate chips for red, white, and blue M&Ms for an easy, festive twist. Plus, I've got gluten-free and egg-free swaps if you need them. And if you're feeling extra, these also make the BEST ice cream sandwiches. Get recipe...

Hi, baking friend! I'm ecstatic to finally be publishing my new favorite cookie recipe. ✨ NEW ✨ Chocolate Cookies & Cream Cookies A few weeks ago, I shared early access to these cookies with you before they hit the site… Turns out, I wasn't the only one obsessed with them. 💬 What Handle the Heat bakers are saying: "I sent a double batch in with my husband for his hospital work buddies, and they ranked it a 10 out of 10!" - Julia "The depth of flavor I got plus the relative ease of the recipe...