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    Desserts

    In the mood for a sweet homemade dessert? From cookies to cakes to homemade ice cream, this collection features my best dessert recipes, like my bakery style chocolate m&m cookies, this showstopper mocha hazelnut layer cake, these crispy Swiss meringue oven s'mores, and this orange cardamom chocolate chip ice cream!

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    • Bars & Brownies
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    • Cookies
    • Ice Cream
    • Pies & Tarts
    • Chewy Chocolate Revel Bars
    • Small Batch Chocolate Revel Bars
    • Fresh Orange Pound Cake in a Loaf Pan
    • Butter Pecan Pound Cake in a Loaf Pan
    • How to Make Foolproof Fried Donut Holes
    • Gooey, Soft Brioche Cinnamon Rolls
    • Fresh Homemade Jelly-Filled Donuts
    • Andes Mint Chocolate Ganache Tart with Thin Mint Cookie Crust
    • One-Bowl Peppermint Patty Stuffed Brownie Cookies
    • Chocolate Chip Loaf Cake with Rosemary
    • Brown Butter Apple Cider Pound Cake in a Loaf Pan
    • Apples and Honey Babka
    • Chocolate Oreo Bundt Cake with Vanilla Cream Icing
    • Moist Lemon-Blueberry Sour Cream Pound Cake
    • Moist Chocolate Pound Cake in a Loaf Pan
    • Strawberry Pound Cake made with Fresh Strawberries
    • Old Fashioned Vanilla Pound Cake in a Loaf Pan
    • 30-Minute Simple Strawberry Syrup for Drinks
    • Loaded Double Chocolate Banana Bread
    • Soft and Gooey Single Serve Cinnamon Roll
    • Toasted Hazelnut Chocolate Chip Muffins
    • Cinnamon-Nutmeg Spiced Chocolate Chunk Cookies
    • Chocolate Covered Tahini Ice Cream Pops
    • Chocolate and Rosemary Halva Hamantaschen
    • Mini Tahini Carrot Cake
    • Black Cocoa Crinkle Cookies
    • Pumpkin Gingerbread Loaf Cake
    • Chewy Chocolate M&M Cookies
    • Homemade No-Churn Carrot Cake Ice Cream
    • Orange Cardamom Ice Cream with Chocolate Chunks
    • Easy Blueberry Chocolate Chip Cookies
    • Fried Sourdough Discard Funnel Cakes
    • Do I Need to Grease and Flour My Pie Pan?
    • Lemon Berry Blondies
    • How Many Cookies Are in a Batch?
    • Chewy Buttercrunch Cookies
    • Chocolate M&M Popcorn
    • Snickerdoodle Chocolate Chip Cookies
    • How do I Stop My Pie Crust Bubbling?
    • Mocha Hazelnut Layer Cake (Milk Bar Style)
    • How to Make Ice Cream in a Bag
    • Pushing Daisies Pear and Gruyere Tart

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    Hi, I'm Rebecca! I'm a pastry chef with a home cook mentality. I'm on a mission to make spending time in the kitchen fun and accessible — that's why so many people love my beginner-friendly bread recipes. I'm always looking for new and creative ways to get the most out of my favorite ingredients and flavors!

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    Journalist turned pastry chef, on a mission to make cooking and baking fun and accessible. I'm always looking for new and creative ways to get the most out of my favorite ingredients and flavors! A Pittsburgh native currently calling Boston home.

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