These Mexican hot chocolate cookies are soft and chewy with crisp, crackly tops and a subtle kick of heat – no mixer needed! I have a question for you: Are you Team Soft Cookies or Team Crispy Cookies? I’ve never been a big fan of crispy cookies. Don’t get me wrong, they…
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Salted Toffee Crunch Brownie Brittle
If you’re the type who loves the edges of freshly baked brownies, you’ll love this brownie brittle! Thin and crispy brownie bark is topped with sea salt, toffee bits and mini chocolate chips. Before we embark on this brownie brittle journey, I have a few questions for you: Do you find yourself opting for brownie…
Neapolitan Crunch Ice Cream Cake
An easy Neapolitan ice cream cake with creamy layers of chocolate, vanilla and strawberry ice cream and fudgy crushed Oreos! I’ve had “make an ice cream cake” on my recipe to-do list for, oh, I don’t know… five years. Literally five years. Every year I would mean to do it. And then by the time…
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ice Cream
Chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream is a classic for a reason. Creamy vanilla ice cream is stuffed with chunks of cookie dough and chocolate chips! No baking, no eggs. I couldn’t possibly give you a recipe for ridiculously delicious homemade waffle cones and not give you another new ice cream recipe to stuff inside…
Homemade Waffle Cones
These homemade waffle cones are quick and easy to make, chewy with crisp edges and have a sweet buttery flavor that’s reminiscent of a sugar cookie! Ice cream cones just ready and waiting to be filled with your favorite ice cream. Oh hai – it’s freaking July. 67 days until our Hawaii honeymoon… not that…
Chewy Margarita Cookies
These chewy margarita cookies are soft, salty and sweet, with zesty lime and orange flavors and a hint of tequila! Extremely popular opinion: Margaritas are wonderful. I love margaritas. Wait, let me be more specific: I love freshly made margaritas with fresh juices and fresh fruit zest. If it’s out of a bottle of margarita…
Strawberry Lemon Mascarpone Mousse
Slightly sweet whipped lemon mascarpone mousse is layered with tart strawberry puree for a creamy and decadent summer dessert! This week I’m headed to sunny, hot Austin, Texas for our annual company summit. Which means I’m packing, unpacking, repacking, changing my mind about what clothes to pack six times, checking the weather repeatedly because I…
Key Lime Pie
This key lime pie is tart, sweet, creamy and easy to make! Only four ingredients in the key lime filling and three ingredients for the graham cracker crust. Are you recovering from Game of Thrones as you read this? The series finale was last night, and while I don’t care about that show in the…
20 Easy No Bake Energy Bite Recipes
A roundup of some of the best and easiest no bake energy bites on the internet for when you need a snack. They’re all refined sugar free and this collection includes paleo, gluten free, dairy free, and vegan options! When it comes to grab-and-go snacks, I’m always on the lookout for new additions to my…
Fluffernutter Rice Krispie Treats
Ooey, gooey soft rice krispie treats are loaded with creamy peanut butter and sweet marshmallow fluff for the perfect fluffernutter flavor! Here’s the thing about these fluffernutter rice krispie treats: there is nothing healthy about them and they’re everything I wanted them to be. They’re soft, and ooey, and gooey, and taste like I covered…
Blueberry Oatmeal Bars
These blueberry oatmeal bars are just the right amount of sweet with their juicy blueberry filling, soft and buttery oatmeal crust, and golden crumb topping! Deep thought on this Sunday: What if they had called blueberries “purpleberries”? Every time I mash or cook a blueberry and I see the purple inside, that’s what I think….
Strawberry Cashew Energy Bites
These energy bites are loaded with dried strawberries and collagen for an easy, raw, bite-sized, naturally sweetened snack! No baking required, gluten free, dairy free, refined sugar free. I’ve been trying to perfect a certain recipe lately, but I’ve been failing repeatedly and I think I’m going to shelve that one for a while. You…
Baked Carrot Cake Donuts
Moist and chewy baked carrot cake donuts are perfectly spiced and topped with plenty of tangy cream cheese icing! It’s April Fools’ Day. You know who is not a fan of April Fools’ Day? [points two thumbs at self] This guy. I’m not a fan of pranks or hoaxes. I love joking around, and I…
Mint Chocolate Rice Krispie Treats
Cocoa Krispies and Andes mints make for a mint chocolately spin on your standard rice krispie treat – perfect for St. Patrick’s Day! I’ve never been huge on celebrating St. Patrick’s Day. I’m not Irish, but I live in Massachusetts and if you’re anywhere near Boston… well, everyone is Irish on St. Patrick’s Day. Being originally…
Salted Brown Butter Toffee Chocolate Chunk Cookies
These chewy toffee cookies are filled with gooey pockets of chocolate, crunchy bits of toffee, and a nutty flavor from the brown butter that’s all topped off with a sprinkling of flake sea salt for a truly addictive dessert. No chilling required! Question for you: is there anything better than the smell of cookies fresh…
No Bake Cookie Overnight Oats
A quick and easy breakfast that can be prepped the night before and tastes exactly like a chocolate and peanut butter no bake cookie! No bake, refined sugar free, vegan, and can be gluten free and dairy free. Hey there! Long time, no talk. Been a little busy, because we did a thing a couple weeks…
Coconut Lemon Poppy Seed Energy Bites
An easy bite-sized, naturally sweetened snack packed with coconut and lemon flavors and dotted with poppy seeds. No bake, raw, gluten free, dairy free, paleo and vegan! We’re down to a little over a month before our wedding, and I’m finally starting to acknowledge that maybe I should put down the doughnuts and do a…
White Chocolate Champagne Truffles
Melt in your mouth white chocolate truffles are creamy with a delicate champagne flavor, making them the perfect dessert for your New Year’s Eve party! You may have noticed that I close out each year with a champagne-y recipe – and this year is no exception. 2017: Nutella Champagne Dip 2016: Mimosa Jello Shots 2015: Champagne…
Bourbon Balls
Bourbon balls are a chocolate covered confection that’s bite-sized, boozy, and no bake! Powdered sugar, butter and bourbon-soaked pecans are coated in dark chocolate for the ultimate holiday dessert for adults. Unless I get a second wind between now and Monday, this is probably the last new recipe before Christmas hits. We’re winding down on…
Salted Dark Chocolate Pomegranate Tart
This chocolate tart recipe has a chocolate cookie and coconut oil crust, is filled with a rich and decadent cashew chocolate cream and pomegranate juice, and topped with fresh pomegranate arils and a tangy pomegranate sauce. Pomegranate is one of those foods that I love so much, but sweetbabyjesus is it hard to justify the…
White Chocolate Peppermint Lava Cakes
These chocolate molten lava cakes are packed with a creamy peppermint white chocolate filling and the perfect indulgent, small batch holiday dessert! Christmas is 12 days away. EVERYONE REMAIN CALM. It’s still double digits, and there’s still plenty of time for cookie baking, gift shopping, caroling, and wearing ugly sweaters. You can still pick an…
Gingerbread Cake Roll with Eggnog Cream Cheese Filling
This post is sponsored by PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese. As always, all opinions are mine. Thank you for supporting the brands that make Stress Baking possible! This moist cake roll has the signature gingerbread flavor with the addition of a rich and tangy eggnog cream cheese filling. Let’s get this out of the way: Yes, I…
Gingerbread Linzer Cookies with Cranberry Filling
The warm spice flavors of these soft gingerbread cookies pair perfectly with the tart, slightly sweet cranberry cream filling. Top them with a delicate dusting of powdered sugar for a beautiful and festive holiday linzer cookie! Happy December, friends! This is THE month. You’re cozying up with a million layers and blanket scarves, you’re drinking…
Yule Log Cake (Bûche de Noël)
This festive yule log cake is chocolate cake filled with whipped cream, rolled into the shape of a log, and coated with a chocolate ganache – a classic European holiday tradition! Thanksgiving is over, so I’m in full on Christmas mode now. I’m assuming I have some sort of invisible switch that flips on at…