Author name: Dorothy Kern

Buttermilk Biscuits

Close-up of freshly baked, golden-brown biscuits on a metal baking tray. The biscuits are flaky and layered, with a soft texture. The background is a blurred, light gray surface with a hint of a striped cloth.Learn how to make the best ever Buttermilk Biscuits Recipe! They’re tender, soft, flakey, and buttery biscuits made with just a few ingredients and done in under 45 minutes, perfect as a side dish with butter or gravy or as breakfast with jam! NOTHING compares to soft and fluffy homemade buttermilk biscuits – these are…

Flourless Chocolate Cookies

A close-up of a stack of three decadent chocolate cookies on a cooling rack. The cookies are rich and glossy, with a slightly cracked surface, evoking a freshly baked, indulgent treat.Flourless Chocolate Cookies – you don’t need butter or oil for these! They taste like a brownie cookie with intense chocolate flavor, crunchy outside and chewy inside, and they’re rich, fudgy and so decadent! This flourless chocolate cookie recipe is what I turn to when I have a serious chocolate craving and can’t decide between…

Pumpkin Bars with cream cheese frosting

pumpkin bar with cream cheese frostingThese Pumpkin Bars have a delicious cream cheese frosting and are so easy to make. The texture is a cross between a cookie and a blondie – easy pumpkin bars must have a place at your holiday table! One of my favorite things to make with pumpkin are my pumpkin cookies. I’ve stuffed them with…

Lemon Chess Pie Recipe

lemon chess pie one a white plate with a sliced lemon in the back.This Lemon Chess Pie recipe is so easy and always a hit! The filling is tart and sweet and delicious – it’s creamy and perfectly lemony. If you love chess pie this is the perfect lemon variation and much easier than lemon meringue pie! BEST Lemon Pie Recipe Chess pie has been around for a…

Turtle Pie

turtle pie next to pecans on a blue and white flower plate.Turtle Pie doesn’t get any better than this: It has an Oreo crust, salted caramel pecan layer, and a thick chocolate ganache layer covering it all! This pie will remind you of those Turtle candies – the ones with pecans and caramel and chocolate – it’s an EPIC pie recipe! I’m hitting you with this…

Chocolate Chip Snowball Cookies

A bowl filled with powdered sugar-covered cookies, some of which have chocolate chips visible. One cookie is broken in half to reveal the chocolate chips inside. The bowl has a colorful floral pattern.This Snowball Cookie Recipe has chocolate chips! Whatever they’re called, they’re one of my favorite Christmas cookies. Chocolate Chip Snowball Cookies have no nuts so they’re allergy friendly – and hello, CHOCOLATE. They melt-in your mouth and are one of my MOST POPULAR holiday cookies! Do you have a food that, whenever you see or…

Pumpkin Roll

sliced pumpkin cake roll with a white buttercream in the center.This Pumpkin Roll has been in my family for years! On my first Christmas with my husband’s family, my mother-in-law (the grandkids call her Mima) gave me a pumpkin roll as a gift and we’ve been making it ever since. It’s a soft pumpkin cake with cream cheese frosting and it’s so easy to make…

Grape Pie

grape pie with purple grape filling in a clear pie pan.This Old-Fashioned Grape Pie is such a delicious fruit pie recipe. Make it with a homemade pie crust and seedless grapes to make your life easy – it’s a juicy, sweet, and tart pie! If you love grape, this recipe is for you! Not only does this Grape Pie recipe have a delicious pie crust,…

Pie Crust Cookies

Bite-sized, acorn-shaped pie crust cookies sprinkled with cinnamon sugar are arranged on a parchment-lined baking tray.These Pie Crust Cookies are 3-ingredient cookies made with pie crust! They’re crisp, flaky bits of pie dough topped with cinnamon sugar, and they’re one of my favorite ways to use up leftover pie crust. You can cut them in any shape you like, and they’re just as good made with my all-butter pie crust…

Lemon Cheesecake

lemon cheesecake with lemon curd and whipped cream on top.Lemon Cheesecake is a creamy, delicious cheesecake recipe with lemon flavor in every bite! The rich lemon cheesecake is on top a thick graham cracker crust and topped with tart and sweet lemon curd – the perfect baked cheesecake recipe! I love lemon and I love a good baked cheesecake, so I figured – why…

Crockpot Cake

chocolate cake in a crockpot.This Crockpot Cake is a perfect warm chocolate cake that you can make in a slow cooker. It even makes it’s own pudding frosting and it’s pure heaven! Chocolate Cake Recipe in the Crock Pot This crockpot cake is similar to dump cake, hot fudge cake, or a lava cake, but it is made in…

Make Ahead Mashed Potatoes

mashed potatoes in a white bowl.These Make Ahead Mashed Potatoes are the perfect recipe for any holiday or even just weeknight dinner: Make them up to a day ahead! They’re full of butter and cream cheese and are the best mashed potatoes I’ve ever had. Make-Ahead Mashed Potatoes I didn’t eat a lot of mashed potatoes growing up, but as…

No Roll Chocolate Pie Crust

No Roll Chocolate Pie Crust in a glass pie plateThis No Roll Chocolate Pie Crust recipe is an all butter pie crust with cocoa powder added – it’s a chocolate pastry crust. Bonus: it’s no roll so it’s a no fuss crust – just mix and press it into the pan! Just think – your favorite pie recipes…with a chocolate all butter crust. Like…banana…

Roasted Green Beans with onions and bacon

green beans in a white bowl topped with bacon and onions.These Roasted Green Beans are the perfect side dish for any meal! This easy recipe is full of flavor – baked green beans are the best vegetable, especially when they’re covered in bacon and onions! I actually love vegetables however they’re cooked, roasting them is my absolute favorite. From broccoli to asparagus to green beans,…

Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls

pumpkin cinnamon roll covered in glaze and cinnamon on a white pan.Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls are super soft and fluffy yeast rolls with pumpkin in the dough and pumpkin spice in the filling. With the gooey cream cheese icing these are the BEST cinnamon roll recipe you’ll make all year long – every bite tastes like fall. The Best Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls These cinnamon buns are super…

Pumpkin Bread Cookies

Pumpkin White Chocolate Snickerdoodles in on a platePumpkin Bread Cookies are an easy cookie recipe that starts with a quick bread mix. They’re soft and chewy and taste like pumpkin bread in cookie form. The Best Pumpkin Cookie Recipe I used to always go and find these big boxes of pumpkin quick bread mix at Costco every fall and we’d live on…

Corn Casserole Recipe

corn casserole laid out in a glass pan.This Corn Casserole Recipe is a delicious classic comfort food dish. It has all of the flavors you love in a corn bake and you only need five ingredients and one bowl to make it! If you’ve never had a sweet corn bake, it’s sort of like a cross between creamed corn, corn pudding, and…

Easy Apple Crisp Recipe

apple crisp in a white dish with a spoon.I always make Easy Apple Crisp when I don’t feel like making a full pie. The apples are perfectly cooked and spiced with a crunchy sweet oat topping. Making an apple crumble without the crust feeds a crowd and is so much easier than rolling out pastry. Why you’ll LOVE this recipe If pressed to…

Halloween Oreos

Oreos covered in different colored chocolate forming pumpkins and eyes for halloween.Halloween Oreos are a fun and delicious Halloween treat – just dip Oreos in colorful candy and decorate with sprinkles. This is a great last minute holiday treat – and who doesn’t love chocolate covered Oreos? Oreo Halloween Cookies Put a fun halloween twist on Oreos by making these delicious halloween treats. I used classic…

Halloween Brownies

stacked brownies with halloween candy baked in.These Halloween Brownies are the best fudgy recipe for Halloween! They’re rich and fudgy brownies topped with fun Halloween sprinkles and candy – the perfect dessert for a spooky party. Spooky Halloween Brownies I love brownies any time of the year, but these halloween brownies take the cake. I made them completely from scratch, but…

Chocolate Candy Corn Cookies

stacked cookies with candy corn baked in.These Candy Corn Cookies are the perfect Halloween treat. They are full of peanuts and candy corn to make a crunchy chewy double chocolate cookie! When is gets close to the fall time, these Halloween cookies are some of my favorite to make. Even if candy corn is not be favorite, the flavor in these…

Witch Hat Cupcakes

cupcakes with green frosting and a Oreo and kiss on top.These Witch Hat Cupcakes are the perfect chocolate halloween cupcakes for halloween parties or to just celebrate the spooky holiday! This is an easy semi-homemade recipe – they’re perfect for any party or as a last minute treat! These witch hat cupcakes are so cute and the taste even better. You can use box mix…

Pumpkin Spice Cream Cheese Frosting

pumpkin frosting piped into a white ceramic dish.Pumpkin Frosting is so good – it’s the perfect creamy fall topping or filling – especially when it’s Pumpkin Cream Cheese Frosting full of everything pumpkin spice! Pumpkin Frosting Recipe I love frosting recipes because you can mix and match so many recipes. Not only does this delicious pumpkin topping go with other pumpkin recipes,…

Crockpot Apple Cider

apple cider in a clear glass with a handle and a cinnamon stick and whipped cream on the top.Make Crockpot Apple Cider in the slow cooker for a warm and delicious fall drink. You can leave it plain or add caramel – or make spiked cider with your favorite alcohol. This is the perfect drink recipe! Why you’ll love this recipe Crockpot apple cider couldn’t be easier to make. I added the cider,…

How to use a Cheesecake Water Bath

hand holding pan wrapped with foil and place in a bag.Let’s talk about how to make a cheesecake water bath! No matter what kind of baked cheesecake you’re making, using a water bath will ensure a creamy smooth cheesecake without cracks. It may seem daunting but it’s the best way to bake any cheesecake recipe! What is a water bath? A cheesecake water bath is…

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