Author name: Dorothy Kern

Overnight Apple Pie French Toast Casserole

apple pie casserole on a grey plate with a crumble in top.This Apple French Toast Casserole recipe is the perfect breakfast casserole for any fall morning or Christmas breakfast. It’s the perfect brunch recipe with tons of cinnamon apple flavor, perfectly cooked french toast (not soggy) and a crunchy crumble topping. This Apple French toast bake is the perfect recipe to eat for breakfast or even…

Wedding Cookies with sprinkles

Close up photo of a stack of funfetti wedding cookiesWedding Cookies are soft buttery cookies melt-in-your-mouth cookies and the version I’m sharing has a rainbow sprinkles upgrade! This is an easy cookie recipe without nuts that is perfect for any occasion including weddings, birthdays, holidays, and potlucks. I’ve been making these cookies for my whole life – they’re always a hit! This cookie might have…

Coconut Pound Cake

sliced coconut pound cake with toasted coconut on top.This Coconut Pound Cake is an easy loaf cake with triple the coconut flavor! It’s soft and sweet and the perfect pound cake for coconut lovers. Best Coconut Pound Cake I absolutely love coconut, and this coconut pound cake recipe is one of my favorite ways to enjoy it. I love it all year, but…

Cinnamon Roll Cookies

stacked cinnamon roll cookies with a glaze on top.These Cinnamon Roll Cookies are a slice and bake spiral cookie made with a cinnamon filling and delicious glaze. They really do taste like a crunchy version of a cinnamon roll – they’re the perfect holiday cookie! The BEST Cinnamon Roll Cookies Cinnamon rolls are a fan favorite recipe amongst many, but have you ever…

Pecan Pie Bars

Three pecan pie bars stacked on a white plate, with additional bars in the background on a cooling rack. The bars have a golden crust and a nutty, caramelized topping.Pecan Pie Bars have everything I love about classic pecan pie: a gooey, buttery filling and plenty of crunchy pecans, but with a thick shortbread crust instead of traditional pie crust. They’re easier to slice and serve than a whole pie, which makes them the best dessert for Thanksgiving, Christmas, or for anyone who loves…

White Chocolate Frosting

frosting spread across a clear bowl.This White Chocolate Frosting is a new frosting recipe to add to your list. It’s a light and fluffy smooth buttercream frosting that tastes like white chocolate and it pairs so well with so many cupcake recipes. White Chocolate Buttercream Frosting is a smooth American buttercream that has the best white chocolate flavor. The frosting…

Apple Butter Snickerdoodles

stacked snickerdoodles on a grey surface.These Apple Butter Snickerdoodles are an easy snickerdoodle recipe made with apple butter and a warm cinnamon sugar coating. These snickerdoodles soft and chewy with a hint of apple – they’re the perfect fall cookie recipe. This cookie recipe has been edited as of 2024 and returned to the original recipe created in 2012. Are…

Soft Pretzel Bites

soft pretzel bites piled on top of each other with thick salt on top.These Soft Pretzel Bites have the best pretzel flavor with that golden brown outside and chewy soft texture. Homemade soft pretzels are really easy to make from scratch – and these little bites are so easy to eat! Homemade Soft Pretzel Bites I absolutely love the taste of these mall-style pretzels. You no longer need…

Dirty Shirley

shirley temple in a tall clear glass with cherries along the top.This Dirty Shirley recipe is an adult version of the classic drink. If you love a traditional Shirley Temple but want it to be a little extra add vodka fro an adult twist! Dirty Shirley Cocktail My daughter loves Shirley Temples and has one every time we go out. I love them too but sometimes…

Taylor Swift Football Party

taylor swift football party graphicIf you’re a Swiftie then you’re probably looking forward to football season! Once Taylor Swift started showing up at Chiefs games I started watching football – and now I’m all in on throwing a Taylor Swift Football Party! I’ve got tons of ideas for a Swiftie Football Party – from printable invitations and table tents…

Kansas City Ice Water

glass cup with clear drink inside and with sliced lemons and limes inside.Are the chiefs playing? Make this Kansas City Ice Water for your next football gathering to celebrate the game – it’s a refreshing lemon lime cocktail with vodka and gin and it’s so good. The Kansas City Ice Water recipe has been passed down for decades from Kansas City, Missouri and it is a very…

Disneyland Churros

churros placed together in a clear bowl.This Churro Recipe is a copycat of the delicious churros from Disneyland. These fried churros with a cinnamon-sugar coating are easy to make and so good, you’ll be making them all the time – homemade churros are crunchy and sweet and perfect. Homemade Churro Recipe If you have ever been to a Disney park, you…

Easy Sprinkle Cookies

stacked sugar cookies with colorful sprinkles baked in.If you are a sprinkle lover like me, then you’ll love these Sprinkle Cookies! Soft and chewy sugar cookies filled with crunchy rainbow sprinkles – these are such a classic. Buttery and perfectly sweet, you can make them with any color sprinkles for any occasion. Best Sprinkle Cookies Recipe Ever Other than my chocolate chip…

Pumpkin Banana Bread

Close-up of several slices of moist, golden brown pumpkin banana bread resting on a sheet of parchment paper. The texture looks soft and slightly crumbly.Pumpkin Banana Bread is a soft banana bread with pumpkin! It’s a moist quick bread recipe with tons of pumpkin spice flavor, plus it’s so easy and every bite tastes like fall. Quick breads are my absolute favorite because they are so easy to make. This recipe is like pumpkin bread and banana bread had…

How to Throw a Taylor Swift Party

graphic for featured imageI’ve been obsessed with Taylor Swift since my daughter was 11 and fell in love with 1989. I threw her a themed birthday party that year and our love of her music and lore has only grown, especially with The Eras Tour and all her new albums. I’ve updated this post (my daughter is now…

Pumpkin Rice Krispie Treats

stacked Rice Krispie treats surrounded by pumpkin candy corn.Pumpkin Rice Krispie Treats have the perfect fall twist on the classic treat. These cereal treats are soft, gooey, and have the best pumpkin spice flavor – one bite and you’ll feel like you need a cozy sweater and a coffee. The Best Pumpkin Rice Krispie Treats Rice Krispie Treats are a classic recipe we…

Friendship Bracelet Cupcakes

cupcakes with white and chocolate frosting decorated with candy friendship bracelets.Make Friendship Bracelet Cupcakes for your Taylor Swift party – these are an easy way to decorate your favorite cupcake recipe – it would even be a fun party activity! Taylor Swift is one of the biggest stars in the world and it’s no surprise Friendship Bracelets are all the rage right now – if…

Friendship Bracelet Doughnuts

4 doughnuts on pink cake plate with sprinkles and candy.Friendship Bracelet Doughnuts are barely a recipe – you just need 4 ingredients to make these. They’re so cute and easy to personalize – perfect for a Taylor Swift or Eras Tour party! Make the friendship bracelets, take the moment and taste these donuts! I am a huge Taylor Swift fan and You’re on Your…

Lavender Haze Cocktail

2 tall glasses with purple drink, lemon and lavender behind.If you feel the Lavender Haze creepin’ up on you – make a Lavender Haze Cocktail! This Taylor Swift inspired drink is a Lavender Tom Collins – it’s refreshing and a little sweet with just a slight floral flavor. Stay in the Lavender Haze with this drink! If you love Midnights or Taylor Swift or…

Fudgy Peanut Butter Swirl Brownies

stacked brownies with peanut butter on top.These Peanut Butter Brownies are some of the best brownies in the world: They’re a rich and decadent brownie recipe topped with a gooey peanut butter topping. They’re epically fudgy and rich and the perfect brownie recipe for peanut butter lovers! Peanut Butter, and Chocolate…It’s an obvious pairing. There really isn’t anything better than and…

Mini Cupcakes

A close-up of a mini cupcake in a white paper liner, topped with a swirl of rich, creamy chocolate frosting. A blurred dark blue cloth is in the background.These Mini Cupcakes are my favorite traditional cupcake recipe but bite size! The classic vanilla cupcakes with any frosting (especially chocolate) are great for parties – they’re my favorite way to eat cupcakes! Who doesn’t love a mini version of something great? This Mini Cupcake Recipe turns my favorite cupcakes into tiny cupcakes by using…

Pistachio Rice Krispie Treats

stacked green Rice Krispie treats on a grey table.These Pistachio Rice Krispie Treats are the most unique spin on the classic cereal treat. By adding pudding mix to the marshmallow mixture you get a treat full of pistachio flavor – they’re so good. Instead of just making a classic Rice Krispie treat, try something new with this pistachio version. They are not only…

Birthday Cupcakes

vanilla cupcake with sprinkles baked in an chocolate frosting on top.These Birthday Cupcakes are the best birthday treat! They are soft vanilla cupcakes with sweet sprinkles all throughout and my favorite chocolate frosting. You can pick any frosting you want but don’t forget the sprinkles! Birthday Cupcake Recipe Instead of making a classic birthday cake, why not make your life easier and make birthday cupcakes?…

Easy Donut Holes

stacked donut holes on a grey plate.These EASY Donut Holes are made completely without yeast, so you can have a classic donut hole without spending your whole day making them. They’re crunchy on the outside, soft and sweet on the inside and dusted with cinnamon sugar or a delicious glaze – they basically melt in your mouth! These are the best…

White Russian Recipe

short clear glass with white and brown drink in the glass.Learn how to make a White Russian recipe, which is a simple 3 ingredient creamy cocktail. The combination of coffee, cream, and vodka makes a great cocktail! This recipe makes one drink, and it takes less than five minutes to make. What is a White Russian Drink? The “Russian” part of the name is a…

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