Author name: Dorothy Kern

Easy Peppermint Bark

layered chocolate bark with crushed peppermint on topThis Peppermint Bark recipe is so easy to make at home! Layered peppermint bark has milk chocolate or semi-sweet chocolate between layers of white chocolate and peppermint pieces. Skip buying this candy and learn how to make peppermint bark yourself! I love peppermint bark almost too much – it’s such a delicious holiday treat. Some…

Taylor Swift Chai Cookies

A close-up of soft, round cookies topped with a light brown frosting, arranged on a cooling rack with more cookies in the background.​Taylor Swift Chai Cookies are delicate and soft and perfectly chai spiced with a cinnamon frosting. Whether or not you’re a Taylor Swift fan you MUST try making Chai Sugar Cookies because they’re SO delicious. ​I am a ginormous Taylor Swift fan and I’ve been loving making recipes that tie into her songs (like a…

Easy Pomegranate Margaritas

Two margarita glasses filled with bright pink cocktail, each garnished with a slice of lime on the rim. There are halved limes on the white surface beside the glasses. The background is minimal and light.Pomegranate Margaritas are sweet, tart, and perfect for a party (or a Friday night). The combination of the lime, orange, and pomegranate juice makes a delicious cocktail! I got the idea to make these margaritas after watching The Season I Turned Pretty. Belly gets smashed on these fruity drinks in season one and I couldn’t…

Brown Sugar Cookies Recipe

A stack of six golden brown cookies sits in the foreground, with more cookies and a cooling rack in the background. A small glass bowl with brown sugar is partially visible to the right.Chewy Brown Sugar Cookies are one of the best cookie recipes I’ve ever made. They’re soft with crisp edges and a delicious flavor thanks to all the brown sugar in the recipe! These are the perfect base cookie dough too and are so delicious. ​I used to frequent a cookie shop that had a cookie…

Cookies and Cream Cookies Recipe

Cookies and Cream Cookies are so easy to make from scratch! These cookies are chewy and soft with crunchy edges and are FULL of Oreos and white chocolate chips. I absolutely love Oreos in every form, from eating them as is to turning them into an Oreo pie crust or adding them to brownies. I’ve…

Holiday No Bake Cereal Bar

Three stacked crispy cereal bars with a chocolate topping, decorated with red, green, and white holiday sprinkles. A spoonful of peanut butter sits nearby, suggesting a key ingredient.Peanut Butter Cereal Bars are one of our favorite things to make – especially for the Holidays! These peanut butter and chocolate cereal bars are all dressed up for Christmas with red and green sprinkles – plus they’re easy to make and so chewy and crunchy! No bake treats are perfect for holiday platters –…

Orange Sweet Rolls Recipe

sweet rolls in a white pan baked together with frosting poured on topOrange Sweet Rolls are fluffy and gooey and dripping with orange frosting. This is a classic cinnamon roll recipe with fluffy dough and cinnamon filling, but there is orange flavor in every bite, including the delicious frosting. To me, nothing says comfort more than a cinnamon roll. They remind me of family gatherings, birthdays, cozy…

Pumpkin Cupcakes Recipe

Close up of pumpkin cupcake with pumpkin candy on topPumpkin Cupcakes are the perfect fall cupcake recipe, especially when you top them with the best cream cheese frosting! They’re soft, moist, and easy to make. Skip the pie and make these cupcakes instead! It always seems like pumpkin bread gets all the attention during the fall, so I am here today to tell you…

Pumpkin Crisp Recipe

A round baking dish filled with pumpkin crisp topped with a golden crumbly streusel, a large serving scooped out. Nearby are two small bowls of the dessert, one with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.Pumpkin Crisp is basically a pumpkin crumble pie without the crust – it’s got a creamy pumpkin pie filling with a crunchy thick crumble topping. It’s the perfect fall dessert with pumpkin spices and cinnamon and will become a favorite for sure. I have so many pumpkin recipes and sometimes I struggle to come up…

Mini Pecan Pies

Mini pecan pies with flaky crusts are stacked on a wooden board, surrounded by more mini pecan pies and scattered pecan pieces. The pies have a golden-brown color and a crunchy pecan topping.Mini Pecan Pies have everything I love about a classic pecan pie: a flaky crust, gooey sweet filling and plenty of crunchy pecans, but they’re baked in a muffin tin so they’re easier to serve and eat. You can make them truly bite sized in a mini muffin pan or a little larger in a…

Mini Apple Pies

stack of mini pies on blue plate with one missing a biteThese Mini Apple Pies are bite sized apple pies with crumb topping – they’re so easy to make from scratch and so good. With a buttery crust, perfectly cooked apples, and crumble topping, they’re the perfect apple pie recipe. I love making mini food because they’re easier to serve (no messy cutting) and they’re easier…

Apple Slab Pie

sliced apple slab pie in sheet pan with spatulaApple Slab Pie is my favorite kind of pie: it’s baked in a sheet pan so there is more crust and crumble ratio to apples. This recipe is completely from scratch – I’ve done all the math for you to convert my favorite dutch apple pie to a slab pie! Do you love pie? I…

Peanut Butter Caramel Apple Dip

A hand dips a fresh apple slice into a bowl of creamy caramel sauce, surrounded by more apple slices on a white plate. Wrapped caramel candies are visible in the background.This Peanut Butter Caramel Dip for apples has only three ingredients and is perfect for after school snacks or a lunchbox treat! It takes no time at all to make and is the perfect sweet dip for sliced apples. Also – PEANUT BUTTER. Enough said, right? Have you ever bought those little packs of caramel…

Fluffy Pumpkin Pancakes Recipe

A stack of pumpkin pancakes on a white plate is being drizzled with syrup.My Fluffy Pumpkin Pancakes Recipe is from scratch, easy to make, and is done in un no time at all. These are a one bowl pancake recipe that are moist, perfectly pumpkin spiced, and delicious with maple syrup. It’s the perfect fall breakfast and you can even make these ahead and freeze them! It took…

Red Velvet Cookies

Stack of red velvet cookies with more cookies around itThis Red Velvet Cookies Recipe are red velvet cake in cookie form! They’re soft and chewy and super easy to make from scratch (no cake mix needed)! These cookies are what happens when you take the best of a red velvet cake and reimagine it in cookie form. These red velvet cookies are a little…

Easy Pecan Pie Recipe

A whole pecan pie with a golden, flaky crust sits on a white surface next to a blue cloth and a white plate. The pie is topped with whole pecan halves arranged over a caramelized filling.My Mom’s Classic Easy Pecan Pie Recipe is one of our favorite traditional pies. It really is easy as pie – just a few ingredients and 10 minutes prep time. It has a rich creamy pecan pie filling with crunchy pecans and the perfect easy crust! This recipe is my mom’s famous recipe. My mom…

Easy Pumpkin Bread Recipe

A loaf of pumpkin bread is shown on a cooling rack, sliced to display its moist, orange interiorMy Easy Pumpkin Bread Recipe is one of my absolute favorite fall quick breads. I’ve been making variations of this bread for years and my family loves every single one! This is a classic pumpkin loaf with a crunchy cinnamon sugar topping – it has wonderful pumpkin flavor – the perfect quick bread recipe. I will never…

Candy Corn Brownie Bites

Several chocolate brownie bites topped with yellow and orange icing, a swirl of white frosting, and a piece of candy corn.Candy Corn Brownie Bites are easy bite sized Halloween treats – they can be made from scratch or semi-homemade and they’re so delicious. Brownies frosted like candy corn, how can you go wrong? If you’re in need of a quick and easy Halloween dessert, look no further than Candy Corn Brownie Bites. With just 3…

Apple Oatmeal Cookies Recipe

Group of apple oatmeal cookies on a metal cooking rackApple Oatmeal Cookies are soft and chewy oatmeal cookies with chopped apples and tons of warm cinnamon spices – like an apple pie in a cookie. They’re perfect for fall baking and are so easy to make! Why This Recipe Works I love soft oatmeal cookies and always look for ways to give them a…

Coffee Cake with Coffee

A slice of crumb cake with a thick layer of cinnamon streusel topping and a light drizzle of icing, served on a white decorative plate.If you ever wanted to have a coffee cake with coffee baked inside then look no further! This soft and moist coffee cake recipe has a coffee flavored filling, coffee streusel, coffee icing AND coffee in the batter. It has most and soft coffee cake layers and is perfect for breakfast (or dessert!) I have loads…

Apple Fritter Bread

A sliced loaf of apple cinnamon bread drizzled with white icing sits on a metal tray. In the background, there are three green apples and a cinnamon stick on a beige cloth.Apple Fritter Bread is a pull apart bread made with cinnamon rolls and filled with apples! This is the perfect dessert or breakfast treat and tastes just like an apple fritter doughnut. Since I discovered my love of apple fritters, I’ve decided I want to make all the apple fritters. Now I’m adding Apple Fritter…

French Silk Pie without eggs

A slice of rich chocolate cream pie topped with whipped cream and chocolate shavings sits on a decorative plate, while the rest of the chocolate cream pie is visible in the background.A French Silk Pie is the perfect easy chocolate cream pie recipe! The filling is rich, smooth, creamy, and super chocolatey with fresh whipped cream on top and no eggs. I call it a heavenly pie recipe! I love this recipe because there are only five ingredients and it is easy to quickly make! This…

Pillsbury Stacked Sugar Cookies

A white bowl filled with colorful Halloween-themed sugar cookies decorated with designs like pumpkins and ghosts, edged with orange, purple, and black sprinkles.Pillsbury Stacked Sugar Cookies are an easy viral TikTok recipe that uses just a few ingredients and starts with Pillsbury sugar cookie dough! These are super fast and super easy to make and they’re a treat the whole family will love. These Pillsbury Halloween Cookies have just 2 basic ingredients plus sprinkles and/or sanding sugar.…

Apple Fritter Cinnamon Roll Bake

A baked apple cinnamon roll casserole in a white dish, topped with icing. Two green apples are in the background on a light surface.Pillsbury Apple Cinnamon Roll Bake is an easy brunch recipe that’s like a monkey bread and a bubble-up bake all in one! It’s got cinnamon buns and apples in a buttery sauce – and it’s semi-homemade so it’s SO easy (and absolutely delicious!) Have you ever made a recipe knowing that you immediately needed to…

Pistachio Cookies

A stack of three chocolate chip cookies with visible chunks of chocolate and pistachios, surrounded by more cookies and scattered pistachios on a white surface. A cooling rack with more cookies is in the background.Pistachio Cookies are soft and chewy with tons of pistachio flavor in every bite. These are completely from scratch – no pudding mixes needed – and no strange hard-to-find ingredients. With chocolate chips they’re gooey and rich with a nutty flavor – they’re my favorite new cookie recipe! Pistachio is having a moment and that’s…

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