I was at my local farmer’s market recently when I came across a stand selling maple products. It’s the tail-end of the sugaring-off season and the perfect time to be baking with maple syrup. These cookies are chewy and dense; the walnuts add crunch, while the crystallized ginger adds a punch of heat and spice….
Author: sarasbakingblog
Mom, writer, lover of all things chocolate
Peach & Almond Coffee Cake
One of the first cakes I ever made was a coffee cake. A few girlfriends and I were getting together to watch the much-anticipated season premiere of Beverly Hills 90210, and I decided we needed cake! I’m still pissed that Brenda and Dylan broke up, but the cake was delicious and made everything ok. Coffee…
Italian Almond Cookies
These are my father’s favourite cookies. Like a lot of Italians, he is a big fan of anything almond flavoured. This is my take on a recipe I cut out of an Italian magazine many years ago. That recipe consisted of a list of ingredients and very few instructions. In my experience, most of the…
Big & Chewy Oatmeal Cookies
These are the oatmeal cookies you daydream about on rainy Sunday afternoons when there’s nothing good on TV…or maybe that’s just me. In any case, these cookies are real good. The addition of cornstarch ensures the cookies remain perfectly chewy on the inside, and a little crispy on the outside. A touch of molasses adds…
Black Bean Brownies
I can feel you rolling your eyes at this recipe…but let me explain. A while back, my personal trainer buddy, Jamie, was raving about a brownie she’d tried that was made with black beans. Jamie likes to talk about food when I train with her — especially while I’m doing evil burpees or chin ups….
Monster Cookies
Monster cookies are basically peanut butter oatmeal cookies with M&Ms and chocolate chips. There are hundreds of recipes for this type of cookie out there. Some are heavier on the peanut butter, some incorporate nuts into the mix; my version has just half a cup of peanut butter and is pretty heavy on the M&Ms…
Baked Chocolate Glazed Doughnuts
A few months ago, I bought a doughnut baking pan. I’ve been experimenting with different recipes, and most of them turned out doughnuts that were a little dry. After some tweaking, I’ve come up with what I think is a pretty darn good baked doughnut; they’re moist, rich and finished with a delicious chocolate glaze….
Lemon Crinkle Cookies
It’s full-on citrus season in places where the sun still shines…the perfect excuse to make these Lemon Crinkle cookies. I think these are as highly addictive as chocolate chip cookies; they’re soft, melt in your mouth, and very citrusy. Everything you could possibly want in a lemon cookie! Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour 2 tsp baking…
Our Favourite Banana Bread
Banana bread is a staple in our house, mainly because I always buy too many bananas and we never manage to finish the entire bunch before they get too ripe to eat. I’ve tried many banana bread recipes over the years and this is a mash up (see what I did there) of the best…
The BEST Chocolate Chip Cookies
Now that’s an ambitious title for a cookie recipe, I know. But, if you like dense, chewy, super chocolatey chocolate chip cookies, then this is THE ONE. I’ve found that there are two tricks to making perfect cookies; the first is mixing the dough by hand. I hardly ever use a mixer for drop cookies. Not…
Morning Glory Muffins
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