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    • Hermit Bars
      Hermit Bars with Lemon Glaze
    • Honey Diamond cookies
      Honey Diamonds - A cookie? A small cake?
    • Triple Ginger Crisp
      Triple Ginger Crisps
    • Zippy Cheddar Pecan Shortbreads
      Cheddar Pecan Shortbreads
    • Almond Macaroons
      Almond Macaroons
    • very-lemon-butter-crisps.jpeg
      Very Lemon Butter Crisps
    • Crescent shaped
      Kifle with Walnut Filling
    • Chocolate Chip Cookies for My Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookies
      My Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookies
    • Lemon bar for Updated Lemon Bars
      Updated Lemon Bars
    • Plantation spice cookies
      Julia Childs Plantation Spice Cookies
    • Amaretti Cookie photo
      Amaretti Cookies
    • Multi colored Painted Cookies on a lace plate
      Painted Cookies
    • Finished photo
      Flourless Chocolate Raspberry Cookies
    • Finished trio of cookies
      Holiday Cookies
    • Finished photo
      Murbteig Pastry
    • Finished photo
      S'Mores Revisited
    • Oatmeal Cookies
      Oatmeal Cookies
    • Finished Photo
      Orange Almond Madeleines - A Petit Four
    • Finished photo
      Pfeffernusse Cookies
    • Round butter cookies finished with chocolate on an orange and white plate.
      Chocolate Dipped Sweet and Salty Butter Cookies
    • Three Chocolate Biscotti on a white tray with coffee in a cup.
      Chocolate Spice Olive Oil Biscotti
    • Finished Photo of Cookie Pops
      Peanut Butter Cookie Pops

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    Hi, I'm Helen! Being a self-taught baker and owning a bakery for over 25 years, I found many ways to make baking more successful and less intimidating. Even busy people can bake as in many cases, recipes can be done over days. The goal is to make your baking life easier, more enjoyable, with great outcomes on a consistent basis.

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    Fall Favorites

    • A slice of the Cinnamon Whiskey Tart sits on a plate with a scoop of ice cream and caramel sauce.
      Cinnamon Whiskey Apple Tart
    • A slice of the pecan upside down cake sits on a white plate with a lace edge which sits o ntop of another orangish pate.
      Pecan Upside Down Cake
    • Traditional Apple Strudel
    • Cinnamon Bun Apple Pie slice on a plate with the pie plate in the background.
      Cinnamon Bun Apple Pie
    • An individual Gingerbread with Orange Sauce on a white plate with dots.
      Gingerbread with Orange Sauce
    • Pumpkin Dinner Rolls and Breakfast Rolls out of one recipe
      Pumpkin Dinner Rolls Two Ways

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      Cuccidati - Italy's Finest Cookie
    • This picture shows a slice of the coffee cake on a white, lace edged plate on a marble counter.
      Apricot Crumb Coffee Cake
    • Langue de Chat cookies in a bowl.
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    • A split double strawberry muffin showing its pink interior next to a streusel-topped muffin on a white scalloped plate with a fresh strawberry.
      The Only Muffin Recipes You'll Ever Need — All From a Bowl and a Whisk!
    • Large nut pieces for Chopping Nuts
      Chopping Nuts - A Quicker Way

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