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    • Toasted coconut and macadamia nuts are the basis of these heart shaped shorbreads on a lattice plate over purple.
      Tropical Shortbread Cookies
    • Hello Dollie Cookies
      Hello Dolly Cookies
    • Chocolate Orange Macarons
      Chocolate Orange Macarons
    • Three flavors in one cookie - Chocolate, Vanilla and Strawberry make up this Neapolitan Butter Cookie
      Neapolitan Butter Cookies
    • Mincemeat Tartlets
      Mincemeat Tarts
    • Peppermint Ravioli Cookies
      Cookie Tips for The Best Cookies
    • A tray of breakfast cookies with a blue striped glass of milk.
      Versatile Breakfast Cookies
    • New York Style Crumbcake for Easy Baking
      Easy Baking with Pantry Ingredients
    • These Murbteig cookies were cut out using the wax paper technique
      Cut Out Cookies Using the Wax Paper Technique
    • Fudgey Chocolate Cookies with variations
      Fudgey Chocolate Cookies with Variations
    • Vanilla Wafers
      Vanilla Wafers and a Tale of Two Leavening Agents
    • Peppermint Ravioli Cookies tied in a stick with green ribbon and gift boxes around.
      Peppermint Ravioli Cookies
    • Single cookie for The Importance of Base Recipes in Baking
      The Importance of a Base Recipe in Baking
    • Triple Ginger Crisp
      Triple Ginger Crisps
    • Almond Macaroons
      Almond Macaroons
    • 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
    • Snickers Brownies
      Snickers Brownies
    • Finished photo
      S'Mores Revisited
    • Oatmeal Cookies
      Oatmeal Cookies
    • Finished photo
      Pfeffernusse Cookies
    • Round butter cookies finished with chocolate on an orange and white plate.
      Chocolate Dipped Sweet and Salty Butter Cookies
    • Finished Photo of Cookie Pops
      Peanut Butter Cookie Pops
    • Two pans on top of each other to prevent over browning.
      Double Panning - Preventing Over Browning in the Oven

    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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    Thanksgiving

    • Two chocolate truffles on a silver serving dish.
      Chocolate Chocolate Truffles
    • Zippy Cheddar Pecan Shortbreads
      Cheddar Pecan Shortbreads
    • Cranberry Orange Muffins in three sizes, mini, regular and Texas on a gray plate with a red napkin.
      A Cranberry Orange Muffin
    • Cooled Caramel in a bowl.
      Caramel - A Building Block of Pastry
    • Scone with Cranberry Strawberry Jam on a plate
      Scones with Cranberry Strawberry Jam
    • Garlic Oregano Cracker Bread
      Garlic Oregano Cracker Bread

    Popular Recipes

    • This Mini Pineapple Upside Down Cake features a pineapple slice with a cherry in the middle on top of a yellow cake sitting on a blue and white plate.
      Mini Pineapple Upside Down Cakes
    • A plate of Cuccidati, fig and nut filled Italian Cookies sprinkled with multi-colored nonpariels.
      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.
      Langue de Chat
    • Angel food Cake
      Perfectly Easy Angel Food Cake
    • Large nut pieces for Chopping Nuts
      Chopping Nuts - A Quicker Way

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