Just Baking

Baking with bananas is something we all do whether we want to or not. It’s the easiest thing to turn bananas into something, be it muffins, cookies, or cake. It can’t be helped - I will always have ripe bananas in my freezer waiting to be mashed and turned into something delectable.
Case in point is this […]

One thing that I love about summer, other than the sunny skies, are all the fresh berries that I can bake with. One fruit that excites me more that the strawberry is the blueberry.  These small gems can be made into a multitude of different delectable desserts, one being Blueberry Crumble Bars. These bars are exactly […]

 
Biscotti is a large-coffeehouse-chain staple. Everywhere you go, there are those huge glass jars layered with these perfectly identical Italian cookies ready to be dunked into hot beverages across the country. I never really enjoy these commercial biscotti because I find them more rock-hard than crisp and dry as they should be. Perhaps because of […]

Do you like Maltesers - those crunchy chocolate-covered balls of yumminess? If you do, then these cookies are made for you.
These Whopper (or Malteser) Drops are hearty, chocolatey cookies filled with bittersweet chocolate, malt balls, malt powder, and cocoa. They are intense and slightly cakey but wholly satisfying.
If you’re wondering about malt powder, you […]

These Cranberry Pear Bars were not on the menu for today. I didn’t have all the ingredients for what I originally intended to make so when I saw a frozen package of cranberries in the freezer, I decided to do something with them instead.
I like baking with cranberries because of their tangy flavour and their […]

If you’re looking for something super chocolatey, these cookies are for you. They take a little bit of work and a ruler, but the end result is definitely quite worth it.
If you think of the chocolate Peak Freans sandwich cookie, these are similar, though not exactly the same. The cookies are dark with an intense […]

The holiday season would not be complete without sugar cookies on the dessert menu. They’re one of the most versatile cookies out there - they can be shaped into anything you desire or simply rolled in sugar or decorated with icing.
The sugar cookie recipe I used is from BHG and I liked it because there […]

Kipferl is an almond vanilla cookie hailing from Germany. From what I’ve managed to find out, it is a Christmas cookie shaped like a crescent that is eaten with tea and jam but I think you could eat these little delicacies anytime morning, noon and night.The dough is similar to a sugar cookie with the […]

I’ve no doubt about the fact that there are millions of oatmeal cookie recipes out there. I have one more to add and have to say that this one is pretty tasty and who doesn’t love an oatmeal cookie? They come from the Crisco website and I’ve had this recipe so long, it isn’t even […]

I can’t remember why I bought the bag of apricots that has been languishing in my pantry cupboard. There were a lot of them at one point, but the stash had diminished greatly due to voracious snacking. I like dried apricots - they’re chewy, healthy and easy to bake with. I also found a lonely […]