Dessert Recipes

Jen wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by her place on a random Tuesday night to drop off a book I’d borrowed, and the … Read more

I was standing in line at the hardware store—of all places—holding a new showerhead and trying to remember if I’d left the oven on, when … Read more

This was supposed to be a traditional stollen. I had the recipe bookmarked for weeks, the dried fruit soaking in rum, the marzipan ready to … Read more

It was 10:47 PM on a random Tuesday, and I had a fierce, undeniable craving for something sweet, crunchy, and peanut-buttery. You know that feeling … Read more

My roommate asked why I couldn’t just use sugar cookie mix instead of cereal. It was a Tuesday night, and we were standing in my … Read more

My sister claimed she hated snowball cookies for thirty years. Thirty years. Every Christmas, she’d pass the platter without a glance, muttering something about them … Read more

The woman at the next stall watched me fumbling with a piping bag—my third attempt at making rosettes that looked more like sad little blobs … Read more

The neighborhood cookie swap was in forty-eight hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing their signature showstoppers—the kind of elaborate, multi-day projects … Read more

I was folding laundry last Tuesday — a truly thrilling activity, I know — when a faint whiff of almond extract drifted from somewhere. Maybe … Read more

My neighbor wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a ladder—our gutters were clogged and I was convinced I could handle it … Read more