Chocolate Chip Brownies

by Jennifer // January 9, 2021 // 17 Comments

It’s another one of those all-too-frequent times lately, where, rather than writing about chocolate chips and brownies and butter on here, I’ve instead found myself writing about some outrageous, tragic, and horrifying thing that’s happened in our country in the... Continue reading →

Chocolate Chocolate Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Cupcakes

by Jennifer // January 3, 2021 // 6 Comments

These cupcakes started off without any peanut butter at all. I was making double chocolate cupcakes- chocolate cake with a fudgy chocolate frosting was the plan. I was about to add chocolate sprinkles on top. Simple, chocolaty, classic. And then,... Continue reading →

Triple Chocolate Peppermint Scones

by Jennifer // December 22, 2020 // 2218 Comments

I can no longer make scones without thinking of Larry David’s incredibly harsh criticism of the scones at Mocha Joe’s coffee shop in the most recent season of Curb Your Enthusiasm. In a series of disappointments with Mocha Joe’s coffee... Continue reading →

Nutella-Stuffed Peanut Butter Cookie Bars

by Jennifer // December 15, 2020 // 12 Comments

Stuffing desserts I already love with Nutella is a hobby that originated during the past few months. I know I’m not the only one to spend COVID contriving new and oddly specific hobbies, but with my recent delivery grocery habits,... Continue reading →

Fruity Pebbles Sugar Cookie Bars with Vanilla Icing

by Jennifer // December 6, 2020 // 8 Comments

I decided to mail my cousin some Fruity Pebbles Sugar Cookie Bars with Vanilla Icing for her 29 1/2 birthday. As one does. She’s the biggest cereal girl I know. The cereal selection in her pantry growing up was #goals... Continue reading →

Peanut Butter Dream Cheesecake

by Jennifer // December 1, 2020 // 7 Comments

Thanksgiving dessert this year consisted of a single cheesecake. Usually, days in advance of this holiday, I’m in my kitchen back home in Connecticut making desserts out the wazoo. Side by side with my mom, who is busily preparing a... Continue reading →

Pumpkin Gelato S’mores Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches

by Jennifer // November 22, 2020 // 2335 Comments

Since I’ll be spending TG at home this year, where no germs can get me or anyone else, I’m planning a dessert menu that will surely be incredibly excessive for just two people. I made these Pumpkin Gelato S’mores Cookie... Continue reading →

Nutella-Stuffed M&m Cookie Bars

by Jennifer // November 13, 2020 // 12 Comments

Essentially a sort of Pavlov’s Dog situation, I’ve been conditioned all my life to have dessert after dinner. Since the dawn of my memories, dessert is what comes at the end of the night, every night. I also come from... Continue reading →

S’mores Pumpkin Bread

by Jennifer // November 3, 2020 // No Comments

The other day I had a vision. It was a vision of pumpkin bread stuffed with graham crackers and Hershey’s chocolate and marshmallows. A vision of perfectly toasting said marshmallows with my beloved mini blow torch. The crunch of a... Continue reading →

Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting

by Jennifer // October 26, 2020 // 2419 Comments

It feels funny to write about pumpkin cupcakes as I sit here shivering in my wool socks and slippers, wrapped in a blanket, injecting my 3rd cup of hot coffee into my body because it is 14 degrees outside and... Continue reading →