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    Easy Dessert & Home Baking Recipes

    A Cookie Named Desire is a baking blog dedicated to all things comforting and sweet. You'll find the perfect recipe to bake with your favorite person, share with those you love, and something fun to try when you are feeling adventurous. All recipes are great for bakers of all skill levels.

    Trending Recipes

    These are tried and true reader favorites, try them and see why they're on repeat in everyone's kitchens!

    • S'mores Stuffed Cookies
      S'mores Cookies Recipe
    • This passion fruit mojito is the perfect tropical summer drink for parties and weekend BBQs.
      Passion Fruit Mojito
    • the perfect hoagie - a lot more than just bread and veggies on a roll
      How to Build the Perfect Hoagie
    • edible brownie batter in bowl topped with fudge sauce and sprinkles
      Edible Brownie Batter
    • Coffee flavored cake with whipped mocha ganache sliced on parchment
      Coffee Flavored Cake with Whipped Mocha Icing
    • close up peanut butter cocktail on tray
      Peanut Butter Cocktail
    • homemade cookies scattered out on baking sheet
      Milano Cookies Recipe
    • cookies piled together on rack
      Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

    Cookie Recipes

    There is nothing we love more than a good cookie recipe here!

    • stacked cookies showing cheesecake filling
      Chai Oatmeal Cookies with Apple Cider Cream Cheese
    • hand dunking cookie close up
      Strawberry Chocolate Chip Cookies
    • close up of cookie being pulled apart
      Hot Chocolate Cookies
    • overhead cookies on upside down baking sheet
      White Chocolate Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies

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    Cupcake Recipes

    What is better than a delicious cupcake topped with a cloud of frosting?

    • cupcakes on white plae
      Gingerbread Cupcakes
    • scattered peanut butter and jelly cupcakes
      Peanut Butter and Jelly Cupcakes
    • ice cream cone filled with cupcake and topped with frosting and chocolate sauce
      Ice Cream Cone Cupcakes
    • close up strawberry cupcake with nutella frosting and chocolate heart
      Strawberry Cupcakes

    See more cupcake recipes →

    No-Bake Recipes

    Sometimes we want something sweet, but also just don't want to turn on the oven. These no-bake treats have you covered.

    • slice of tiramisu on plate showing layers
      Classic Tiramisu
    • slice of pie being pulled out of pan
      S'mores Pie
    • cookie dough in small glass jar on wire rack
      Edible Peanut Butter Cookie Dough
    • cookie dough scooped onto baking sheet close up
      Edible Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough

    See more no-bake recipes →

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    About Amanda

    Cookbook author, baker, food photographer, and world traveler with a background in food science. Join me in baking and sharing a little more sweetness in the world!

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    Recent Recipes

    Come here for the most recent recipe published on the site!

    • pumpkin spice syrup in jar
      Pumpkin Spice Syrup
    • brownies stacked on plate alongside m&m candies
      M&M Brownies
    • vanilla simple syrup in jar
      Vanilla Simple Syrup
    • close up sheet cake slice being taken
      Strawberry Sheet Cake

    Recently Updated

    Sometimes we give our recipes a spruce up with new photos or more helpful information, come check them out here!

    • looking at collection of glasses of smoothie
      Coffee Smoothie
    • overhead chocolate cake with chocolate chips
      Chocolate Mug Cake
    • Cheddar pumpkin sage scones - what a deliciously awesome way to enjoy my favorite fall flavors.
      Pumpkin Scones
    • mug filled with peanut butter cake with spoonful of cake
      Peanut Butter Mug Cake

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    Hi, I'm Amanda! I am the baker and photographer behind A Cookie Named Desire. I'm a cookbook author, food science nerd, world traveler (sometimes) with a major weakness for cookies and cheese.

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    Reader Favorites

    • S'mores Stuffed Cookies
      S'mores Cookies Recipe
    • homemade cookies scattered out on baking sheet
      Milano Cookies Recipe
    • cookies piled together on rack
      Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
    • avocado chocolate peanut butter smoothie in a glass
      Avocado Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothie
    • Making salt water taffy at home is actually easier than you think
      How to Make Salt Water Taffy
    • finished jelly donut shots on a tray
      Jelly Donut Shot

    Halloween Favorites

    • close up of macaron showing splatter of food coloring on shell
      Bloody Spooky Macarons
    • straight on spiderweb cupcakes
      Spider Web Cupcakes
    • Halloween couldn't get spookier than with these black velvet cupcakes with drizzles of raspberry jam "blood"
      Black Velvet Cupcakes with Raspberry Jam
    • dark chocolate cake pops topped with Halloween sprinkles
      Halloween Cake Pops
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