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Cinnamon Banana Bread

Warm. banana bread with a sweet infusion of cinnamon throughout. This moist cinnamon banana bread also has an irresistible buttery cinnamon swirl. Banana bread is the best way to use up any bananas that are just a little too overripe but not so far gone that you want to just throw them away. It makes a great breakfast, especially when toasted and slathered with butter and an additional sprinkling of cinnamon. How to Quickly Ripen Bananas for Banana Bread Sometimes, you have a ...

Thick, creamy milkshakes are the best at any time of year. Learn exactly how to make a milkshake and customize it any way that you like without a formal recipe! Milkshakes are one of my favorite things to have for dessert. I love the infinite possibilities of flavor combinations. They're also so easy to make, and you don't even need to be any good in the kitchen to whip one up quickly! How to Make Milkshakes: The Ice Cream The base of a milkshake is ice cream. You can use any type ...

close up stack of oreo fudge next to milk jar

If you love cookies and cream, you will absolutely fall in love with this Oreo fudge. Creamy white chocolate fudge is overloaded with Oreo cookies for an explosion of flavor. Oreo fudge is one of those delicious treats you don't get to have too often because you know if it's around all the time, you will end up eating it constantly. There is something about that creamy white chocolate fudge stuffed with almost an entire pack of Oreos that is just completely irresistible. Can ...

Once you try brown butter rice krispie treats, you will never want them any other way! The nutty browned butter gives these nostalgic bars an incredible depth of flavor. It's pretty much common knowledge that brown butter makes basically everything better. The nutty, almost caramel flavor elevates everything it touches. Rice krispie ...

hot chocolate with chocolate marshmallows

Deeply chocolaty and almost fudgy chocolate marshmallows. These are the perfect topping to a truly indulgent hot chocolate or s'mores! My family can inhale a bag of marshmallows in about an hour, if you're lucky. Personally, I've never been a huge fan of them unless they're toasted. When I discovered flavored marshmallows, that changed a ...

Good enough to eat by the spoon. This creamy chocolate frosting is perfect for your cakes, cookies, or even just eating straight out of the bowl. We are continuing our frosting series with another classic. The one frosting that I never scrape off my cupcake. Chocolate buttercream frosting. Deeply chocolaty and velvety smooth. We are ...

homemade cookies scattered out on baking sheet

Sure, the store-bought stuff is good, but nothing beats homemade milano cookies! Impress everyone during your cookie exchange this year. Easily customize the flavors with this easy to follow milano cookies recipe. If I had to name one cookie as the ultimate "adulting" cookie, it would be the Milano. Growing up, I always considered it ...

close up brown butter with flecks of caramelized milk solids

Browned butter makes just about everything better. This delicious and nutty form butter takes is perfect for elevating your food. Learn exactly how to make brown butter in just a few minutes! One of my all-time favorite things is brown butter. Even just the way it smells is just so amazing. If they made it into perfume, I might be ...

Maybe you're the baker in the house hoping to snag a gift for yourself (or get inspiration to send to everyone else). Or maybe there is a baker in your life you want to subtly encourage to keep on baking those delicious goodies. Either way, these are some of my favorite products for baking that also make awesome gifts! ...

I know, it's feeling a little Oprah here, but I get asked what my personal favorite items are, and thought since we are in the gift guide mood, it would be a good idea to go a quick round-up of a few of my all-time favorites in and out of the ...

Gift-giving can be stressful. You want to get something fun, but something the recipient would still use regularly. Here are a few of my more practical gifts that I adore and recommend! ...

Have you always thought about starting a lot of your own? If you are doing it as a hobby, it can be a fun way to let your creativity shine, and maybe make a couple of extra dollars on the side. If you want to take things a bit further, it takes a lot ...

hot chocolate topped with whipped cream and mini candy cane

There is nothing better than keeping warm in a cozy sweater with a mug of peppermint hot chocolate. This post has been sponsored by the makers of ZIPLOC® Brand + NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Hot chocolate is one of ...

If you have someone like me who loves a good cookbook, you need to check out some of these cookbooks. They're a lot of my favorite cookbooks in every category and every level of experience. This is a great opportunity to take time to go over ...

Soft, buttery snowball cookies stuffed with mini peanut butter cups. These cute holiday cookies are perfect for gifting to everyone on your list this season! This post has been sponsored by SC Johnson, makers of the Ziploc® brand. All thoughts and ...

Cinnamon Banana Bread

How to Make a Milkshake

Oreo Fudge

Brown Butter Rice Krispie Treats

Chocolate Marshmallows

Chocolate Frosting

Milano Cookies Recipe

How to Make Brown Butter

Holiday Gift Guide For You Favorite Baker

A Cookie Named Desire’s Favorite Things

Holiday Gift Guide of Just Handy Things

The Inspiring Bloggers’ Gift Guide

Peppermint Hot Chocolate

Gift Guide For the Cookbook Collector

Snowball Cookies