Trusted Baking Recipes from a Self-Taught Baker

Latest Posts

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Classic Peanut Butter Blossoms

Snowball Cookies Recipe

Christmas Sugar Cookies Recipe with Easy Icing

Holiday Gift Guide for the Baker

Turkey Pot Pie Recipe

Sweet Potato Casserole Recipe

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Christmas Cookie Videos

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Gingerbread Whoopie Pies

Snowball Cookies Recipe

My Favorite Royal Icing

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My Best Christmas Cookies

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My Favorite Gingerbread Cookies

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Mint Chocolate Checkerboard Cookies

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Homemade Butter Cookies

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Red Velvet Kiss Cookies

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Soft & Thick Snickerdoodles

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Double Chocolate Crinkle Cookies

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Drop Style Christmas Sugar Cookies

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Gingerbread Whoopie Pies

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Iced Oatmeal Cookies

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My Favorite Spritz Cookies

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Cozy Cakes

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Cakes

Espresso Chocolate Chip Cake

Pictured with 3 8-inch layers, this espresso chocolate chip cake combines a soft and moist cake flavored with espresso powder, strong coffee, plenty of chocolate chips, and ultra creamy espresso coffee buttercream. You can drink your coffee and eat it too with a towering slice of this homemade beauty!

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Homemade Butter Rum Cake

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Dark Chocolate Mousse Cake

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Cranberry Pecan Cake (Christmas Breakfast Recipe)

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Perfectly Peppermint

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Chocolate Peppermint Thumbprints

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Peppermint Bark Cookies

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White Chocolate Peppermint Cupcakes

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Peppermint Bark Fudge

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Peppermint Frosted Chocolate Cookies

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Peppermint Bark Recipe

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Peppermint Mocha Cookies

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Peppermint Crunch Puppy Chow

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Peppermint White Chocolate Cookies

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Peppermint Mocha Cupcakes

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Cookie Baking Tips

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17 chocolate chip cookies on a cooling rack

Baking Tips

10 Best Cookie Baking Tools

Discover which cookie baking tools are must-haves for your kitchen. If you like to bake cookies (or want to learn how to bake the best batch), you need these essential cookie baking tools.

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salted caramel pecan chocolate chip cookies

Baking Tips

10 Guaranteed Tips to Prevent Cookies from Spreading

Are your cookies flat greasy puddles? After years of baking cookies—and writing a cookie cookbook—I know exactly what a failed batch of over-spread cookies is like AND how to prevent it.

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chocolate chip, M&M, and chocolate cookies

Baking Tips

How to Freeze Cookie Dough

Learn exactly how to freeze cookie dough, and which cookie dough is the best for freezing, on this detailed page. Plus, find the best ways to freeze baked cookies.

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Sally’s Baking Traditions

Welcome to the 2022 Sally’s Cookie Palooza, running from November 28th – December 11th. This page will be updated every week day with a new cookie recipe, plus you can find dozens of previous favorites below. Sign up via email below and we’ll send you some of my most popular recipes, plus all the new cookie recipes as they’re published. Most popular recipes below include peanut butter blossoms, gingerbread whoopie pies, and Christmas sugar cookies. Learn More

Join the community on the 1st of every month as we tackle a new challenge recipe. Review Sally’s Baking Challenge FAQ page if you have any questions. Learn More

Pie Week happens in November and it’s all about baking the BEST pies. Sign up with your email address below and we’ll send you my most popular recipes, plus all the new pie recipes once Pie Week begins! Past Pie Week recipes have included bourbon sweet potato pie, magical chocolate chess pie, and my all-time favorite pecan pie recipe. You can browse them all below, and stay tuned for the next Pie Week in November! Learn More

Top 10 Recipes

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My Favorite Banana Bread Recipe

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Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies

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The Best Sugar Cookies

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Homemade Pizza Dough Recipe for Beginners

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Quick & Easy Banana Muffins

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My Favorite Carrot Cake Recipe

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Homemade Artisan Bread (With or Without Dutch Oven)

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The Best Vanilla Cake I’ve Ever Had

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Classic Cheesecake Recipe

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Easy Cinnamon Rolls From Scratch

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Holiday Appetizers

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Appetizers & Snacks

Roasted Garlic and Bacon Spinach Dip

This creamy bacon spinach dip is like regular hot spinach dip, but turned up a notch with extra flavor. Enjoy crispy bacon, plenty of roasted garlic, and extra parmesan cheese in each bite. You can bake this dip in a 2.5 quart baking dish or in individual ramekins. Serve warm with crunchy fresh vegetables, crackers, […]

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Soft Pretzel Bites

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Maryland Hot Crab Dip

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Cranberry Brie Puff Pastry Tarts

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My Cookbooks

Sally’s Baking Addiction

This fully photographed baking cookbook is perfect for beginners and includes a broad range of 75+ recipes. You’ll find breakfast, muffins, breads, cupcakes, candy, cookies, cakes, pies, and more!

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Sally’s Candy Addiction

Let me help demystify the world of candy making with these 75 photographed candy and candy inspired recipes. From marshmallows to toffee, each recipe is photographed with plenty of helpful tips to help guarantee success.

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Sally’s Cookie Addiction

You’ll find 75+ photographed cookie recipes, most of which are exclusive to the cookbook and unavailable on this website. I also share dozens of success tips and my favorite cookie baking tools.

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