With holiday cookie season in full swing, I’m baking up lots o’ holiday flavor combos over here. Cranberry orange shortbread in the style of Alison Roman with those crispy, sugary edges came outta my oven this week and I gotta tell ya, they are banging. I used Alison’s base shortbread recipe cuz, I mean, c’mon,…
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Easy Chocolate Peppermint Cookies
Chocolate and peppermint has got to be one of the best holiday flavor combinations out there. I mean, there are Peppermint Mocha lattes and York Peppermint Patties leftover from Halloween (sorry, kids!) and peppermint hot cocoa at the ready after a day of holiday shopping or playing in the snow (hello, what’s up with the…
My BEST Chocolate Chip Cookies
The elusive best chocolate chip cookie recipe. It’s been searched for high and low, experimented with since the dawn of time (presumably), and many claim to have the best and many do! This is MY best and, turns out, a fave of many family and friends, so I wanted to share it. These cookies are…
Paleo Pumpkin Muffins with Chocolate Chips
Even us Paleo junkies want a piece of the (pumpkin) pie this time of year (gotta love a good pun!). So I baked up this Paleo friendly Pumpkin Muffin recipe. And, of course, added in some dairy-free chocolate chips for good measure cuz every good muffin recipe needs chocolate! When I’m looking for a quick…
Classic Pumpkin Roll
Bring on all the pumpkin Fall and Holiday flavors! Pumpkin Roll has become a staple in our house over the last few years and it’s easy to see why – it pretty much rocks in all ways. Let us count the ways that this Pumpkin Roll recipe is so freaking good: It has a sweet,…
Easy Homemade Applesauce
Fall wouldn’t be Fall without making the maximum number of apple recipes manageable. That’s my theory anyway! This easy peasy applesauce recipe is a must-make this season. Hand-picked apples from the farm blended with cinnamon and brown sugar make this homemade applesauce just perfect. Oh, the many ways you can enjoy applesauce naked, plain, outta…
Applesauce Cake
This is Fall baking at its finest. Apple flavor aplenty in this moist and simple Applesauce Cake. It makes great use of homemade applesauce and makes for the perfect after school snack. As many home bakers and cooks do, I like to use the flavors and produce of the season as much as possible. I’m still…
Easy Double Crumb Crumb Cake
Are you ready for it? Cuz this Double Crumb Crumb Cake will change the way you view this classic cake. The double crumb is as buttery as it can get, sweet and cinnamony and about two-thirds of the cake itself. It doesn’t get any better than that. Reasons why you’ll love this crumb cake: Incredibly…
Homemade Twix Bars
Who doesn’t love the combination of milk chocolate with ooey gooey caramel atop a buttery shortbread cookie?! I don’t know a single soul. Now, it’s easy enough to buy one of these prefab Twix Bars from your neighborhood grocery store, OR you can make your own and wonder why you’ve never done it before now….
Honey Cake with Goat Cheese Frosting & Figs
Figs + goat cheese + honey = amazing flavor combo! Totally got inspired by the gorgeous figs at the farmers market and the honey from my sister’s own backyard for this one. I love the idea of using unexpected ingredients like goat cheese in a sweet dish. It provides a bit of tanginess to balance…
Thank you so much for visiting me at kickassbaker! I'm Kim. I'm a working mom and home baker who's constantly in search of a life in balance. Come join me in baking up some sweet treats mixed in with the occasional healthy and savory recipe. Thanks for joining me on my journey called everyday life!