Eggnog Cookies

These eggnog cookies are amazingly soft and chewy. You have to make them this holiday season! Even if you don’t love eggnog, you will absolutely love these cookies! With an optional eggnog icing, this cookie is the winter holiday wrapped up in a bow. Ingredients Eggnog Cookies 3/4 cup (1-1/2 sticks) butter, room temperature 1 […]

Brown Sugar Cookie Butter Cookies

Here in Europe they have these little cookies during the holidays called spekulatius cookies. They’re basically spekuloos or cookie butter cookies with a cinnamon twist. However, these are soft-batch style instead of the traditional dry ones that need to be dunked in coffee. Ingredients 1 cup cookie butter spread 1/2 stick (4 tablespoons) butter, room […]

Eggnog Cream Pie

Happy December 1st! It’s officially Christmas season and what better way to celebrate this season than with eggnog cream pie?! This eggnog pie is absolutely delicious with a graham cracker crust and garnished with a bit of nutmeg. Yum! Ingredients Graham Cracker Crust 24 graham cracker sheets, finely ground (1-1/2 cups) 1 tablespoon granulated sugar […]

Pumpkin Pie Cinnamon Rolls

I have previously stated that my favorite cinnamon rolls are my Orange Vanilla Cinnamon Rolls, but I think these might have taken the cake. These pumpkin pie cinnamon rolls are to flippin’ die for. Full of pumpkin flavors and warm fall spices, you have to have these pumpkin pie cinnamon rolls on your table this […]

Apple Cider Cake Donuts

It just dawned on me, since moving to Germany, that some people do not know what a cake donut is! Basically, they’re just a little piece of cake that is in the shape of a donut and satisfies all of your donut wants and needs. These donuts are chalk-full of fall flavor and dunked in […]

Churro Waffles

Waffles are one of my favorite things to eat for breakfast. I’m also really obsessed with eating sweets. So why not combine the fried goodness of a churro with a waffle? These waffles are a perfect mix of soft and buttery, with a delicious crunch of cinnamon and sugar. ingredients Waffles 2 cups all-purpose flour […]

Mexican Hot Chocolate Tres Leches Cake

Happy Cinco de Mayo! What do you think of when you think of Mexican desserts? I think of tres leches cake or sopapillas. They are absolutely two of my favorite desserts anyway! Maybe it’s because I’m a Texan? Either way, I love it! This Mexican hot chocolate version is a fun take on the classic Tres […]

Cinnamon Bun Overnight Oats

I have been pretty obsessed with overnight oats recently. This quick and easy breakfast in a jar can be made the night before and can be taken with you on the go. These bad boys are protein-packed and beyond filling in the best kind of way. Oh, and did I mention, easy to make?! Ingredients […]

Pumpkin Snickerdoodles

Pumpkin snickerdoodles are truly the perfect fusion of fall and my favorite cookie. Snickerdoodles are tangy, cinnamon-y, and cloud-like; now mix some pumpkin in the batter? holy moly, SOLD! Please try these, I promise your life will completely change forever. They are that good. Ingredients 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled 1/2 teaspoon ground […]

Orange Vanilla Cinnamon Rolls

Maksen loves these. The last two years for his birthday, he has requested orange cinnamon rolls for breakfast. I feel like I have perfected my regular cinnamon rolls, but I couldn’t ever get the orange flavor to SHINE through the strong flavor of the cinnamon. I think I finally have gotten it right, and these […]