I can’t remember the very first time I tried biscotti. Growing up in central Pennsylvania, there weren’t exactly a lot of traditional Italian bakeries within reach, so my first taste of these crunchy, oblong biscuits …
Chocolate Chip Banana Whoopie Pies with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting
Whoopie pies with banana? Why not! Like many bakers, I have one go-to recipe for using up a fruit bowl full of overripe bananas: banana bread. Sure, every now and then I’ll throw an overripe …
Chocolate Molasses Cookies
Earlier this week I had a free afternoon, and a craving for a fall treat to accompany my coffee. After some Googling, I came upon this recipe for Chocolate Chunk Molasses Cookies. The recipe comes …
Chocolate Chip Confetti Bars with Milk Chocolate Frosting
Whenever I’m downtown, I love perusing the pretty sprinkle selection at New York Cake. Crammed full of sprinkles and sparkles of all shapes and colors, their aisles provide a constant source of baking and decorating …
Espresso Chocolate Chip Biscotti
Original post published on January 7th, 2018. Post last updated on December 12th, 2023. Biscotti has always been one of my favorite Italian bakery treats. In NYC, my go-to spot for biscotti (and tiramisu, and …