Maple Brown Sugar Madeleines
I had tea with a well mannered hedgehog once on a crisp fall day. He brought me a tiny bouquet of flowers, which I placed in a small jam jar filled with water. He said the delightful maple scent of these Madeleines reminded him of...Read more...
Apple Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
An easy to make 8-inch square cake, typically unfrosted, is what my family would consider a snacking cake when I was growing up. This easy-to-make apple cake can definitely qualify as a snacking cake because it stands on its own as a delicious cake, unfrosted. BUT...Read more...
Harry Potter Inspired Pumpkin Pasties
Even though the weather is warm where I live at the moment, I’m dreaming about all the delicious fall treats I’ll be baking this year. Let’s look forward to cool, crisp weather, the smell of pumpkin or apples baking, and sipping a warm mug of something spicy while we wait for...Read more...
Apple Spice Cookies with Brown Butter Icing
These Apple Spice Cookies were one of my most popular cookies last fall so I decided to bring them back a little early this year. The combination of cinnamon, nutmeg and vanilla in this cookie dough will remind you of...Read more...
Chocolate Trail Mix Oatmeal Cookies
Many people think of trail mix as a dry, chewy form of nourishment nibbled on during hiking or camping. Let me say that I think of trail mix as a highly customizable luxurious snack. That’s because I love to...Read more...
Peach Crumble Pie Cookies
I couldn’t decide whether to call these cookies or pies, so I made a compromise. They’re about the size of cookies, but they taste like little peach crumble pies. The base is tender like shortbread or pie crust and the filling is made with fresh peaches. I’ve seen people make something similar with jam and call them... Read more...
Double Strawberry Mini Muffins
These cute little pink muffins are the strawberriest muffins ever. I had to use a word that's not even in the dictionary because...Read more...
Blueberry Lemon Crumb Cakes
Do you ever feel like a three year old child who doesn't want to share? That's how I feel about this crumb cake. I didn't want to share so I made six personal crumb cakes. You'll understand once you...Read more...
Blueberry Lavender Cookies
Blueberry cookies remind me of a time when I was little. Every year my family would take a road trip up to Northern California. My parents loved stopping at roadside stands to buy fresh produce on the way back. One year my dad bought an enormous...Read more...
Raspberry White Chocolate Scones
A good scone has a way of making you feel elegant, especially if you pronounce it 'skon' instead of 'skōne'. I went to a lovely tea recently where scones were served, along with an array of dainty tea sandwiches and desserts. The scones were round with pink sugar sprinkled on top. Pretty pink food is always so promising. Unfortunately, the scones were...Read more...
Lilac Vanilla Mini Cakes
Once upon a time, there was a little black bear who woke up from a long nap. As she stretched, she felt her tummy growl. She ventured into the morning sunshine and smelled something sweet. She sniffed the air, following the sweet fragrance until she came upon a...Read more...
Pineapple Coconut Cake Bars
If you like tropical flavors, you’ll love this spring dessert from my childhood. We used to call it Pineapple Coconut Snack Cake, but I would consider it more...Read more...
Creamy Lemon Tarts
One of the reasons I love baking is because of the joy it brings. In this case it’s...Read more...
Blueberry Ripple Scones
Once there was a blueberry scone. She was good and reliable. One day she felt bored and tired of her soggy blueberries. She thought about her friend, the other blueberry scone. The one with the dried blueberries. The shriveled up blueberries reminded her of raisin bran. “It’s time for a change," she thought. So she grabbed her friend, and they...Read more...
Glazed Lemon Muffins
However your day is going today, it's about to get better. I can confidently say...Read more...
Lemon Crinkle Cookies
Crinkle cookies, also known as crackle cookies, have been around for a very long time. The pretty, crispy, cracked exterior and the soft, moist interior are what we love about them! There’s definitely no shortage of recipes for crinkles out there, everything from chocolate to red velvet. I even saw an audacious cookie company selling lemon crinkles for...Read more...
Strawberries & Cream Profiteroles
Imagine you’re in a beautiful room, reclining on a plush velvet chaise lounge. There’s a dainty table nearby. On the table is a cake pedestal with a little pyramid of small, perfectly plump, pink pastries. They’re filled with sweet, luscious strawberry cream. And... Read more...
Pink Velvet Cookies
Whenever I walk into a bakery, my eyes are always drawn to anything pink. Pink cupcakes, cookies, donuts or anything with pink icing will inevitably come home with me. This probably started...Read more...
Raspberry Truffle Brownies
Who else loves those heart shaped boxes of chocolates we see at Valentine’s Day? That adventurous first bite of chocolate, when you don’t know which flavor you’re getting, is...Read more...
Strawberry Chocolate Chip Shortbread Cookies
These cute kitties were created as a special request by someone who grew up playing with Webkinz. Do you remember the Strawberry Cloud Leopard? It was a cute pink Webkinz plushie. The cookies are made of...Read more...
Little Strawberry Charlotte
Meet Little Strawberry Charlotte. She brings romance with her wherever she goes. Whether it's a tea party, a birthday celebration or a romantic dinner, you'll gaze at her beauty and sigh...Read more...
Strawberry Sweetheart Brownies
At the Brownie Mischief website, all types of brownies are welcome. We all know and love chocolate brownies. But there are other less common brownies in the universe, that deserve to shine too. Let me introduce you to Strawberry Sweetheart Brownies. These lovely pink creations aren’t...Read more...
Lavender White Chocolate Scones
If you headed over here from TikTok or Instagram, welcome! Most of my recipes can be found here. I share some recipes in the caption on Instagram reels and some recipes are written in text on TikTok videos. I Iearned my lesson when...Read more...
Strawberry Sugar Hearts
I’ve always been enamored by sugar cubes. You can’t help but feel fancy dropping a lump of sugar or two into your teacup. Flavored sugar formed into cute shapes is so fancy, I may faint. Someone please get the smelling salts! Pardon me while I google...Read more...
Chocolate Gingerbread
Chocolate gingerbread is gingerbread's elegant sister. It has the warm spices we love in gingerbread combined with...Read more...
Grandma's Apple Crumb Cake
I remember my grandma making coffee cakes and sweet muffins for breakfast, along with eggs, sausages, hot coffee and a big pitcher of milk on the table. The older generation really loved their coffee cakes. I’ve noticed that many Millennials and Gen Z’s think coffee cake contains...Read more...
Soft Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies
I never imagined that I’d ever be posting a peanut butter cookie recipe. There are already crunchy peanut butter cookies, soft ones, chewy ones, and those peanut shaped store bought ones out there. I mean, do we even need another peanut butter cookie recipe? After I tasted this one, it’s a resounding YES! ...Read more...
Maple Brown Sugar Madeleines
I had tea with with a well mannered hedgehog once on a crisp fall day. He brought me a tiny bouquet of flowers, which I placed in a small jam jar filled with water. He said the delightful maple scent of these Madeleines reminded him of...Read more...
Raspberry Rose Shortbread Cookies
I don’t think I’ve ever created a recipe that delighted all of my senses as much as these cookies. If you decide to embark on this journey, you’ll start with...Read more...
Mini Orange Olive Oil Cakes
Ever since a certain celebrity cut a hole from the middle of her favorite olive oil cake back in 2020, the internet has been obsessed with olive oil cakes. I must confess that I was...Read more...
Dark Chocolate Strawberry Marble Cookies
To the indecisive German baker who invented marble cake, I thank you! Marble cake, sampler platters and tasting flights are the perfect solution for those times when you...Read more...
Blackberry Oatmeal Cookies
We've all heard our parents telling their childhood stories of walking miles to school and suffering worse hardships than we ever had to. My mom used to tell me stories like that, but she had a...Read more...
Fairy Puffs
My dad used to take me on walks in the woods to look for fairy rings when I was a child. I wanted to see a real fairy so badly! I got a book about fairies, hoping to learn more about them. Fairies love... Read more...
Cherry Blossom Cookies
Each spring, I look forward to the sight and fragrance of beautiful botanical blooms, especially cherry blossoms. We often think of cherry blossoms as something unique to... Read more...
Marshmallow Mudslide Cookies
Have you ever had mudslide cake? It's a deliciously messy chocolate cake with chocolate frosting and marshmallows, also known as Mississippi mud cake. I saw one covered in a layer of marshmallow fluff and it made its way into my dreams. I woke up with the inspiration to make a cookie version of the gooey mudslide cake. Read more...