My easy thumbprint cookies have a melt-in-your-mouth texture, similar to shortbread, with a thick, sweet fruit jam filling. While jam is the classic filling for these holiday cookies, you can get creative and fill them with caramel, chocolate ganache, and more! Plus, this thumbprint cookie recipe can be shaped and frozen before baking. When you’re…
Brioche is a French bread made with an enriched dough containing eggs and lots of butter. Subtly sweet brioche falls into the Viennoiserie category of baking, similar to croissants, falling between bread and pastry in taste and texture. I developed my recipe to have just the right ratio of ingredients for a tender, fluffy interior…
My classic coconut cream pie recipe is a hit every time! Brimming with coconut flavor from toasted coconut and coconut milk, this pie is perfect in every way. From the buttery, crisp crust to the thick, custardy filling to the fluffy whipped topping, it will be a hit at your next gathering. I recently re-tested…
Homemade baked macaroni and cheese is the ultimate comfort food. And it is so easy! Just cook your favorite short, tubular pasta, combine it with a super creamy cheese sauce, top with cheese and buttery breadcrumbs, and bake! Whether you’re looking for a crowd-pleasing side dish for the holiday season or a casual potluck, this…
Try my delicious turkey meatloaf for dinner tonight! It comes together quickly— combine the meatloaf ingredients, shape them into a loaf, brush liberally with a ketchup glaze, bake, and enjoy! This recipe is easily adaptable to add other vegetables or use different proteins. After several recipe tests over the years, I discovered the secret to…
At first glance, snickerdoodles look like cinnamon-sugar-coated sugar cookies, but there’s one ingredient that sets them apart: cream of tartar. This pantry staple is the secret behind their signature tangy flavor and pillowy, chewy texture. In this post, I dig into the science of why cream of tartar matters, showing how it reacts with baking…
My Thanksgiving stuffing recipe takes simple pantry ingredients and combines them into a crowd-pleasing side dish! Golden brown and crisp on top, moist and soft in the middle, this easy stuffing recipe is simply sublime. My team has tested the recipe using 3 different common types of bread to show how the type of bread…
My authentic southern sweet potato pie has been a Preppy Kitchen favorite since I first published it in 2019! The filling comes together easily with creamy sweet potatoes, eggs, and a few key fall spices. Roasting the sweet potatoes is a must to bring out their natural sweetness with incredible caramelization that you just can’t…
