Pasta carbonara is a classic pasta dish that comes together quickly with simple ingredients. You don’t need heavy cream to make a velvety sauce — egg yolks, grated cheese, and pasta water are all it takes! Creating a creamy sauce is all in the technique. In this post, I share my tips discovered in recipe…
Making such an iconic pastry at home may feel intimidating, but my eclair recipe is here to help you achieve the perfect pastries fit for a French patisserie. Crisp, delicate eclair shells are filled with silky pastry cream and topped with a decadent, shiny chocolate ganache. Whether you’re a novice or an experienced baker, you…
I’ve tested so many quick bread recipes throughout the years, but this simple strawberry bread consistently ranks among my favorites. It’s a snap to mix together, it stays deliciously moist and tender for days, and is chock full of fresh strawberries in both the loaf and the glaze. Best of all, you only need 10…
These southwest egg rolls have been tested again and again to get that just-right balance of crispy exterior and creamy, flavor-packed filling. No soggy wrappers or bland bites here! I fine-tuned everything from the spice blend to the filling-to-wrapper ratio so each egg roll fries up golden and shatteringly crisp while staying perfectly melty inside….
Oatmeal scotchie cookies are a delicious classic! My team and I have had a fantastic time testing and retesting this recipe to help you make the perfect cookies. With just a few simple tweaks, you can make these butterscotch oatmeal cookies exactly the way you like them. If you love thin cookies with crispy edges,…
My white chocolate macadamia nut cookies are some of the best cookies around—my kids and readers have loved them for years! The soft and chewy cookie base is studded with buttery, crunchy macadamia nuts and sweet white chocolate chips. Chilling the dough for just an hour before baking helps create the perfect texture and thickness….
Meringue cookies are such a delightful addition to the table and so easy to make! This recipe has been a Preppy Kitchen favorite for years, and I retested it to add new tips for baking and troubleshooting meringue: how to avoid chewy or sticky meringue cookies, an easy test to make sure the sugar is dissolved, and…
My oatmeal cream pie sandwich cookies are lightly spiced, deliciously chewy, and perfectly golden brown on the outside and filled with a whipped vanilla buttercream. Each bite is pure heaven! After testing with different types of oats and varying amounts of molasses, I landed on the ideal cookie texture. The key is to slightly underbake…
