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Easy & Delicious Dessert Recipes

Browse dozens of easy & delicious dessert recipes that include cookies, cakes, pies, sweet breads, and all things chocolate. There are also plenty of holiday cookies and desserts like this Lemon Pie.

I also love to include recipes inspired by my time living in Europe like these Norwegian Waffle Cookies, Swedish Apple Pie, or this Frozen Salted Caramel Mousse Cake. Find a new favorite to try today!

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  • Three rectangular slices of cheesecake with a graham cracker crust stacked on top of each other with a light background.
    Cheesecake in a 9x13 Pan
  • The cross section of a Lemon Olive Oil Loaf Cake showing the most and tender cake topped with a simple sweet lemon glaze on a light background.
    Lemon Olive Oil Loaf
  • Cake Without A Mixer sliced into squares on a white marble serving board frosted with easy chocolate frosting and decorated with M&M's.
    Cake Without a Mixer
  • Lemon Olive Oil Cookies arranged on a plate on a white background decorated with yellow accents, lemons, and flowers.
    Lemon Olive Oil Cookies
  • Chocolate Chip Cookies Without A Mixer displayed on a warm brown background.
    Chocolate Chip Cookies Without A Mixer
  • One Olive Oil Cupcake cut in half showing the inside of the cupcake and the tall white frosting.
    Olive Oil Cupcakes
  • Olive Oil Scones arranged in a circle on a white background drizzled with lemon glaze.
    Olive Oil Scones (No Butter, Ready in 20 Minutes)
  • Lauren holding five Oatmeal Rice Krispie Cookies broken in half to show their texture.
    Oatmeal Rice Krispie Cookies
  • Several ramekins with orange creme brulee with a torched caramelized top broken by a spoon holding a scoop of creme brulee with decorative orange peels and dappled sunlight.
    Orange Creme Brulee
  • Blueberry Lemon Crumb Cake with Lemon Glaze drizzled on top, cut into squares on parchment paper.
    Blueberry Lemon Crumb Cake with Lemon Glaze
  • Chocolate Chip Rice Krispie Cookies stacked on top of each other showing the insides of the cookies and the melted chocolate chips.
    Chocolate Chip Rice Krispie Cookies
  • Peppermint Cocoa Cookies
  • Cut Out Gingerbread cookies decorated with royal icing and colorful icing buttons displayed on a black marble serving dish.
    Cut Out Gingerbread Cookies
  • A Christmas Cookie Tree made with star shaped cut out sugar cookies decorated with green sanding sugar stacked on top of each other and topped with a cookie star decorated with yellow sugar.
    Christmas Cookie Tree
  • Baking soda, turbinado sugar, salt, eggs, vanilla extract, chocolate chips
    A Guide to The Most Common Cookie Ingredients
  • Soft Cut Out Sugar Cookies decorated with green sugar stacked on top of each other.
    Soft Cut Out Sugar Cookies
  • Four Mini Basque Cheesecakes arranged in a semi-circle with one of the cheesecakes with a slice cut out and turned on its side to show the creamy interior of the cake.
    Mini Basque Cheesecake
  • Slices of a round flourless chocolate cake slightly separated from each other dusted with cocoa powder.
    Simple Flourless Chocolate Cake
  • A slice of Ricotta Cherry Cake topped with whipped cream and a single cherry.
    Ricotta Cherry Cake
  • A Classic Blueberry Pie with a lattice braided pie crust surrounded by blueberry hand pies and blue flowers.
    Classic Blueberry Pie with Easy Homemade Pie Crust
  • The Meringue Roulade with a cracked white crispy exterior and a lemon filling on a white marble board.
    Meringue Roulade
  • An Olive Oil Carrot Cake with two layers, cream cheese frosting and topped with chopped pecans.
    Olive Oil Carrot Cake
  • A grapefruit oilve oil cake sliced into 8 slices on a light blue summery plate dusted with powdered sugar and surrounded by sliced grapefruit pieces.
    Light and Fluffy Grapefruit Olive Oil Cake
  • Banana Bread cut into a square and frosted with Banana Bread Frosting.
    Banana Bread Frosting
  • Slices of Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Banana Bread on a light background.
    Simple Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
  • A stack of Espresso Chocolate Chunk Cookies, with half of the cookies broken in half exposing the melted chocolate interiors.
    Chewy Espresso Chocolate Chunk Cookies
  • Small Batch Chocolate Chip Cookies on a golden baking sheet.
    A Guide to Crispy, Cakey, and Small Batch Cookies
  • An Einkorn Chocolate Chip Cookie on a white marble backdrop with several cookies including a broken cookie nearby.
    Best Chewy Einkorn Chocolate Chip Cookies
  • A square slice of Banana Cake covered in chocolate frosting on a light background with other cake pieces nearby.
    Banana Cake with Chocolate Frosting
  • Chocolate Chip Cookies with puddles of melted chocolate and Chocolate Dipped Chocolate Chip Cookies stacked on top of each other.
    A Guide To Making The Best Homemade Cookies
  • Chocolate Dipped Chocolate Chip Cookies stacked on top of each other showing the bottoms of the cookies dipped in chocolate.
    Chocolate Dipped Chocolate Chip Cookies
  • Easy Loaf Pan Coffee Cake With Crumb Topping
  • Loaf Pan Monkey Bread with bubbles of monkey bread sticking up above the loaf pan covered in cinnamon and sugar.
    Easy Homemade Loaf Pan Monkey Bread
  • A two layer Lemon Blueberry Mascarpone Cake with lemon curd filling and mascarpone fosting.
    Lemon Blueberry Mascarpone Cake
  • The Lemon Sandwich Cookies resting upright and stacked in a square metal baker.
    Lemon Sandwich Cookies
  • A Lemon Meringue Pie Cookie with a bite taken out of it on a white marble serving board with a cookie in the foreground and background.
    Lemon Meringue Pie Cookies
  • A low shallow bowl with a dark rim filled with Maple Oatmeal Cookies.
    Maple Oatmeal Cookies
  • A large cookie tin filled with Peanut Butter Oreo cookies, surrounded by more cookies, milk, and Oreos.
    Peanut Butter Oreo Cookies
  • A slice of Chocolate Basque Cheesecake showing the rich chocolatey interior of the cake on a dark background.
    Chocolate Basque Cheesecake
  • Ginger Pie in a white ruffled pie dish with 8 pie slices cut and one slice on a plate nearby.
    Ginger Pie
  • Golden Rice Krispie Cookies arranged on a white background.
    Rice Krispie Cookies
  • Brown Butter Molasses Cookies on a gold baking sheet sprinkled with Turbinado sugar.
    Brown Butter Molasses Cookies

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Lauren sitting at table in Tuscany with a glass of wine, charcuterie and rolling green hills and winery in the background.

I'm Lauren, I've worked in Finance, earned an MBA, and lived and traveled throughout Europe and the US. I love to cook and bake, and bring our family together around the table. Recipes shared here are real family recipes with real, fresh ingredients inspired by our travels.

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Spring Recipes

  • An Olive Oil Carrot Cake with two layers, cream cheese frosting and topped with chopped pecans.
    Olive Oil Carrot Cake
  • Spring Soup with Vegetables and Chicken in a light colored bowl with a striped napkin, a spoon, and Lauren's hand holding the bowl.
    Spring Soup with Vegetables and Chicken
  • Easy Loaf Pan Coffee Cake With Crumb Topping
  • Overhead shot of slices of lemon pie without meringue on white plates with pink flowers and the remaining pie above.
    Lemon Pie Without Meringue
  • Blueberry Lemon Muffins on a cake stand with a white background decorated with blueberries and purple flowers.
    Blueberry Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins
  • A shallow white bowl filled with thick and creamy lemony whipped feta topped with chopped pistachios, red pepper flakes, and minced parsley.
    Thick and Creamy Lemon Whipped Feta

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  • Banana Bread in square baking dish on a light background.
    Banana Bread without a Loaf Pan
  • A potato and rosemary pizza on a white background with three slices cut surrounded by rosemary garnish.
    Potato and Rosemary Pizza
  • A hand holding a spoonful of Lemon Garlic White Wine Sauce with Butter over a bowl filled with the sauce on a light background.
    Lemon Garlic White Wine Sauce with Butter
  • Thick slices of banana bread covered in a white maple glaze on a light background.
    Banana Bread Glaze
  • Thick slices of banana bread with streusel topping on a white serving board surrounded by crumbs.
    Banana Bread with Streusel Topping
  • Chocolate Chip Rice Krispie Cookies stacked on top of each other showing the insides of the cookies and the melted chocolate chips.
    Chocolate Chip Rice Krispie Cookies

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