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Tips

How to Toast Coconut

No matter how you go about it, toasting coconut immediately pumps up the flavor of whatever dish you add it to.

How to Make Candy Cane Sugar

Do your favorite party foods tend to be sweet instead of savory? Here's a way to give your sweets a little holiday flair.

Blind Baking Without Pie Weights

Pie weights work fine for weighing down the bottom of a pie crust — here's a way to keep the sides from sagging, too.

How to Crimp Pie Dough

No matter how simple a pie recipe is, make the finished product look elegant with one quick decorating tip.

Recycle Bakery Containers to Transport Homemade Baked Goods

Don't let all your hard work baking those treats go to waste — store and transport them safely with this quick tip.

How to Chop Warm Toasted Nuts

Toasted nuts add great flavor to cookies and other baked goods. Know when best to chop them, so they don't get unwieldy.

How To Fill A Pastry Bag

Filling a pastry bag can sometimes be awkward when trying to cuff the bag over your hand. Here's an easy, mess-free tip to fill a piping/pastry bag. Save time on frosting prep and simplify your cupcake decorating process with this helpful tip for filling pastry bags.

4 Tips for Perfect Shortcakes

For the best results, keep these four straightforward points in mind when mixing and cutting shortcake dough.

No Cake Tester? Use a Dry Spaghetti Noodle!

It's important to test soufflés or other baked goods for doneness. Here's a tip you'll want to keep in mind!

Easy, Easier, Easiest Cookie Decorating Tips

Cookie Decorating Tips & Tricks


How-To's

How To Assemble a Layer Cake with Frosting

Follow these simple steps for a cake that’s both impressive and stable.

All About Cream & How to Whip It

From half-and-half to heavy cream, this smooth and rich cooking and baking cornerstone is explained. Now you can case the dairy aisle with confidence. Plus, if you ever wondered about the difference between soft peaks, medium peaks, and stiff peaks, we'll teach you.


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Recipes

Caramel-Chai Oatmeal Cookies

Warm and gooey, nothing says welcome home from a hard day at school (or work) like cookies fresh from the oven. Pour some milk and relax!

New York Crumb Cake

Tender cake with buttery crumb topping is all it takes to make breakfast a hit — except maybe the cup of joe to go with it.

Skillet Apple Pie

Satisfy your apple pie cravings with this quick and easy Skillet Apple Pie. Using your favorite purchased pie dough and a quick sauté of apples, this pie will be on your table and done in under an hour. And, check out this quick tip on preventing cut apples from browning.

Baked Apples with oatmeal-walnut streusel

Like free-standing apple crisps, these babies are filled with a warm-spiced oatmeal streusel, then baked to perfection. You’ll be glad each is meant to be an individual serving, since you won’t want to share.

Snack Mix Caramel Corn

Snack Mix Caramel Corn is the perfect, homemade holiday present — easy, tasty, and affordable. Simply start with our Sweet Christmas Corn recipe, then add in some pretzels and M&Ms for an even more magical popped treat.

Homemade Maraschino Cherries

Making homemade Maraschino cherries is easy, but for best results, be sure to seek out Luxardo cherry liqueur. There are imitators, but stick with the experts. Briefly marinating overnight is technically all these cherries need to be ready for use, but their flavor really benefits from sitting 3–5 days.

Caramel Sauce

Whether you use it to top ice cream, dip apples into it, or just lick a bit off a spoon, this creamy, vanilla bean-enhanced caramel sauce is sure to become a family favorite.

Triple Berry & Cassis Sorbet

With a mix of three different sweet and juicy berries, plus crème de cassis, this refreshing Triple Berry & Cassis Sorbet hits the perfect balance of sweet, tart, and cool.

Blackberry Ice Pops

These blackberry ice pops are a fusion of fresh blackberries and lemonade that creates a fun and flavorful summer treat. Made with fresh blackberries, they're almost as fun to make as they are to eat. Just purée blackberries, make a lemon syrup, then combine and freeze. In no time, you'll have a fruity delicacy that will keep your summer cool and sweet.

Chocolate-Balsamic Ice Cream Sandwiches with strawberry ice cream

Ice cream sandwiches go gourmet when chewy chocolate cookies are enhanced with reduced balsamic vinegar, and they encase sweet and summery strawberry ice cream.

Peach Moscow Mule Granita

Nothing beats the heat better than this frozen Peach Moscow Mule Granita. With the classic flavors of ginger and lime, plus peach, you had better make a double batch and get the copper cups ready for this refreshing treat.

Lemon Berry Tart

You won't find a better summer stunner than this fresh berry tart—it's guaranteed to turn heads.