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Choux au Craquelin with Salted Caramel Cream - A crispy choux pastry with a cookie crust, filled with a airy, and creamy salted caramel diplomat cream.

Choux au Craquelin with Salted Caramel Cream

Classic Chocolate Eclairs - A foolproof recipe for making perfect eclairs that are crisp and puffy and filled with chocolate or vanilla pastry cream. 

Perfect Classic Chocolate Eclairs (Foolproof Recipe)

New England Hot Dog Buns - A lobster roll is not complete without these lobster roll buns! Easy to make, soft, buttery and delicious. Perfect for lobster rolls or as hot dog buns. 

New England Hot Dog Buns

BEST Chocolate Chip Cookies - Learn how to make perfect chocolate chip cookies with the most flavor! You can make them your own BEST chocolate chip cookies with all the tips I've shared. 

The BEST Chocolate Chip Cookies

Easy Shortbread Cookies - Buttery, crumbly and light classic shortbread cookies that are easy to make with the minimal amount of ingredients you ALWAYS have in your kitchen! Make the classic version or scottish shortbread. With tips and tricks to make these cookies easily for any occasion!

Easy Shortbread Cookies (Classic Recipe + Tips!)

Easy Thumbprint Cookies - These cookies are a classic holiday favorite and they are so easy to make! Get step by step instructions with tips on how to make perfect thumbprint cookies.

Classic Thumbprint Cookies

This Classic Chocolate Cake is the only and best chocolate cake recipe you will ever need! It has layers of soft, airy chocolate cake layers, with a creamy, buttery, melt in your mouth Chocolate buttercream frosting. Perfect cake for Birthday cake, or any occasion. 

The Best Classic Chocolate Cake

Classic Pound Cake - A complete guide on how to make perfect, delicious and moist Pound Cake even if you're a baking novice! Tips + Tricks and Troubleshooting guide. 

Classic Pound Cake (Tips for a Perfect, Moist Pound Cake)

The Best One Bowl Chocolate Sheet Cake - A delicious fudgy chocolate sheet cake that is so easy to make. Top it up with a creamy chocolate buttercream frosting. 

The Fudgiest One Bowl Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Buttercream

Best Vanilla Cake - Delightfully soft, buttery, classic vanilla cake with a creamy chocolate or vanilla frosting! With heaps of tips to get perfect cakes every single time

The Best Vanilla Cake (Soft and Buttery Vanilla Cake)

The Best Fudgy Chocolate Brownies - These fudgy brownies are made with cocoa powder with chunks of real chocolate in the brownies. With detailed tips on how to make perfect fudgy cocoa brownies. 

The Best Fudgy Chocolate Brownies Ever! (Double Fudge Cocoa Brownies)

The Best Classic Cream Scones recipe - Step by step recipe with tips on how to make perfect flaky, buttery cream scones, that are so addictive! Easy to make and delicious.

The Best Classic Cream Scones

Learn how to make Perfect Choux Pastry (Or Pate a Choux!) - The only recipe guide you will ever need to make choux pastry, with perfect results every time. Plus a troubleshooting guide for your choux pastry recipe.  Fool proof choux pastry to make profiteroles, eclairs, cream puffs and more.  #ChouxPastry #Profiteroles #Eclairs #Pastry #CreamPuffs

How to make Perfect Choux Pastry

These Easy to make Homemade Hot Dog Buns, are perfectly soft and delicious! This dough is versatile enough to be hot dog buns, subs, or hamburger buns, and absolutely easy to make!

Easy Homemade Hot Dog Buns

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The Best Spicy Sweet Chili Sauce!

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