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    Scratch Baking Made Simple

    Welcome to Always Eat Dessert! Here you’ll find made-from-scratch recipes designed for busy people who love to bake. From cookies to quick breads, you'll discover detailed, easy-to-follow recipes for everyday life along with practical baking tips to help you whip up indulgent treats from scratch with confidence.

    Easter Dessert Recipes

    These seasonal favorites are the perfect addition to your Easter menu!

    • Carrot Snack Cake
    • side view of frosted cupcakes on a blue speckled background
      Small Batch Carrot Cake Cupcakes with Brown Butter Cream Cheese Frosting
    • Square cake slices topped with speckled frosting on a marble surface.
      Browned Butter Vanilla Snack Cake with Robin Egg Speckled Frosting
    • These mini naked cakes filled with sweet and tangy orange marmalade and garnished with fresh flowers are an elegant treat for a springtime brunch. They may look fancy, but they're simple to make.
      Mini Naked Cakes with Sweet Orange Marmalade

    Latest Posts

    Fresh from the oven! Don't miss these brand-spanking-new recipes and baking tips.

    • Mini cheesecakes topped with chocolate "nests" and Cadbury mini eggs on a pink cake stand.
      Mini Egg Cheesecakes
    • Pancakes stacked on a white plate with drips of maple syrup.
      Easy Mini Pancakes (Silver Dollar)
    • Sliced brownies scattered on a crinkled piece of parchment paper.
      How to Store Brownies & Keep Them Fresh
    • Pancake on a white plate decorated like Santa with fruit and whipped cream.
      Santa Pancakes

    Reader Favorites

    These tried-and-true recipes and baking tips are currently trending among Always Eat Dessert readers and bakers like you!

    • overhead view of sliced brownies with one turned sideways with the mint and chocolate layers visible
      Chocolate Mint Creme de Menthe Brownies
    • overhead view of pizza buns
      Homemade Pizza Buns
    • Side view of biscuits stacked on a white speckled plate with a blue background.
      Quick & Easy Buttermilk Biscuits (Small Batch)
    • Decorated bronuts on a blue surface.
      Homemade Bronuts (Brownie Donuts)

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    • Breakfast & Brunch Recipes

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    Allison Ferraro headshot

    Hi there!

    I'm Allison, the cookie-obsessed baker, recipe creator, and food photographer behind Always Eat Dessert.

    Here you’ll find simple and scrumptious made-from-scratch recipes designed for busy people who love to bake. With easy-to-follow dessert recipes and practical baking tips, my goal is to help you satisfy your sweet tooth, stat!

    Get to know Allison →

    Favorite Cookie Recipes

    Cookies are an obsession here at Always Eat Dessert, and these are some of the best recipes on the site!

    • Overhead view of cookies on a white background.
      No Chill Chocolate Chip Cookies
    • close-up overhead view of snickerdoodle cookies stacked on a white plate
      Chewy Chai Snickerdoodles
    • Overhead view of sugar cookies with buttercream frosting flowers on a marble surface.
      Soft and Cakey Sugar Cookies with Buttercream Frosting
    • Molasses cookies with crinkle tops stacked on top of each other.
      Old-Fashioned Molasses Crinkle Cookies

    See More Cookie Recipes →

    Must-Know Baking Tips

    Develop confidence in the kitchen with these practical baking tips.

    • overhead view of melting chocolate in a double boiler
      How to Melt Chocolate in a Double Boiler
    • Box grater and peeled carrot on a wooden cutting board.
      How to Grate Carrots for Carrot Cake
    • melted white chocolate in a double boiler
      How to Melt White Chocolate (Chips, Bars & Wafers)
    • Angled view of stacked baking pans lined with parchment paper.
      How to Line Pans with Parchment Paper

    See More Baking Tips →

    All Things Chocolate

    If you're looking for indulgent chocolate dessert recipes, you came to the right place!

    • Side view of a bitten brownie stacked on a white marble surface.
      Chewy Fudgy Homemade Brownies
    • Single Layer Fudgy Chocolate Cake
    • overhead view of chocolate peanut butter oatmeal bars on a cooling rack
      Small Batch Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookie Bars
    • Mini brownie bites topped with piped whipped ganache on a white surface.
      Brownie Bites with Whipped Chocolate Ganache

    See More Chocolate Dessert Recipes →

    Small Batch Recipes

    When you want something sweet but you don't need a whole dozen, small batch recipes to the rescue!

    • close up overhead view of muffin on gray surface
      Small Batch Blueberry Muffins
    • Side view of biscuits stacked on a white speckled plate with a blue background.
      Quick & Easy Buttermilk Biscuits (Small Batch)
    • Small Batch Brioche Jelly Doughnuts
    • Small Batch Overnight Cinnamon Rolls

    See More Small Batch Recipes →

    Just Updated

    These oldie-but-goodie recipe posts and baking tips have been recently updated!

    • Overhead view of cookies on a white background.
      No Chill Chocolate Chip Cookies
    • Mini brownie bites topped with piped whipped ganache on a white surface.
      Brownie Bites with Whipped Chocolate Ganache
    • Heart shaped cookies with pink buttercream frosting stacked on a baking sheet.
      Valentine Heart Sugar Cookies
    • Side view of a bitten brownie stacked on a white marble surface.
      Chewy Fudgy Homemade Brownies

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