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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.

    Berry Season Recipes

    Berry season is the best season, and we're baking as many of these strawberry and blueberry recipes as we can!

    • Mini fruit tarts topped with blueberry and a basil sprig on a white surface.
      Mini Fruit Tarts with No-Bake Cheesecake Filling
    • Stack of mini muffins on a metal plate.
      Mini Blueberry Muffins
    • Chocolate Strawberry Shortcake
    • Close up view of cake garnished with fresh blueberries and lemon slices.
      Blueberry Lemon Snack Cake

    Summer Dessert Recipes

    From backyard BBQs to the beach, these recipes will delight your family and friends this summer.

    • sliced peanut butter cup stacked on a pewter plate
      S'mores Peanut Butter Cups
    • side view of a slice of pound cake topped with sliced strawberries and whipped cream
      Grilled Strawberry Shortcake
    • Classic Lemon Bars
    • overhead view of a slice of icebox cake on a white plate
      Chocolate Peanut Butter Oreo Icebox Cake

    Latest Posts

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

    • Close-up view of a cinnamon roll with purple icing split open on a white plate with a dish of blueberries and small white flowers.
      Blueberry Cinnamon Rolls
    • Angled view of plate of glazed petit fours topped with pansy flowers.
      Easy Homemade Petit Fours
    • 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)

    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 frosted cupcakes on a blue speckled background.
      Small Batch Carrot Cake Cupcakes with Brown Butter Cream Cheese Frosting
    • Side view of biscuits stacked on a white speckled plate with a blue background.
      Quick & Easy Buttermilk Biscuits (Small Batch)

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    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!

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    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
    • Flour and cocoa being stirred together in a glass bowl with a wooden spoon.
      Mixing Methods in Baking: How to Fold, Beat & Stir
    • A box of baking soda and a can of baking powder next to small glass bowls of both leaveners.
      Baking Soda & Baking Powder
    • Toddler hand reaching for a brownie.
      Baking with Toddlers: Tips & Recipes
    • butter, brown eggs, and a glass of milk on a white surface
      Baking with Room Temperature Ingredients

    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
    • Close up overhead view of cookie bars on a wooden cutting board.
      Oatmeal Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars (Small Batch)
    • 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!

    • Blueberry muffins on a wooden cutting board with white flowers and fresh blueberries.
      Blueberry Muffins with Streusel Topping (Small Batch)
    • 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
    • Angled view of an iced cinnamon roll cut up on a white plate with a fork.
      Brioche Cinnamon Rolls (Small Batch)

    See More Small Batch Recipes →

    Just Updated

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

    • Blueberry muffins on a wooden cutting board with white flowers and fresh blueberries.
      Blueberry Muffins with Streusel Topping (Small Batch)
    • Overhead view of whipped cream in a glass bowl with an electric hand mixer.
      Homemade Whipped Cream
    • Angled view of an iced cinnamon roll cut up on a white plate with a fork.
      Brioche Cinnamon Rolls (Small Batch)
    • Overhead view of cookies on a white background.
      No Chill Chocolate Chip Cookies

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