Audrey, Author at The Batter Thickens

Mushroom and Leek Galette

When I had pie crust leftover this summer, I made this Rustic Tomato Tarte. So naturally when I had pie crust leftover from my Thanksgiving Apple Pie, I wanted to make another savory dish, but this time with fall flavors. For Thanksgiving, I also made this Winter Vegetable Crumble from Joy the Baker that never…

Chai Scones

I recently made Taylor Swift’s Chai Cookies, and they did not disappoint. However, those cookies have been made and posted approximately one million times on the internet. So I wanted to do something a bit more original with them. I think there’s a ton of different riffs you could do with the cookies (different teas,…

Mexican Wedding Cakes

Happy December 1st! AKA the real start of Christmas! I usually try to bake one new kind of Christmas cookie every year, to keep things interesting. But I always have to make the classics. And I thought Molly and I had posted about our classics on this blog ages ago! But we seem to have…

Thanksgiving 2024: Butterscotch Apple Pie with Dutch Crumb

I know everyone has their own opinions on this, but I believe Thanksgiving is the best holiday. At least, the way my family does it. We go to Door County, Wisconsin and stay in a timeshare for a week. So right off the bat, the celebration is a week long. The Wifi is spotty, the…

Calabrian Vodka Sauce

I only just recently discovered Calabrian peppers, when I was recreating an egg salad recipe from a deli here in the Twin Cities. Now, I feel like I see them everywhere, including in the aisles of Target. When I saw this Creamy Calabrian Vodka Sauce at Target the other day, I figured I just had…

Pumpkin Zucchini Chocolate Chip Muffins

I feel as though it’s been a while! I’ve been keeping a pretty good pace of blog posts recently, but the quantity of baked goods was getting to be too much. The kitchen was filled with Tupperware, so I had to take a break and let the existing baked goods dwindle. But now we’re back…

Pumpkin Pie Pop Tart Bars

I’ve been on more of a baking kick than normal the past two weeks. There’s a lot of fall baked goods in the house right now, and I can’t keep up. And on top of that, these Pumpkin Pie Pop Tart Bars are accidentally pretty similar to these Apple Butter Bars, which I still have…

Taylor Swift’s Chai Cookies

I have been meaning for years to make Taylor Swift’s famous Chai Sugar Cookies. For whatever reason, I just haven’t gotten around to it. But this fall, I was determined to make them. I had to do some research into how this became “Taylor Swift’s cookie recipe,” so let me debrief you on what I…