Audrey, Author at The Batter Thickens

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…

Apple Butter Bars with Maple Glaze

I think we, as a society, do not talk about apple butter enough. I’ve waxed poetic about peanut butter apple butter sandwiches before. And I plan to again, with another recipe soon. So I won’t talk about it too much now. Just know that apple butter is one of my favorite spreads. Still to this…

Black Cocoa Butterfinger Bundt Cake

Happy Halloween! Maybe some day I’ll post a holiday bake before the actual holiday, like all the professional baking bloggers. But I also don’t think of this as a baking blog so much as a baking diary. So I’ll be posting my Halloween themed bake on Halloween! Sue me! The making of this recipe had…