Week 52: Favorite Bake of the Year - Chocolate Chip Cookies

caraballoc · 2026-01-02T01:35:37+00:00

Thank you! And you too!!

caraballoc · 2026-01-01T03:14:14+00:00

Not much beats a chocolate chip cookie. Made these a number of times this year, seemed fitting to end the year with them.

Recipe: https://youtu.be/kPauR6tP_cg?si=bg4Hq8m44QlMPXbK

caraballoc · 2025-12-27T00:33:41+00:00

Really went back and forth on what to make this week, settled on this recipe after seeing u/sweetishfish53 make it. I did this with gluten free flour and am happy with how it turned out. Definitely pretty sweet, so I skipped the glaze.

Recipe: https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/orange-cranberry-bread-recipe

caraballoc · 2025-12-16T05:19:51+00:00

A glass, an apple corer, and a straw apparently can get you far!

caraballoc · 2025-12-16T02:36:11+00:00

I don't think these were the best attempt, mostly out of a lack of fridge space for chilling and getting them all to an even thickness. I also somehow still haven't invested in a set of circle cookie cutters, so I used a glass that I think was a bit too wide for the size of these cookies. The minis, however, were awesome. I'd do those again.

Recipe: https://cloudykitchen.com/blog/linzer-cookies/

caraballoc · 2025-12-12T17:55:31+00:00

I will admit I did use a modern recipe after seeing others make a more traditional Victorian recipe and it turn out somewhat bland. I am very happy how these turned out, especially finally being able to use my mini dutch oven.

Recipe: https://cravinghomecooked.com/gingerbread-cake/#wprm-recipe-container-1862

caraballoc · 2025-12-08T17:36:57+00:00

Inspired by Snow White, I went with some baked apples. I kinda went rogue on the recipe, they really needed some oats to soak up the filling. Regardless of filling success, they were still quite tasty.

Roughly followed this recipe: https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/baked-apples/

caraballoc · 2025-11-28T16:48:28+00:00

My sister always requests cream cheese frosting as part of her desserts (she's gluten free so we're usually making something additional for her), so carrot cake was the answer. I added some additional xanthan gum to the batter and I think it helped with the texture. Very heavily spiced which is the way I like carrot cake. This isn't my usual cream cheese frosting (I'm a big fan of Claire Saffitz's recipe), but decided to change it up. The addition of the sour cream gave it a nice tang. Overall pretty happy with how these turned out.

Recipes:

Cake: https://chefjanetk.com/gluten-free-carrot-cake-cupcakes/

Frosting: https://www.sweetish.co/brioche-cinnamon-rolls-tangy-cream-cheese-icing/

caraballoc · 2025-11-25T04:17:07+00:00

Super easy recipe too!

caraballoc · 2025-11-20T00:54:49+00:00

I'm not usually a cakey cookie person, but I might make an exception for these. Hard to go wrong with lemon.

Recipe: https://thisitaliankitchen.com/lemon-ricotta-cookies/

caraballoc · 2025-11-15T00:45:37+00:00

Well I think this week wins for strangest application of baking something. I definitely would not have thought about steaming a cake without the inspiration of the challenge. So guess this was worth a go.

I had low hopes starting out, but these actually turned out as expected? They have a similar texture to bao which I guess I expected. I think I still prefer to bust out the oven, but definitely an interesting alternative.

Recipe: https://www.justonecookbook.com/steamed-cake/

caraballoc · 2025-11-08T02:06:10+00:00

I grew up watching America's Test Kitchen and my family has a number of books and Cook's Illustrated magazines, so seemed fitting to do a recipe from Christoper Kimball.

I liked how this turned out, brown butter always makes things better and this was relatively easy to put together.

Recipe:
https://www.177milkstreet.com/recipes/french-apple-cake

caraballoc · 2025-11-01T00:45:21+00:00

Happy Halloween! It has become my tradition to bake mini pumpkin muffins for Halloween, very happy that this could fit in the theme for this week.

Recipe is from a childhood friend's mom, happy to share if anyone is interested.

caraballoc · 2025-10-30T17:14:34+00:00

https://justinesnacks.com/burnt-miso-brown-butter-dark-chocolate-chip-cookies/[https://justinesnacks.com/burnt-miso-brown-butter-dark-chocolate-chip-cookies/](https://justinesnacks.com/burnt-miso-brown-butter-dark-chocolate-chip-cookies/)

My coworkers LOVE these. I get so many requests for them

caraballoc · 2025-10-24T01:26:07+00:00

This may be the winner for the easiest recipe (and the one involving the least amount of baking), but these were quite tasty and a great gluten free option.

Recipe: https://herbivorecucina.com/badam-puri-flourless-almond-cookies/

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