8 Favorite Holiday Treats

Enjoy this roundup of some of my favorite holiday treats. Most are actually suitable for gluten-free, vegan, or paleo diets — whaaat?! This wasn’t intentional, but there ya go.  1. spiced apple galette This super simple, rustic tart is packed full of flavor and perfect for sharing. Using my fool-proof pie crust dough, this is…

Blueberry, Peaches & Cream Tart

This tasty blueberry, peaches and cream tart is perfect for capturing the flavors of summer without needing to slice a bunch of peaches. 😂   The filling is based off of cream cheese danishes with a sweet twist from peach preserves. The press-in pie crust is crumbly and easy to make. Plus—no rolling out dough!…

Mini Strawberry Galettes

These mini strawberry galettes can be filed under things that are made-up on the spot and eaten immediately. 🤤 Jotting down the recipe because it will be made more than once! Mini Strawberry Galettes Recipe: Yield: two 6-8 inch galettes Total time: about 1 hour Ingredients: 1/2 pre-made pie dough 1 lb fresh strawberries 2…

Best Ever Sugar Cookies & Royal Icing

Simple recipe for classic cut-out Christmas sugar cookies with the perfect royal icing for decorating. Makes about 5 dozen 2-inch cookies and icing dries hard for stacking and sharing. | PaintedFork.com #paintedfork @paintedfork

The BEST Chocolate Chip Cookies

These cookies are absolutely irresistible and, I have on great authority, are the best chocolate cookies you will ever bake. What makes them so special? They are a killer combo of soft and chewy inside with crisp edges. They use chocolate chunks (not chips!) which are mission-critical for getting ooey gooey layers of chocolate inside….