My own tried-and-true recipes for home cooks.
Lemon Meringue Pie Cookies
So why make these cookies? Truthfully, they’re transcendent. I have never had a cookie like this before. I don’t actually know if I’ve ever had meringue on top of a cookie before now that I think about it (and I’m tempted to continue the trend). The balance between sweet/buttery sugar cookie dough, sunny/tart/zippy lemon curd, and just-sweet-enough/caramelized meringue can’t be beat. Sure, you could just make a regular ‘ole lemon meringue pie. But that’s no fun! And this way everyone gets a perfectly perfect lemon meringue pie (cookie) all to themself.
Key Lime Pie Cookies
Unlike with my almond and pistachio croissant cookies, key lime pie cookie recipes do exist in some form on the internet and I’m pretty sure Crumbl had a version of these, too. BUT, all of those versions are fake key lime pie cookies. What do I mean by fake? They’re a graham cracker cookie with a key lime pie-flavored frosting spread on top after baking, often made with cream cheese. Yuk! If I’m going to have a key lime pie in cookie form, I want it to be as close to the original as possible, which means baking the filling. The type of cookie most eligible to handle such a task: the humble thumb print. Usually, teeny tiny and crumbly, thumb print cookies are forgettable. When you make them absolutely massive as I do here, and ensure the cookie stays moist through a quick bake time, they become sensational.
Deep Dish Apple Pie
As an American through and through, I almost feel it’s my duty to publish my ultimate apple pie recipe. If you’re looking for a recipe that diverges from the classic, look elsewhere. I’m not going to do that. The thought of adding cardamom or Concord grapes or nuts or oats or a crumble to my classic apple pie just doesn’t sit right. What I am going to do is give you the instructions to make the flakiest, perfectly spiced, most apple-y apple pie you’ve ever had.
Deep Dish, Double-Crust Pie Dough
Pie dough is simultaneously one of the simplest things to make in the kitchen and somehow made out to be complicated. You need 0 special equipment to make the dough, just a bowl, some utensils, and your hands. And more than that, the ingredient list is just flour, water, butter, some sugar, and some salt. So I am of the stance that every single person can make homemade pie dough. No culinary skills, no fancy machines, no talent needed, just an ability to follow my directions!
Standard Pie Dough
Pie dough is simultaneously one of the simplest things to make in the kitchen and somehow made out to be complicated. You need 0 special equipment to make the dough, just a bowl, some utensils, and your hands. And more than that, the ingredient list is just flour, water, butter, some sugar, and some salt. So I am of the stance that every single person can make homemade pie dough. No culinary skills, no fancy machines, no talent needed, just an ability to follow my directions!
Peach Pie
This peach pie tastes like sunshine and looks like a literal sun emanating its golden summer rays. The way I decorated the top crust is inspired by Lauren Ko and her viral pie-making abilities (highly recommend checking her out). Although you could easily just choose a different way to decorate your pie. I ain’t stopping you.