Lynn's Desserts Series

Welcome to the home page for my new dessert series, where I'm sharing my dear friend Lynn's tried & true bakery recipes.

These are the recipes that she made dozens of times and sold as part of her bakery business. She no longer runs the business but she has dozens of recipes that deserve to be shared with the world, and she was gracious enough to let my blog be their new home.

These are classic recipes. I'm talking chocolate cake, snickerdoodle cookies, key lime pie. They are recipes that she made over and over again for customers and coffee shops.

Many of the recipes are for layer cakes or 100 cookies (yes, 100!) and I am adapting them down into home baker-friendly sizes. I'm converting a lot of the cakes into snack cakes (8x8-inch pan size) with instructions for how you can use the recipe for layer cakes.

The cookies typically make a dozen medium-sized cookies, perfect for weeknight baking.

I plan to share at least one recipe weekly for the next however many weeks it takes to share all of the recipes. There are at least 20 recipes I plan to share, but more realistically 30 or even 40.

Check out this page periodically to see what's new! If you make one of these recipes, we would both love to hear from you. Comments and reviews are so appreciated!

1

Peanut Butter Cookies

Bakery-style peanut butter cookies adapted as part of the Lynn's Desserts series. This tried and true recipe has been made hundreds of times and creates classically thick, soft, and chewy cookies.

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2

Ginger Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Ginger-spiced carrot cake made with 3 types of ginger in an 8x8-inch pan. This single layer cake is perfect for snacking. Part of my Lynn's Desserts recipe series.

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3

Thick & Chewy Snickerdoodle Cookies

These classic snickerdoodles are part of my Lynn's Desserts series. Adapted from a bakery recipe that makes 100 cookies, this recipe makes a dozen medium thick & chewy snickerdoodles.

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4

Almond Cookies

Melt-in-your-mouth sugar cookies dappled with almond pieces and almond flavor. Easy to make, delicate, and perfect with tea or in a Christmas cookie box. Part of my Lynn's Desserts series.

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5

Sour Cream Chocolate Cake

This chocolate cake uses sour cream for a rich, moist, and foolproof result. Made in an 8x8-inch pan in a snacking cake style, this recipe can also be adapted into a layer cake.

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6

Pecan Date Cookies (Vegan)

These are simple oil-based cookies made with pecans, oats, and maple syrup. They are vegan as-is and are very versatile, as the jammy date center can be replaced with any type of jam.

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7

Oatmeal Butterscotch Chip Cookies

Soft & chewy, rich and buttery, these cookies absolutely melt in your mouth! These cookies are soft in the center and crisp on the edges. This recipe makes 18 medium cookies and can be doubled or tripled as needed.

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8

Mini Key Lime Pies

These single-serve key lime pies are made in muffin cups. They have the same classic rich and zesty filling as classic key lime pie, just in mini form!

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9

Peach Coffee Cake

This tender and moist coffee cake is topped with fresh peach slices, pecans, and a brown sugar crumb for a summery twist on a classic recipe.

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10

Apple Spice Snack Cake

Small but mighty, this 8x8-inch apple snacking cake is filled with cozy fall flavors and a lot of apple. It's moist, tender, and completed with a streusel topping.

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11

Almond Butter Blossoms

Just like peanut butter blossoms but made with almond butter, these cookies are sweet and pair perfectly with a Hershey's kiss.

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