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The Best Jumbo Blueberry Muffins
These Jumbo Blueberry Muffins are loaded with blueberries, moist, fluffy and rival with the ones you get from the bakery. These extra large muffins have soft centers and big muffin tops. You can make these as jumbo muffins, or in a regular 12-count muffin pan. I didn’t know I could love a recipe so much,…
Soft and Chewy Sugar Cookies
These Soft and Chewy Sugar Cookies are crispy on the outside and tender and soft on the inside. These cookies are big, thick and taste just like you got them from a bakery. They take just minutes to make (no dough chilling required) and use ingredients you probably already have in your kitchen. These cookies…
Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies
These Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies are thick, fudgy cookies that take less than 30 minutes to make. Red velvet cookie dough is rolled in powdered sugar. As the cookies bake, the powdered sugar creates a beautiful crackled top. These cookies have the most delicious fudgy centers and I guarantee won’t last long after you bake…
Chocolate Wafer Cookies (wafer rolls)
These Chocolate Wafer Cookies are crispy, buttery, chocolate-y cookies that serve as a great vessel for chocolate hazelnut cream, chocolate, jam, whipped cream, or whatever filling you desire. These cookies are just as much fun to make as they are to eat. I guarantee you will impress your friends and family with these! Do you…
Gingerbread Cheesecake
This Gingerbread Cheesecake is velvety smooth, creamy and flavored with all of the warm spices you love in gingerbread cookies. The cheesecake is sweetened with brown sugar and molasses, and has a delicious blend of gingerbread spices that make your house smell amazing as this bakes! The delicious filing sits on top of a buttery…
Bakery Style Gingerbread Muffins
These bakery style Gingerbread Muffins are easy to make and are filled with warm, cozy spices. They’re moist and soft and have the perfect crackly tops sprinkled with coarse sugar. These are perfect for the Christmas and holiday season. They won’t last long in your house! Ahh, the Christmas season is officially here, and I…
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Candied Oranges (Easy and delicious)
Candied oranges are a stunning, tasty treat that are actually easy to make. This treat only uses 3 ingredients, and requires very little hands on time. Dip half of the orange in dark chocolate and add a sprinkle of sea salt for a truly delicious sweet treat. You can also use candied oranges as a…
Lace Cookies
These delicious Lace Cookies can be ready to eat in 30 minutes. Crisp, buttery cookies have notes of caramel and brown butter. Eat them as is, or make them into a sandwich with a chocolate hazelnut spread in the center. These cookies are fun, festive and are gluten free. Christmas season is my favorite season….
Nutella Star Bread
This beautiful Nutella Star Bread is the perfect Christmas breakfast or brunch that will surely impress everyone. It’s surprisingly easy to make and only takes roughly 1 hour to make. Soft, pillowy bread pairs with the roasted hazelnut and chocolate flavors of Nutella. Special mornings call for a special breakfast or brunch. This Nutella Star…
Meet the author
Welcome! I’m Jolene!
Remember the smell of warm chocolate chip cookies baking in the oven? Or, how about holding a slice of gooey, cheesy pizza. The nostalgia of food is something that all of us have. Whether it is the taste of the delicious food that you remember, the person you made the food with, or the people you sat at the table with, we all have nostalgia for our favorite foods. And, nostalgia is something special. It connects me to my dad, who recently passed away. It reminds me of my mom before she was diagnosed with parkinson’s. And, now it makes memories for my own family, for my own kids to remember from their growing up years.
My name is Jolene, the creator of Simple Baking with Pep. I grew up making Christmas cookies with my mom from store-bought dough. While we didn’t make many things from scratch, the memories I made from those Christmas cookies fueled my love for baking. Now I have a family of my own and I enjoy sharing my love of baking and cooking with my own family, just like my mom did. I hope to inspire you to try something new and grow a fondness for baking and cooking. Even if you make a mistake or two, you’ll share some laughs and create memories along the way. Trust me, I’ve had my fair share of burnt cookies. Stay awhile, make a recipe or two, and make some memories that will last a lifetime, along the way.
