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Cream of Tartar Substitutes for Snickerdoodles

If you have ever started a batch of snickerdoodles only to realize you are out of cream of tartar, you are in good company. I have done it mid-preheat, flour on my shirt, cookie scoop in hand. The good news is you can still get a convincingly tangy snickerdoodle with a few smart swaps. Cream of...

Freeze and Bake Cookie Dough Anytime

If you have ever wished you could bake “just a few” cookies on a random Tuesday without hauling out every bowl you own, this is your new best habit. Freezing cookie dough is the baking version of meal prep, and once you do it a couple of times, you will wonder how you lived without a freezer stash....

Nutella-Stuffed Cookies Without Leaks

Nothing is more heartbreaking than pulling a tray of gorgeous stuffed cookies from the oven, only to find little Nutella lava puddles baked onto your pan. I have been there. The good news is that Nutella-stuffed cookies are absolutely beginner-friendly once you learn two skills: freezing the...

10 Creative Mix-Ins for Oatmeal Cookies

Oatmeal cookies are already doing the most: chewy, buttery, cozy, and just sweet enough. But if you have a solid oatmeal cookie base you love, mix-ins are the easiest way to make it feel brand new without rewriting the whole recipe. Below are 10 of my favorite upgrades, each with a specific “how...

About Sadie Jenkins

Hi, I’m Sadie Jenkins, the baker, tester, note-taker, and crumb-cleaner behind Cookie Bar Craft. If you love cookies with chewy centers and crisp edges, brownies with that shiny crinkly top , and dessert bars that cut clean but still feel gooey in the middle, you’re in the right place. I started...