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    Baking Basics

    My collection of baking basics includes starter recipes such as the best pie dough to make any number of amazing desserts. Build on a recipe like that with informative articles like the best cherries for cherry pie, pie crust alternatives, and more!

    You're also sure to find my handy guides helpful too. Everything from kitchen measurement conversions, comparisons like frosting vs icing vs glaze, and using unsalted butter for salted (and vice versa).

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    Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

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    All About Sugar

    All the types of cake filling to use in your tasty layer cakes.

    Types of Cake Fillings

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    Cornmeal vs Polenta

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    Rye Flour Substitute

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    Is All-Purpose Flour Plain Flour

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    How To Make Homemade Cake Mix

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    How Many Cups In 8 Ounces

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    How To Soften Butter

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    Vanilla Cupcakes

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    Homemade White Cake Mix

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    How To Make Cake Flour

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    Light vs Dark Fruitcake

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    How To Prevent Cookies From Spreading

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    How To Make Fudge

    How to make shortbread cookies so that they turn out perfectly golden and tender.

    How To Make Shortbread Cookies

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    Fudge Brownies

    What to do with extra cookie dough when you've made enough cookie dough and want to save more to bake later.

    What To Do With Extra Cookie Dough

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    How Many Chocolate Chips In A Cup

    How to make sugar cookies ultimate guide to perfect holiday cookies and tasty sugar cookies every time featuring four amazing cookies in a square collage.

    How To Make Sugar Cookies

    How to make cut out cookies for holidays and just to enjoy like these tasty sugar cookies.

    How To Make Cut Out Cookies

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    Gingersnap Cookie Crust

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    Oreo Cookie Crust

    How many cups in a box of powdered sugar guide to help with baking conversions.

    Cups In A Box Of Powdered Sugar

    Freezing Christmas cookie dough guide for all the best tips and tricks of working with frozen cookie dough.

    Freezing Christmas Cookie Dough

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    Ultimate Guide To Chocolate Chip Cookies

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    What's The Difference Between White And Yellow Cornmeal?

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    How To Frost A Cake

    How many apples in a cup when they're sliced or diced for easy baking conversions.

    How Many Apples In A Cup

    How long do sugar cookies last when decorated or plain.

    How Long Do Sugar Cookies Last

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    Substituting Unsalted Butter For Salted

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    Best Pie Dough

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    Red Velvet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

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    Cake Serving Guide With Charts

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    Frosting vs Icing vs Glaze

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    Cake Types (Different Varieties)

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    Cinnamon Sugar

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    Baked Donuts

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    Sweetened Condensed Milk vs Evaporated Milk

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    Best Apples For Apple Pie

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