Seriously, why are her recipes so consistent?!? Any time I want to try a new dessert I always check her website first for a recipe. I know her recipes are not everyone’s cup of tea (they are very sweet, but you can always reduce the sugar) but seriously I owe most of my baking knowledge to her!!
My favorite thing I’ve made from there is her maple syrup pecan pie. It uses no corn syrup and is the best pecan pie I’ve ever tasted!! https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/maple-pecan-pie/
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I’m going to be honest, some of her recipes are not my cup of tea at all but I swear by her banana bread recipe. It slaps every time.
Just made this one today: https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/white-chocolate-snickerdoodle-blondies/. Unsurprisingly, it was great.
Just made the peanut butter chocolate swirl cookies a few days ago and they’re phenomenal!
https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/soft-baked-peanut-butter-chocolate-swirl-cookies/
Her blueberry muffins are delicious!
I made her giant cookie cake today and it was perfect. I’ll definitely be making it again soon.
[That strawberry cake, OMG](https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/strawberry-cake/print/66510/). That’s the recipe where I learned I don’t hate strawberry cake – I just hate artificial “strawberry flavor”.
I’ve adjusted the recipes too much to even resemble hers anymore, but the explanations in her cake recipes were a godsend. I learned so much that I *can* just freestyle cake ideas and they always come out great
Her angel food cake recipe is my go-to. Comes out awesome every time.
I only discovered her site a couple months ago when I was looking for a no-knead (by hand) bread recipe. She makes yeasted bread recipes so easy and non-intimidating and even at high altitude her recipes always work:
I’ve since made (and love) her:
1. sandwich bread
2. artisan bread
3. bagels
4. pretzels
5. cinnamon rolls
6. peanut butter oatmeal chocolate chip cookies (hands down my favorite cookie recipe)
7. Oreo truffles (eating at this very moment!)
8. no bake cheesecake in a jar
9. granola cluster (make weekly)
10. pizza (extra cheese and BBQ chicken are insanely good, also make weekly)
I do find some of her desserts can be a bit too sweet for my taste (oatmeal cream pies, ice cream cake) but I’m noticing that as I get older, the less I want Uber sweet. I typically adjust the sugar when possible.
I use the Paprika app to download her recipes (and all other recipe sites) and currently have over 150 of her recipes saved to my “recipe box”. I’m making her crumb cake donuts tomorrow and usually try at least 1-2 of her recipes a week. Never loved a baking/cooking site so much!
The gingerbread cookies.
French Silk Pie
I love her stuff!!! My favorite so far is her Seriously Soft Molasses Cookies.
Sally’s and Smitten Kitchen are always the first places I check when I want a recipe for something. So consistent
Her chewy chocolate chip cookies are my go-to. Her key lime pie was very good!
[Soft multigrain bread!!](https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/multigrain-bread/)
I don’t even google anymore for a recipe. I always check her site first. Hers is also one of the few I’d read the whole post because it’s always jam packed with amazing tips. Love it!
Currently addicted to the [Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies](https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/peanut-butter-oatmeal-chocolate-chip-cookies/) based off of someone else’s recommendation on this sub!
Lemon Bars. Always a hit.
Her Triple chocolate cake is my goto chocolate cake recipe.
I make her buttermilk biscuits and homemade shortcake all the time.
Coconut Cream Pie and the Coconut Macaroons
I’m baking my way through her recipes and they’ve ALL been successful. I’ve now made a few favorites several times, including the coconut cake, peanut butter oatmeal chocolate chip cookies, and black bean burgers. My husband loves the soft pretzels. She’s my go-to for recipes and I’m just now discovering her savory dishes. The Asiago sundried tomato quick bread was surprisingly packed with flavor and very popular at a potluck I went to. Soooo good.
Her [white chocolate buttercream](https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/white-chocolate-buttercream-frosting/#tasty-recipes-117096) was incredible on my MIL’s wedding cake.
The [6-ingredient biscuits](https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/flaky-buttermilk-biscuits/#tasty-recipes-66534) come together quickly and work well with almond milk+ACV to replace the buttermilk. Favorite fancy at-home breakfast.
And her [peppermint mocha cookies](https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/peppermint-mocha-cookies/#tasty-recipes-70992) were the perfect addition to my Christmas gift boxes. I keep frozen dough balls in my freezer for cookie emergencies.
Her pie crust and chicken pot pie! I struggle so much with pie crusts usually but her recipe has consistently worked better for me than any other.
It’s not the fanciest recipe, but [these banana muffins](https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/banana-muffins/) are something I make almost every week. Uses up all of our extra bananas and my picky toddler devours them
She’s a professional and her recipes are actually tested, unlike most recipe bloggers.
[Favorite Chocolate Buttercream](https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/favorite-chocolate-buttercream/) is one of my favourite things to make right now.
These are one of my favorites and I make them often. Brown butter sugar cookies! [yummmmm](https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/brown-butter-sugar-cookies/)
If you ever want to make cut sugar cookies and decorate them with icing her recipe is the BEST!
I have never had one gone wrong from Sally–she is awesome! My absolute favorite (and now many around me as well…) is her coconut cake.
The lemon blueberry scones were my first recipe of hers I tried, the chocolate chip cookies & cookie dough cupcakes are all frequently requested from me 😀
Overnight Cinnamon Rolls!
She is a GOAT
Her desserts are pretty on point, but her pizza dough recipe is mid and not really the way you want make one if you are trying to copy a sort of NY/Neapolitan-ish pizzeria style pizza that the recipe seems to be trying to replicate. Definitely go elsewhere for pizza, like r/pizza or the [pizzamaking.com](http://pizzamaking.com) forums.
No hate, I wouldn’t really expect a site run more or less run by one person to be able to nail every different style of baking.
Love her lemon bars, and I’m making her wedding cake recipe for a friend’s wedding next weekend.
THE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES
She was what created my love of scones. She’s also my holiday cookie handbook.
These [lemon blueberry scones](https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/glazed-lemon-blueberry-scones/) made me swear off store-bought scones for good. So crumbly and delicious.
Muffin wise, she’s the best. The apple cinnamon muffins needed yogurt or sour cream and I was out, so I blended cottage cheese and used that, they still turned out perfect! I will say they were 100% better the next day, the streusal topping just melted into the muffin and it was amazing all week.
These bad boys. Soft white chocolate chip molasses cookies.
https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/soft-baked-white-chocolate-chip-molasses-cookies/
The sour cream coffee cake! I’m definitely not a pro baker, and this was the best thing I’ve ever made
Lemon bars
peppermint mocha cookies
strawberry rhubarb pie
pie crust (butter+shortening version)
key lime pie
dirt pudding
macaron shells
(I don’t love her frosting recipes because they do get too sweet for me, but I’m also Team Check Sally’s First)
Her gingerbread cookies rock. Also I love the cheddar jalapeño pretzel recipe. I think the reason her recipes are so great is because she seems to truly understand the “baking is a science approach” and is very thorough with details- gram measurements, ingredient temperatures, etc.