The 10 Most Popular Recipes of 2018

Here are the 10 most popular recipes posted on this blog in 2018 ! Cakes, cookies,pastries : these desserts are the ones you liked.

10. GINGERBREAD SNICKERDOODLES

This snickerdoodles recipe uses gingerbread sugar for the coating instead of the typical cinnamon sugar. Baking soda and cream of tartar free.



9. 4 INGREDIENTS CAKE RECIPE (tied with EASTER CHOCOLATE COOKIE BARS)

This is my favorite cake recipe. It only requires four ingredients (plus flavoring of your choice) and it is perfect for layer cakes !



Save up your Easter eggs to make these Easter chocolate cookie bars ! These chewy bars are made with 6 basic ingredients and as much chocolate as your heart desires.



8. FRAISIER (French strawberry cake)

Fraisier is a French strawbery cake : a génoise (white cake) is filled with crème mousseline and fresh strawberries. This is a classic French dessert.



7. CHOCOLATE BANANA MINI CAKES

This recipe for moist chocolate banana mini cakes is the perfect way to use up ripe bananas.



6. NOUGAT CREAM COOKIE SLICES

Nougat cream cookie slices are made with a shortbread cookie base, nougat cream and a white chocolate drizzle.



5. NUTELLA CHRISTMAS TREE PASTRY

Need an easy Christmas dessert ? Look no further than this Christmas tree shaped Nutella filled pastry ! If you want to make this year-round, just don't cut out a Christmas tree shape in the puff pastry.



4. ALMOND SABLES (Almond shortbread cookies)

These buttery sablés (French shortbread cookies) are made using ground almonds and a couple of drops of almond extract to take the almond flavor up a notch. Only four ingredients and no eggs required !


3. BEST VANILLA CUPCAKES

This recipe makes the best vanilla cupcakes ever : they stay soft & moist for days ! They'll be the perfect base for any cupcake creations you come up with !



2. TARTE À LA CRÈME (Pastry cream tart)

Tarte à la Crème (Pastry Cream Tart) is just that : a pie crust filled with delicious pastry cream. This French tart is very easy to make (and even easier to eat !).



1. TWO INGREDIENTS CHOCOLATE BUTTERCREAM FROSTING

Here's how to make a fluffy chocolate buttercream frosting with only two ingredients. This frosting can even be made in the microwave !

Let me know in the comments if you made one of these recipes ! You can also share a picture on Instagram by tagging @acupofsprinkles and using the hashtag #acupofsprinkles !

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5 Christmas Recipes

Here are 5 easy dessert recipes that will be perfect for Christmas ! Cookies, pastries, truffles : you're sure to find something you'll want to bake !

1. COQUILLE DE NOËL (French Christmas Brioche)

Coquille de Noël is a French Christmas brioche. Originally from Northern France, this brioche will be perfect on your Christmas Day breakfast table ! This pairs perfecty with hot chocolate.



2. WHITE CHOCOLATE TRUFFLES

White chocolate truffles are an easy no-bake treat that only requires four ingredients.



3. GINGERBREAD SNICKERDOODLES

This snickerdoodles recipe uses gingerbread sugar for the coating instead of the typical cinnamon sugar. Baking soda and cream of tartar free.



4. THE BEST CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES EVER

This is my favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe. I've used it for years and it makes the best chocolate chip cookies ever.



5. NUTELLA CHRISTMAS TREE PASTRY

Need an easy Christmas dessert ? Look no further than this Christmas tree shaped Nutella filled pastry !

You can check out all the Christmas recipes by clicking here. Don't forget to check out all the cookies and bars recipes posted on this blog by clicking here, or check out the recipe index if you want to bake something other than cookies ! You can also search recipes by ingredients.

Let me know in the comments if you try one of these recipes for Christmas ! You can also share a picture on Instagram by tagging @acupofsprinkles and using the hashtag #acupofsprinkles !

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5 Cookie Recipes for Christmas

Here are 5 easy cookie recipes for Christmas ! From the best ever chocolate chip cookies to almond sablés, you'll be sure to find the perfect cookie treat to leave for Santa !

If I had to choose only one thing I love doing in December, it would be baking cookies. Cookies are so easy and quick to make, and there are so many different types ! Chocolate chip cookies (milk, dark, or white), double chocolate cookies, snickerdoodles, sablés (sugar cookies), the list goes on ! In this post, you'll find five easy Christmas cookie recipes to try this month.



1. ALMOND SABLÉS (Almond Shortbread Cookies)

These buttery sablés (French shortbread cookies) are made using ground almonds and a couple of drops of almond extract to take the almond flavor up a notch. Only four ingredients and no eggs required ! Use a star shaped cookie cutter to make these more festive !



2. DOUBLE CHOCOLATE COOKIES

Soft double chocolate cookies are made with white chocolate chips folded into a dark chocolate cookie base.



3. SNICKERDOODLES (Baking soda and cream of tartar free)

Want to make delicious cinnamon cookies that stay soft ? This Snickerdoodles recipe uses only baking powder, no baking soda and no cream of tartar involved !



4. CHOCOLATE MARSHMALLOW COOKIES

These chocolate cookies are topped with mini marshmallows : they're a hot chocolate in cookie form and perfect for Christmas !



5. THE BEST EVER CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

This is my favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe. I've used it for years and it makes the best chocolate chip cookies ever. These are the ones that get left out for Santa every year ! ;)

You can also check out all the cookies and bars recipes posted on this blog by clicking here, or check out the recipe index if you want to bake something other than cookies ! You can also search recipes by ingredients.

Let me know in the comments if you try one of these cookie recipes for Christmas ! You can also share a picture on Instagram by tagging @acupofsprinkles and using the hashtag #acupofsprinkles !

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Want to organize your Christmas baking ? Check out my free printable Holiday baking planners and free printable recipe cards !

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5 Autumn Dessert Recipes

Here are five dessert recipes to get you through Autumn ! These cookies, tarts, and cakes will be the perfect treats to eat on rainy afternoons.

Here is an Autumn recipe round-up post for you ! These five dessert recipes make the perfect treats and snacks for those rainy, grey Fall afternoons ! Brownies, chocolate cake, cookies and bars, tarts : you're sure to find something you like here (and if you don't, check out the recipe index, or search recipes by ingredients.)

TARTE AU SUCRE

Tarte au sucre (literally "sugar tart") is a specialty from the North of France. A thin round brioche is topped with a mixture of heavy cream and light brown sugar. This classic French dessert is easier to make than it looks !

TRIPLE CHOCOLATE BROWNIES

Milk and white chocolate chips are added to a dark chocolate brownie base to make these brownies a delicious triple threat !

EGG FREE CHOCOLATE CAKE


This delicious, moist chocolate cake is made without eggs.

APPLESAUCE OAT BARS


Applesauce oat bars are very easy to make. They'll be perfect as an afternoon snack or for breakfast.

NOUGAT CREAM WHITE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES


Nougat cream white chocolate chip cookies – Chewy white chocolate chip cookies with a nougat cream cookie base.

Hope you enjoy these recipes !

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5 Summer Dessert Recipes

Here are 5 Summer dessert recipes, from nectarine layer cake to apricot tart and raspberry cupcakes. You can also get ready to bake French desserts such as Tarte Tropézienne or a Fraisier !

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Top 5 Cookie Recipes

Here are the blog's five most popular ccookies recipes ! From snickerdoodles to almond sablés, check out these easy cookie recipes.

Here's a little round-up of the five most popular cookie recipes on the blog ! Cookies and bars recipes are what I've posted about the most on this little blog, with the most recent cookie recipe being these chocolate chip banana cookies, and the most recent bars recipe was this one for Easter chocolate cookie bars.

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5 French Dessert Recipes

Here are five French dessert recipes (from an actual French baking blogger).

I thought I'd do a little recipe round-up this week, so here are five of my classic French dessert recipes. I know a lot about French desserts, because, well, I'm French. The recipes in this round-up are some of my favorites, and I hope they become yours too !

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The 5 Most Popular Recipes of 2017

I know, I know, you're probably getting tired of seeing these "most popular posts" everywhere on the blogosphere, but I really wanted to look back on the recipes I posted this last year and see what you readers liked ! I started this blog in 2015, and being the procrastinator that I am, didn't post my first recipe until October 2016.
And then I didn't post again for months. *facepalm*
Last February, though, I started posting regularly (though still not as regularly as other bloggers), and I feel like I finally reached a nice blogging rythm these past few months, which contributed to getting more traffic to this little ol' blog of mine.

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