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CLICK HERE for Listeners Michelle and Alan's Listeners Dark and Stormy Coffee Cake recipe recipe - winner of the 2025 Michael Shelley Show Listener Coffee Cake Bake Off

CLICK HERE for Listener Jeremy's Frosted Blueberry Coffee Cake recipe - winner of the 2024 Michael Shelley Show Listener Coffee Cake Bake Off

CLICK HERE for my go to Cinnamon Roll recipe.

CLICK HERE for Double Dark Chocolate Chip Shortbread Cookies I’ve had contest-winning luck with these by rolling the dough out to ¼-inch thickness between sheets of plastic wrap and cutting it into 1" × 2" rectangles — or, when I’m in a round-cookie mood, I divide the dough into four parts and roll each portion in plastic wrap into a sausage shape, about the diameter of a quarter. I then refrigerate it, slice, and bake (or double wrap the sausage and freeze). They may be my favorite cookie, and they go great with other desserts or coffee!

CLICK HERE for Granola Bark. Warning: very addicting.

CLICK HERE for a link to Maple Pecan Slice-and-bake Butter Cookies (with a photo) or CLICK HERE for the Cinnamon Walnut variation (which I usually make with pecans)

CLICK HERE for the extremely moist and unusual (and much loved) Grandma Macs Apple Cake Apple Cake

CLICK HERE for a link David Lebovitz's Spiced Nut Mix on his excellent blog, or HERE for the slightly different version from his book that omits cayenne pepper and adds cocoa powder (which I liked and am not sure why he omitted in the blog version). Generally, this recipe is very forgiving and can be made with whatever nuts you have on hand, and spice level you feel in the mood for (I often use a combo of chili powder, cayanne pepper and paprika) AND, fyi THESE pretzels are a game changer!

CLICK HERE for David Lobobitz's Almond Cake it may be my favorite cake! Simple and delicious.

CLICK HERE for Margaret's Granola, and dont substitute the coconut oil, it's the key

CLICK HERE Number One Hit Cream Cheese Crumb Cake

CLICK HERE for the Sour Cream Donuts I used to make for my kid's annual fundraising lemonade/donut stand - they always sold out.

CLICK HERE for my favorite pancake recipe Ricotta Pancakes but substitue 3 tablespoons of lemon juice (or more/less to taste) for the listed 1 tsp white vinegar