Calling all bakers who want to make homemade candy without the fuss of a candy thermometer 📢
 
Want to dive into candy this year but want nothing to do with a thermometer? I GET IT.

Sometimes it’s really as simple as it sounds, and this graham cracker version of saltine toffee is one of my personal favorites that I make every year at Christmas 🎄

Comment the word “recipe” below and I’ll send the link to this graham cracker toffee directly to your DMs! 💌 #freshaprilflours • https://freshaprilflours.com/graham-cracker-toffee-bark/

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Grateful for my jar of molasses carrying the team all winter baking season 🧑‍🍳

Ok, but for real, there’s nothing wrong with traditional cinnamon rolls… BUT if you’re looking for a cozy, spiced, ultra soft and fluffy seasonal flavor to make this year, these gingerbread ones are it 🎯

Molasses and a blend of warm spices flavor grace every layer all the way from the dough and the sticky filling to the flavorful cream cheese frosting slathered on top 🤩

Plus, this recipe is written as a small batch, so it makes 6! Easily doubled for a larger crowd or the perfect size for your fam in the morning ☀️

Comment the word “recipe” below and I’ll send the link to these rolls directly to your DMs! 💌 #freshaprilflours • https://freshaprilflours.com/gingerbread-cinnamon-rolls/

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It’s true that two candy eyeballs and a little creativity can turn ANY treat into a Halloween treat, and these mummy brownies are no different 🙂‍↔️

While I will always encourage you to make your brownies from scratch, you can ABSOLUTELY use a box mix for these cuties. I’m actually encouraging you to if the scratch base is a barrier for you! 🫶

Here’s what you’ll need:
➡️ a pan of brownies baked in an 8” or 9” square
➡️ 32 candy eyeballs
➡️ some melted white chocolate
➡️ something to drizzle it with (I like an cookie decorating bottle)
➡️ a small round piping tip

Now, you can totally get this done with fewer tools and simply a bag with the corner snipped off— YOU DO YOU.

Save this reel so you know what to do next week for Halloween and/or comment the word “BOO” below and I’ll send the link to these mummy brownies AND my favorite tools to make them directly to your DMs! 💌 #freshaprilflours • https://freshaprilflours.com/mummy-brownies/

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It’s true— from classic chocolate chip to stuffed with Nutella and back again through a rainbow of sprinkles and frosting, this snickerdoodle cookie cake is my FAVORITE cookie cake creation of my recipe publishing life 🥹

The base is a soft and chewy cinnamon and sugar cookie with ribbons of sweet and gooey cinnamon swirled throughout every bite 🤤

But my FAVORITE part is the creamy snickerdoodle frosting that adds juuuust the right amount of sweetness to the whole slice.

My 8 year old has declared this is the only treat he wants for his birthdays from here on out. And I can’t say I blame him! 😅

Comment the word “recipe” and I’ll send the link to this snickerdoodle cookie cake directly to your DMs! 💌 #freshaprilflours • https://freshaprilflours.com/snickerdoodle-cookie-cake/

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These crock pot chocolate peanut clusters are a sweet and salty candy you can make in the slow cooker OR on the stovetop 🙌🏼

Simply melt, scoop, and allow to harden. You can make them any size you want and they make a great easy candy recipe for holidays! Dress them up with holiday sprinkles for some real holiday spirit 🎄

Here’s what you’ll need:
🥜 16 ounces (454g) unsalted dry roasted peanuts
🥜 16 ounces (454g) salted cocktail peanuts
🍫 24 ounces (680g) semisweet chocolate chips
🍫 20 ounces (567g) peanut butter chips
🍫 12 ounces (340g) white chocolate chips

Here’s how to make them:
1️⃣ Layer all of the ingredients in the bottom of a 6-quart slow cooker then stir to combine. Cover the slow cooker and heat on low for about 2 hours, stirring every 20-30 minutes, and stopping when all of the chips are melted.
2️⃣ Line two large baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats. Set aside.
3️⃣ Using a spoon or cookie scoop, drop mounds of the clusters onto the baking sheets. Allow to set up at room temperature until completely hardened, about 1 to 2 hours. Store leftovers in an airtight container for up to 1 month. Clusters freeze well, up to 3 months. Thaw at room temperature.

If you’d rather follow a recipe on a website and/or want substitution suggestions and answers to all of your questions, comment the word “recipe” below and I’ll send the link to these peanut clusters directly to your DMs! 💌 #freshaprilflours • https://freshaprilflours.com/slow-cooker-peanut-clusters/

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Calling all bakers who want to make homemade candy without the fuss of a candy thermometer 📢

Want to dive into candy this year but want nothing to do with a thermometer? I GET IT.

Sometimes it’s really as simple as it sounds, and these creamy peanut butter meltaways are one of my favorite things to add to empty spots on cookie trays. They’re so easy to make and even easier to eat 😝

Don’t overcomplicate this, friend. Just save this reel as your reminder to grab the ingredients to make these for Christmas 🍭

Comment the word “recipe” below and I’ll send the link to these peanut butter meltaways directly to your DMs! 💌 #freshaprilflours • https://freshaprilflours.com/peanut-butter-meltaways/

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If you’re still on the hunt for a chocolate chip cookie that will WOW you, I got you! 🤗

Save this post before you try one more lackluster chocolate chip cookie and wind up disappointed AGAIN 😒

I spent more than a decade perfecting this cookie recipe so you don’t have to waste your time or ingredients ever again 😮

Here’s some social proof:

“This is my new go to recipe. I’ve literally been making these cookies so much that I’ve started to double the recipe. My family loves them.” — Crystal ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

“Always using this recipe my family loves this one!” — Zoe ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

“The only chocolate chip cookie recipe I use! Delicious every time!!” — Melissa ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Comment “recipe” below and I’ll send the link to these life-changing chocolate chip cookies directly to your DMs! 💌 #freshaprilflours • https://freshaprilflours.com/classic-chocolate-chip-cookies/

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Now you are officially the cake baker of the group chat 💬

All because you made a cake that gets reviews like this one from Nichole just 2 days ago:

“I always make this cake for my family whenever something special is being celebrated!!! It’s amazing and never fails to get a million compliments. I love how moist and fluffy the cake is with the refreshing fruit! 10/10 my favorite cake EVER!”

I don’t blame her one bit! 🙂‍↔️ This cake is luscious, a little “fancy” without being difficult, and one of those cakes that just makes your eyes roll into the back of your head because it’s so good.

It also happens to be one of my proudest recipe creations of all time 😏

Comment the word “recipe” below and I’ll send the link to this fresh berry cake directly to your DMs! 💌 #freshaprilflours • https://freshaprilflours.com/berry-cake/

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I know the comments are coming. They always do.

The folks who are rolling their eyes and calling me a snob because this IS a hill I will die on 😵

I hear things like this all the time:
➡️ “I always use measuring cups and I’ve never had a problem.”
➡️ “I never weigh my flour and my __ always turn out perfect.”

These may be totally true statements. And I believe you, friend. I really honestly do.

But I also know that there is a better, easier, more accurate, and correct (yes) way to measure ingredients for accurate and repeatable results 😮

Accuracy and repeatability may not matter to you! But here’s why it matters for me:

MY JOB is to teach people how to bake. I write recipes and share them on my website and the idea is that those recipes are repeatable with the SAME EXACT RESULTS by my readers in their own kitchens 🥰

If I tell you that my cookie dough calls for 2 cups of all purpose flour, I’m telling you that I tested and perfected the recipe with 240 grams of all purpose flour and I expect you to make them with that same exact measurement.

There’s no question of whether or not I spooned and leveled with my measuring cup, whether I dug down to the bottom of my flour container or I skimmed from the top, if I perhaps poured directly from the bag into the measuring cup… 🤨

There is NO QUESTION. None. Zero. It’s 240 grams PERIOD.

Whenever someone says the recipe that they made from my site “didn’t turn out” or their cookies didn’t spread, or their cake was too dense, my first question is “did you weigh your flour?”

More often than not, the answer is no. If the answer is yes, we move onto the temperature of the butter, which is another controversial opinion but a topic for another day 😝

Listen. At the end of the day, you are going to continue measuring the way that you do and always have, and that’s fine. But if you are a user of my recipes and want to achieve the same exact results that I do and that are expected from the recipe, you’re going to have to make this change.

I promise I’m not trying to make your life miserable. I’m trying to make you a better and consistent baker. And if that ...

What can I say… I love coffee ☕️

These fudgy scratch brownies are packed with espresso powder for bold coffee flavor, then topped with a creamy mocha frosting that absolutely melts in your mouth 🤤

They’re truly one of the BEST brownies in my entire collection, which is saying a lot since there are more than 20 of them 🤭

Comment the word “recipe” below and I’ll send the link to these coffee brownies directly to your DMs! 💌 #freshaprilflours • https://freshaprilflours.com/coffee-brownies-mocha-frosting/

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Now you will never wonder what to do with your sourdough discard ever again…

All because you listened to the chocolate chip cookie expert of Instagram 😎

No but really. That’s me! Hi, I’m Lynn 👋🏼 I’m best known for my viral chocolate chip cookies, and earlier this year, I worked on a discard version of those cookies for the sourdough crowd.

Funny enough, I use my discard more than I use my actual starter 🫣 And I never need an excuse to make chocolate chip cookies… Ever!

So if you’re new to sourdough and not sure how to use your discard OR you’re just looking for something new to do with your collection, these crisp on the outside, gooey on the inside chocolate chip cookies should be next up on your list 🍪

Comment “recipe” below and I’ll send the link to these cookies directly to your DMs! 💌#freshaprilflours • https://freshaprilflours.com/sourdough-chocolate-chip-cookies/

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Listen. I know it barely just turned to fall, but thinking about my Christmas cookie lineup is getting me through the horrors of 2026 😅

Do you love oatmeal cream pies? These are their jolly cousin, the gingerbread sandwich cookie. They were the highlight of Friendsgiving and my own kids were dropping ‘bows to get to the last one 😝

They were THE MOST POPULAR cookie recipe on my site during the holiday season in both 2024 and 2025, so I’m expecting some similar movement this year as well.

Might as well save this recipe now and cross one thing off your list! ✅ Now you can get back to sipping your pumpkin coffee 🎃☕️

Comment “recipe” below and I’ll send the link to these cookies right to your DMs! 💌 #freshaprilflours • https://freshaprilflours.com/gingerbread-sandwich-cookies/

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Most people don’t realize that black cocoa powder is an ingredient that is readily available in most grocery stores and can be a GAME CHANGER in their chocolate cake 🍰

By adding this simple ingredient to your chocolate cake (instead of traditional unsweetened cocoa powder), you’ll find yourself with a midnight dark chocolate cake that goes perfectly with your Halloween dessert spread 👻

PSA: no, it’s not an exact swap, so be sure you’re using a recipe that’s been written to accommodate the change! ⬇️

Comment the word “recipe” below and I’ll send the link to my chocolate Halloween cake recipe directly to your DMs! 💌 #freshaprilflours • https://freshaprilflours.com/black-cocoa-chocolate-cake/

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Now you are officially the cookie baker of the group chat 💬

All because you listened to me! Your new favorite internet baker 🧑‍🍳

👋🏼 hi! I’m Lynn, and I’ve been teaching people on the internet how to bake delicious things for 12 years.

I am known for my chocolate chip cookies that have crisp edges, gooey centers, and convert Toll House diehards left and right 🍪

In fact, take a peek at these reviews from the last few months:

“This is my new go to recipe. I’ve literally been making these cookies so much that I’ve started to double the recipe. My family loves them.” — Crystal ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

“Always using this recipe my family loves this one!” — Zoe ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

“The only chocolate chip cookie recipe I use! Delicious every time!!” — Melissa ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Comment the word “recipe” below and I’ll send the link to these life-changing chocolate chip cookies directly to your DMs! 💌 #freshaprilflours • https://freshaprilflours.com/classic-chocolate-chip-cookies/

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Sure, an apple pie is delicious and all, but have you ever just slapped pie dough onto a baking sheet and filled it up? It’s JUST as good as a pie and it’s a million times easier than fitting a pie plate 🥧

Hi, I’m Lynn! I’ve been teaching people on the internet how to bake from scratch since 2014 and I didn’t bake a single thing from scratch myself until I was 25.

Everything I’ve learned, I’ve learned by doing myself, failing a lot, and starting all over again. And that’s how I write my recipes: I already know your pain points, and I usually answer your question in my blog post or the recipe instructions before you even know you HAVE the question.

It’s embedded in the way I teach because it’s the way I learned.

Remember… You don’t have to be a great baker to bake great things. You just need a great recipe and/or a great teacher. Thankfully I know where you can find both 🤗

Comment the word “recipe” below and I’ll send the link to this apple galette directly to your DMs! 💌 #freshaprilflours • https://freshaprilflours.com/apple-galette/

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Consider this the holy grail to getting Christmas marshmallows right on the first try 🙌

You could spend your whole holiday season trial-and-erroring your way through marshmallows that will change your life (seriously— that’s a promise), or you could just start practicing now, while it’s still socially acceptable (barely).

I know which one I’d choose 🤗

Comment the word “recipe” below and I’ll send the link to these homemade marshmallows directly to your DMs! 💌 #freshaprilflours • https://freshaprilflours.com/homemade-marshmallows/

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No pumpkin bread ❌ no pumpkin muffins ❌ and no pumpkin pie ❌

Now, to be clear, there’s nothing wrong with ANY of those things, but when it comes to pumpkin puree, there’s more to life than flour and a loaf pan 🎃

Whether you want to break out your ice cream maker and make a cozy frozen treat, add pumpkin to your coffee without heading to the drive thru, or looking for another way to put pumpkin in your breakfast, these 8 pumpkin recipes will have you seeing that can of pumpkin puree for more than just the norm 😏

Comment the word ‘EAT” and I’ll send all 8 of these recipes directly to your DMs! 💌 #freshaprilflours #pumpkin #pumpkinseason #pumpkinrecipes #pumpkinpuree ...

In the early days of my online recipe publishing, my fresh strawberry cake became one of my first “viral” recipes 😮 #fafbakeswithfriends [S1E24]

Since then, it has won people over with its tender crumb, zero gelatin ingredient list, and perfect vehicle for a bushel of fresh strawberries 🍓

It now lives on my site as a layer cake, a Bundt cake (with white chocolate strawberry ganache 🤤), a sheet cake, and cupcakes.

And I think you should try all 4 to compare 😏

Comment the word ‘FRUIT” and I’ll send all of my strawberry cake recipes directly to your DMs! 💌 #freshaprilflours #strawberrycake #strawberrycakes ...

Homemade granola is one of those things that sounds difficult but isn’t, and it’s always worth the work anyway! This pumpkin granola is one of the only ones you’ll find on the internet made with ACTUAL pumpkin in it, which means it’s soft baked! 🥰

Combine those soft and chewy oats with toasted nuts, warm spices, and maple syrup sweetened bites, and you have yourself a fall staple that works for everything from breakfast to your midnight snack 🥣

Welcome to October’s Bake Along recipe 🎉 #fafbakealong

What is the Bake Along?
1️⃣ bake the assigned recipe (or alternate)
2️⃣ snap a pic
3️⃣ include a video for one bonus entry
4️⃣ leave a review (as a mega favor 💙)
5️⃣ get entered to win $100 to YOUR CHOICE of merchant

It’s that simple 🙌

October’s recipe is PUMPKIN GRANOLA 🎃 and the alternate is PUMPKIN MOUSSE 🎃

Want in on the fun this month? Comment the words “bake along” below and I’ll send the link to the Bake Along page right to your DMs! 💌 #freshaprilflours • https://freshaprilflours.com/bake-along/

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True story: two years ago, I tried Levain’s fall spiced chocolate chunk cookie with HIGH expectations (because duh, it’s Levain) and I was so disappointed 😞

In theory, it was a winner 🥇

In practice, it was a disappointment 👎

There was an overpowering flavor of cloves, no balance of the rest of the spices it claimed to have, and so much chocolate that it lost the plot before I even swallowed the first bite 🥴

But! Because I am who I am, I immediately took to my own kitchen to solve the problem no one asked me to solve, and the result is one of my FAVORITE cookie creations ever.

These cookies start with the same chewy base as my beloved (and viral!) classic chocolate chip cookies, but add cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and cloves for all the autumn vibes. I finish them off with a spiced glaze, which is totally optional, but it is swooooooon-worthy! 🤤

AND AND AND! You can use my chocolate chip cookie bar recipe to turn them into a no-need-to-chill, easier-to-portion situation. Or even a cookie cake!! I’ll include the links to those options in your DM…

Comment the word “recipe” below and I’ll send the link to these fall spiced chocolate chip cookies (and their other forms!) directly to your DMs! 💌 #freshaprilflours • https://freshaprilflours.com/fall-spiced-chocolate-chip-cookies/

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