How to make a water bath for cheesecake! This is the KEY to smooth, luscious, creamy cheesecake that bakes evenly and without cracks.| Handle the Heat
Cookie Butter Ice Cream is bound to become one of your favorite ice cream recipes! Easy no-cook ice cream loaded with cookie butter and Speculoos cookies.| Handle the Heat
How to Make Ice Cream Without a Machine with four simple no-churn methods & tons of flavor ideas! How-to video included with recipe.| Handle the Heat
Cookies and Cream Fudge Swirl Ice Cream is studded with Oreos and a thick fudge swirl. Possibly the best ice cream you’ll ever taste!| Handle the Heat
How to Make Perfect Scones, ready in just 35 minutes! The tallest, flakiest, most flavorful buttery scones. Easy recipe & can be made ahead.| Handle the Heat
Ding Dong Cupcakes are chocolate cupcakes filled with marshmallow filling and topped with chocolate ganache. Decadent and downright delicious!| Handle the Heat
Fun visual guide to Buttermilk, including what it is, how to substitute, and side-by-side substitute comparisons in baking.| Handle the Heat
Best Easy Brownies are tall, fudgy, chewy and chocolatey with a perfect crinkly crust. 1 bowl recipe, no mixer, ready in less than an hour!| Handle the Heat
Malted Brownies made with brown butter and malted milk powder for the most flavorful, ULTRA-chewy, and fudgy brownies ever!| Handle the Heat
Just 3 ingredients and 15 minutes = DIY homemade toffee bits from scratch! Absolutely amazing in cookies, brownies, and streusel toppings.| Handle the Heat
You only need 7 ingredients to make the BEST Angel Food Cake recipe! This cake is perfectly light, airy, and oh so fluffy.| Handle the Heat
Cosmic Brownies copycat recipe is ultra rich, fudgy & chewy - just like the store-bought brand, but SO much better, with no preservatives!| Handle the Heat
Three layers of ultra fudgy Brownie Cake, frosted with rich peanut butter buttercream & topped with ganache & peanut butter cups. So decadent!| Handle the Heat
Brown Butter Brownies are SOfudgy, ultra-rich, and chewy, with that classic shiny crinkly crust on top and gooey chocolate chips inside.| Handle the Heat
Best Ever Chocolate Buttercream Frosting uses two SECRET ingredients for the creamiest, smoothest chocolate buttercream ever. Easy recipe!| Handle the Heat
Talking all about Salted vs. Unsalted Butter in baking and which one YOU should be using!| Handle the Heat
Learn how to make sweet, rich, buttery Caramel Sauce WITHOUT a thermometer in just 15 minutes! Step-by-step photos and video included.| Handle the Heat
Best Ever Chocolate Cake recipe is the most flavorful, moist, tender chocolate cake you've ever tasted! You don't need a mixer for this cake!| Handle the Heat
Everything you need to know about Chocolate in Baking! The science behind chocolate in baking, common substitutions, answers to FAQs & more.| Handle the Heat
Copycat Lofthouse Cookies are just like the store-bought version but with SO much more flavor! Quick and easy recipe.| Handle the Heat
Your ultimate conversion guide for how to convert a cake recipe into cupcakes (and your favorite cupcake recipes into cake)!| Handle the Heat
Soft Pretzel Bites are slightly crisp on the outside and chewy, soft, and fluffy on the inside. The perfect Game Day or Super Bowl snack!| Handle the Heat
Christmas Lofthouse Cookies are soft, fluffy, and slightly cakey. This easy recipe is the perfect adorable Christmas cookie.| Handle the Heat
Quick, easy drop-style sugar cookie recipe. Perfectly tender and soft with just the right amount of chewiness. So quick & easy to make!| Handle the Heat
Baking Soda vs. Baking Powder: how these leaveners are different, how they work, how they affect your baking, and how to test for freshness!| Handle the Heat
Ultra-thick Bakery Style Chocolate Chip Cookies feature golden brown edges with gooey centers. EASY 30-minute recipe!| Handle the Heat
Differences between Natural Cocoa vs. Dutch Process Cocoa Powder, how they work on a chemical level, and how to substitute!| Handle the Heat
How to Bake THICK Cookies that don't spread into sad flat puddles while baking or deflate after cooling. Plus, tips on rescuing flat cookies!| Handle the Heat
How to Make the Best Buttercream Frosting that's perfectly creamy, sweet and can be made ahead of time. Tons of flavor customizations listed!| Handle the Heat
BEST Cream Cheese Frosting that's not too sweet, full of delicious vanilla flavor, and can be made ahead of time. Super easy recipe!| Handle the Heat
Peanut Butter Toffee Chocolate Chunk Bars are chewy with chocolate chunks, crunchy toffee bits, & tons of peanut butter. Easy recipe!| Handle the Heat
Diving into the science of sugar! The functions of sugar in baking, what happens if you reduce the amount of sugar in a recipe, and more!| Handle the Heat
Snickerdoodle recipe for thick, soft, chewy cookies with crisp edges and classic cinnamon sugar flavor. Ready in under 30 minutes!| Handle the Heat
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This homemade Peanut Butter Pie is made from scratch with just a few ingredients! It's SUPER easy and CRAZY good!| Handle the Heat
Easy Peanut Butter Cookies are PERFECT and so quick to make! Thick, soft, slightly chewy with tons of peanutty flavor! No chilling required.| Handle the Heat
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies are big, thick, chewy, and soft and loaded with peanut butter and chocolate flavor. They are outrageously good!| Handle the Heat
How to Measure Flour correctly for perfect results each time! This will prevent dense, tough, or rubbery cakes, cookies, brownies and more.| Handle the Heat
Learn the BEST way to freeze cookie dough & how to bake cookies from frozen, for fresh-baked cookies ready in minutes!| Handle the Heat
Giant Reese's Pieces Chocolate Chip Cookies are thick, chewy, chunky, and soft. Another incredible combination of peanut butter and chocolate!| Handle the Heat
The BEST cookie recipes, from traditional to creative, and all absolutely delicious! These cookie recipes will have everyone asking what bakery you went to.| Handle the Heat
Learn About Handle the Heat and its founder, Tessa Arias! Tessa is passionate about baking, creating recipes, and the science behind them.| Handle the Heat
Peanut Butter & Jelly Cookies are soft, chewy PB cookies, filled with sweet bursts of strawberry jam. Ready in 40 minutes, no mixer needed!| Handle the Heat
Peanut Butter Buttercream Frosting is rich, thick & creamy with tons of peanut butter flavor! Perfect on cakes, cupcakes, brownies and more.| Handle the Heat
Are you under-creaming or over-creaming butter? I'm sharing the RIGHT way to cream butter and sugar, for perfect cakes or cookies every time!| Handle the Heat
BEST Chewy Brownies are as chewy as boxed brownies but MUCH better flavor. Easy 1-bowl recipe. I've made this recipe over 100 times!| Handle the Heat
Lemon Cheesecake is rich, creamy, tangy, and full of bright lemon. Topped with lemon curd for the perfect tart-sweet lemon flavor.| Handle the Heat
Chocolate Ganache requires just two simple ingredients for perfectly smooth, shiny, rich ganache. Super easy and versatile recipe!| Handle the Heat
How to Make Chocolate Truffles that are luscious, fudgy, and rich with tons of options for customizing flavors and coatings. Easy to make!| Handle the Heat
Comparing glass vs. metal baking pans, when to use which type of baking pan, and which is better to use in baking!| Handle the Heat
Chocolate Bundt Cake is decadent chocolate cake heaven at its finest! Rich, MOIST, ultra fudgy, and super easy to make - no mixer needed.| Handle the Heat
S'mores Cookies are loaded with chocolate chips and graham cracker crumbs, topped with mini marshmallows and more chocolate. Easy recipe!| Handle the Heat
Here's how to make brownies with shiny thin crust! I'm sharing my 4 methods for perfectly crinkly brownie tops!| Handle the Heat
Butter vs. oil: which is better in baking? I'm breaking down each fat and how they affect flavor and texture in cupcakes and brownies.| Handle the Heat
Side-by-side testing to find the BEST baking pans! Including nonstick vs. aluminum, and which pans specifically you should NEVER use.| Handle the Heat
How to temper chocolate! Everything you need to know with all my best tips & tricks. For chocolate-covered strawberries, truffles & more.| Handle the Heat
Classic Chocolate Whoopie Pies are soft cocoa cakes filled with creamy marshmallow filling. Is there anything better than a cake sandwich?| Handle the Heat