Sweet Treats with a Sprinkle of Science
Whisk up baking science with step-by-step, extensively tested recipes for sweet treats so you can be a confident, creative baker starting NOW! Trusted by millions of home bakers, worldwide!
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Serving Up Slices of Baking Science Since 2009!
Being a home baker means you want recipes to turn out consistently.
No wasted ingredients or time.
You want to know how to get that perfect shiny crust on your brownies and always have the best bakery-style chocolate chip cookies.
Well, roll up those sleeves because you’re in the right place!
My approach is modern and scientific, but my baking is traditional and old-fashioned. No keto, Paleo, or cake mix recipes hang out here!
Here, simple science blends beautifully with deliciously creative, extensively tested recipes, so you can have restaurant-quality desserts on your table any time you want!
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My step-by-step, detailed, and kitchen-tested recipes give you the confidence to pull off just about ANY recipe.
Consistent delicious results are totally within reach.
“The knowledge I have gained from HTH has completely changed not only my baking but my confidence in my baking skills. I feel more confident taking on more complicated recipes than I would have in the past, knowing the science behind the ingredients and the possible outcomes. The compliments I have received from my gifted items have all been positive, and that’s an understatement.” — Trudi Murphy
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Baking brings people together.
In this modern, fast-paced world, I’m grateful I get to share recipes that sprinkle sweet, old-fashioned connection into our lives.
Bringing freshly baked cookies to a neighbor or baking a sweet birthday cake for your grandkid is the best, right?!
Hi! I’m Tessa Arias,
a professionally trained chef, creator of Handle the Heat, and author of The Ultimate Cookie Handbook.
I’m borderline obsessive about testing our recipes multiple times because the worst feeling is when you spend hours and dollars only to end up with a failed dessert!
Understanding (and sharing!) the science behind baking is sorta my superpower, so if, like me, you want to know WHY an ingredient is needed in a recipe, we’ll get along beautifully!
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Home bakers swear by my cookie recipes. I’m known as the Cookie Queen around here!
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I LOVE brownies. In fact, I have over 50 brownie recipes and articles published. Here are the HTH baking community’s favorites:
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Ready to master the science of baking and get sweet results every time you don an apron and whisk up flour, butter, sugar, and eggs?
The Magic of Baking Course is an online, self-paced course taught by Tessa that you can take right from your kitchen countertop and learn how to bake beautiful desserts consistently and confidently.
With 14 step-by-step lessons, gorgeous PDF guides, and a jam-packed BONUS library, you’ll have everything you need to help you be a confident, creative baker.
“For me, The Magic of Baking is what has made such a difference in my baking. It has COMPLETELY taken my confidence to another level. I actually have had people ask me when I’m going to open a bakery!” – Nicole W.
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Get ready for those compliments as you confidently bake bakery-level cookies with The Ultimate Cookie Handbook.
Find answers to every cookie-baking question and have a collection of failproof recipes to add to your repertoire!
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