A wonderful way to spend your time when bored, especially on the weekend, is to bake delicious treats to share with your friends and family or just for yourself. Here are some tasty ideas to lighten up your weekend and taste buds!
Oreo Cinnamon Rolls
Difficulty: Easy.
Sophomore Gabbie Butterworth said, “It is not really difficult to make, as long as you are following the directions. Sometimes, the instructions do not make much sense.”
Time: Two hours and seventeen minutes.
Recipe (for the dough): https://www.chelseasmessyapron.com/easy-overnight-cinnamon-rolls/
Filling: Combine crushed Oreos, marshmallow fluff, and a small amount of whipping cream.
Frosting: Mix marshmallow fluff, cream cheese, butter, vanilla extract, and powdered sugar together. Lastly, top with Oreos.
Alternative Recipe: https://thesaltedsweets.com/oreo-cinnamon-rolls/#recipe
Overview: A tasty way to start the morning. The Oreo-flavor makes it extremely flavorful and chocolatey.
Frosted Brown Sugar Cinnamon Pop Tart Cookies
Difficulty: Intermediate.
Time: One hour and thirty-four minutes.
Recipe: https://sugarspunrun.com/frosted-brown-sugar-cinnamon-pop-tart-cookies/
Overview: If you love pop tarts, especially the brown sugar cinnamon ones, then this is for you. The buttery and soft cookies filled with velvety cinnamon brown sugar filling combine so well.
Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
Difficulty: Easy.
Time: Two hours and forty-five minutes.
Recipe: https://www.delish.comchocolate-crinkle-cookies-recipe
Overview: A chocolatey cookie, covered in powdered sugar. An amazing cookie to share with family and friends.
Snickerdoodle Cupcakes
Difficulty: Easy.
Time: Thirty-five minutes.
Recipe: https://cookiesandcups.com/snickerdoodle-cupcakes/
Overview: All spices, cinnamon, and sugar, from the famous snickerdoodle cookies, are reimagined into cupcakes. Also, these cupcakes are topped with cinnamon buttercream and frosting.
Cookies and Cream Cupcakes
Difficulty: Easy, with just a few confusing steps.
Time: Forty minutes.
Recipe: https://lilluna.com/cookies-and-cream-cupcakes/#wprm-recipe-container-102408
Overview: A delectable treat for all cookie lovers. Also, these cupcakes have tons of cookies in them, from the top, with cookies infused frosting, to the bottom, with an actual cookie underneath the cupcakes.
Homemade Brownies
Difficulty: Easy.
Time: Forty-five minutes.
Recipe: https://lilluna.com/homemade-brownies/#wprm-recipe-container-134446
Overview: A classic, fudgy and chewy brownies sprinkled with chocolate chips on top of them make the perfect baked goods. To make them even better, is to add ice cream, the best part, according to freshman London Bradford, “When the brownie is still hot, and the ice cream melts. It makes it creamy.”
Fraiser (French Strawberry Cake)
Difficulty: Advanced.
Time: One hour and five minutes.
Recipe: https://bonnibakery.com/fraisier-cake-french-strawberry-cake/#h-recipe
Overview: A lovely French dish, which is recognized as a modern classic. The Fraiser cake has a strong essence of freshness due to the many strawberries in the cake.
Baking is a great and tasty skill to have that can be enjoyed by all, by the baker or the people eating the sweet treats. In addition, it is an enjoyable hobby to do when one has downtime.
