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Blueberry Cornbread Butter Swim Biscuits
Breakfast and Brunch | Summer Baking

Blueberry Cornbread Butter Swim Biscuits

These Blueberry Cornbread Butter Swim Biscuits combine sweet southern cornbread with ultra fluffy buttermilk biscuits. These biscuits are baked in a pool of melted butter which gives the biscuits delicious, crispy, golden edges, while leaving the interior ultra moist and fluffy. The addition of the blueberries adds a subtle sweetness that balances well with the…

Strawberry Fritters
Bread | Spring Baking | Summer Baking

Strawberry Fritters

Rich, buttery brioche dough is swirled with a fresh, homemade strawberry jam. The dough is folded and roughly chopped. The chopped dough is gently pressed so that the dough sticks together, then the fritters are fried until golden brown and crisp. Each fritter has crisp edges and incredibly soft, fluffy interiors stuffed with juicy strawberry…


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Peanut Butter Blossoms
Christmas | Christmas Cookies

Peanut Butter Blossoms

These classic Peanut Butter Blossoms are incredibly soft and chewy. They have the just the right amount of peanut butter that gives them delicious peanut butter flavor, but doesn’t make the dough too dry and crumbly. Before baking the peanut butter cookie dough is rolled in granulated sugar giving the cookies an extra hint of…

Brownie Cookies
Christmas Cookies | Cookies

Brownie Cookies

These fudgy brownie cookies are a delicious mashup between a cookie and a rich, decadent brownie. These cookies have a beautiful shiny, crackled top, just like a brownie. This handheld treat offers the best of both classic desserts in one bite. You know those days when you just can’t decide if you want a brownie…

Bacon Crackers
Appetizer | Christmas | Mother’s Day | Snacks | Super Bowl

Bacon Crackers

These Bacon Crackers are the perfect quick and easy appetizer or snack everyone will love. Buttery crackers are topped with bacon, brown sugar and a pinch of red pepper flakes to create a delicious sweet and spicy flavor combination. These Bacon Crackers only need four ingredients, and they are truly so easy to make! You…

Meet the author

Welcome! I’m Jolene!

Remember the smell of warm chocolate chip cookies baking in the oven? Or, how about holding a slice of gooey, cheesy pizza. The nostalgia of food is something that all of us have. Whether it is the taste of the delicious food that you remember, the person you made the food with, or the people you sat at the table with, we all have nostalgia for our favorite foods. And, nostalgia is something special. It connects me to my dad, who recently passed away. It reminds me of my mom before she was diagnosed with parkinson’s. And, now it makes memories for my own family, for my own kids to remember from their growing up years.

My name is Jolene, the creator of Simple Baking with Pep. I grew up making Christmas cookies with my mom from store-bought dough. While we didn’t make many things from scratch, the memories I made from those Christmas cookies fueled my love for baking. Now I have a family of my own and I enjoy sharing my love of baking and cooking with my own family, just like my mom did. I hope to inspire you to try something new and grow a fondness for baking and cooking. Even if you make a mistake or two, you’ll share some laughs and create memories along the way. Trust me, I’ve had my fair share of burnt cookies. Stay awhile, make a recipe or two, and make some memories that will last a lifetime, along the way.

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