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Simple, Reliable Recipes for Cookies & Meals

Welcome to Easy As Cookies - your source for simple, from-scratch brownies, cakes, and other desserts. You'll also find breads, comforting soups, simple meals, and family favorites, all tried and tested in my home kitchen. Because home cooking should be simple, reliable, and delicious - just like cookies!

Popular Recipes

Here's some of my most popular recipes.

  • Gooey butter cookies on a plate, with one torn open to show texture.
    Gooey Butter Cookies (from scratch!)
  • Two brownies, stacked on top of each other.
    Hershey's Best Brownies
  • microwave peanut brittle, broken into pieces, in a tin
    Microwave Peanut Brittle
  • A platter of popovers, viewed from directly overhead.
    Martha Stewart Popovers
  • Lightly browned marshmallows on top of soft sweet potatoes in a casserole dish. Half of the sweet potatoes have been served, leaving the other half behind.
    Healthy Sweet Potatoes with Marshmallows
  • a tall glass with ice and a bourbon cranberry cocktail, in front of a Christmas tree
    Bourbon Cranberry Cocktail
  • sesame brittle in a tin
    Homemade Sesame Brittle
  • Hands hold a mug of hot cocoa topped with miniature marshmallows.
    Alton Brown's Hot Cocoa Mix

Sweets and Desserts!

I adore desserts. Here's some of my favorite and easy recipes for cake, cookies, cheesecake, and anything else sweet and indulgent.

  • Three slices of Freeform Honey Walnut Pie, layered on each other in a stack. Wedges are seen from the side to see nut filling.
    Freeform Honey Walnut Pie
  • A fork with a bite of Pecan Fudge Pie rests on a plate with the slice. The remaining pie is in the background.
    Easy Pecan Fudge Pie
  • A slice of whole wheat zucchini bread in front of a stack of zucchini bread.
    Whole Wheat Zucchini Bread
  • A bite of chocolate peanut butter cheesecake, on a fork.
    Chocolate Peanut Butter Cheesecake
  • A fork with a bite of key lime pie rests on the plate with the remaining slice. The rest of the pie is in the background.
    Key Lime Pie
  • Using a measuring cup to evenly flatten graham cracker crumbs along the sides and bottom of a pie plate.
    Homemade Graham Cracker Crust
  • A piece of Tres Leches Cake in a small, flattened bowl surrounded by a puddle of sweetened milk. The pan with the rest of the cake is in the background.
    Tres Leches Cake
  • A slice of coconut cream pie with whipped cream on top.
    Coconut Cream Pie

See more dessert recipes →

Breakfast Recipes

Besides dessert, my favorite meal of the day is leisurely breakfast. Here are some great options for weekend breakfasts and brunches. Many make-ahead options, mostly baked goods - all delicious.

  • A stack of seven pancakes on a table. The top one is made with all-purpose flour; the bottom six are made with half all-purpose and half whole wheat flour.
    Everyday Pancakes
  • A layered cinnamon scone, seen from the side to see layers. Another scone on a plate is behind it.
    Layered Cinnamon Scones
  • An apple and pear scone, split open to show texture.
    Apple and Pear Scones
  • A hand holds half of an English muffin covered with honey, with a bite taken out of it.
    Homemade English Muffins
  • A vegan orange muffin in a building block themed muffin liner, seen up close.
    Vegan Orange Muffins
  • A strawberry and cream scone, propped up to show the top.
    Strawberry and Cream Scones
  • a partial scone stacked on a whole scone
    Grapefruit Scones
  • breakfast sausage hash, on a plate, close up
    Breakfast Sausage Hash

See more breakfast recipes →

Leona Konkel, of Easy As Cookies, holds a cookie with a bite missing. Photo credit: Heart from Home Photography.

About Leona

Welcome! I'm Leona, a Midwesterner at heart, currently living in southern New Jersey, with my husband, daughter, and dog. A self-taught home cook and baker, I've loved baking for as long as I can remember. My superpower is keeping myself and my family stocked with cookies.

I love homemade sweets. I craft most of my recipes to be quick, simple, or both. 

Learn more about me →

Cookie Recipes

Want something sweet but casual? Here's some recipes for you!

  • The top of a monster cookie.
    Monster Cookies
  • chocolate peanut butter bites on a white cloth, with rolled oats strewn across, with a metal cookie scoop at the side
    Chocolate Peanut Butter Bites
  • saltine toffee, with red, white, and green sprinkles
    Saltine Toffee
  • a spellbinder cookie held up by a hand
    Spellbinders
  • shortbread cookie heart, on its side, resting on a stack of cookies
    Shortbread Cookies
  • top of a sprinkle cookie
    Sprinkle Cookies
  • a butterscotch cookie
    Butterscotch Cookies
  • double chocolate caramel chip cookies, broken apart to see the inside
    Double Chocolate Caramel Chip Cookies

Recent Recipes

Here's my newest, most recent recipes.

  • A bowl of lemony lentil soup with spinach and cilantro in a bowl, with a layer of white rice garnishing one side.
    Lemony Lentil Soup
  • A hand places a bowl of slow cooker chicken and dumplings on top of a napkin. A bite of dumpling sits in the spoon in the bowl.
    Slow Cooker Chicken and Dumplings
  • A four-image collage of homemade treats, including chocolate fudge squares, fluffy white marshmallows, a mug of hot cocoa topped with mini marshmallows held in both hands, and pieces of sesame brittle. A cream banner in the center reads "Homemade Food Gifts (That Ship Well!)."
    Homemade Food Gifts (That Ship Well!)
  • One cheesecake brownie seen from a side angle, to show distinct layers of cheesecake on top of brownie.
    Cheesecake Brownies

Recently Updated

Check out my most recently updated recipes!

  • cut slice of Italian bread
    Peter Reinhart's Italian Bread
  • A bowl of slow cooker southwestern bean and barley soup, with beans and carrots visible on the top.
    Slow Cooker Southwestern Bean and Barley Soup
  • white chocolate cherry shortbread
    White Chocolate Cherry Shortbread
  • saag (Indian creamed spinach) and dal (Indian lentils) over rice, on a plate - square image
    Simple Yellow Dal

Leona Konkel, of Easy As Cookies, holds a cookie with a bite missing. Photo credit: Heart from Home Photography.

Hi, I'm Leona!

I'm Leona, a self-taught home cook and baker, keeping my family stocked with cookies. I share from-scratch recipes that are tested, simple, and made to fit everyday life.

About Me

Sweets Treats for Valentine's Day

  • A bite of chocolate truffle cake on a fork, next to a slice of cake with whipped cream. The remaining cake is on a plate in the background.
    Chocolate Truffle Cake
  • shortbread cookie heart, on its side, resting on a stack of cookies
    Shortbread Cookies
  • white chocolate cherry shortbread
    White Chocolate Cherry Shortbread
  • a square of tiramisu on a plate, seen from the side so you can see the layers.
    Chocolate Espresso Tiramisu

Cozy Soups

  • baked potato soup in a bowl, topped with bacon and scallions
    Baked Potato and Bacon Soup
  • bowl of bean and bacon soup
    Slow Cooker Bean and Bacon Soup
  • black bean soup in a bowl
    Black Bean Soup
  • A bowl of Mexican soup on a table next to a spoon, with another bowl nearby.
    Easy Mexican-Inspired Soup (Healthy, Vegetarian, Pantry-Friendly)

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