These recipes are the building blocks for every other recipe on Something Swanky. I make them on a regular basis for my own family and consider them foundational and essential recipes for day-to-day baking.

Quick Bread Dough

Fudgy Chocolate Chunk Brownies

Easy and Fluffy Belgian Waffles

Hershey's Classic Chocolate Chip Cookies

Chocolate Ganache - 4 Ways

Oreo Truffles {plus a Truffle Dipping Tutorial}

Easiest All Butter Pie Crust

Cake Mix Cookies

My favorite recipe for cake mix cookies. You can make so many different kinds of cookies with just one recipe!

Classic Vanilla Cupcakes from Scratch

Perfect Rice Krispie Treats