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Good afternoon Reader!

I am a muffin baker through and through. I feel about muffins the same way I do about scones...and cookies...and so many other delicious things we bake.

When done right they're an effortless way to elevate your mornings whilst hopefully padding around the kitchen still in your pjs and fluffy socks.

Last spring Stella took me to Cafe Solstice in Seattle and we ate the yummiest Blackberry Streusel Muffins. I'm talking A++.

I promptly flew home and made these Raspberry Streusel Muffins that have been a year-round, rain-sleet-or-snow, favorite (much to my surprise because I thought they would be seasonal!).

And guess what? That tells me you're muffin people too.

I'm very into the blackberry-lime flavor combo right now, so no better time than right this instant (this week!) to share these Blackberry Streusel Muffins with you.

They're everything we're looking for in a muffin:

• Bursting with sweet, juicy blackberries (that we halve for more berries in every bite)
• Speckled with lime zest throughout the fluffy, moist muffin base
• Topped with a crispy lid of my favorite spring-time blonde streusel
• They're one-bowl adjacent: the streusel + muffin batter can be mixed in the same bowl without cleaning (but you'll still need a bowl to stash the streusel in the fridge while you mix the muffins)
• Two toppings: blonde streusel or a lime sugar (recipe below the muffin recipe in the Notes section); I love options

Make them, share them, drink champagne with them and let me know what you think. I can't wait to hear!!

I hope your weekend is everything you want it to be!

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Sour Cream Coffee Cake Muffins The most delicious bakery-style muffins are topped with spiced streusel and have a cinnamon-brown sugar ribbon throughout. ​ RECIPE

Soft & Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies This one-bowl recipe yields PB cookies that are soft, chewy and basically the ideal bendy cookie texture (bonus: they're ready in 30 minutes!). ​ RECIPE

Malted Chocolate Chip Cookies Loaded with a delicious combination of flavors (brown butter, dark brown sugar, vanilla and malted milk powder), these cookies are the ultimate chocolate chip cookie experience! ​ RECIPE

Brownie-Like Coffee Toffee Cookies Picture the most perfect soft, double chocolate cookie base and then load it up with the flavor of espresso, crunchy milk chocolate-toffee candy bars and bits of melty chocolate puddles. ​ RECIPE

Bubbly Pizza Focaccia Bubbly focaccia dough is covered with my favorite pizza sauce, some low-moisture mozzarella and finally spicy pepperoni. See recipe for overnight focaccia instructions. ​ RECIPE

5-Ingredient Pizza Sauce My favorite 5-ingredient pizza sauce uses pantry staples and no-cooking to make the most delicious pizza sauce ever! Ready in just 3 minutes, you will love this delicious recipe! ​ RECIPE

Soft & Tender Raspberry Cream Scones Behold the best Fresh Raspberry Scone recipe! With an unbelievably moist and tender texture, they dazzle with juicy fresh raspberries, sunny lemon zest and a touch of warm cinnamon (YUM!). Perfect as is or mega fabulous with either a bright lemon glaze or this easy vanilla glaze. ​ RECIPE

Raspberry Lemon Loaf Cake This one bowl Raspberry Lemon Loaf Cake is super easy (nothing fancy in the ingredient department) and LOADED with juicy raspberries and bright, fresh lemon flavor. It's the perfect snacking cake! ​ RECIPE

​ "Following up on her acclaimed debut, The Cookie Book, writer, photographer, and recipe developer Rebecca Firth tackles cake in her new book. You may have trouble picking which recipe to start with: Chocolate Stout Cake with Champagne Buttercream or a tart, sticky Glazed Tangerine Donut Cake?” ― Epicurious, 25 New Baking Books for Cozy Fall Treats THE CAKE BOOK

​ "Writer, photographer and queen of cookies, Rebecca Firth teases my sweet tooth and I am not mad about it. Love following her and her tempting creations and can't wait to see what she comes up with next." ―Tiffani Thiessen, actress and author of Pull Up a Chair ​ ― Food & Wine, Best Baking Cookbooks to Own Right Now THE COOKIE BOOK