Chocolate Cookie Frosting Dippers
When given a slice of cake, some people view the frosting as the main attraction and the cake as only a convenient serving tool. Others (I have even seen kids do this) scrape the frosting off...
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I enjoy my garden, but that doesn’t mean I enjoy gardening. I love to sit on my screened porch, or wander in the backyard, and admire the foliage and occasional flower. I enjoy the results but not the...
View ArticleCappuccino Chip Fudge Cookies
My friend Margaret happens to be the person who turns my hair color from un-pigmented to fabulous. Perhaps because this hair coloring process takes a ridiculous amount of time, Margaret and I have...
View ArticleSoft and Chewy Caramel Chocolate Cookies
Soft and Chewy Caramel Chocolate Cookies are a caramel lovers dream come true. These caramel cookies are speckled with chocolate, and have a chewy caramel center. It is officially Monday Box season...
View ArticleChocolate Peppermint Shortbread Cookies
Chocolate Peppermint Shortbread Cookies are speckled with tiny morsels of mint chip dispersed throughout rich chocolate shortbread. This easy and convenient slice-and-bake recipe deserves a spot on...
View ArticleBirthday Cake Surprise Cookies
This week my son turned 21! I openly admit bias when I say I am awed by the bright, sensitive, talented young man he has become. Twenty-one is a big birthday in the United States. At 18 my son could...
View ArticleChocolate Peanut Butter Cup Cookies
Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup cookies are addictively delicious! Every bite is soft, chewy and full of peanut butter cup flavor! These cookies make it quite clear why the chocolate-peanut butter combo...
View ArticleChocolaty Chip Muffins
If variety is the spice of life, then these Chocolaty Chip Muffins could be called Spice of Life Muffins. The rich chocolaty dough pairs well with a variety of flavors, so I made them with 5 different...
View ArticleEaster Sugar Cookies and Military Care Package #11
This is a big holiday weekend. Passover begins at sunset on Friday and Easter is on Sunday. Both are occasions for gathering with friends and family. While celebrating with these Easter Sugar Cookies...
View ArticlePeach Tea Shortbread Cookies
Peach Tea Shortbread Cookies are crunchy,buttery treats. Infusing the butter with peach tea leaves gives these special cookies the delicious aroma and flavor of peach tea. Dipped in chocolate each...
View ArticleDouble Chocolate-Mocha Cookies
My son has the enviable ability to eat one cookie and walk away. Unlike the rest of our family, he is usually immune to the lure of the cookie jar. He feels sugar satiated after just one. I have no...
View ArticleYin Yang Slice-and-Bake Cookies
Yin Yang Slice-and-Bake Cookies are the melding of ancient Chinese philosophy with cookies that are simultaneously very vanilla and intensely chocolate. Think of them as enlightened comfort food. I...
View ArticleBlack and White Biscotti
When it’s cold outside, nothing warms a body quicker than a toasty warm beverage. Bonus points if that beverage comes with a dipping cookie. Biscotti have to be the world’s best, when it comes to...
View ArticleSurprise-Inside Brownies
Surprise-Inside Brownies start with a heat safe recipe that even make shipping chocolate to the desert a possibility! Baked in an individual serving brownie pan, these brownies have a chocolaty crunch...
View ArticleSpooky Graham Crackers: Easy Halloween Treats
Spooky Graham Crackers aren’t truly spooky. All five of the Halloween characters are actually rather cute. The chocolate covered grahams are more likely to cause smiles than screams. These easy...
View ArticleApples and Honey Chocolate Bars
Apples and Honey Chocolate Bars are made with rich, dark chocolate and crunchy bits of dried apple and honeycomb candy. These beautiful bars are easy to make for sweet treats or special homemade gifts....
View ArticleHomemade Peanut Butter Cups
Homemade Peanut Butter Cups taste SO much better than the store bought version! Make these chocolate treats with white, milk, or dark chocolate and your choice of creamy fillings. This quick and easy...
View ArticlePeanut Butter Ball Pumpkins and Cats
Peanut Butter Ball Pumpkins and Cats are the answer to your search for Fall or Halloween cuteness. Why settle for plain peanut butter balls (Buckeyes) when you can make candy with personality? The...
View ArticleStar Wars Sugar Cookies for Military Care Package #31
This care package celebrates International Star Wars Day. Galaxy Brownies and Star Wars Sugar Cookies were boxed up and mailed to arrive in time for the May 4th observance. May the 4th be with you!...
View ArticleBeary Chocolate Brownie Bears
Beary Chocolate Brownie Bears communicate how “beary” much you care about the “beary” special people in your life. These dense, fudgy brownies, baked in a cupcake pan, are topped with an adorable...
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