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Category: Dessert

  • Top Clicks of 2012

    According to my stats counter, these are the top 10 recipes that were clicked on. Taco Crescent Bake was #1 – It was published in February 2011. Sloppy Joe Pizza was #2 – It was also published in February of 2011. Watermelon Cookies was #3.  These continue to be my kid’s and students’ favorite cookies.…

  • Best Dessert Recipes

    S’Mores Bars Toffee Brownies Peanut Butter Cups Chocolate Cookies Easy No Bake Cheesecake Homemade Brownies This has been linked to Finding Joy in my Kitchen’s countdown to 2013 – best desserts.

  • Vegan Brownies

    My husband has a cousin, J., who is a vegan.  We went to his handfasting (another new experience for us) a year and a half ago.  The reception afterward featured Indian food (another new experience for us) and vegan cupcakes.  We were pleasantly surprised at how yummy they were. J. and their wife had their first…

  • Swedish Oatmeal Cookies

    I’ve previously mentioned how I like Joanna Fluke’s Hannah Swenson books.  I’m rereading some of the books in the series.  As I was reading Key Lime Murder, she included this recipe.  I was instantly intrigued.  I’ve made other oatmeal cookies that included chocolate chips and M&M’s.  This year I wanted something simple.  This cookie fits the…

  • Peanut Butter Blossoms Redone

    Okay, peanut butter blossoms will never be totally healthy. First, they are a cookie; second, you put a piece of delicious chocolate on top. However, I made a little bit healthier version of them. The Imaginative One has a list of his favorite cookies. The top three are Snickerdoodles, Chocolate Chip, and Peanut Butter Blossoms.…

  • S’Mores Bars

    The Imaginative One is very laid back.  Hakuna Matata could almost be his theme song.  He’s been like that since he was in utero.  The boys are allowed to pick what they want to do for their birthday.  The Wee One had a list of things he wanted to do for his birthday.  He also…

  • Toffee Brownies

    We planned a weekend getaway. The boys and I had four days off this weekend because of President’s Day and parent-teacher conference comp. Day. So we decided to take a road trip to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. I haven’t been back to Pittsburgh in 2.5 years, so it was time to visit it again. I love this…

  • Peanut Butter Cups Chocolate Cookies

    I love cookies. They are one of my favorite desserts. Like a Lay’s Chip, you can’t eat just one. So last week, when Cookies and Cups posted a recipe for Peanut Butter Cups Chocolate Cookies, I knew I needed to try it to put it in my growing cookie recipe “file.”  These cookies were so…

  • Easy No Bake Cheesecake

    All you need is five ingredients ~ six if you include the topping. So it’s perfect for the pantry challenge. I found this recipe while various blogs had a countdown to 2012. Each day they posted their top recipes in different categories. Recipe Shoebox listed this as one of their top recipes in the dessert category. It looked…

  • Homemade Brownies

    Homemade Brownies

    Whenever I tell the boys I made something from scratch, the Wee One replies, “Scratch the box.” These brownies are made from scratch and are the best I’ve tasted.  They are easy to whip up and use items found in my pantry.:)  You can adapt them to your liking.  Today I had Andes’ peppermint chips…