Desserts

M&M Cookies

These M&M cookies are absolutely delicious and easy to make! They are soft and chewy with slightly crisp edges. Best of all no waiting for butter to soften!

Caramel Brownies

  I really don’t think I have to say too much about these beautiful brownies. I think a picture is worth a thousand words. But these are amazing- super fudgy chocolatey brownies oozing with a delicious caramel layer. To top it off, brownies are one of the easiest desserts to […]

Blueberry Buckle

Here is the perfect summer recipe to use the seasons delicious blueberries.  This blueberry buckle is super moist and bursting with fresh blueberries, topped with an amazing crunchy crumb topping and a lemon glaze. You really can’t go wrong. I would probably call it a blueberry coffee cake because it […]

English Chocolate Crisps

 This recipe was a great find!! These chocolate crisps take only a few minutes to make and are absolutely delicious. They are super crispy and chocolatey and the addition of either dried cranberries, cherries or even toffee bits makes them even better. My favorite way is with either the dried […]

My favorite Chocolate Chip Cookies

It’s National Chocolate Chip Cookie Week, so I figured I would share my favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe. I actually have 2 or 3 recipes I use and this is the more “complicated” recipe, at least as far as a cookie goes. It includes a couple different kinds of flour, […]

Fairy Gingerbread Cookies

These cookies are amazing! Gingery delicate melt in your mouth bites of heaven. These are not your typical thick and chewy gingerbread cookies but instead this old fashioned recipe delivers a wafer texture that is light, airy, and crisp. I made these for the first time last year and was […]

Lemon Raspberry Thumbprint Cookies

Here is a great cookie to add to your Christmas cookie baking. They taste amazing and look great on any any cookie platter with the beautiful red centers. Or they are great for breakfast (ahem, ahem) with some coffee, as I accidentally discovered while taking pictures of them in the […]

DIY Hot Chocolate Mix (without dry milk powder!)

Here is an awesome, simple and delicious Christmas gift idea!! Creamy, chocolatey homemade hot Cocoa that can be packed into regular jars, or even a mason jar mug. Tie a simple tag on with instructions and wa-lah, a perfectly simple gift. I have always made my hot cocoa with milk […]

Apple Cider Doughnut Muffins

 Here is the apple cider post I promised last week. Apple Cider Doughnut Muffins- I think that may be enough said?  I have been making a plain and a chocolate version of doughnut muffins that my family loves for several years now. So, when I had a cider doughnut at […]

Key Lime Bars

O.K……. I know it’s officially fall here in the northeast, with the beautiful leaves and all, but it has been pretty warm- topping 80 degrees this past weekend. So I figured I sneak in a recipe for these amazing key lime bars and anyways, If you ask me, these bars are […]

Chocolate Toffee Shortbread Bars

This is going to be a brief post but I wanted to get something up. It’s been crazy getting my kids back to school and very hard for me to send my youngest to kindergarten. Thank the Lord for the great school I am blessed to send my kids to […]

Ultimate Chocolate Ice Cream

I have to say ice cream is my favorite summer dessert. It is so cold and refreshing on a hot day, doesn’t heat up the kitchen to make and is relatively uncomplicated. Just make a quick stove-top custard (I really prefer custard based ice cream)  and let the mix chill. […]

Simple S’Mores Rice Krispie Treats

I am sure there are plenty of great s’mores rice krispie treat recipes out there, from simple to more complicated. But I wanted to share the recipe for these super easy treats I just threw together one day and we have loved ever since.     They are super simple- I […]