Cookies & Bars

Vanilla Bean Cookie Bars

May 10, 2013
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Clearly I’m obsessed with vanilla beans. This is nothing that we do not already know.  Vanilla Bean Cream Cheese, Vanilla Bean Buttercream, Vanilla Granola, Vanilla Bean Butter, Vanilla Bean Candied Walnuts, vanilla, vanilla, vanilla. Should I go on?  Because there are also meringues, and pancakes…and… Or perhaps I should seek treatment? Vanilla bean lovers anonymous. [...]

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Orange Creamsicle Cookie Bars

April 22, 2013
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I’m guest posting for Barb over at Creative Culinary today. She is busy spending her time helping her daughter fight breast cancer. I wish I could do more to help, or deliver some of these personally to her door, but writing a guest post is the best I can do besides praying like crazy. Head [...]

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Caramel Kissed Brownies {guest post}

March 22, 2013
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Today is the last guest post I have lined up. Maternity leave is officially over. Ha! As if it ever began.  I have some really fun and exciting things lined up for next week that I am super excited about so make sure to come on back. Today I have Roxana of Roxana’s Home Baking posting and [...]

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Glazed Almond Poppy Seed Cookie Doughnuts {guest post}

January 11, 2013
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If you don’t all already know her, I’m so excited to introduce you to Laurie of Simply Scratch. Laurie is so sweet, she’s a fellow Michigander, and her site is amazing. I love that she features step-by-step photos. And they are gorgeous photos! I wish I could do step-by-step photos, but I have no natural [...]

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Chocolate Candy Cane Kiss Cookies

December 19, 2012
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Can we just talk about these kisses for a minute? They are Hershey’s holiday Candy Cane kisses and they are marvelous. I was skeptical at first, thinking they might be overly sweet. They are sweet, don’t get me wrong, but I was totally won over by the little crispy bits in these. Have you ever [...]

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Holiday Funfetti Shortbread Cookies

December 18, 2012
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***Please note: If you have a good memory, you’ll probably catch in this post that today is not my due date. Yesterday was actually my due date, but considering the recent events in Connecticut, Katrina and I decided to hold off on this post until today to participate in a day of remembrance and prayer yesterday.*** ~~~~~~ Today [...]

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White Chocolate Peppermint M&M Cookies

December 12, 2012
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I’m obsessed with everything peppermint this time of year. I realize that I am not alone in this obsession. When I saw White Chocolate Peppermint M&Ms at Target, two bags suddenly leaped into my cart. Along with Andes mints–they’re my faaaavorite. Also in my cart was a whole bunch of other random crap that I [...]

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Chocolate-Cherry Thumbprints

December 10, 2012
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Aren’t these cookies the cutest? I love thumbprint cookies of all kinds and have very fond memories of my grandma making them every Christmas. Hers were rolled in chopped walnuts and had a powdered sugar based icing in the thumbprint. I think the traditional jelly sometimes too…if my memory serves me. I’m sure my mom [...]

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Chocolate Toffee Biscotti {+giveaway}

December 5, 2012
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There’s a CHOCOLATE giveaway at the end of this post. Do I have your attention now? When Hershey’s asked me if I would like to sample some of their products and offer a giveaway, it was pretty much a no-brainer. The hardest part was deciding what to make first! I went with biscotti because I [...]

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Cinnamon Vanilla Bean Meringues

December 3, 2012
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Meringues are pretty much a health food. Can we please agree on this? No? Well…they are better than a triple-chocolate-caramel-oreo-cookie-dough-brownie-milkshake, right? I think they are the perfect treat. Not too heavy, just a touch of sweetness to satisfy that craving. And they are perfect for the holidays for that very reason! The perfect bite after [...]

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