These Easy Coconut Macaroons drizzled with chocolate are chewy on the inside and crispy on the outside. They are like a homemade Mounds bar! It’s the season for holiday baking and Christmas cookies really have their moment during this time of the year. From cookie platters at holiday parties to cookie exchanges, we love them […]
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World’s Greatest Pop Gift In A Jar
Looking for Father’s Day Gift Ideas? Give The World’s Greatest Pop gift in a jar to dad this year. It is a large mason jar filled with items that have to do with “pop”. Mother’s Day is over and now it’s time to start thinking about Father’s Day gift ideas! Since I love gifts in […]
Hot Cocoa Cake Recipe
This Hot Cocoa Cake is the perfect thing to enjoy after a day of fun winter activities. With hot chocolate buttercream, chocolate ganache, and even mini marshmallows, this cake is sure to be a hit! The best way to get through winter is to embrace it with the knowledge that spring will arrive again before […]
Chocolate Peppermint Brownies
These Chocolate Peppermint Brownies have a fudgy chocolate brownie base and melt-in-your-mouth peppermint buttercream frosting topped with smooth chocolate mint icing and crushed candy canes. It’s that combination of chocolate and mint that gets me every time! Brian and I even served chocolate mint brownies at our wedding in addition to a wedding cake. During much […]
Gingerbread Man French Toast
Try this Gingerbread Man French Toast recipe for Christmas morning or a weekend during the holiday season. Kids will love having gingerbread men for breakfast! This gingerbread man French toast recipe is something I was planning to make last year but ran out of time during the busy holiday season. But I couldn’t get them […]
Coffee Break Mason Jar Gift
A Coffee Break Mason Jar is filled with everything you need to make a cup of coffee. Give one of these mason jars as a gift, along with a couple of cute coffee cups. Calling all coffee lovers, this mason jar is for you and for your coffee-loving friends as well. It’s like a grown-up version […]
Peppermint Patties Recipe
Homemade Peppermint Patties are so easy to make and more delicious than the store bought ones! Cool and minty on the inside with smooth chocolate on the outside, they are a Christmas holiday tradition. Silpat and Roul’Pat provided by Sasa Demarle. Inc in return for sharing this recipe. Although peppermint patties can be enjoyed year round, they really […]
Peppermint Cheesecake With Brownie Crust
This Peppermint Cheesecake With Brownie Crust recipe is perfect for the Christmas holidays. The cool, creamy, peppermint cheesecake is dotted with crunchy bits of peppermint bark and is finished off with a chewy brownie crust. Although I will continue making apple and pumpkin recipes through the holidays, I am so excited to start adding in […]
Nut Goodie Bars
These Nut Goodie Bars are melt-in-your-mouth amazing! The combo of chocolate and maple nougat with the peanuts is one of my family’s all-time favorites. Nut Goodie Bars are from a Minnesota based company called Pearson’s candy. They also make Salted Nut Rolls and Mint Patties and we love all three. My mom […]
Earth Day Oreo Truffles
This fun Earth Day Oreo Truffles recipe makes bite-sized treats that look like the earth when you bite into them! It’s a delicious dessert for Earth Day. Earth Day is only a couple of weeks away and it’s a good reminder to think about how amazing the earth is and about how it supports life. […]
Apple Fruit Baskets
Apple Fruit Baskets have a hollowed-out apple as a basket, a licorice handle, and colorful fruit inside. This Easter basket is irresistible! With every holiday that comes around, there is an incredible amount of comfort food, candy, and desserts, which we all love. But parents are on the lookout for ways to keep things a little […]
Chocolate Mint Brownies Recipe
This Chocolate Mint Brownies recipe will melt in your mouth! These bars are topped with mint buttercream and chocolate mint ganache. My husband and I have always loved chocolate and mint. One of the desserts we served at our wedding was homemade chocolate mint brownies. We asked friends and relatives to bring pans of brownies to serve. […]
Pot of Gold Cookie Cups
These Pot of Gold Cookie Cups have Rolo chocolate caramels inside and a rainbow on top! Try this recipe for St. Patrick’s Day or spring. As every child knows, there is a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow if you can only find it! So, with St. Patrick’s Day just around the […]
Four Holiday Pretzel Treats
These easy pretzel treats are perfect for Christmas. Wrap them in cellophane or put them in a jar to give as a homemade gift from the kitchen. Pretzels are a delicious way to make easy holiday treats. In case you didn’t realize, Christmas is THIS WEEK! I will be spending the first part of my […]
Peanut Butter Cup Pretzels
Peanut Butter Cup Pretzels are so easy to make for Christmas and they look festive too! Try them for your next holiday party! Two years ago I shared a recipe for Candy Bar Pretzel Bites with mini candy bars stuffed between two pretzels. This year I am excited to share these Peanut Butter Cup Pretzels. […]
Peppermint Hot Chocolate Cookie Cups Recipe
This Peppermint Hot Chocolate Cookie Cups recipe has chocolate cookie cups filled with peppermint ganache and a candy cane handle topped with crushed candy canes and mini marshmallows. Two years ago I shared my Hot Chocolate Cookie Cups recipe and it continues to not only be a reader favorite but it is also a family […]
Harvest Ooey Gooey Bars
Kids of all ages will love this Thanksgiving dessert recipe for Harvest Ooey Gooey bars with fun colors, yummy flavors and lots of oozing, creamy goodness. Disclosure: I am sharing this Harvest Ooey Gooey Bars recipe as part of my paid partnership with The J.M. Smucker Company. During the holidays, it’s always fun to have […]
Eggnog Truffles
Eggnog Truffles are no bake, holiday cookies that are delicious and easy to make. Add them to your Christmas baking list for when your oven is full! With all of the holiday baking and cooking, I love adding a few no-bake truffle recipes to the line-up for those times when either my oven is already […]
Mini Caramel Pumpkin Pies
This Mini Caramel Pumpkin Pies recipe is perfect for fall. They have a green candy stem and would be fun, kid-friendly dessert for your Thanksgiving dinner! Today’s recipe for Mini Caramel Pumpkin Pies is perfect for fall and would be a great kid’s dessert at your Thanksgiving dinner! Speaking of fall, the leaves from the […]
Bloomin’ Baked Pears
This Bloomin’ Baked Pears recipe with caramel and pecans is perfect for fall! After cooking the pears, serve them warm with vanilla ice cream. These caramel pears are cooked in individual dishes and they make a delicious caramel sauce in the bottom while baking. Plus, there is a gooey caramel in the center with chopped […]
French Silk Pie
This easy French Silk Pie recipe WITHOUT raw eggs has a silky chocolate filling, a graham cracker crust, whipped cream, and chocolate curls. Make a no-bake creamy, eggless French silk pie and top it with airy whipped cream and gorgeous chocolate curls! There won’t be any leftovers!
S’mores Hand Pies
These S’mores Hand Pies are a fun way to eat one of the most popular summer treats! They’re easy to make on the grill and everyone will love this mini pie recipe. Back when I made my S’more Pie Pops in 2013, there were two major complaints from readers. The first was that there weren’t […]
M&M Ice Cream Cake
This M&M Ice Cream Cake is perfect for spring! Try this ice cream cake recipe for Easter, Mother’s Day, a baby shower or a girl’s birthday party. I’m sharing this cake that was made with Target Grocery Essentials, as part of a sponsored post for Socialstars and #TargetCrowd Can you believe that Easter is next […]
Crock Pot Peanut Clusters
Crockpot Peanut Clusters are so easy to make in a slow cooker and everyone loves them. They can cook while you are baking other goodies! In the spirit of holiday giving, I offered to do some baking for my husband to deliver to some of his favorite clients, his team, and his co-workers. Since I […]
Turtle Ritz Cookies
Turtle Cookies are Ritz crackers filled with creamy caramel, coated in chocolate and topped with chopped pecans! Turtle Ritz Cookies are a caramel spin on the traditional peanut butter Ritz cookies which are one of our family favorites. Since we love them so much, I figured there had to be other things that would taste […]
Mini Nut Goodie Bars
Mini Nut Goodie Bars with a fudge-like maple filling sandwiched between chocolate, butterscotch, and peanuts. I usually make Nut Goodie Bars in a jelly roll pan but there are harder to serve and give as gifts that way. This recipe shows how to make them into little bite-sized Mini Nut Goodie Bars. Nut Goodie Bars […]
Christmas Ooey Gooey Bars
Christmas Ooey Gooey Bars are the best holiday version of Rice Krispies Treats. This recipe has three delicious layers and is perfect for parties! Last night I got together with a bunch of my girlfriends for a Christmas sing-along. We shared fabulous holiday appetizers and desserts, sang Christmas carols and enjoyed visiting with each other. […]
Peppermint Oreo Fudge
Melt-in-your-mouth Peppermint Oreo Fudge is made with only three ingredients: white chocolate chips, peppermint frosting, and Oreos! We’ve been making Oreo fudge for years and it never fails to impress. It’s so easy to make yet it tastes so good. You can make variations for every holiday and season.
Peppermint Brownies In A Jar
Disclosure: I received Ball Mason Jars to facilitate this recipe post for Peppermint Brownies In A Jar. Peppermint and chocolate go together perfectly any time of the year, but when the Christmas season comes the peppermint desserts are the best! This year I made some pretty Peppermint Brownies In A Jar that can be given […]
Peppermint Mocha Java Jar
Peppermint Mocha Java Jar is a homemade gift idea that is so easy to assemble! Mason jar gifts are fun to make, and everyone loves to receive them! My daughter’s favorite coffee drink of the entire year is the Ho Ho Mocha Mint from Caribou. She waits for it all year. When she can’t have […]
Slow Cooker Chocolate Turtle Bread Pudding
Slow Cooker Chocolate Turtle Bread Pudding is a warm, comforting dessert with chocolate, caramel, and pecans. It’s a crockpot recipe that everyone will love! You know how most kids spend their candy money on gum and candy bars? When I was a kid, I spent my candy money on those things as well, but unlike […]
Butterfinger Ooey Gooey Bars Recipe
Today is the first day of school for my kids and even though it was definitely time for them to go back, once they are gone I’m always a little sad. My baby started middle school and that is so strange to me. He will do great though and he has his big sister there to […]