baked goods

Pecan Balls + BAKERS GIVEAWAY

December 12, 2012

Day 3 of my Christmas Cookie posts. Today it is my Mom’s Pecan balls, this is another recipe she would make every year. It is my brother Randy’s favorite and one of mine. Don’t miss the BAKERS BASKET BONANZA GIVEAWAY AT THE BOTTOM OF THE POST! Check it out and sign up to win. I [...]

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4th of July M&M Chocolate Cookie Bars

July 3, 2012

This is a great dessert to take to your 4th of July Cookout, for the adults and kids. You can use any m&m type candy in any color you choose eating them throughout the year, think green and red for christmas. Beware with 1 cup of brown sugar these little devils are addictive!! Ingredients: [...]

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Cheesy-Cherry Cookies

May 2, 2012

I’m issuing a warning with these cookies. Only make these if they are going to leave your house-they are dangerous! You know what will happen if you don’t!! 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 2 – 8 ounce packages cream cheese, room temperature 2 1/2 sticks unsalted butter, room [...]

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Chocolate Almond Torte

April 26, 2012

This recipe is short on ingredients but has a few more steps. Don’t let the added steps intimidate you into not make this recipe. It is well worth the effort. If you have someone who likes chocolate, they will LOVE this torte. If you have someone who is so-so on chocolate (gasp) they will LOVE [...]

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Honey Cake

April 23, 2012

I was sitting in my kitchen looking at my first jar of honey and I knew I had to use it to create something amazing. I did an on-line recipe search and found myself at the Smitten-Kitchen website and the pics of her cake looked amazing! Good enough to honor my jar of honey, why [...]

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Mini-Brownie Cupcakes

April 13, 2012

These are made with Nestle toll house choco bake pre-melted unsweetened chocolate pouches. You should definitely have these in your pantry at all times!! This is a super easy recipe to pull together and I am telling you they make rocking good brownies! I went with mini muffin tins, but you could throw this in [...]

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Carrot Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

March 28, 2012

While making these beautiful and might I say moist and delicious Carrot Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting I flipped on the T.V. and Somethings Gotta Give was playing. Besides laughing out loud (I am a really loud laugher) I also had to keep wiping the drool off my chin. I love that house. I [...]

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Chocolate-Chocolate Cookies

March 12, 2012

These bad boys are a chocolate lovers dream! You can’t eat more than one….okay maybe two. For the candy bars, I like to use ‘Vosges’ haute chocolat exotic candy bars. They have several different flavors, yes even bacon. My hubby likes the Red Fire Bar. Its ingredients, Mexican ancho chipotle chiles and cinnamon with 55% [...]

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Berry Crumble

March 9, 2012

I always try to have berries in the refrigerator because of their health benefits. Sometimes they start to go bad before we can eat them all. I came up with this recipe as a great way to use them up (instead of feeding them to the chickens) and it makes a delicious and super quick [...]

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Mini Snickerdoodle Croissant with a Dark side

March 5, 2012

These beauties taste different from your regular snickerdoodle. Instead of using granulated sugar for the filling, I use brown sugar and I added Cocoa Powder to up the flavor factor. Of course the fact that I believe chocolate makes everything taste better, has NOTHING to do with it! Did I just hear you say SURE?? [...]