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Moms Mayonnaise Cake *Update 8/2024 I still make my moms mayonnaise cake and I use two of her mixing bowls. She has been gone for a decade now; I still miss her. This year for my 49th birthday I made this recipe. Over the last decade I have made a change and switched to using […]
Peanut Butter Pudding Parfait with Chocolate Whipped Cream Peanut Butter Pudding Parfait with Chocolate Whipped Cream came to me in a dream. What you don’t dream about food? Some of my best recipes are created in my sleep! Ok so back to this parfait, I decided to enter a recipe contest by The Florida Dairy Farmers […]
Mint Brownie Crackle Cookie #Recipe Baking so many days in a row gets a little old. I tire of making the same cookies every year. I have created these in a similar recipe but it is all chocolate. You can get it HERE. This year I had a bag of Hersheys mint chocolate chips that […]
Toffee & Cashew Blondies Recipe I love toffee. Every year around Thanksgiving I purchase huge amounts of chocolate chips of all kinds. I also pick up a bag of the toffee chips too. I usually put them in an oatmeal cookie and those are pretty good. This year I decided to make a new one […]
Supreme Rolled Sugar Cookies Crunchy outside and a soft inside; these sugar cookies are SUPREME to all other sugar cookies! We have a cookie decorating party almost every year since Zana was walking. Everyone always wants my sugar cookie recipe. I have always held back until now. Supreme Rolled Sugar Cookies Ingredients: 3 cups flour […]
Peppermint Truffles Mint and chocolate, chocolate and mint, anyway you say it I love it. These actually melt in your mouth. The center stays all gooey and you just want to gobble these all up. Peppermint truffles will definitely be on our dessert table this Christmas! Peppermint Truffles Recipe Ingredients: 4 cups powdered sugar ½ […]
Buckeyes and Peanut Butter Balls Peanut butter balls are the first candy I ever made. They are super easy. The recipe I started with was very sweet. I have adapted it and come up with this yummy recipe. You can’t go wrong with peanut butter and chocolate! Buckeyes and Peanut Butter Balls Recipe Ingredients: […]
EASY Peppermint Bark Candy Peppermint bark is the easiest candy you can make. It can be made in the microwave or in a double boiler. I prefer the double boiler method, to microwave chocolate start at 30 second intervals two times and then 15 second intervals until it is melted. Peppermint Bark Candy Recipe: Ingredients: […]
Peanut Butter Pinwheel Cookies Peanut butter swirled with chocolate make an amazing cookie. These are similar to a sugar cookie. My family really likes the peanut butter pinwheel cookies. This is made in two separate dough’s that you put together. Peanut Butter Pinwheel Cookies Ingredients: Peanut Butter Dough 4 cups flour ¼ tsp salt ¾ […]
Mint in the Middle Cookies Mint in the Middle cookies remind me of a Girl Scout thin mint colliding with a York peppermint patty. This is my favorite cookie. They are a little work but it is WELL worth it, they are not complicating though. These are a perfect cookie to make and show off your […]
Day 12: Chocolate dipped Cherry Macaroon Cookies Coconut, chocolate, and maraschino cherries combine to make an amazing cookie. My grandpa loved Chocolate dipped Cherry Macaroons. They were his very favorite cookie. I always gave him extra of these. Every time I make them I think about all my memories of him. Chocolate dipped Cherry Macaroon […]
Secret Hugs and Kisses Cookies Who doesn’t love hugs and kisses? I know I do. Secret hugs and kisses cookies are filled with a hug; the little Hershey’s kisses that are covered in white chocolate and have a chocolate center. The cookie is a shortbread that compliments the sweetness of the kiss! Secret Hugs and […]
