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Day 7: Coffee Shortbread Cookies Why dip your cookies in coffee when you can just have a coffee cookie? It’s a time saver, lol. These are made using a cookie press but you can also add an extra cup of flour and refrigerate for a few hours. Then roll, cut, and bake as directed […]
Pumpkin Dreams I am not a big fruit person. I prefer vegetable any day. With that being said, pumpkin is my favorite “fruit”. Pumpkin Dreams are my second favorite cookie. They have a great pumpkin flavor and are light and fluffy. There are vanilla chips (formally called white chocolate) that make these just dreamy! […]
Brownie Crackles Cookies Extra chocolately brownies made into a cookie! There are mini chocolate chips that melt into the batter as they cook. It keeps them moist and gooey! WARNING they are so good and bite sized that you could eat a dozen and not realize it! I have always liked brownies and I really […]
Dark Chocolate with Peanut Butter Chips Cookies Chocolate and peanut butter are almost as popular as peanut butter and jelly. This is Tarrena’s favorite cookie. I have been chasing her out of the kitchen all morning long. You can make this with regular cocoa powder but we really enjoy them made with the dark chocolate […]
Fried Plantains I used to hang out with a Puerto Rican family when I was a teen. Mammy made the best food! I loved the rice she made at every meal. I used to help her in the kitchen so I could learn too! I never did learn the rice, but she did teach […]
EASY Crunchy Butterfinger Bars Yummy and Easy way to make candy! Easy Crunchy Butterfinger Bars are perfect to serve at a party. Specially this Halloween season! We love Easy crunchy butterfingers bars and hope you do too! Its an easy way to use up all that leftover candy corn that no one really cares for […]
Pizza Stuffed Meatloaf YUMMY, Yummy, yummy!!! I made up a huge meatloaf and it was GONE. There wasn’t anything to put away after dinner. This is like a traditional meatloaf only stuffed with pepperoni and mozzarella, topped with pizza sauce and more cheese! Ingredients: 2/3 cup oatmeal 1 cup pizza sauce 2 eggs 3 pounds […]
Mini Caramel Apple Pies in 20 Minutes Yesterday the girls wanted something sweet for a brunch type snack. I was wanting some apple pie but didn’t want to do all that work or wait almost 2 hours to eat a piece. These mini caramel apple pies are done in 20 minutes and they are yummy! […]
Pierogi: Potato filled Dumplings Pierogi are a special treat. They are some work to prepare from scratch but very worth it! The first pierogi I had were from a package bought in the freezer department. These are sooooo much better! Pierogi Recipe Ingredients: Dough 3 eggs 1 cup sour cream 3 cups flour ¼ teaspoon […]
Crockpot Stuffed Bell Peppers I love using my crockpot! It makes dinner so easy. These crockpot stuffed bell peppers come out tender and moist. As you see the cheese oozes from them! The insides taste as amazing as the outsides look! Toss a batch in your crockpot today and be eating them with ease tonight! […]
Pumpkin Bars Its pumpkin time again! I LOVE pumpkin! I live in Florida and Autumn is a long ways off from what the calendar says. I grew up in Michigan and I know what real Fall is! Fall with cool air, hoodies, leaves changing colors, pumpkins, and the smell in the air. There isn’t a […]
Dark Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies Ingredients: 2 sticks of butter ¾ cup sugar ¾ cup brown sugar 2 eggs 1 tsp vanilla 2 ½ cups flour 2/3 cup dark cocoa powder 1 tsp baking soda ½ tsp salt 1 bag of semisweet chocolate chips Preheat oven to 375. Mix together the butter and both sugars. […]
