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Purely Chocolate Brownies
If you’ve ever taken a bite of a brownie and wondered what it was missing, the answer is probably chocolate. No need to wonder that with these Purely Chocolate Brownies! With a rich chocolate brownie base and a fudgy chocolate swirl, they live up to their name and then some! These Purely Chocolate Brownies were created with one objective in mind: to be a fudgy brownie that was easy enough to make any time. It certainly…
Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
This Chocolate Cake is THE Chocolate Cake. It has rich chocolatey layers, a smooth chocolate buttercream, and checks every box on the list. It’s really the only cake you need. I used to love using boxed Devil’s Food cake mixes. I learned from my first cake decorating class back in 1998 to start with a basic cake mix and doctor it up a bit. It made a great cake with good flavor. I received lots of compliments over the…
Cookie Dough Brownies
Take two of the best desserts, mash them together, and you get Cookie Dough Brownies! These are the best fudgy rich brownies, with a perfect smooth cookie dough topping that everyone will love! These cookie dough brownies are perfect for those who cannot choose between brownies or cookies! Why not have both of the best desserts at the same time? The cookie dough topping pairs deliciously well with the rich, fudgy brownie…
Butterscotch Oatmeal Cookies
This is not your average oatmeal cookie. Loaded with tender, wholesome oats and fragrant butterscotch chips, these butterscotch oatmeal cookies are the perfect treat for anytime of day from morning to night! These Butterscotch Oatmeal Cookies are truly something special. They seem unassuming and simple, but from the moment they start baking, your mouth will start watering. The smell coming from the oven is simply irresistible! You won’t want to leave…
Chocolate Chip Bars
These chewy Chocolate Chip Bars are practically effortless. They come together in one bowl and cook up to the perfect gooey, chewy, chocolate chip-y goodness. One bite of these will have you rewriting The Golden Rule to “Bring unto others the Chocolate Chip Bar you want brought unto you.” Too lazy to make chocolate chip cookies? Then this Chocolate Chip Bar recipe is for you! It takes out all the work and none of the…
Peanut Butter and Jelly Cupcakes
A classic sandwich meets dessert for the most irresistible treat. With smooth peanut butter frosting and moist peanut butter-infused cake, the jelly-filled inside makes for the perfect peanut butter and jelly cupcakes! Wouldn’t it have been so nice if when you opened your lunchbox at school, instead of a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, there were peanut butter and jelly cupcakes? I am in no way endorsing doing that…
White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies
This melt-in-your-mouth dough cradles delicious bites of macadamia nuts and white chocolate. You’ll be craving these White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies even if you’re a milk or dark chocolate person! If I had to pick one chocolate to eat for the rest of my life, I’d probably pick milk chocolate. But I’d make an exception for these cookies! Sweet white chocolate pairs perfectly with the salty macadamia nuts. Macadamia…
Raspberry Trifle
Raspberry your family’s bellies! No, not blow on them, but fill them with this delectable Raspberry Trifle! Filled with layers of french vanilla cake, sweet raspberry filling, and silky cream cheese whipped cream, this trifle has the perfect amount of sweetness. Trifles are the perfect dessert if you want something quick, easy, and moist. My mother-in-law is from England and she makes some amazing trifles! I fall in love…
Fruit Pizza
Call the pizza guy! Oh wait, that’s you! With your choice of fruit and a sweet yet light crust, this Fruit Pizza is waiting to be delivered to your mouth. Fruit pizza is at the top of my list of favorite desserts, alongside Angel Food Cake, Pumpkin Rolls, and Fudgy Mint Brownies! However, I had a hard time wanting to create my own fruit pizza from scratch because using the store-bought sugar cookie dough crust is so easy…
Fried Ice Cream
No oil? No problem! Enjoy this Fried Ice Cream that, shh… isn’t truly fried. Covered in a crunchy cinnamon coating and topped with salted caramel, this is a fun twist on an ice cream dessert. Everyone likes a good bowl of creamy ice cream. But what if you’re ready for a switch up from the same-ol’ same-ol’? This Fried Ice Cream has a big scoop of rich French vanilla coated in crunchy, “fried” Corn Flakes and is drizzled…
Aztec Wonder Cookie
This Aztec Wonder is a fudgy, rich chocolate cookie with the perfect amount of cinnamon and cayenne. Chocolate and spice come together in the most superb way you never knew you needed in a cookie. It’s the perfect chocolate cayenne cookie! This Aztec Wonder Cookie is one of my original cookie shop recipes. It came about on a day when I wondered why there was such a trend to add cayenne pepper to anything chocolate. I…
Almost-From-Scratch Creamy Flan
This ultra-creamy Almost-From-Scratch Flan is incredibly easy. With homemade care, a little box of flan mix, plus your own special caramel touch, you’ll have everyone shouting “¡Olé!” The first time I ever had flan was shortly after my husband returned from a trade mission to Mexico with the Pennsylvania Governor’s office. It was different from anything I had eaten before. But, I grew up eating pudding, and this was…