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Lucky Charms "Krispie" Treats

Dear Rice Krispie Treat Inventor, Thank you for inventing your delicious treats.  I have enjoyed them for 31 years. I love that your delicious little no-bake dessert takes only 5 minutes to make, is easy to transport, and is a staple for my camping adventures in the summer. However, I regret to inform you I… Continue reading Lucky Charms "Krispie" Treats

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Cinnamon Roll Cookie Bars

 I’ll be honest.  I almost always shy away from the recipes floating around on Pinterest that say “Just start with a box of cake mix and add ___ ___ ___.”  I’ve tried a few of those recipes and I stopped trying them because I didn’t think they were very good. However, when a recipe… Continue reading Cinnamon Roll Cookie Bars

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Snickerdoodle Blondies

You know that scene in Sex and the City where Miranda has to dump dish soap all over the chocolate cake so she won’t eat it?  I made the mistake of not sending these to work with my husband and I actually had to DO this with these snickerdoodle blondies.  They were THAT good. The… Continue reading Snickerdoodle Blondies

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Old School Peanut Butter Bars

These peanut butter bars are astoundingly addictive. There isn’t much else to say about them.  Words cannot do them justice.  They aren’t like the Reeses type Peanut Butter Bars.  Oh no.  These bars have a moist, chewy cookie crust, and are then smothered with peanut butter and chocolate frosting. Keep calm and try not to eat the… Continue reading Old School Peanut Butter Bars

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Cinnamon Butter Filled Snickerdoodles

Cinnamon butter filled snickerdoodles What do you get when you breed a snickerdoodle cookie with a muffin and fill it with a glorious cinnamon-brown sugar-butter filling? Well, you get perfection. Sure, this isn’t much to look at.  “What is it?” you might be asking (as was I, as I tried to come up with a… Continue reading Cinnamon Butter Filled Snickerdoodles

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Strawberries & Cream Tarts

Strawberries and Cream Tarts Today, I discovered strawberry whipped cream. I imagined all kinds of delicious uses for it.  Poundcake.  Scones.  Cupcakes.  A frozen daquiri. Or tarts. Delicious cream filled, fresh fruit tarts. I cheated and used refrigerated pie crust today.  So this recipes was pretty much effortless. I love things that are elegant and… Continue reading Strawberries & Cream Tarts

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Strawberry Whipped Cream

I got the idea for Strawberry whipped cream from The Cupcake Project. I mean, what goes better together than strawberries and whipped cream? What’s not to like?  So why not add them together? This would be fabulous on a piece of poundcake, in a tart, on a white cupcake, or even on a blended strawberry… Continue reading Strawberry Whipped Cream