Chocolate Peppermint Cookies

These cookies are perfect! I should have made a double batch! 1 cup butter, softened 1 1/2 cups sugar 2 eggs 1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 2 cups flour 2/3 cup cocoa powder 3/4 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 cups chocolate chips, semisweet, milk, or peppermint baking chips 1/4 cup … Continue reading

Sheet Pan Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

This is a great recipe for summertime. The taste of a chocolate chip cookies in bar form so you don’t have to have the oven on as long as it takes to make a full recipe of cookies. 1 cup butter, softened 1 1/4 cups packed brown sugar 3/4 cup sugar 2 eggs 1 tablespoon … Continue reading

CopyCat Disneyland Cookie Croissants

My daughter and I love Disney. We go as often as we can, which isn’t often enough! We follow one of the Disney bloggers called “Disney Hungry” and she posted this copy cat recipe for a new treat at Disneyland and it was yummy! 4 croissants 1 stick butter, melted 1/2 cup sugar 1 Take … Continue reading

Cornbread Muffins

Made these last night for dinner to go along with chili. They were good but not great, not super flavorful so if I make them again, I’ll play with the recipe a bit. 1 1/4 cups flour 3/4 cup yellow cornmeal 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar 1 tablespoon baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 2 … Continue reading

Dipped Charcuterie Dessert Board

I got to host our Christmas Book Group gathering so I decided to make a dessert board with all the things dipped in chocolate. It was so good!! Here’s what’s on the board – Oreos – dipped in both milk chocolate and white chocolate and sprinkled with crushed peppermint candy Potato Chips – dipped in … Continue reading

Peppermint Bar Cookies

Another yummy bar cookie recipe for the holidays. I also over baked this one a tad so may be take it out a bit sooner than you think. 2 1/2 cups flour 3/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 2 sticks butter, softened 1/4 cup sugar 1 egg, at room temperature 2 teaspoons red gel … Continue reading

Chocolate Toffee Cookies Bars

These were quite yummy but I over baked them just a bit so maybe take them out of the oven a little sooner than you think. They are filled with all the good things – toffee, M & M’s, and chocolate chips. 1 cup butter, softened 1 cup packed brown sugar 1 cup sugar 3 … Continue reading

Chocolate Peppermint Lasagna

Doesn’t that look gorgeous and delicious? It was so, so, so good! I made it for Christmas Bunco and the ladies loved it! And it was super easy to make too! The recipe suggested making it the day before you want to eat it as it tastes better after sitting overnight. 36 Oreo cookies, crushed … Continue reading

Creamy Potato Soup

We went to visit my mother in law last week and I made her some soups to put in her freezer for easy lunches or dinners. This one was surprisingly good! 3 tablespoons olive oil 1 large white onion, chopped 1/2 teaspoon sea salt 4 garlic cloves, chopped 1 tablespoons white wine vinegar 4 cups … Continue reading

Disneyland 2024 – What we ate Day 5

Day 5, our last day. Flying home in the afternoon so still time to get a bit more in. We had breakfast at the hotel in the Craftman’s Grill and it was delicious. Cort got this monster burrito. I go the full breakfast – scrambled eggs, bacon, hash browns, and toast. Both very yummy and … Continue reading