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

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

Owl Topped Naked Wedding Cake

Wedding cake for my friend Allie and her new husband Kelton. Haven’t made a wedding cake for a few years and it was not like riding a bike but it came out ok. The cake is from this recipe here, the Original White Almond Sour Cream Cake Recipe. (It has almond in the title but … Continue reading

Salted Caramel Butter Bars

These were really good but also really rich, in a good way.  CRUST 1 1/2 cups butter, at room temperature 3/4 cup sugar 1 1/4 cups powdered sugar 1 1/2 tablespoons vanilla 3 cups flour FILLING 14 oz caramel candies, unwrapped, about 50 pieces 1/3 cup heavy cream or milk 1 teaspoon vanilla flake sea … Continue reading

Classic Pecan Pie Bars

Don’t those look delicious? (They were!) Here’s another look so you can see the layers. We ate them like pie, with vanilla ice cream and chocolate whipped cream which you can get at Target along with Gingerbread Whipped Cream and Salted Caramel and also Peppermint. All delicious! But back to the bars, they are easy … Continue reading

Salted Toffee Bars

These were really yummy and really easy, highly recommend! 1 (17.5 oz) pouch sugar cookie mix 1/2 cup butter, softened 1 egg 1 cup toffee bits 1 (11 oz) bag caramel bits or caramels, unwrapped 1/3 cup heavy whipping cream 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips 1 teaspoon coarse sea salt 1 Heat oven to 350. … Continue reading

Gooey Biscoff Chocolate Chip Bars

Who doesn’t want these, right? They were pretty good but I think the baking time for the bars was a bit too long. I wanted the bars to be soft and chewy but they were a little dry. I’ve adjusted the baking time to a little less. BARS 1 stick melted butter 1 box yellow … Continue reading

Funfetti Secret Center Cake

Cute cake right? But wait, there’s more! Here’s a look at the inside of the cake. How did I do that, you ask? With my fancy new Secret Center Cake Pan from Pampered Chef that looks like this This cake pan set makes some cute cakes! You can have little individual wells so each slice … Continue reading

Vanilla Pudding Bundt Cake

If you follow my blog then you know that I am a fan of bundt cakes. I think it’s because they are a little denser than ordinary cakes also easier to make and ice than regular cakes. I don’t know how this one tasted because it was a birthday cake for my friend Allyson but … Continue reading