Toffee Chocolate Chip Cookies

Cookie day yesterday!  This recipe comes from a blog called “Love and Olive Oil”.  I was in the mood for cookies with chocolate chips and toffee so googled that and found this.  They are perfect! 2 1/4 cups flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1  cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature … Continue reading

Chocolate Cobbler

  Now doesn’t that look like a whole pan of deliciousness?  Last night we were playing cards and it was chilly so I put this in the oven when we started playing and before too long the whole house smelled chocolatey and awesome and then we got to eat the chocolatey awesomeness and life was … Continue reading

Sugar Cookie Bars

I love a good sugar cookie! But they can be time consuming to make so when I saw this recipe on a blog called “I Heart Nap Time”, I knew I had to try it and they are divine, taste just like a really good sugar cookie, only in bar form.  The Young Women came … Continue reading

Crunchy Chocolate Malt Cupcakes

This recipe comes from an article called “I Want Candy” in the January/February 2010 issue of The Food Network Magazine that gave recipes for cupcakes which mimicked the flavor of candy bars.  This one was intended to taste like a Nestle Crunch bar.  Bob had a work party today so I made these last night … Continue reading

Dark Chocolate Chip Granola Cookies

This is a recipe from the Better Homes and Gardens website.  They have about 41 Christmas cookie recipes in that post and most of them look pretty tasty.  I made these last night after dinner as it just seemed like a cookie night! 2 2/3 cups flour 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 … Continue reading

Boston Market Cornbread

Usually I make chili and cornbread on Halloween but Courtney and her fiance Jaren might have to work on Halloween so she asked if I would make it early so we had it for dinner last night.  Decided to try both a new cornbread recipe and a new chili recipe (see next post) and they … Continue reading

Reeses Peanut Butter Cookie Cups

Here is a super simple and super delicious Halloween treat idea that everyone will love.  I don’t want to say that I invented these but I just took the idea and simplified it. 1 bag Betty Crocker Peanut Butter Cookie mix plus ingredients to make cookies 1 bag mini Reeses Peanut Butter Cups 1 bag … Continue reading

Halloween Ghost Cupcakes

Here’s a cute and pretty easy Halloween cupcake idea from the Ladies Home Journal website.  These are for the Neighborhood Halloween party tomorrow night. 18 standard size cupcakes (I ended up with about 34 cupcakes, I used the “White Almond Sour Cream” cake recipe using a white cake mix and vanilla flavoring and then I … Continue reading

Halloween Cookies

Yesterday was Halloween cookie day here!  Woo Hoo!  Love this time of year when I can bake to my heart’s content!  So here are a couple of super easy and super quick Halloween cookie ideas for you. First, Peanut Butter Kiss Cookies, just get a pouch of Betty Crocker Peanut Butter Cookie Mix (or any … Continue reading

Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins

So, I was craving muffins this morning (oh, who am I kidding?  I crave muffins EVERY morning!) and wanted a quick and easy recipe so I went right to Betty Crocker’s website and found this one.  Quick, easy and delicious! 1 egg 2 cups Original Bisquick mix 1 1/4 cups mashed very ripe bananas (2 … Continue reading