Easy Chocolate Chip Scones

More quarantine baking, this time scones!  And we’re going to have a scone off.  Up first, these babies which were really easy and quick to make and tasted great!  There will be  a couple more scone recipes to try and then we will declare a winner.  It’s the little things in a pandemic people. scones … Continue reading

Easy Chocolate Chip Brownies

Is there anything better than a homemade chocolate chip brownie right from the oven?  Well, maybe a few things but you get my point, right?  These will go into the regular rotation, they were that good. 2 cups sugar (or 2 cups Monkfruit Sweetener for a lower calorie version) 1 3/4 cups flour 1/2 cup … Continue reading

Chocolate Cake Mix Cupcakes

Made some cupcakes yesterday for a couple of birthdays. The ones with the gumballs were for my friend Reed who was celebrating his 10th birthday. These with the Kit Kats were for my friend Rebecca. I saved one to sample and it was delicious! cupcakes 1 box chocolate cake mix 1 cup sugar 2/3 cup … Continue reading

Churro Cake with Chocolate Sauce

I hosted book group last week and made this delicious cake for our treat.  (I started slicing pieces and then remembered that I hadn’t taken a picture yet so that’s why you’re only seeing half the cake.) It was yummy with or without the chocolate sauce. Here you can see that oh so sweet churro … Continue reading

Chocolate Caramel Nut S’more Bars

First treats of 2020 and they did not disappoint! Give them a try, they were easy and delicious! 2 cups finely crushed chocolate wafer cookies (36 cookies) or finely crushed graham crackers (2 sleeves of graham crackers) 1/2 – 3/4 cup melted butter 1 (11 oz) package caramel baking bits or 1 (14 oz) package … Continue reading

Andes Mint Brownies

I needed some chocolate last night, there were far too many eggnog and gingerbread treats in this house and not enough chocolate so I took care of it! brownies 1 1/3 cups flour 1 cup cocoa 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon baking powder 3/4 cup canola oil 2 cups sugar 2 teaspoons vanilla 4 eggs … Continue reading

Almond Chocolate Cookie Bars

These were amazing!  Love, love, love them.  The almonds get all nice and crunchy in the middle there, it was a tasty surprise. 1 cup butter, softened 1 cup packed brown sugar 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 egg yolk 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 cups flour 1 cup sliced almonds 1 cup chocolate chips 1 cup white … Continue reading

Almond Toffee Bars

Delicious and easy, two of my favs in a recipe. 1 1/2 cups quick cooking oats 1/2 cup finely crushed graham crackers 1/2 cup butter, melted 1 cup chocolate chips 1 cup toffee bits 1 cup chopped or sliced almonds 1 (14 oz) can sweetened condensed milk 1  Preheat oven to 325.  Line a 13 … Continue reading

Candy Ganache Tart

This was the easiest, yummiest, most perfect dessert that I’ve ever made. 12 oz Dark Cocoa Wilton Candy Melts 24 Oreos 1/4 cup butter, melted 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream your choice of candy topping, I used mini chocolate chips and toffee bits 1  Preheat oven to 325. 2  Process Oreos in food processor until … Continue reading