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

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

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

Mini Cupcake and Sugar Cookie Charcuterie Board

I made these mini cupcakes and sugar cookies for a Bridal Shower for a friend who is getting married. Isn’t that charcuterie board so cute? I made mini cupcakes from a chocolate cake mix and then topped them with my favorite Buttercream Frosting, recipe for frosting here. The sugar cookies are a knockoff recipe from … Continue reading

Brown Sugar Cookies

These were surprisingly delicious. I made them the other night for Bunco along with the Chocolate Sugar Cookies. Everyone went for the chocolate ones but not these so I encouraged them to give it a go and they realized how great these were too! 2 1/2 cups plus 1 tablespoon flour 3/4 teaspoon baking soda … Continue reading

Double Chocolate Sugar Cookies

Oh yeah, you know you want those, right? One picture is not enough for these sweet babies. Played Bunco last night with a bunch of good friends and made these sweeties for the treat. They are awesome and pretty easy to make. 2 cups flour 1/2 cup cocoa powder 3/4 teaspoon baking soda 3/4 teaspoon … Continue reading

Christmas Treat Trays

I’ve hosted a couple of Christmas gathering this year – one for my Bunco group and the other for my Book Group and I wanted to do something fun for the dessert. Last year I did Chacuterie dessert boards which was fun but also a lot so this year I decided to make little individual … Continue reading

No Bake Biscoff Cookies

These were so easy and so yummy and were gone in a flash which is always a sign of something delicious around here. 1/2 cup butter 1/2 cup milk 2 cups sugar 1/2 cup Biscoff (or cookie butter) spread 2 1/2 cups dry rolled oats 2 teaspoons vanilla 1 In a large saucepan melt butter, … Continue reading