Coffee cake is one of my favorite treats around the holidays. I mean, cake for breakfast, who doesn’t love?! I wanted to come up with a shortcut recipe that would be a low-stress baking project. So I came up with a recipe using boxed cake mix! It’s really pretty simple. […]
Sweet Treats
Five Recipes for Leftover Halloween Candy
Happy November! Whaaaaat can’t believe I just said that. Fall has just flown by and I’m minorly freaking out about everything I need to do before I leave for Europe for Thanksgiving/gift baskets/the holidays in general, but still excited for it! In the meantime, I’m guessing you may have some […]
Three Ingredient S’mores Cookies
Y’all know I love s’mores. This s’mores bars recipe is one of my favorites! It can be a little more intensive though, so I wanted to come up with an easy s’mores cookie recipe that would be quick to throw together when entertaining! These cookies are made using store bought […]
Derby Pie Bars
Happy Derby week friends! Derby in Kentucky means Derby Pie, which is a chocolate and walnut pie. It was created at the Melrose Inn in Prospect, Kentucky, (outside of Louisville) by George Kern with the help of his parents. I think it’s best served warm, nice and chocolatey! I wanted […]
Easter Snack Mix
Y’all know I love a snack mix. I’ve seen some cute ones on Instagram for Easter and wanted to make my own! I don’t love an overly sweet mix, so I didn’t cover this in white chocolate or anything like that. I just like a good mix of salty and […]
Peanut Butter Layer Bars
Hello Dollies are one of my favorite holiday recipes. They are layer bars made with a graham cracker crust, chocolate and butterscotch chips, nuts and coconut. I was thinking about what new holiday recipes this year and I had the idea to try and make a peanut butter version of […]
S’mores Bars
Y’all…. I can’t get over these s’mores bars. Take everything you love about a s’mores and turn it into an easy to eat cookie bar. They are gooey and chewy and chocolatey, and well, s’mores-y. So. Dang. Good. I took my favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe and swapped some of […]
Mandarin Orange Pineapple Cake
I’ve got another recipe from my great grandmother for you! My Aunt Marcia sent my Grandmere’s Mandarin Orange Pineapple Cake recipe and I had to try. I actually made my very first layer cake! If the layering is intimidating, no worries, you can bake it in a 9×13 pan. I […]
Crunchy Chocolate Chip Pecan Oatmeal Cookies
My Aunt Marcia has been going through old family recipes and sending us all kind of gooides! She sent my Grandmere’s recipe for oatmeal chocolate chip cookies and I had to try. The original recipe made 7 dozen, so I cut it down a bit and removed the raisins (does […]
Hello Dollies
Sharing a family favorite dessert recipe today! My mom always made Hello Dollies around the holidays growing up. You may also know them as Magic Bars or Seven Layer Bars. When I made them Dave asked why they were called Hello Dollies and to tell the truth, I had never […]