Category: Sweet Treats
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Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches
Nothing says summer like ice cream! And sitting out on the back deck with a couple of beautifully golden cookies sandwiching creamy cold ice cream is just about perfect. This recipe is too simple to make, and just requires you to be patient while the ice cream freezes! Nothing says summer quite like ice cream, […]
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Old Fashioned Peach Cobbler
Our whole house loves peach season! And today I’m sharing one of my favorite simple and tasty peach desserts – old fashioned peach cobbler. Instead of putting topping or biscuits on the peaches, this recipe lets the biscuit batter bubble up between the peaches for a delicious cakey treat! We are big fans of peach […]
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Chocolate Marbled Bundt Cake
Chocolate or vanilla, potato or poh-tah-to, to-may-to or to-mah-to, no need to call the whole thing off when there’s this beautiful and tasty a compromise! Maybe opposites attract, but complements make things better just because they’re together, as this tasty marbled bundt cake proves! Anyone else grow up loving old movies? I volunteered as a […]
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Cookies ‘n’ Cream Blondies
Everyone’s favorite sandwich cookie meets sweet golden cookie dough batter for this decadent dessert that’s a definite crowd pleaser and hits all the right craving spots. So helloooooo baking! It’s been a little bit since I shared a decadent and delicious dessert. Since this one has been rolling around in the back of my mind […]
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Super-Gooey Skillet Maple Pecan Blondies
Put healthy eating aside for a moment. Gooey chocolately decadent sweet comfort food. That’s all you’re going to find in this post. This is the one you break out when you want to put the outside world on pause and just focus on gooey maple pecan flavor. By this point, I think you guys know […]
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Chocolate Fudge Cake Donuts
Miss your favorite donut shop? Looking for some cakey delicious fudgy donut goodness in your life? Of course you are. No special skills – and no frying – needed! All you need is an oven and a donut pan, and these decadent chocolate fudge cake donuts can be yours! One of our favorite things to […]
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Super Fudgy Brownies
Craving the rich and fudgy taste of brownies and not a box of brownie mix in sight? Make these delicious and decadent chocolate goodies and you’ll never reach for the box again! Baking up delicious treats in the kitchen is about more than just making comfort food. It’s about making comfort, period. Baking actually provides […]
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Homemade Peanut Butter Eggs
Looking to fill your Easter basket but can’t find your favorite treats or don’t want to go to the store? Instead, try making some of your favorites at home – like these homemade peanut butter eggs, modeled after my all time favorite Easter basket stuffer! I grew up with a mixture of religious and secular […]
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Vanilla Funfetti Cake – for Little Graduation Celebrations
Virginia was one of many states to recently cancel public school for the remainder of the school year. We’re whipping up some special recipes, like our favorite vanilla funfetti cake, and trying to figure out some ways to let our kids, especially our seniors, know they are still celebrated and still accomplished a lot, even […]
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Our Favorite Chocolate Chip Cookies
I previously published a version of this post in August 2019. The recipe remains unchanged, but the photography desperately needed to be updated. I hope you all enjoy this new version! If you spend enough time in the kitchen, you can cook pretty much any recipe that someone brings you. You get used to cooking […]
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Mint + White Hot Chocolate
Here’s a fresh, sweet, and cozy springtime treat to enjoy with your family on a cool spring St. Pat’s evening that the vast majority of us will be enjoying cozied up at home! Safe to say, none of us will be celebrating this St. Patrick’s Day the way we anticipated. Granted, Scott and I weren’t […]
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Chocolate Cupcake Layer Cake
So imagine everyone’s favorite classic packaged cupcakes, only in cake form. Homemade, and from scratch. With better ingredients. Take my favorite easy one-bowl chocolate cake recipe, fill it with a delicious classic buttercream, and cover it in the richest dark chocolate ganache for an easy but elevated version of a childhood favorite. You know, for […]