Turtle Brownie Cookies

Turtle brownie cookies in a stack

Rich chocolatey turtle brownie cookies are studded with caramel bits and crunchy pecans. All of the flavor of traditional turtles with a 1/4 of the work! I love a good turtle. The caramel, chocolate, pecan combination is hard to beat (unless it’s peanut butter and chocolate). But sometimes, we just don’t have a couple hours to devote to making homemade … Read More

Brownie Bites with Peanut Butter Mousse

brownie bites with peanut butter mousse

Chocolaty brownie bites with light and fluffy peanut butter mousse filling are the perfect antidote to your peanut butter chocolate craving. I have a deep love of peanut butter pie. I find it to be creamy, peanut buttery perfection. The trouble with peanut butter pie-it’s not super portable. I was looking for a dessert that had all the good parts … Read More

Jack Skellington Chocolate Dipped Oreos

Jack Skellington Chocolate dipped oreos

Looking for a quick and (relatively) easy Halloween treat? These Jack Skellington chocolate dipped Oreos are just the ticket! I love chocolate dipped store-bought cookies for a variety of reasons. One, they just taste good. But mostly, it’s because if I want to decorate something quick and fun, I don’t have to go to all the effort of making dough, … Read More

How To Make Edible Easter Grass

how to make edible easter grass

Sometimes you need to add a little flair to the Easter table. Sure, you could line up your Nutter Butter chicks and bunnies on a plate or pile your M&M brownie cookies in some Tupperware, but wouldn’t they just look oh, so adorable in a nice bed of Easter grass? And regular Easter grass is great for holding your Easter … Read More

Nutter Butter Chicks and Bunnies

Nutter butter chicks and bunnies

These easy no-bake Nutter Butter chicks and bunnies make an adorable addition to any Easter party! Originally posted back in 2011, I figured these guys needed a revival! This post contains affiliate links which means I get a commission if you buy something (at no cost to you) which helps keep me in butter and sugar. Thanks! I am a … Read More

Easy M&M Brownie Cookies

Easy M&M Brownie Cookies

What is better than a batch of fudgey chocolate cookies studded with mini chocolate chips and bright M&M’s? Maybe a batch of fudgey chocolate cookies that only require about 15 minutes and one bowl to whip up? These easy M&M brownie cookies are not fussy in the least but will taste like you are a master in the kitchen. A … Read More

Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookies with Sea Salt

Caramel chocolate chip cookies with sea salt

These caramel chocolate chip cookies are full of gooey caramel pieces and milk chocolate chips finished with a sprinkle of sea salt. I’m going to be honest, Arby’s is not typically the place where I go for baking inspiration, but that’s exactly where I found it. The caramel bits melt down into gooey, chewy threads of caramel throughout the cookie … Read More

Easy Rolled Sugar Cookies

Sugar Cookie dough rolled out with hearts cut out

Easy rolled sugar cookies that don’t puff or spread and tips to have a fun cookie decorating party with kids (or adults). Everybody needs an easy, sugar cookie recipe that works every time. This one is mine and it hasn’t failed me yet. I was a painfully shy kid. So shy, in fact, my kindergarten teacher assigned my mom to … Read More

Soft Chocolate Peppermint Cookies

stack of soft chocolate peppermint cookies on a white background

Enjoy these soft, chocolate peppermint cookies with a hot cup of coffee or a tall glass of milk this holiday season.  They are easy to whip up and provide nice contrast to your holiday cookie plate. These cookies aren’t “slap you in the face” kind of peppermint.  (You know what I’m talking about, the kind that makes you pucker up … Read More

Soft Sour Cream Sugar Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting

Stacks of soft sour cream sugar cookies on a cooling rack with a white background

Soft Lofthouse style sour cream sugar cookies are the perfect cut out cookie recipe. Slather these cookies with cream cheese frosting and add sprinkles for the perfect sugar cookie! So…I’m not usually about fussy.  I’m a jeans and tee shirt girl.  I drink instant coffee.  I’ve carried the same purse for the last two years.  But sometimes a little bit … Read More