Desserts

Lemon Rosemary Cookies, simple fresh flavors of lemons and rosemary meld together in these buttery shortbread cookies to make an unassuming cookie with a dynamic flavor combination. I’ve got a ridiculous confession to make. I love the scent of these lemon rosemary cookies so much that I’ve spent weeks looking for a lemon rosemary candle, just so that I can smell them all the time. I’ve even been dreaming about them, but that might have more to do with the…

Fresh cherries are baked into these cherry revel bars for a decadent and dark fudgy cherry chocolate cookie bar that makes a batch big enough for a crowd!  Fresh cherries are a weakness of mine. My grandmother used to have several cherry trees and I can remember eating them right off the tree. I love to bake with fresh cherries, but they are expensive! I like finding ways to enjoy fresh cherries that don’t call for a ton. These cherry…

Strawberry Cheesecake Muddy Buddies. Strawberry cheesecake flavored muddy buddies with real strawberries and bites of graham crackers. An easy no bake snack mix that everyone will love! First off, do you call it muddy buddies or puppy chow? Because I grew up calling it puppy chow but it seems like most of the internet does not. Is that just a Midwestern thing? I made an absolutely divine cheesecake the other day for a birthday party.  It was a malted milk…

The deep and rich flavor of molasses brings a whole new life to a simple boxed yellow cake mix in this Molasses Skillet Cake. Topped with crunchy and buttery crumble topping, this moist and dense cake doesn’t need anything special to go alongside it, but a dollop of whipped cream or vanilla ice cream does make an excellent pairing. I wanted to say a mighty fine pairing, but I’m trying to reign myself in from talking too country. You guys…I…

Fun and fruity!  Rainbow Lemon Meringue pie has the fresh sweet citrus flavor of classic lemon meringue with a colorful rainbow surprise hiding inside. I don’t know why, but for years now I have made a rainbow dessert around Easter time. Usually I make rainbow jello, but I haven’t been making that as much since I accidentally caused a steam explosion in my microwave boiling water. Yes, that’s a true story. Once I blew up my microwave by way of…

Peanut butter and pretzel chocolate chip cookies. Whew, that’s a mouthful. A delicious chewy, crispy, crunchy, sweet and salty combination.  And a really long title for a cookie recipe. How do you feel about sweet and salty dessert combos? I’ve been in love with them ever since 5th grade when I first tried Strawberry Pretzel Salad. If you like a little bit of salty with your sweets then you are going to love these cookies. The base recipe for these…

Raspberry white chocolate shortbread bars have buttery sweet and crisp shortbread cookie dough sandwiching raspberry jam and white chocolate chips for an easy cookie bar recipe that tastes and looks decadent! Let’s talk real, I love baking and cooking, obviously, but I’m not ever going to like doing the dishes. That’s why I dig recipes that use parchment paper and aluminum foil. You bake it and then the dish is still clean afterwards! I wish that technique could be applied…

Blueberry buttermilk pie has a rich and creamy filling studded with juicy blueberries nestled in a flaky crust for a simple to make dessert that tastes so indulgent. Most of us, the only reason we have buttermilk in our fridge is if we’ve bought it for a specific recipe and then we end up with leftover buttermilk that we have to find a use for. That was me last week. Last week I made 3 different varieties of waffles for…

Light as air,  little lemony sweet lemon meringue kiss cookies practically melt in your mouth. I’ve been trying to tackle sweet, but lighter recipes lately like  smoothie parfaits last week and now these lemon meringue kisses. You are going to love these little lemon meringues. For starters, they have such a bright and sunny flavor. I know that I need that right now with temperatures dropping to a -30 windchill this week. Anything that makes me think of spring is welcome…

Dark chocolate cupcakes are taken up a notch with the addition of  fresh orange zest and topped with a rich chocolate orange frosting.   We’re officially in midwinter and that means it’s citrus season! This is one part of winter that I love. All our favorite citrus fruits are not only at their prime in juiciness and deliciousness, but are also available at the best prices right now.  I always buy a hefty bunch of oranges with the intentions of eating…