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Pumpkin Cheesecake Swirl Bars

September 6, 2021 | Leave a Comment

Pumpkin Caramel Cheesecake Swirl Bars on a fall plate

Welcome fall with these Pumpkin Cheesecake Swirl Bars! Super moist pumpkin cake swirled with creamy cheesecake, and topped with caramel sauce. Once September rolls around, I feel like it's time to start baking and sharing all the fall recipes! Today's easy fall dessert got rave reviews from all of my taste testers, and I am already getting requests for more pumpkin desserts! These pumpkin cheesecake bars are simple to make, use a full can of pumpkin (no more wondering what to do with leftover pumpkin puree!), and the caramel sauce makes these over the top delicious! Perfect for holidays or any day! ...

Banana Brownies

March 6, 2021 | 44 Comments

Banana Brownies are a delicious banana dessert you are sure to love! The chewy, fudgy, dense texture of a brownie with dreamy banana flavor! I am obsessed with brownies. There, I said it. I am also obsessed with creating new flavors of brownies to feed my addiction. I wrote a cookbook all about brownies, blondies, and bars a few years ago and I still love creating (and eating) new ...

colorful easter thumbprint sugar cookies

Easter Thumbprint Cookies

March 1, 2021 | 8 Comments

These Easter Thumbprint Cookies are pillowy soft, perfect sugar cookies, with pretty pastel white chocolate filling. An easy dessert for Easter or parties! If you are looking for a fun, easy dessert for Easter, a birthday party, or just because it's the weekend - this easy recipe for thumbprint cookies is your answer! These sweet little cookies are sure to put a smile on your ...

Coconut Lime Cookies

January 28, 2021 | Leave a Comment

Soft and chewy Coconut Lime Cookies are easy to make and taste like a tropical vacation! Made with real limes, they're bursting with flavor! It may be cold and snowy here, but I can almost feel hot sand under my feet and hear waves crashing, if I close my eyes tight enough while eating these coconut lime cookies! The combination of sweet toasted coconut with fresh lime juice and zest, ...

Best Chewy Molasses Cookies

December 13, 2020 | 36 Comments

These are the Best Chewy Molasses Cookies ever, and a must make Christmas cookie tradition! The perfectly crackled tops and chewy insides are irresistible! These amazing cookies have earned their place on our Christmas cookie trays every year. I have been making them for a long time, tweaking the recipe a little each time until they were just right. No more tweaking necessary - these are ...

Dark Chocolate Cranberry Magic Bars

December 4, 2020 | 20 Comments

Dark Chocolate Cranberry Magic Bars are a symphony of flavors and textures, perfect for the holiday baking season! Easy to make and beyond delicious! These bars are my new favorite dessert. I just can not get enough! The medley of sweet, tart, and rich flavors, combined with the chewy, crunchy, gooey textures is all your tastebuds could ever dream of! Make them for the holidays, make ...

Gingerbread Biscotti with white chocolate drizzle

Easy Gingerbread Biscotti Recipe

November 14, 2020 | 1 Comment

This Easy Gingerbread Biscotti Recipe is perfectly spiced, with a sweet white chocolate drizzle. Excellent with coffee, and great for gifting! If you have never made biscotti because you think it's too difficult, let me assure you, it's not hard at all! If you can make cookies, you can absolutely make biscotti! You don't even have to bother with scooping dough balls like traditional ...

Maple Cookies with Maple Icing

November 10, 2020 | 5 Comments

Maple Cookies with Maple Icing are perfectly nostalgic and alltogether delicious! Soft, fluffy cookies with an irresistible cooked maple icing! You know those soft, puffy frosted sugar cookies you can get in the grocery store bakeries? These remind me of a maple version of those Lofthouse style cookies! They have a cozy, old fashioned feel about them - the kind of cookie grandma would ...

Pumpkin Oreo Mousse Brownies

October 24, 2020 | Leave a Comment

Pumpkin Oreo Mousse Brownies are as decadent as they sound! Light, fluffy pumpkin mousse loaded with Oreos on top of the best fudge brownies! If you are looking for a holiday dessert recipe that will have everyone raving and begging for the recipe - this is it! These are surprisingly easy to make, which is always a bonus - especially when it comes to baking for the holidays! These are ...

White Chocolate Cranberry Orange Cookies

October 10, 2020 | Leave a Comment

White Chocolate Cranberry Orange Cookies are sweet and tart, soft and chewy, and full of holiday spice! Oatmeal cookies never tasted so good! There is something so cozy and comforting about a fresh-from-the-oven oatmeal cookie! Years ago, while fine tuning How to Make The Perfect Chewy Oatmeal Scotchie, my husband informed me those were one of his favorite cookies. And a few of my kids are ...

Reese’s Pieces Peanut Butter Cheesecake Brownies

September 29, 2020 | 9 Comments

Reese's Pieces Peanut Butter Cheesecake Brownies are chocolate peanut butter heaven! The no bake cheesecake is the perfect topping to these fudgy brownies! I must admit, I have a weakness for all things chocolate and peanut butter (hellooooo, Homemade Butterfinger Fudge Brownies!!)! I have a feeling a lot of you do too - that's why we're such good friends! Recently I have fallen in love ...