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Best Monster Cookies Recipe

January 14, 2020 | Leave a Comment

This is truly the Best Monster Cookies Recipe you will ever find! Perfectly chewy with crisp outer edges, and loaded with oats, chocolate, and peanut butter! Ok, where are all of my monster cookie lovers?? I have shared these fall inspired Chewy Pumpkin Monster Cookie Bars, and these long time favorite Zucchini Monster Cookies (oh, yes!!), but I have never shared a classic monster cookie recipe with you! I know monster cookies are nothing new; most of you have probably had them before, and there are no shortages of monster cookie recipes online. HOWEVER, last week I was playing around with a recipe I have been making for years. I tweaked a few things, and when my cookie testers declared these the best cookies ever... I knew I had to share the recipe with all of you! ...

Cookies and Cream Brownie Cookies

December 14, 2019 | Leave a Comment

Cookies and Cream Brownie Cookies are soft and chewy, filled with chocolate, oreos, M&M's and mint, they are impossible to resist! Perfect Christmas Cookie! One of my all time favorite desserts, is a rich, fudge brownie, hands down! So, it should be no surprise that I also love brownie cookies! (These Chewy Brownie Cookies with M&M’s are a must make, btw.) Use ...

Double Chocolate Shortbread Cookies

December 11, 2019 | 2 Comments

Double Chocolate Shortbread Cookies make a beautiful addition to your Christmas Cookie tins! Rich, buttery, crisp, tender cookies decorated for Christmas! Shortbread cookies are a classic Christmas cookie favorite (these Glazed Cherry Chocolate Chip Shortbread Cookies are a must make!), but have you ever had chocolate shortbread with chocolate chips, dipped in chocolate?? If not, you are in ...

Chocolate Chip Macaroonsstacked on a white cake stand

Easy Chocolate Chip Macaroons Recipe

December 5, 2019 | 2 Comments

This Easy Chocolate Chip Macaroons Recipe is a must make for your Christmas cookie trays! They are light and chewy with a delightful chocolate twist! These chocolate chip macaroons are one of my favorite cookies to make at Christmastime, and they are by far the easiest! (If you like lemon desserts, be sure to try these Easy Lemon Macaroons too!!) All you need is three ingredients and ...

Cranberry Christmas Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting and sugared cranberries on top

Fresh Cranberry Christmas Cake Recipe

November 17, 2019 | Leave a Comment

This Fresh Cranberry Christmas Cake will fill you with Christmas cheer! Topped with the best cream cheese frosting and garnished with sugared cranberries! Can we talk about baking with fresh cranberries for a second? Why am I so late to the game? I have plenty of recipes using dried cranberries like these Dark Chocolate Cranberry Magic Bars (one of my all time favorites, btw), and these ...

Peppermint Mocha Fudge with a bite taken out

Easy Peppermint Mocha Fudge Recipe

November 10, 2019 | Leave a Comment

This Easy Peppermint Mocha Fudge Recipe will be the star of your Christmas dessert table! Smooth, creamy, and tastes just like the coffee house favorite! Now, what could get you into the Christmas spirit faster than some homemade fudge and a peppermint mocha? Combine the two and you have an utterly irresistible treat that's sure to become a must-make recipe every Christmas! What makes ...

Chocolate Dipped Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies on a white plate

Mint Chocolate Chip Christmas Cookies

November 7, 2019 | 2 Comments

These soft and chewy Mint Chocolate Chip Christmas Cookies are dipped in chocolate and sprinkled with even more mint pieces! An easy, festive cookie! It's that time of year again, when many of you are eager for snow and Christmas, and peppermint everything, and the rest of you are clinging to fall leaves, thanksgiving feels, and pumpkin recipes galore! If I'm being honest, I am ...

Pumpkin Spice Biscotti Recipe

November 1, 2019 | Leave a Comment

This easy Pumpkin Spice Biscotti Recipe is perfect for holiday entertaining with a cup of coffee or hot cocoa! Beautiful, impressive, and freezer friendly! Now that it's November, are you all still craving pumpkin spice everything? Or have we moved on to peppermint everything? I am totally loving both right now, so I hope you all are feeling the same way! In the last couple years, ...

close up shot of stacked Lunch Lady Brownies with Cooked Frosting

Old Fashioned Lunch Lady Brownies Recipe

October 23, 2019 | Leave a Comment

This Old Fashioned Lunch Lady Brownies Recipe is a tried and true, favorite dessert! No one can resist the rich, fudgy brownies and crackly, cooked icing! Surely you are aware of my love for brownies by now, but just in case you are new to Back for Seconds, allow me to share with you a very important piece of information: I LOVE brownies! I love making them, I love eating them, I love ...

Caramel Apple Crumb Cake

September 29, 2019 | 1 Comment

Caramel Apple Crumb Cake is a scrumptious fall dessert! Filled with cinnamon and apples, loaded with a buttery crumb topping, and a salted caramel drizzle! Click HERE to pin this recipe for later! There is nothing quite like the experience of baking with apples. Something about the aroma that fills the air just makes you feel so cozy! This caramel apple crumb cake is a must-make ...

pumpkin praline cake slice on a white plate

Easy Pumpkin Praline Cake From Scratch

September 14, 2019 | 3 Comments

Easy Pumpkin Praline Cake From Scratch is a must make dessert for fall and the upcoming holiday season! Save this recipe now for Thanksgiving and Christmas! Click HERE to pin this recipe for later! Yes, I just mentioned the holidays. And yes, it's still technically summer. Sorry? I am happy to keep the summer weather, but once school starts, and pumpkin spice everything hits the ...