By now, y’all know how much I love to take a nostalgic favorite sweet and, well…. make it sweeter. I can remember being slightly obsessed with animal crackers. The plain ones are ehhhh fine and all, but the ones that are frosted with sprinkles?! Yes, ma’am! That is most definitely where it’s at. — Inspired…
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Bacon Blondie Cookies
Those insta-famous crinkle brownie cookies take a brown sugar and white chocolate bacon-topped twist with the recipe for these bacon blondie cookies. Finished with an espresso glaze & crunchy bacon. I almost hate to admit this on my blog out of pure fear of outrage from my readers, but I think I might actually enjoy…
Whiskey Glazed Brownie Cookies
What’s better than brownies and a splash of whiskey glazed on top? Brownie cookies with a brown sugar cinnamon whiskey glaze, that’s what! This recipe for perfectly fudgy, crinkle-topped, rich chocolate brownie cookies is the best of both worlds. What’s better to celebrate the holiday season than with a ton of chocolate and whiskey?! I’ll…
Banana Cream Mousse Tart with NILLA Wafers Crust
This post has been sponsored by NILLA Wafers. All thoughts and opinions are my own. — A tart that will take those banana pudding memories to a whole new level. NILLA Wafers butter crust is topped with malted chocolate ganache and a banana-packed white chocolate mousse. Finished with whipped cream, bananas, and crushed NILLA Wafers….
White Chocolate Peppermint Madeleines
Buttery rich French madeleines dipped in white chocolate with a sprinkle of festive peppermint candy cane pieces. Perfect morning or afternoon bite-sized perks with coffee or tea. Made simply with butter, flour, sugar, and eggs. One of my favorite memories from visiting Paris was picking a random arrondissement in the morning and walking around. You could…
Whiskey Salted Caramel Ice Cream Sandwich
This past weekend, I drove back to my home state of Kentucky for the first of many warmer weather lake weekends. It was finally warm enough to feel like that dreadful winter blaaaah had left us for good. It seems only appropriate to celebrate spring and summer finally showing it’s pretty little face with a twist…
Malted Milk Chocolate Macarons (Robin Egg)
Move over Easter Bunny, I’m taking over the candy gig this year! — The absolute best part of the spring season, other than the actual daylight after noon that we finally get, is the candy. Y’all know what I’m talking about. It’s those bags of malted milk candy shell eggs that pull me into the…
Cinnamon Marshmallow-Iced Shortbread Cookies
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Boar’s Head. All opinions are 100% mine. I have two new obsessions. Shortbread everything and marshmallow everything. Not that these are really all that new, but I tend to go through phases where I go ballistic with making recipes with some key ingredients that…
Apple Butter Thumbprint Cookies
Hello! It’s me…. I know it’s been a hot minute since I’ve posted a recipe. I’m tellin’ y’all… this summer heat just shut. me. down. Along with the finally cooler weather, I’m bringing you all a classic quick cookie recipe with an apple butter twist. If there is anything that screams fall, it’s apple butter. Thumbprint…
Eclipse Mirror Galaxy Glazed Moon Pies
It’s no secret that I am a total nerd. Working as a research biologist goes hand-in-hand with my love of very technical baking. Lately, there has been a huge geek-fest going on because of the upcoming eclipse. This is the first total solar eclipse in the continental US since 1970. People are losing their minds…