Red Velvet Cookies and Cream Bars

These are super rich and decadent. You are going to want a glass of milk with them most likely. But they’re awesome! My coworkers loved them when I asked them to be my taste testers for this recipe. So easy and only has 4 ingredients. Yes, 4. A great budget friendly recipe and one that…

Chocolate Cherry Oatmeal

This Oatmeal takes the juiciest, best sweet summer cherries and combines them with bitter dark chocolate chips for the best combination flavor ever. It is full of nutrients but it tastes like a dessert! So so yummy and you will love it.  Make your basic overnight oats base with oats, milk, chia seeds, honey,…

Patriotic Sugar Cookies

Patriotic Sugar Cookies are a fun way to celebrate all the summertime patriotic holidays with the red, white and blue colors. I found my red and blue sanding sugars at Walmart. They are the generic Great Value brand. The red, white and blue jimmies are Betty Crocker brand and I found them at Publix. Your…

Churro Cheesecake Bars

Dessert bars are an easy way to serve a complicated dessert or one that is usually served at a plated meal. That is why I love them. You can turn a cake or a pie into a bar and it becomes a dessert that doesn’t need a plate and a fork. I love cheesecake but…

Easter Sugar Cookies

I can remember making holiday sugar cookies at many holidays. What I love about this sugar cookie recipe is that it is good for any season and is easily customized to make them fit the decor and color scheme for any occasion. For Easter I love festive shapes and bright spring colors. Another recipe your…

Easter Peanut Butter Cookies

I had a major Peanut Butter Cookie craving recently and decided to dress these up for Easter with these adorable M&M Easter Eggs. They look like Robins eggs but they have the texture of M&Ms, which I love. You can find these at most grocery stores in the seasonal section. They come in other flavors…

Carrot Cake Cookies

These cookies were gone in about half a day at my office. They are moist, soft, and full of flavor. You cannot taste the carrot at all.. I promise lol. So these are a great spring and Easter dessert and they are perfect for baking with kids because they are really quick to throw together…

Mint Brownie Drop Cookies

For many people, St. Patrick’s Day means Shamrock shakes and green mint chocolate chip treats. This is an adaptation of my Brownie Drop Cookies that dresses them up for St. Patrick’s Day. They have a hint of mint flavor in the dough, in the M&Ms and they also have the bright festive greens on top….

Fruity Pebbles Banana Bread

Fruity Pebbles are a citrus-y refreshing flavor that add a whole new element to classic banana bread. The other day I was craving Fruit Loops, but recently discovered I have an allergy to annatto extract so I can’t eat them. I was searching for a substitute to replace them and bought some Fruity Pebbles. I…

Valentine’s Day Roll Out Sugar Cookies

  This recipe is a classic sugar cookie with crisp edges and soft centers. I used my Valentine’s Day shaped cookie cutters so you can make these for your Valentine or with your kiddos. See below for process! 3. Add dry ingredients scraping down the bowl in between adding more dry ingredients as needed Dough will…