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…
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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…
Mediterranean Pasta Salad
This dish is great because it’s versatile. This can be the main dish for dinner or it can be a side dish. It’s great warm at night or cold for your summer picnic. I used this as a lunch meal prep for work recently and I loved it. I think you will like it too….
St. Patrick’s Day Sprinkle Sugar Cookies
St. Patrick’s Day Sprinkle Sugar Cookies Servings: 2 dozen cookies Prep Time: 25 minutes Bake Time: 20 minutes Ingredients 1 cup butter (2 sticks) 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar 1 egg 2 teaspoons vanilla 2 3/4 all purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon baking powder Pinch of salt Sprinkles Directions 1. Preheat oven…
Mint Chocolate Chip Pancakes
Many St. Patrick’s Day recipes are desserts or dinners. This is a fun recipe for your family for breakfast. You can make them ahead of time and reheat so you have them ready far before breakfast, or you can make it the morning of and let the kiddos help! They will love that it is…
Shamrock Sugar Cookies
Shamrock Sugar Cookies are like the gold at the end of the rainbow. They are soft and chewy and only have dipped in chocolate and gold sprinkles so they have a better balance and are not too sweet. The gold sprinkles can be found at Michael’s, on Amazon and in places they have Wilton products….
St. Patrick’s Day Rainbow Fruit Platter
This is a fun fruit platter to go with the theme of St Patrick’s Day. It is great as an afternoon snack and your kiddos are bound to have tons of fun helping you assemble the rainbow while you make the dip that is the “clouds”. For the dip, it is 2 Chobani Lemon Creme…
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….
A Date Night In 