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Circus Animal Sugar Cookies
Too old, says who? You are never too old to indulge in the deliciousness that embodies frosted circus animal cookies. The beautiful white and pink frosting, the sprinkles…it’s just all the bliss. Even more so when they are being consumed by none other than myself, hehe; which leads me to the amazingly delicious Circus Animal Sugar Cookies I made the other weekend. Growing up we always had some sort of dessert in the house. I loved this. You see I have a bigger sweet tooth than most would know what to do with, and the only real thing that fixes that hankering is dessert. Common sense right? In an effort…
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Pumpkin Carrot Bread
Like every other person, I too am in love with Fall. There is something about the cooler weather, sweaters, pumpkin everything and colorful leaves that just soothe the soul. Being able to make hot food and not roast your behind off, and to embrace the start of baking season; ahh the bliss. This Pumpkin Carrot Bread is the perfect Fall embrace. Being in the fall mood and all, I had to have a pumpkin scone the other day while picking coffee up at Starbucks. While the scone was HEAVEN the calorie, fat and sugar content was not appealing to say the least. I am all about having your cake and…
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Lemon Berry Tarts
Dessert, now that’s something I can’t live without. I have the biggest sweet tooth of life. Everyday requires some sort of dessert/sweet otherwise it’s just not a day in my book. I whipped together these Lemon Berry Tarts the other night for a Pure Barre friends birthday and they were to die for, so much so I had to make another batch for my husband and I. Opps! When I made them for Pure Barre I made mini’s, however the second batch for my husband and I, I used larger tart molds. Trying to trick my brain that one big one is better than a million small bites. In all…
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Christmas Cookies
I absolutely adore Christmas cookies. Let’s face it, I absolutely adore cookies in general. I have the biggest sweet tooth of life and I blame my Dad, but it’s good blame. If I think 5 cookies is 0 calories, 0 grams of fat and sugar, then they are right? Wishful thinking, but that’s the bliss of life. Growing up my Mom made cookie boxes for everyone. When I say everyone, I mean everyone. She probably made a good 50 cookie boxes a season, and in those cookie boxes were a good 15 kinds of cookies. I remember starting after Thanksgiving her making a different batch of cookies every night. All…
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White Chocolate Cranberry Almond Cookies
It’s cookie season and I can’t seem to get enough. We have house guests this week for Thanksgiving week and what better and easy way to have something sweet for them than to make a batch of these White Chocolate Cranberry Almond Cookies. I started off with the idea of making White Chocolate Cranberry Cookies minus the almond, however as I got started baking I realized I had no vanilla extract left. Improvising I decided to use some almond extract and make an even tastier cookie. I will make them with almond extract from here on out. There is no turning back from this improvisation. Events to Make Cookies for: …
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Valentines Day Dessert
Tomorrow is Valentines Day and what better way to sweeten up that significant other, or yourself, than a delicious pan of homemade brownies. Our favorite homemade brownie recipe of all time is Alton Brown’s, Cocoa Brownies. They are so heavenly they should be a sin if you ask me. Now if you are looking something health conscious these aren’t for you. They do have quite a bit of butter and sugar in them, but these ingredients seriously make the world go round. If you are on a “healthy” diet, make these your cheat on your next cheat day. We all need those days. Cocoa Brownies Ingredients Soft butter, for greasing…
