These truly are the BEST Peanut Butter Blossoms I've ever had! Super soft and chewy peanut butter cookies with addictive crispy outer edges and topped with a gooey Hershey Kiss in the middle!
Christmas baking has begun! Are you ready?!
Okay, so technically we have Thanksgiving, but I am in full Christmas mode. You can call me extra because I've even set up my Christmas
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Baklava Bites
Baklava Bites are a surefire, foolproof way to creating mouthwatering baklava in the comfort of your own home without pesky phyllo sheets! Made with a scratch-made honey syrup and two kinds of nuts, these sticky-sweet poppable bites are sure to bring smiles to everyone who eats them! It was only about 13 or so years ago that I discovered baklava and Greek food in general.
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Super Easy Pecan Pie Bars
My Super Easy Pecan Pie Bars yield perfectly portioned and utterly delicious pecan pie in a portable bar form! You don't want to miss this easy, crowd-pleasing recipe! How are we pretty much entering November yet?! Did we somehow skip a few months this year and no one noticed? Was I in a minor coma? It's INSANITY, people! Except Thanksgiving still seems like a light year away
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Zodiac Cocktails – Scorpio: Love Potion Sangria
This Love Potion Sangria is moody, romantic, dark and sweet with juicy, sumptuous dark fruit and deep, rich red wine. Perfect for brooding romantic Scorpios in my Zodiac Cocktail Series! Happy Scorpio Season! I literally cannot believe it is almost the end of the year. I only have ONE zodiac sign left, you guys. How did this happen? But for now, let's focus on the scorpions of
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No-Bake Cranberry Cheesecake
No-Bake Cranberry Cheesecake is a cool and creamy cheesecake made with whole berry cranberry sauce and a buttery graham cracker crust. Sugared cranberries make this festive cheesecake extra beautiful! So I just realized I posted back-to-back cheesecake recipes. I figured you wouldn't mind, so I'm not going to apologize for this delicious mistake. After all, we are swiftly
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Mini Pumpkin Cheesecakes
These Mini Pumpkin Cheesecakes are not only adorable, but delicious too! Petite, creamy pumpkin spice cheesecakes with a graham cracker crust and sweetened whipped cream for a perfectly portioned treat! I literally cannot believe that Thanksgiving is a mere month or so away. I feel like I just celebrated my birthday last week... and my birthday is in January, y'all. I still
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Shortcut Pecan Pie
This Shortcut Pecan Pie will become your go-to recipe during the busy holiday season! The surprising secret ingredient shortcut makes creating this pie a breeze! Have you guys started Christmas shopping yet? I know, I know - I said the 'C' word before Halloween, but I can't help it! One of my favorite parts of Halloween happens to be that I can decorate for Christmas the next
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Apple Crumb Pie Cookies
Apple Crumb Pie Cookies combine a Dutch apple pie with a petite and sweet cookie in this fabulous mashup! You won't be able to eat just one! So we're back in summer 2.0 and it's horrible. Mother Nature teased us Sacramentans with gorgeous, crisp fall weather, then a brief interlude into winter, and now we're back to 90 degree days. I can't stand it, and neither can my head
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Air-Fryer Pecan Hand Pies
My Air-Fryer Pecan Hand Pies are going to be your new favorite recipe this holiday season! Every bit as gooey, delicious and easy as a whole pie but baked into two-bite mini hand pies instead using the air fryer! (There's oven directions here, too!) So it is crazy for me to admit this, but I managed to skirt by high school without taking a major science class (!!!!) Everyone
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Halloween M&M Cookie Bars
My Halloween M&M Cookie Bars are going to be a huge hit this Halloween! Super simple to make, no chill time, and makes a big batch of deep-dish chocolate chip cookies! This is my first Halloween-related recipe in a LONG time! A lot has changed since I started my blog almost 9 (!!!) years ago. For one, I was barely 20 years old, in college, and living with my parents. I also
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