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With every major holiday comes another opportunity for my children and I to embrace a tradition that has taken place since I can remember. My mother and I use to sit around the kitchen table measuring, mixing, rolling, cutting and baking sugar cookies. And like my mother, I tend to collect an abundance of cookie… Continue Reading…
Last year I shared my version of Hugged and Dipped Strawberries, which are still my favorite just because of the simplicity and my love of Hershey Hugs. Today, I want to share a sweet Valentine’s Day treat that really makes dipped strawberries pop. The key to making really delicious dipped strawberries is all in the… Continue Reading…
Whether you’re baking for a birthday party or just some winter fun, these cupcake “Ice Cream” cones are so easy to make and just made my kids light up. They are also the perfect dessert to whip up with the help of a toddler.
Kaydence was so sweet, helping me mix the batter, fill the cones… Continue Reading…
As a first time user to the Whrrl software, I found it incredibly confusing at first. If you can imagine, it took me 20 minutes just to figure out how to create a Whrrl slideshow…but I did and it’s complete.
Our weekend project was a test run on the Princess Castle Cake featured at Betty Crocker…. Continue Reading…
There’s nothing more classic than a chocolate chip cookie, well, except maybe the sugar cookie. Over the years I’ve tried so many different recipes. Some were greasy, some were doughy and some were just plain nasty. That is, until I found a recipe a Milk & Cookies recipe at Bakerella. But it just wouldn’t be… Continue Reading…
This is an awesome “salad” that makes a great addition to holiday meals, we serve it at Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas in my family
Photos and tips featuring how to make a filled cupcake with extra filling ideas all summed up in a Halloween cupacake theme.
Another fall apple baking delight wraps up the warmth of baked apples and apple streusel in a yummy little cupcake.
Ingredients You’ll Need:
2 1/2 cups + 2 tablespoons semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup butter
3/4 cup sugar
4 eggs
1 cup all purpose flour
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 cup milk
Sprinkles or other decoration
Let’s Get Cooking!
Preheat oven to 350. First you start out with a 9×9 square baking pan. I’m not good with measurements, so… Continue Reading…
Fried caramel apple chunks layered over pound cake with extra caramel sauce and whipped cream are perfect for a cool Autumn night.
Summer snuck right up on is this year. We went from a cool spring to sizzling heat in a matter of days. Which means…the fields are plumping up with sweet, red strawberries. It’s always been a tradition to head out and pick fresh strawberries with my mom ever summer and this year won’t be an… Continue Reading…
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