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Gingerbread Pecan Bars
Dessert

Gingerbread Pecan Bars

Nothing says cozy better than the flavor of gingerbread during the Christmas season. These Gingerbread Pecan Bars are wonderfully gingery and cinnamony. They are topped with a sweetened condensed milk mixture, chopped pecans, and of course sprinkles! Gingerbread is the holiday flavor equivalent of a fuzzy sweater. Warm spices and molasses provide that distinctive warm and spiced holiday flavor that we know and love. Whether …

Pumpkin Cookies
Dessert

Pumpkin Cookies

These easy to make Pumpkin Cookies are crispy around the edges with a chewy center. With pumpkin puree and pumpkin pie spice, they are perfect for fall baking. Plus they are eggless! Hi there! I’m not trying to ignore you! I had hoped to post more, but complications from the blog migration have taken up most of my free time to fix, leaving little time …

Banana Berry Coffee Cake
Breakfast Dessert

Banana Berry Coffee Cake

This Banana Berry Coffee Cake is great for breakfast or dessert. It has a perfect balance of bananas and juicy berries. The buttery crumb topping provides the right amount of crunch and sweetness.   I always have excess sandwich bread. With warmer temps and the increasing humidity, things are starting to mold a little more This coffee cake is ideal for mornings when you don’t have …

Swirled Candied Apples
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Swirled Candied Apples

Candied apples are delicious treats that should be enjoyed year-round. These are dipped and swirled in pink and white candy melts and decorated with sugar sprinkles. I love to create swirls with candy melts! I did it with these marshmallow pops and with these strawberries. The effect is impressive yet deceptively easy to achieve. I’m back at it again and tried it with apples. The result is beauteous, I …

Peanut Butter Cup Cookies
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Peanut Butter Cup Cookies

If peanut butter cookies are your thing, these Peanut Butter Cup Cookies will be calling your name! They are thick, with crispy edges, a chewy center, and loaded with mini peanut butter cups and chocolate chips. A favorite cookie year round, these beauties are especially delicious around the holiday season. If you need holiday baking ideas, this recipe is perfect! I love simplicity, and baking doesn’t get …

Chocolate Peppermint Thumbprint Cookies
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Chocolate Peppermint Thumbprint Cookies

These buttery and tender thumbprint cookies are filled with chocolate peppermint spread and rimmed with crushed peppermint candy. They are the perfect treat for winter baking and the holidays. This post is sponsored by Amoretti. All opinions and ideas expressed are my own. We are finally inching towards the end of a long year! Yay! Since it’s November, I can finally kick off the cookie …

Pumpkin Oreo Muffins
Breakfast Dessert Snacks

Pumpkin Oreo Muffins with Cream Cheese

These moist pumpkin Oreo muffins have chunks of Oreos throughout and are capped off with a cream cheese topping. With warm spices and aroma of fall, they are perfect paired with a cup of coffee or latte for breakfast or an afternoon snack. And so another round of shortages has begun! I’m not surprised that paper towels are flying off the shelves, but I never …