Cranberry Almond Wedges from Bakers Royale for BHG

Cranberry-Almond Wedges

Cranberry-Almond Wedges

Wow, a whole straight week with only one post. Yikes. But like most of you, I’m elbow deep with Thanksgiving prep. Along with that I’m drowning in deadlines. Enough excuses, right? Okay, well let me share some fun news then. The post today is also being featured on Better Homes...

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November 18, 2012 / 23 comments »
Caramel Rum Banana BreadPudding via BakersRoyale copy

Caramel Rum and Banana Bread Pudding

Caramel Rum and Banana Bread Pudding

I won’t claim my banana bread is the best ever. I will say it’s very good, not dense and not too banana-y and it’s also the base for one of my favorite fall desserts: banana bread pudding. Think banana bread piled high with a rich vanilla bean custard and...

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November 11, 2012 / 24 comments »
Raspberry-Filled Macaroons via Bakers Royale

Raspberry Macaroons

Raspberry Macaroons

Let’s talk cookies,  Raspberry Macaroon cookies, it starts with Alice Medrich’s Coconut Macaroon recipe. From there I added a few of my own tweaks by stuffing it with a raspberry for a bite of tartness to break up the sweetness and then dipped it in chocolate for another layer...

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November 7, 2012 / 21 comments »
Coconut & Caramel Creme Cookies step-by-step

Coconut and Caramel Creme Cookies

Coconut and Caramel Creme Cookies

Coconut and Caramel Creme Cookies sounds kinda boring doesn’t it? But Holy Mother-Trucker Cookies (because these are damn addicting) just doesn’t seem to describe it, neither does Better Than Sex Cookies—so I went with what was descriptive. I just don’t understand this trend of naming food “better than sex...

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November 4, 2012 / 31 comments »
Twix Chocolate Chip & Fudge Cookie Dough Cheesecake Bars

Twix Cookie Dough Cheesecake Bars

Twix Cookie Dough Cheesecake Bars

Alright, let’s do this bit of madness. Staring back at you are some Twix Cookie Dough Cheesecake Bars. That marbled-like layer you’re looking at is two cookie doughs rolled into one: chocolate fudge and chocolate chip – because why have one when you can have two? At the center...

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November 1, 2012 / 16 comments »
Cinnamon Roll Bundt Cake

Cinnamon Roll Cake

Cinnamon Roll Cake

Breakfast cake – to be exact, cinnamon roll bundt cake. Oh-my-mama! This is one of my new fave ways to serve cinnamon rolls. It’s literally a bunch of cinnamon roll slices stacked one on top of another. It’s not much more work to stack them in a bundt pan...

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October 29, 2012 / 26 comments »
Old Fashion Molasses Cake

Molasses Cake

Molasses Cake

If you like molasses cookies then there is a good chance you will like this molasses cake as well. I can’t say that its subtle in flavor because it’s not. It’s rich and deep with a spiced bitterness. It has the kind of flavor that will remind you of...

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October 25, 2012 / 12 comments »
Neiman Marcus Chocolate Chip Cookie

Neiman Marcus Chocolate Chip Cookies

Neiman Marcus Chocolate Chip Cookies

I have no idea if the story behind the $250 Neiman Marcus Cookies is true or not, but here’s what is true – these are pretty damn delicious. Along with that they’re textured the way I prefer my cookies with a crispy edge and chewy center. As for the flavor,...

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October 23, 2012 / 23 comments »
Lemon Sandwich Cookies from Bakers Royale

Lemon Sandwich Cookies

Lemon Sandwich Cookies

Lets begin with why you should make these lemon sandwich cookies: The cookies themselves are soft and crumbly, the flavor is lemony but not tart, its sweetness is refined not over the top and the filling is a lemon cream cheese frosting that adds a rich creaminess to the...

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October 21, 2012 / 25 comments »
Butterfinger Cookie Dough Cheesecake Bars from Bakers Royale

Butterfinger Cookie Dough Cheesecake Bars

Butterfinger Cookie Dough Cheesecake Bars

You are wearing eating pants for these Butterfinger Bars, right? Like I mentioned in the previous post all prayers for mercy will go unanswered.  So, before we get started, let’s agree will power is overrated and accept that your hips are going to pissed. Done? Alright, let’s get obscene....

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October 16, 2012 / 56 comments »