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CARAMEL APPLE SNICKERDOODLES


A basic snickerdoodle recipe with caramel morsels, diced apples, and pecan chips makes an over the top treat.Caramel Apple Snickerdoodles

Caramel Apple Snickerdoodles are a soft cookie that starts with a basic snickerdoodle recipe.

Nestle Caramel Morsels, nuts, and fresh, diced apples are added to the batter, then rolled in a cinnamon-sugar mixture and baked.  This combination of ingredients makes a melt in your mouth, delicious cookie.   Continue reading CARAMEL APPLE SNICKERDOODLES

The Best Texas Sheet Cake

The Best Texas Sheet Cake, rich, soft, delicious.TEXAS SHEET CAKE ….a large, thinner  chocolate sheet cake, melts in your mouth soft, then topped with a warm chocolate icing with pecans.

The Best Texas Sheet Cake, rich, soft, delicious.

Sharing this recipe because it truly is the best Texas Sheet Cake recipe that I have ever eaten.  About 50 years ago, when I was working as an RN in our local hospital, the staff created a cookbook, and this recipe was in there.  It is the only one I ever make and always get the best compliments.  Continue reading The Best Texas Sheet Cake

EXTREME PEANUT BUTTER CREAM CHEESE BROWNIES

Extreme Peanut Butter Cream Cheese Brownies are extreme because they are a decadent brownie dessert, loaded with a peanut butter cream cheese layer, and then topped with a bag of Reese’s Baking Cups and Reese’s Pieces CandiesExtreme Peanut Butter Cream Cheese Brownies are extreme because they are a decadent brownie dessert, loaded with a peanut butter cream cheese layer, and then topped with a bag of Reese’s Baking Cups and Reese’s Pieces Candies.

Melted chocolate is drizzled over the top for the finishing touch. Continue reading EXTREME PEANUT BUTTER CREAM CHEESE BROWNIES

PUNCH BOWL CAKE CUPS

These PUNCH BOWL CAKE CUPS are a fun
variation to the punch bowl cake dessert that we all enjoyed many years ago.

Punch Bowl Cake Cups are a delicious variation to the original punch bowl cake. Made in parfait cups for an easier dessert to enjoy.I have been making retro desserts with my grandchildren, and last week I made them the famous punch bowl cake.  We decided that it is a little too messy after someone digs into it, so I tried making it today in individual cups.

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PEANUT BUTTER TOFFEE CHEESECAKE BROWNIES

These Peanut Butter Toffee Cheesecake Brownies are a perfect treat to add to your dessert table.

Peanut Butter Toffee Cream Cheese Brownies, a rich dessert with a brownie based, topped with peanut butter, cream cheese, toffee bits and chocolate.
Photo by Pillsbury

 

These brownies always get me motivated to start my fall baking. I love the colors, the textures and the ingredients in this recipe. Continue reading PEANUT BUTTER TOFFEE CHEESECAKE BROWNIES

MINI CITRUS BUNDT CAKE WITH LEMON CURD & RASPBERRY SAUCE

"<brMini Citrus Bundt Cake with Lemon Curd and Raspberry Sauce is a perfect small dessert with lots of big flavor.

Mini Citrus Bundt Cake with Lemon Curd and Raspberry Sauce is a perfect small dessert with lots of big flavor.

This Mini Citrus Bundt Cake is a moist and tender bundt cake, that was baked in a 6-inch mini bundt cake pan. It has a citrus vanilla flavor obtained from  using an extract called Fiori Di Sicilia, and is served with a homemade lemon curd and raspberry sauce. Continue reading MINI CITRUS BUNDT CAKE WITH LEMON CURD & RASPBERRY SAUCE

RUSTIC CRANBERRY-ORANGE-PECAN COBBLER ROLL

I am so excited to be sharing this recipe that I created for the Cape Cod Select Holiday Blogger Recipe Challenge a few years ago.

A rustic cranberry-orange-pecan cobbler roll that is perfect to serve as a Thanksgiving dessert.
Rustic Cranberry-Orange-Pecan-Cobbler Roll

This Rustic Cranberry-Orange-Pecan Cobbler Roll was my entry.  I did not win anything, but my family won by having this cobbler to eat!

It is perfect to add to your Thanksgiving dessert table.

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