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Peppermint Bark Lollipops

I had a dream about these lollipops on Friday night. So, of course, I made them Saturday night. I made these the easy way. There are only two ingredients. White chocolate and peppermint crunch candies. Cake and candy supply stores are the place to get the ingredients AND the lollipop molds and such. I’ve had these lollipop molds since July and I’ve been trying to think of fun things to make in them. I guess…

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Quick Toffee Squares

These are the ones. These are what to make when you feel like a disaster. Make them when you have really chippy nail polish left only on your right hand’s nails… from a month ago. These are what you make when you get peanut butter on your jeans that just came out of the wash. The truth is you can’t spot clean peanut butter off of jeans. It’s a fact. These are what you make…

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Candy Cane Oreos

I’ve got the winter blues. It has to do with the fact that every day I layer on sweaters, a scarf and a coat. And once all these layers are on I realize my bra strap is twisted. It’s twisted underneath layers of clothes. It’s the worst. So yeah, I’m getting frustrated with winter. Jake and Elliot help chase away the blues though. Jake makes me tasty burgers, chit-chats with me, and doesn’t judge me…

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Vegan Pumpkin Quickbread

I’ve been running out of eggs. Jake’s been eating them for breakfast. So if you’re vegan or if you’re just out of eggs and butter at the time, this is just the thing to bake. This bread is tasty. I’m going to say the allspice has a lot to do with it. The pumpkin doesn’t hurt either. Pumpkin is still my BFF even though it’s winter now. So next time you’re out of eggs or…

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Christmas Cookies: My Top Six

Chocolate Crinkles – These cookies look hip in wrinkled outfits. They are amazingly fudgy and chocolatey and are a hit despite their lack of ironing. Cream Wafers – I look forward to these every year. Just go ahead and make a double batch, already. There’s only 4 ingredients in the cookie, just sayin’. Mini Black and White Cookies – I love these cookies. They are cakey and tasty and fashionable. They totally stand out in…

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Chocolate Brownie Cookies

My sister, Laura, and I made these so that my parents’ house would smell super-amazing. You see, my parents are trying to sell their house, and cookies help dreams come true. These are divine. They get a crinkly top like brownies get, which is much more flattering than a muffin-top. Basically, these are brownies in cookie outfits. So pretty much, these suckers are just the thing to round out your christmas cookie list, make your…

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Pumpkin Cheesecake + Maple Cinnamon Whipped Cream

Thanksgiving happened! I helped my mom by making the green bean casserole, peeling potatoes, forming the rolls, confirming that turkey was getting a nice bronze tan, and by making this cheesecake. My mom loves cheesecake, so I figured she’d be the perfect lady to hang out with and bake my first real one. I mean, I’ve made mini’s before and cupcakes before, but this was the real deal … 2 pounds of cream cheese, baked…

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Mini Coconut Cupcakes

I made these on Sunday. Maybe I needed to make them because I was thinking about going to Minnesota (Minne-snow-duh) for Thanksgiving. So, now I’m in Minnesota! I’m cooking with my mom and there sure is snow (duh!). These look kinda snowy, so they look kinda festive. Tomorrow is Thanksgiving! These could be the appetizer dessert (dessertetizer) before all the pies and pumpkin goodness. What I’m trying to say is that this Thanksgiving I’m thankful for…

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Beer Spice Cake + Brown Butter Glaze

What do you do when you are in a funk? I find that there a few things I do. I cheer myself up by wearing my most favorite high-healed clogs that make boring outfits look hip. Walking Elliot always helps. In those minutes we are outside and he’s prancy-walking and I’m girly-walking, things are good. Putting beer in cake and browning butter for a glaze helps too. My day got a lot better once this…

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