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Happy Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies

I’ve been known to eat peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for dinner. I’ve been known to burn my hand every time I retrieve my cooling rack that’s not so cool anymore after sitting on my preheated oven. I’ve learned that burning yourself while cooking guarantees that what you’re making will be delicious. I’ve learned that cookies don’t necessarily need flour to be happy. I mean look at these two: I think it’s obvious they are…

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Strawberry Jam Oatmeal Bars

Please Note: I’ve made these again! Click HERE for the new post. These are just the snack you need when you want to pretend it’s healthy because there’s oatmeal involved. We’ve all done it. You know the scenario when you’re at the store and you could get oatmeal cookies or chocolate chip, but for some reason you feel like the oatmeal will push that cookie into the granola bar category… So make these guys, and eat them and…

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Strawberry Shortcake Cupcakes

I bet you think this should be a recipe for strawberry TALLcake based on the height on these guys. There are a couple things I crave when summer happens: 1. Hot dogs (It is baseball season after all…I don’t know why it happens. Don’t judge me.) 2. Strawberry shortcake And it is summer after all…and this recipe is just biscuit-y enough and just sweet enough that you might want to eat 11 out of the 12…

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Black & White Cookie Cake

I’ve since revisited this cake. To see the updated post and photos click HERE. Fairy tales happen in real life. Desserts fall in love all the time. I mean, have you seen peanut butter and chocolate together? They’ve been together forever, but you’d think they were still in their sparkle stage. Jeez. And what about chocolate and vanilla twist ice cream cones… Chocolate gets around, I guess, is the moral of those fairy tale romances,…

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Devil’s Food Sandwich Cookies

These cookies are too happy to feel sad, or at least they’ll distract you for a minute if you are sad. I think that you need them in your life because when rainbow sprinkles are involved, life is good And you only need 3 ingredients for the cookies themselves. They are low maintenance cookies for sure. These guys would never make you bring the car up to the door to pick them up. They’re just chill…

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Orange Chiffon Cupcakes with Orange Butter Icing

Orange isn’t my favorite color by any means. Orange pants are my least favorite thing ever, but the flavor, especially in desserts just makes me really happy. These cupcakes are summery and refreshing, and since they’re chiffon they are light and airy also! Orange Chiffon Cupcakes Recipe is from my cupcakes! cookbook Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups cake flour* 1 cup sugar separated 1 t baking powder 1/4 t salt 1/3 cup canola oil 4 large…

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Puppy Chow

Just like Mariah Carey’s song Fantasy. I liked it in 5th grade…and I like it now. Puppy Chow This recipes is from my childhood and from chex.com  Ingredients: 9 cups Chex cereal 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips 1/2 cup smooth peanut butter 1/4 cup butter 1 t vanilla 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar Directions: Measure cereal into a large bowl In a medium sized bowl microwave butter, peanut butter and chocolate chips on high for…

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Strawberry Jam

Next time you need to give someone a gift and you can’t think of anything at all. You should probably make them Strawberry Jam. You could even buy strange things at the grocery store solely because of the jar shape for when the moment strikes. And it’s really good, and trust me. Strawberry Jam This recipe is for quick and easy freezer jam. The recipe comes inside the box of fruit pectin, but I’ve put it below…

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Oatmeal, Peanut Butter, Chocolate Chip Cookies

Have you ever been crabby for 4 days in a row?  Just when I thought I was going to be crabby forever these cookies made their way into my life. They are amazing. There is just enough peanut butter to make you remember why life is ok, and everyone knows that cookies that involve both chocolate and oatmeal are amazing. One bite of these and you will turn into an annoying ray of sunshine. Oatmeal…

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