Category Archives: COOKIES and BARS

SOFT PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

GO . . . VANISH INTO AIR . . . AWAY WITH YOU! That would be me. The garden swallowed me up,  spit me out and I flew far far away. So . . . where have I been?  I took my sweet side kick clear across the map from Idaho to Virginia. We had…

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PEANUT BUTTER MARSHMALLOW BARS

My College days are a dim memory of the past. Mostly good . . . a little bad. I went away to College with my best friend, and we were connected at the hip. Cindy, is also my cousin. We really didn’t live on Ramen Noodles or Mac & Cheese. We cooked . . ….

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TURTLE BARS

Chocolate & Caramel make the perfect pair. When you add a Buttery Crumb Crust and Pecans, these bars become . . . over the top dangerous!  You should come just a bit closer. When my four girls were still living at home, I made these delicious Turtle Bars quite often.  Now that they have all…

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CHOCOLATE CHIP OATMEAL RAISIN COOKIES

Rain. More rain. Windy and Cold. I’m not outside pulling weeds, mowing the lawn, taking long walks or running. I’m too big of a wimp to do all that in the rain and the cold and the wind. My house is cold, so I figured I might as well heat up the kitchen by making…

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VANILLA SUGAR BUTTERBALLS

I really shouldn’t have made these today. I’m weak . . . weak . . . weak. These Vanilla Sugar Butterballs are filled with creamy Milk Chocolate ganache and rolled in Vanilla Sugar.  If you look closely, you’ll see that I also rolled some of the cookies in confectioners sugar as well.  Either way ….

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CARAMEL NUT BARS

Sometimes . . . I search high and low for recipes that my better half will enjoy. Those bars, cookies or cakes can’t be too sweet or include chocolate or frosting. Limited indeed. He is the reason that I give most of what I bake . . . away. He is the reason why I…

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VANILLA GLAZED RAISIN SQUARES

When I dive into one of the cherished cookbooks that grace the shelves of my kitchen, I’m always drawn to recipes that contain the word chocolate. My mind however, is always kicked back to reality by my conscience. If I have any hopes that my fruit loving husband will eat anything that comes out of…

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