These little cookies are good, fast, and easy to make like many of my cookies are. The recipe requires only 4 ingredients and one is pre-made pie crusts. You can customize the filling however you ...
Cookies, Bars, and Brownies
Cookies, bars, and desserts that are easy to make and easy enough for the home-cook. No fancy ingredients, tools, or steps. These are tried and true family recipes that have been well-loved recipes!
The lemon bars are my favorite bars, Tahini Chocolate Chip shortbread my favorite cookie, and old-fashioned brownies are my family's go-to weekend treat!
Rice Krispie Conversation Hearts
These little Valentine's Day rice krispie treats are a simple, fun way to spend a cold Saturday afternoon with the kids. If you are in Minnesota cold means... -30 windchill. The kind of ...
Coconut Date Cheesecake Bars
I'm a firm believer in having one piece of AMAZING dessert once in a while instead of little bites more often. Our minimal lifestyle is all about having less so that we can have BETTER. Even in ...
Gingerbread cookies with eggnog icing
Is there anything that reminds you of the holiday's more than the spicy flavor of gingerbread or the smooth creaminess of eggnog? Those two flavors make you want to grab a family member and sing carol ...
Honey-Lemon Almond bars
S’mores Chocolate Eclair Bars
This is what happens when you combine two of your favorite summer desserts into one pan. S'mores Chocolate Eclair Bars. “We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an ...
Chocolate Dipped Oreo’s (with edible gold stars)
Not to say your life isn't complete. Okay, really it's not. Not until you have taken an Oreo, dipped it in melted chocolate, and sprinkled it with gold stars that you can EAT. Then, and only then, ...
Easy Cookie Dough Truffles
Tell me the truth. Is there anything more perfect in all the land than Chocolate Cookie Dough Truffles? I don't think so either. Sigh. You wonder how they taste, I bet? Are they really as good as ...
Citrus Linzer Cookies
That recipe title...gah! Honestly, I have no idea what these cookies should be called. They are mostly linzer cookies ... this is true. But they aren't. The cookies are cream cheese roll-out sugar ...
3 ingredient Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Treats
Could there a treat more classic than Rice Krispie treats? Probably not. They are the standard treat for potlucks, after school treats, birthday parties, and more...they are classics! These Peanut ...
gluten free brownies with chocolate chip cookie topping
These are gluten free brownies. I know, I know! Hard to believe all that deliciousness doesn't have gluten. And, and, and...they truly taste as delicious as they look. Best of all, they are fast and ...
Coconut Brownies
These brownies use ground dates as as substitute for butter or oil in baking traditional brownies. Even better, the dates are a natural sweetener. You'll love the warm chocolate flavor of these ...
classic Thumbprint Cookie recipe
Along with Peanut Butter Blossoms, Jam Thumbprint cookies are a Christmas cookie classic that are baked and frozen in mass quantities in preparation for the Holidays. Truthfully, I don't manage much ...
easy Peanut Butter Blossoms
Is there a more traditional holiday cookie recipe than the Peanut Butter blossom? We sure don't think so! Peanut butter blossoms come in so many variations and flavors. You can use peppermint kisses, ...
classic Peanut Butter Cookie recipe
Truthfully, my family thinks the gluten-free recipe is the BEST peanut butter cookie recipe there is. But for those of you that prefer a classic...this is the best. This is the recipe you ...
How to freeze cookies
Freezing cookie dough is a fantastic idea (and a great gift idea, as well!) because it allows you to have fresh-baked cookies without a lot of fuss. Granted, it's not AS fast as freezing cookies that ...
the BEST oatmeal chocolate chip cookies
Do you have a favorite kind of cookie? Maybe you love a good ginger cookie, or the good ol' chocolate chip cookie? Or perhaps you like it a bit fancier with a meringue or macaroon. All good choices. ...
the BEST Molasses cookies
Usually Nellie makes the recipes around here. She comes up with ideas like Ginger Apple Cookies and Butternut Cake, figures out how to make them, and then wows everyone with how delicious the ...
Rice Krispie Cars
Usually when we share a recipe with you, we like to explain why we think it is worth your time. But we're pretty sure that the above photo took care of that for us! Before you're scared off by the ...
Jammy Dodger Cookie recipe
Before we get to the making of the jammy dodger cookies, a note about the picture above...If you haven't seen Doctor Who before, then it will make no sense. The robot-like creature with a plunger for ...
Rice Krispie Donuts
Did you know National Donut Day is on Friday? Oh joy, oh boy...I love donuts!! So of course I am going to celebrate in a big way! But, not with a donut recipe. No, I'm a wee bit too lazy. And frankly, ...
how to make sugar cookie gift tags
Just make sure you don’t set these presents with Sugar Cookie gift tags on top of each other. Broken sugar cookie tags would be sad. Talk about a way to ruin a Christmas. Anyways, I’m a simple ...
