Of course I intended for these cookies to bake out flat, meld together, and then cut them into crispy square cookie flats.Of course I did.Go ahead and believe that. But, you also MUST believe that the taste and texture of these Oatmeal Chocolate Chunk Square Cookie Flats is absolutely perfect.They are crunchy and crispy. They…
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Let’s face it, very few people on the face of the earth can resist a freshly baked chocolate chip cookie.The aroma and scent calls your name. I know it does.It coaxes you in – you simply can’t turn it away. These Silky Buttermilk Chocolate Chunk Cookies take that irresistible urge up another notch or two,…
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Crack Pie — the trademarked name for the chain’s buttery, sugary pie — will now become Milk Bar Pie. The name was a reference to crack cocaine — the gag being that the pie was just as addictive as the drug. Have you had Crack Pie from Milk Bar? It’s irresistible. Just like these Chocolate Fudge Peanut Butter Crack Brownies!And, ha ha ha…
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Once these puppies came out of the oven and we had a little taste test, I thought I’d struck GOLD! EVERYONE who tasted absolutely loved them. I mean LOVED. These cookies are adored, enjoyed, and craved, at this point. They are magical – raved about. I thought I had invented “the next best thing.” In…
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So what else am I supposed to do with my time these days?Baking is always the answer – as is the super duper combination of salty and sweet! Today we have the best: Salted Peanut Butter Dark Chocolate Chunk Cookies. Salted Peanut Butter Dark Chocolate Chunk Cookies 8 oz. butter, softened8 oz. all natural creamy…
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I truly have the greatest friends. In these times of quarantine and isolation, I’ve been itching to get out, to shop, and then to bake.Well, I can’t get out and I can’t shop (autoimmune disease is hard). BUT, I can bake. And, I have the most amazing friends who make requests and then supply the…
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Believe it or not, when I made these sweet morsels of goodness, I had been in a baking desert – I’m not sure what’s happening – LIFE?That could definitely be an excuse, but I’m not sure it’s valid in my case.Alas, I made it into my creative canvas, fired up the oven, and baked some…
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While it may sound a little strange and foreign, cooking with cola is not all that unusual. (An aside, I forgot until today that I baked THIS recipe a few years ago, using Coke). In fact, the syrupy sweetness and the unique aromatics of the Kola nut, cinnamon, clove, and bergamot create an amazing depth…
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I still had bran flakes cereal on hand. It’s so sweet and mealy – I just love it. And, raisins lurked in the cupboard. Raisin Bran…something….is a no-brainer. But then I thought about something more. Both blueberries and chocolate came to mind. Thus, I cooked a Wild Blueberry Raisin Bran Chocolate Silk Pie!It’s rich. It’s…
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As I wandered through the grocery store mid-August, I spied the produce bin full of cherries. Yum, I thought to myself.Just then, the produce manager began to speak, well entice, me and the rest of my fellow shoppers with the idea that we should all catch the last of the summer cherries before they are…
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