Cookies and Bars

Honey Graham Crackers

May 11, 2011
Honey Graham Crackers

One of our kiddo’s favorite treats are graham crackers. They’re easy to make and they don’t contain anything we don’t want them to. I went through a couple of recipes before landing on this one. These crackers are crispier and firmer than the boxed variety. And they have a much more pronounced honey flavor. They [...]

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Salted Caramel Peanut Bars

May 10, 2011

Pay Day candy bars are one of my guilty pleasures. When we take a road trip, there are three things that we have to grab at a quick pit-stop before getting on the highway: A bag of Funyuns, a Diet Pepsi, and a PayDay. When it comes to sitting in the car for hours, I [...]

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Blackberry Pie Bars

May 8, 2011
Blackberry Pie Bars

This week’s Project Pastry Queen challenge is being brought to you by Josie of Pink Parsley: Blackberry Pie Bars. A moist, tangy cobbler/pie/bar dessert/snack/breakfast hybrid that requires no utensils – the perfect dessert to take to a picnic or barbecue. Or the perfect breakfast to eat on the living room floor. I love blackberries. They [...]

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Vanilla Wafers

March 30, 2011
Homemade Vanilla Wafers

Growing up, Nilla Wafers were a big hit snack in our house. They went into mom’s banana pudding and dad’s chocolate pudding. They were smeared with peanut butter and made into sandwich cookies. They were eaten plain, straight from the box, and enjoyed just as much! I make Homemade Vanilla Wafers and graham crackers (recipe [...]

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Triple Threat Rocky Road Cookies

January 23, 2011
Triple Threat Rocky Road Cookies

I am quite fond of chocolate cookies, especially when they’re cold and almost fudge-like. So I was super excited when Rebeca chose this week’s Project Pastry Queen recipe: Triple Threat Chocolate Chip Cookies – a crackly cookie loaded with nuts and, as the name suggests, three doses of chocolate. They’re crackly on the outside, chocolatey [...]

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Grapefruit Meltaways

January 21, 2011
Grapefruit Meltaways

There might be no better way to cure the winter blahs than with a big bag of winter citrus. Our citrus trees are still very young but we hope to get plenty of fruit from them this year. Until then, I’m relying on low prices at the grocery store and my mom. She brought over [...]

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