This brown sugar pie is amazingly simple yet delicious. For this recipe, I made some modifications to a recipe I found in the Good n’ Southern Cookbook, a collection of recipes gathered by the Civil League of Newberry, SC. This particular recipe is credited to Mrs. Maude P. Cartwright. It is like a buttery caramel [...]
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Chocolate and Bailey’s Irish Cream are a natural combo for St. Patrick’s Day food goodness. Wrap it all up into a cookie and you have a little bit of Irish perfection. I can usually make cookies, set them aside and only have one or two, saving most of them for friends and family. That is [...]
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I made Minny’s Chocolate Pie from The Help for an Oscar Party yesterday. Needless to say, expectations were high and the pressure was on. Luckily, this piece of chocolate heaven turned out even more delicious than I could have imagined. My favorite comments of the night were: “Jes, Minny would be proud.” “This is the [...]
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I’ve always been a little afraid of making my own pie crust, until now, since I was introduced to this amazingly easy and classic recipe. After discovering how easy it can be, I can’t imagine going back to a pre-made boxed crust (though it serves a purpose when you want less mess and are in [...]
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Red Velvet cake made into a cookie and filled with a rich creamy butter based icing is just about the tastiest dream of dessert heaven I can imagine. I’ve been on a red velvet kick for months and this recipe takes the cake, even though it is a cookie. You can use this recipe anytime [...]
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This Ice Cream, with no cream or sugar added, is AMAZING. Seriously. You will not believe how close to the real deal this creamy dream is. You can make this 100% vegan by omitting the Greek Yogurt from the recipe. And if you’re a vegan that doesn’t eat Honey, you can substitute for all Sorghum, [...]
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This is the last of the bunch for my 12 Days of Christmas Cookies and, of course, I saved the best for last. This is a trifecta (in horse track speak) of goodies: Bourbon, Bacon and Maple Syrup. It has been a long year and a busy holiday season, but if you find the time [...]
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These Oatmeal Peanut Butter Cookies are a classic in the kitchen year round. You can make a creamy peanut butter spread to make little peanut butter cookie sandwiches or you can spread a little jelly on top for a PB&J fix. Regardless of how you enjoy these I insist you first have a few plain [...]
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These joyful morsels were a bundle of success, and certainly a favorite out of the many cookies I made this year. The combination of salty and sweet is perfection. For added sweetness you can add chocolate drizzles to the top. Many of my sweet toothed friends prefer this version. I have a savory palate and [...]
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I love fresh cranberries during the holidays. As I was jotting down ideas for my 12 Days of Christmas Cookies the fresh cranberries in my fridge were lingering. My mind turned to Cranberry Butter, then to Butter Cookies and this recipe was born. These turned out to be my favorites this season. The tart cranberries [...]
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