My Best Recipes of 2011

If you asked me to choose my favorite recipes from 2011, at first I would tell you – no problemo, piece of cake. In fact, it’s not a piece of cake (literally or figuratively, I guess). Its like asking a parent to choose their favorite child. Some are just too cute not to be included. Some too delicious. [Read more >>]

Vanilla Peppermint Pops

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I really hope you have all of your holiday shopping done. Because I just went to Target. It felt like my Black Friday (that I somehow was convinced to participate in) nightmare all over again. Never again. Maybe it’s that I get overwhelmed with swarms of people,  feel claustrophobic when waiting in line and can’t [Read more >>]

Ginger Cookie Truffles

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I love this Ginger Cookie Truffle recipe for several reasons. 1. I have about 9 billion things to do before the holidays and this was the easiest yet. 2. No baking required (I’ve done enough of that!) 3. Easy on the wallet 4. Scrumptious Ginger Cookie Truffles   Print Prep time 1 hour Total time 1 [Read more >>]

Cranberry Orange Bliss Bars

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I am begging you to make these Cranberry Orange Bliss Bars. You’re simply missing out if you don’t. These were heavenly. Decadent. Outstanding. I stumbled across them on Recipe Girl’s blog… They are basically a blondie bar topped with an amazing white chocolate cream cheese (with a hint of orange zest) frosting. You know the Bliss Bars [Read more >>]

Cake Bite Christmas Tree

Cake Bite Christmas Tree - made entirely of cake bites! @candiquik

This tree has to be one of the most elegant and awesome desserts I’ve ever made! I won’t lead you on, it was a bit time consuming. I would highly suggest breaking it up into a 2-3 day project. Make your cake pop mixture on day 1. Coat and decorate your cake pops the following day and [Read more >>]

Chocolate Party Mice

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I could begin by telling you a story about our new friends living in the basement, but I’ll spare you.  These mice are not a brand new creation, but they are a classic. If you haven’t ever seen these – here they are! If you haven’t ever made these – do so. I promise, people will [Read more >>]

Peppermint Oreo Lollipops

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I was thinking about this the other day… Kids typically want to keep all of their treats to themselves. When I was younger, I would have gladly devoured all of my treats, candy, etc. by myself. And then parents come along and suggest sharing and blah, blah, blah… you know the rest of the story. However, as adults, the [Read more >>]

Gobble, Gobble! Turkey Cake Pops!

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Who would’ve thought these little Turkey Cake Pops would be so popular!!? Ok, ok, so as soon as I made them and looked at their googly little eyes, big beak and candy corn tail – I knew. They just have so much personality! Each one of them. Whether they have a cute face or stink face. [Read more >>]

Strawberry Shot Glasses

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I found these at this super cute blog, Sweet Tooth. Warning: be prepared to want to bake your heart out for the next week year after visiting her site. I seriously printed out 5 recipes and added them to my Recipes I Must Bake Real Soon queue. That queue is huge by the way. I [Read more >>]

This one’s for you, Pumpkin. 5 Homemade Halloween Sweets.

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May I call you Pumpkin, Honey, Baby, Doll, Love, Precious, Sweetie, Suga…? I just got home from North Carolina where I attended a little show. Those sweet nothings above – those were my petnames for the duration of my trip in NC. The women there were sooo warm and friendly. Gotta love that oh-so-sweet southern twang. The accent makes it [Read more >>]