Chocolate Banana Bites
Servings: 30
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cooking Time: 0 minutes
Ingredients:
2-3 bananas
1/2 package of almond chocolate bark
1/2 jar of peanut butter
1 box Mini ‘Nilla Wafers
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Nutella Pumpkin Bites
Today is Day 5 of our 12 Days of Christmas treats and we’re sharing a simple recipe for Nutella Pumpkin Bites. These are not overly sweet and they are not overly pumpkin-flavored either. I’m not a huge fan of pumpkin spice, so I don’t include that in my pumpkin recipes. Give these a try for your next Christmas party!
Servings: 24
Prep Time: 5 minutes + 30 minutes to chill
Cooking Time: 15 minutes
Ingredients:
1 cup of Nutella
1/3 cup of pumpkin pure
1/2 cup of confectioner’s sugar
crescent rolls or homemade dough
Chocolate Chip Cookies
Servings: 24
Prep Time: 10 minutes + 12+ hours chill time
Cooking Time: 15 minutes
Ingredients:
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 3/4 butter
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg
1 tbs. vanilla extract
12 oz. bittersweet chocolate chips
Sea salt for sprinkling
Snowballs {Made with Browned Butter}
Today on our 12 Days of Christmas Treats post we’re sharing a great standby. This traditional Snowball cookies are a Christmas favorite in my many households. I know they’re one of my husband’s favorite cookies. I used the traditional recipe, but improved it by using browned butter, which adds a bit of richness to the cookies.
Servings: 3 dozen
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 20 minutes for each batch
Ingredients:
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups finely chopped pecans
1/4 cup sugar
1 1/4 cup browned butter
2 tsp. vanilla
2 cups powdered sugar
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Browned Butter {A how to}
1. Put the butter in a sauce pan. 2. Heat the butter on medium high, and stir constantly. 3. When the butter turns to a light tan color, remove the…
Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Crackers
One of my favorite things about Christmas growing up was going to my Granny’s house. She always had tins full of the yummiest treats that she only made at Christmas. Chocolate fudge, peanut butter fudge, and these chocolate peanut butter cookies.
Servings: 60
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cooking Time: 0 minutes
Ingredients:
1 package of almond chocolate bark
1 package of almond white chocolate bark
1 box of Ritz Crackers
1 jar of peanut butter
Cranberry White Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies
Welcome to the 12 Days of Christmas Treats! For the next 12 days, we’ll be sharing some awesome recipes that you can use for those upcoming Christmas parties and get togethers. For Day 1, we’ve got a new and different cookie called Cranberry White Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies.
Servings: about 30 cookies
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 10 minutes
Ingredients:
2/3 cup softened butter
2/3 cup brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 1/2 cups old-fashioned oats
1 1/2 cups flour
2 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
2/3 cup dried cranberries
2/3 cup chopped walnuts
2/3 cup white chocolate chips
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4 Wheelin’
Family Friday {4-Wheeler Edition} Earlier this month, we enjoyed a nice time visiting with one of our good friends, Mr. Paul, at his place. We enjoyed lunch at the Broadway…
Chili Citrus Spice Marinade
This recipe is called Chili Citrus Spice Maridinade that would be great with pork or chicken. You could do like I did and cook it in the oven or even better yet you could cook it on the grill.
Servings: 1/2 cup
Prep Time: 10 minutes + marinade time
Cooking Time: depends on the size of the meat
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Thanksgiving Recipes by An 8 Year Old
In my scrapbook from my childhood, I found a gem. My 2nd grade teacher, Mrs. Marshall, who was one of my all time favorite teachers had us write a recipe…
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Turkey Day Art & Letter
While going through all the stuff I got from my Grandmother's house, I came across a book with a lot of my stuff from school. Seeing these Thanksgiving projects brought…
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Things I Love About Thanksgiving
It's Thanksgiving we and I'm really glad. These days many people put up there Christmas trees after Halloween. Christmas music is being played on the radio and of course, you…
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Colonial Day
Family Friday {Colonial Day} Since Alex is in 5th grade, it was the year to have Colonial Day. I bought Drew a Colonial Outfit back when he was in 5th…
Southwest Casserole
Those of you who know me well, know I’m a big fan of Mexican food. This Southwest Casserole is a great spin on some of my favorite Tex-Mex recipes. Beef, black beans, corn, and tortilla chips…Yep, that’s all I needed to hear. This is another great recipes that can be made ahead of time or if not, it can easily be whipped up in less than an hour.
Servings: 6
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: 25 minutes
Ingredients:
2 lbs. ground beef
1 chopped onion
1 can spicy chili beans
1 can black beans
16 oz. corn (drained)
15 oz. can tomato sauce
1/3 cup of taco seasoning
3 cups of shredded Mexican blend cheese
3 cups of crushed tortilla chips
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Memories of the Month {10.2014}
This month I was happy about: being done with Thunder pics for another year.
This month I was sad because of: of things I’d rather not talk about here.
Something I accomplished this month was: making some big decisions about this blog.
Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bars
I love these Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bars. Now I will preface this by saying I don't love Pumpkin Pie, so I have found it's the Pumpkin Pie spice that is…
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At the Farm
Family Friday {At the Farm edition} A few weekends ago my family and I enjoyed part of our Saturday at our friend's Tony farm. Most years we go and hang…
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Minute Maid Park {Houston, TX}
Today for my Places I've Been... series, I'm taking you Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas. I'll admit that the home of the Astros is not the most picturesque ballpark…