Chocolate Fudge Frosted Brownies

I Love Brownies.  I love pretty much any type of brownie.  For plain old everyday brownies I love the Betty Crocker Dark Chocolate brownie mix, and I also love Betty Crocker's Mississippi Mud brownie mix when I feel like getting a little fancy.  For very special occasions I have my Quite Possibly The Best Brownies Ever recipe, but until now I hadn't found a great frosted brownie recipe.
This one was wonderful! I made it for a church function and so I was only able to taste a small piece before sending them off, but I am looking forward to making them again soon.

Crowd-Pleasing White Chocolate Snickerdoodles

I made these for a church event we had over the weekend.  My dear husband came home and told me that they were an absolute hit! (Which didn't really surprise me, since I had sampled them before sending them off).  They quickly disappeared, and I have it on good authority that at least one church-member created his own secret stash of them for later.

Pretzel Turtle Delights

We went to an 80's themed trivia night last weekend.  It was amazingly fun! As a table we opted for appetizers and desserts instead of a group dinner, so I whipped out a bunch of these chocolatey-caramely babies.  The combination of sweet and salty is perfect.

Decadent Chocolate Mousse Eggs

I had seen this idea a few years ago online.  I'm sorry to say I can't remember where, although I'd love to give credit where it's due.  I made these for our family night treat this week in honor of Easter.  They were fantastic!  The outside is a milk chocolate shell, and inside is a layer of chocolate mousse, topped with some fluffy whipped cream.

Quite Possibly the Best Brownies Ever

This is my very favorite brownie recipe.  It's the one I take to parties and make for friends, and I always get asked for the recipe. 

Creamy Pumpkin Pie

While I'm not a huge fan of traditional pumpkin pie, the walnut streusel topping on this pie make it a big hit at our house.  The pumpkin filling is also deliciously light- with an almost mousse-like texture.  Use your own pie crust recipe, or use my favorite recipe here.

Pumpkin Pie Bars

I am not regularly a fan of pumpkin (other than in bread/cookies), but I made this recipe when we had some friends over, and I found myself sneaking back to the container in the fridge on a regular basis.  I think it was because of the cake-like texture of the crust, and the fact that the pumpkin layer wasn't thick enough to be overpowering.  It was the perfect combination of spice cake, cinnamon and pumpkin.

Best Pie Crust

This is my favorite pie crust recipe, because it is so easy (only 4 ingredients!) and turns out great every time.  We love eating it as a pie, or just brushing on some butter and sprinkling it with cinnamon and sugar before baking it.

Triple Chocolate Oreo Cookes

These cookies are so chocolate-y delicious!  I prefer darker chocolate cocoa, (dutch is best) and the cookies need to be pressed down to their desired shape since they don't spread much while they cook.  This recipe makes about 2 1/2 dozen cookies.  Perfect for those holiday cookie exchanges coming up!

Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies

I originally baked these cookies for one of my husband's work events.  I wanted to add a little visual variety to the regular chocolate chip cookie platter.  I fell in love.  This cookies are melt-in-your mouth delicious.  I think they would be a fun Halloween cookie- just switch out the chocolate frosting for vanilla dyed orange.

Snickers Cookies (And a New Favorite Base)

These cookies are a new favorite.  The dough that serves as a base is fantastic! I love the snicker recipe, but this dough would be fabulous even as just a chocolate chip cookie.  The secret is the browned butter.  It's an easy step that only adds a few minutes but greatly enhances the flavor.

Strawberry Shortcake Trifle

This was served as dessert at a birthday party for one of my daughter's best friends.  I instantly fell in love and spent the last 2 months begging for the recipe.  It's so easy to make, is nice and light which is perfect for a summer treat, and looks beautiful when made in a trifle bowl.

Delicious Peach Cobbler

Since my husband's favorite dessert of all time is peach cobbler, I have searched high and low for the best cobbler recipe I could find. This is it! We always get compliments on this dessert, and almost never end up with leftovers.

Cinnamon Roll Cake

In our family, we LOVE cinnamon rolls.  I have tried a few different recipes but haven't yet found the perfect one- and I don't know about you, but I find the making of cinnamon rolls to just be a bit tedious- wait for the dough to rise, roll it out, coat with cinnamon mixture... let rise again...

This recipe is so much easier! I fell in love the first time I made it.  Perfectly cinnamon-y with a delicious glaze that you just pour on top at the end.  Wonderful.

Soft and Sweet Sugar Cookies

 

The trick to these deliciously soft sugar cookies is to take them out of the oven exactly when the recipe calls for it.  The cookies will still look soft, but will set in a few minutes.  (Make sure your oven is properly pre-heated first).