Pineapple Upside Down Cake

Pineapple Upside Down Cake

My son loves pineapple so he requested a pineapple upside-down cake for his birthday, so I made him one from scratch. Then we topped his cake with tiny marvel characters.  Recipe adapted from Food Network Ingredients: Caramel- 3 tablespoons butter ½ cup light brown sugar 

Citrus Bars

Citrus Bars

I’ll be honest these bars take awhile to prep, but they are worth the effort.  The citrus mixed with sour cherry jam make for a unique dessert you will want to eat all day. Recipe adapted from Food Network Ingredients: Crust- 1 ½ cups all 

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Truffles

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Truffles

My kids favorite cookie is chocolate chip cookies so they went crazy over these truffles.  The recipe suggested microwaving the flour for 2 minutes to reduce the risk of food borne illness.  Recipe adapted from Food Network Ingredients: 2/3 cup (1 1/3 sticks) butter room 

Cranberry Upside-Down Cake

Cranberry Upside-Down Cake

If you love cranberry as much as I do then you need to try this cake.  This cake is easy to make and utterly delicious. Recipe adapted from Food Network Ingredients: Caramel Topping ¾ cup sugar 1 tablespoon unsalted butter 3 cups fresh cranberries Cake- 

Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies aka Nutter Butter Cookies

Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies aka Nutter Butter Cookies

These are without a doubt my favorite cookie!  The peanut butter cookie with a peanut butter filling is impossible to resist.  These disappear quicker than I can make them. I rolled these in red and green sugar for Christmas.  You can use regular sugar which 

Oreo Truffles

Oreo Truffles

These are simple to make and a treat my children go crazy over.  This time I used colored melting candies, but I have melted chocolate chips in the past.  You can decorate sprinkles, colored sugar, or Oreo crumbs.  Any variety of Oreo will work for 

Snickerdoodle Truffles

Snickerdoodle Truffles

Snickerdoodles are one of my favorite cookies.  I remember making these with my mom growing up.  These truffles are a decadent snickerdoodle coated in melted cinnamon chips.  If you can’t find cinnamon chips white chocolate works too.  The recipe suggested microwaving the flour for 2 

Gingerbread Sandwich Cookies

Gingerbread Sandwich Cookies

If you like gingerbread cookies then you have to try these.  The filling makes these irresistible.  I ordered the gingerbread cookie spice and cookie butter on Amazon since I could not find them in my local store. Recipe adapted from Food Network Ingredients: Gingerbread Cookies- 

Sticky Toffee Pumpkin Crunch Pie

Sticky Toffee Pumpkin Crunch Pie

OMG! This pumpkin pie is amazing!  The crust has a kick of pumpkin flavor with a little pumpkin spice seasoning, the filling is sweet and luscious, the pecans add some crunch, and the toffee topping just finishes this to make in incredible slice of pie.  

Apple Pie Spice Sugar Cookies

Apple Pie Spice Sugar Cookies

We make sugar cookies all the time so we can use our cookie cutters and decorate.  I wanted a different twist so I added a teaspoon of apple pie spice to the batter.  The result sugar cookies with a nice apple flavor.  You could also