Peppermint Candy Cane Brownies

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My good friend Tanya made these brownies last Christmas and they instantly became a favorite of mine!  I absolutely love the chocolate peppermint combination and the candy cane topping makes them the perfect treat to serve at Christmas time.  These brownies are the best!  Merry Christmas! Peppermint Candy Cane Brownies Brownies: 4 squares unsweetened chocolate (4oz) 1 Continue Reading …

World’s Best Sugar Cookies

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These are the sugar cookies that I grew up on.  My mom would make them every year along with Christmas Fudge to pass out to our friends and neighbors at Christmas time.  They are the perfect Christmas cookie. World’s Best Sugar Cookies 1 cup powdered sugar 1 cup granulated sugar 1 cup butter 1 cup Continue Reading …

Christmas Fudge

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This Christmas Fudge is a Christmas tradition in my family.  A dear friend made it for us one Christmas years ago and it has been made in our home every Christmas since.  It really is the best fudge recipe out there.  Look no further, make this Christmas fudge today! Christmas Fudge 4 1/2 cups sugar 1  1/2 cubes Continue Reading …

Peanut Blossoms

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I love Christmas!  I love the Christmas season!  and yet sometimes I feel a bit overwhelmed by it all… There is so much to do and only a month to do it all.  My mom always taught me when I had a lot to do to write a list.  My mom is a  “list maker”, my sister Continue Reading …

Candy Bar Shortbread Squares

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I realize that Thanksgiving is only a couple of days away however we still have Halloween candy lurking around our house.  I really couldn’t let my kids eat all this Halloween candy and I really would have hated to see it all go to waste so instead I decided to make these leftover Halloween Candy Bar Shortbread Squares.  I’m Continue Reading …

My Blogversary, a Mini Giveaway and Mint Chocolate Cupcakes!

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Today is my one year blogversary!  This is a very big deal to me.  All of my life, I have been a “start this and never finish it kind of girl” so a year of anything is quite an accomplishment!  Over the past year, I have published 60 posts, received 309 comments and gained 136 subscribers and Continue Reading …