Marshmallows, semi-sweet and white chocolate chips stud these perfectly chewy cookies that have hot cocoa mix baked right into the dough. Add them to your Christmas baking list! Merry Christmas Eve and Happy 12th Day of Christmas Cookies! On the 12th day of cookies, my oven gave to me: Twelve Hot Cocoa Cookies, Eleven Classic…
Mint & Chocolate Chip Meringues
I’ve never made meringues before. They always seemed scary. Like you had to get them just perfect or they would be a complete disaster. Well, I finally decided to try them, and boy was I wrong. They were so easy! For these meringues, I went back to my favorite combo– good ‘ole chocolate and mint….
12 Days of Christmas Cookies: Bailey’s Chocolate Cookies
Well, holiday fun is certainly in full swing! Last weekend Nick and I attended his squadron’s Christmas party, which just happened to be an ugly Christmas sweater party. I don’t know where the idea of ugly sweater parties originated, but they are pretty awesome. Instead of a sweater, I opted for an awesome snowman turtleneck….
Chocolate Mint Chip Cookies
These Chocolate Mint Chip Cookies are decadent and fudgy, with a cool peppermint twist. They are perfect for your holiday cookie exchange! My Christmas cards have been sealed and sent, my tree is trimmed, the house is decorated. Next on the holiday agenda? Baking cookies! Thanks in part to Pinterest, I have about 1,001 cookie…
Chubby Hubby Truffles
There are few things in this world better than chocolate and peanut butter. Chocolate, peanut butter and pretzels might just be one of them. Hailing from the Northeast, I grew up thinking (correctly) that Ben & Jerry’s was just about the best ice cream in the world. Especially when it comes to kooky flavor combinations,…
Dark Chocolate Coconut Brownies
So clearly that whole diet thing didn’t work out for me. Eh, it’s OK. Life’s too short. Eat dessert! I rarely take store-bought shortcuts, but I am usually pretty partial to boxed brownie mix. I find that homemade brownies can be kind of cakey and not as dense and gooey as the boxed variety. When…
Healthy Chocolate Banana Muffins
Just before I sat down to write this post, something tragic happened. After enjoying a lovely dinner of steaks, grilled asparagus and buttery garlic rolls, I started on the mound of dishes piled in the sink. After the sink was cleared out, I took a look around the kitchen for anything else I could clean,…
Chocolate Cake with Peanut Butter Buttercream Frosting
Is there anything better than chocolate and peanut butter? I highly doubt it. I was curious about the genius who created the most iconic chocolate peanut butter combo, the Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup. (Genius might be an understatement.) According to Wikipedia, Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups were created in 1923 by H. B. Reese, a former…
