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Strawberry Shortcake Eclair Cake

Layers of strawberry pudding, graham crackers, and strawberry jam makes this Strawberry Shortcake Eclair Cake such a delicious no bake treat. It is the perfect dessert to satisfy that sweet tooth when you are short on time.

Layer of pudding, cookies, and berries make this no bake eclair cake a show stopper dessert!

I had a version of this dessert on a cruise years ago. I'm not quite sure of what it was made of, but it reminded me of eclair cake with a strawberry twist.

Our Walmart carries an instant Strawberry Creme Jello Pudding Mix that I knew would work perfectly for this cake. If you can't find that pudding, use instant vanilla pudding and a little bit of strawberry Jello powder.

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Chocolate Biscoff Swirl Cookies

These puffy two toned Chocolate Biscoff Swirl Cookies have two different cookie doughs rolled into one awesome cookie. Chocolate cookie dough goes to another level when Biscoff is added to it.

You guys need these cookies in your life. Like yesterday.

This cookie will become your new favorite cookie for sure. We went through 3 batches in less than 5 days. Now part of that was me tweaking the recipe to get it just right to share with all of you.

The taste was exactly what I was looking for, but I needed to adjust flour to make them puffier, change baking temps, and play with cooking time.

The third time was the charm because look at those cookies. Soft and puffy with just the right amount of chocolate. [Read more...]

Chocolate Covered Marshmallow Bunnies

These Chocolate Covered Marshmallow Bunnies will disappear in a hurry when you make them for Easter. Kids of all ages can't resist a fun holiday treat on a colored stick.

close up picture of a chocolate covered marshmallow bunny with a candy face.

I am seriously addicted to the jar of candy googly eyes in my pantry right now. They are the cutest thing to add to things like these Peanut Butter Easter Chicks or these Oreo Bunny Pops!

I know! It's the oddest thing to be in love with, but those eyes just crack me up!!! I can't stop thinking of cute ways to use them for each holiday because they are just too fun.

That $5 jar of candy eyes was one of the best purchases I have ever made. True story.

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Oreo Coconut Cream Truffles

These little Oreo Coconut Cream Truffles start with a mini Oreo cookie that has been filled with a homemade coconut cream filling. A quick dip in chocolate seals all the goodness inside an easy to eat truffle. They are the perfect little Easter treat.

Mini ores stuffed with coconut cream and covered in chocolate stacked in a pile.

Right now I cannot get enough coconut. I am normally obsessed with coconut any time of year, but the past few weeks I have gone completely bonkers for the stuff.

Good for me...not so good for my family. You see, I am really the only one that loves the white stuff. My hubby likes it too, but he likes the fresh stuff from the actual coconut. I go for the already shredded stuff in a bag from the store. Yes, I'm the lazy one in the family. Or the smartest...because I get to eat coconut faster than he does. I can be munching on the sweet stuff, and he is still outside with a hammer trying to get through the shell.

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Caramel Pecan Brownie Pie Bites

Sometimes you want an over the top dessert, and sometimes you want an easy to make dessert. These Caramel Pecan Brownie Pie Bites look over the top, but because they start with packaged items they are very easy to put together.

There are times I like to bake crazy over the top desserts.

Ok, ok, that really is most days. I am a crazed baker, and I know it. That is the first step to recovery, right? But seriously if you knew the amount of crazy baking ideas that go on in my head, you would think I was coo coo! I'm pretty sure if you have been reading my blog for very long, you already know that though. [Read more...]

Fluffernutter Apple Nachos

Apples topped with marshmallow cream, peanut butter, and Reese's peanut butter cups is definitely my way of eating an apple a day. These Fluffernutter Apple Nachos always get huge smiles from my kids.

One sandwich that I remember always eating as a kid is the fluffernutter. It always surprises me how many people do not know what these sandwiches are.

Marshmallow cream and peanut butter on bread. That's it. Not the healthiest sandwich on the block, but definitely one of the tastiest. [Read more...]

Andes Mint Cookie Dough Truffle Bars

Andes Mint Cookie Dough Truffle Bars: No bake cookie dough truffles get even easier to make when you spread them into a pan and cover them in mint chocolate.

These easy chocolate no bake truffles are made with Andes Mints and aerfect for holiday cookie trays.

Want to know something crazy about me?

I am a big time talker. Oh, but not out loud and to anyone. That's right. I talk to myself. Really I think it is just because I have so many ideas going through my head at once that some of them have to come out somehow or I'll explode. That and for some reason actually saying things out loud helps me process my ideas even more. Tell that to my hubby! He just thinks I'm plain crazy. As long as I'm just talking about cookie dough and treats, I think I'm totally sane...right?

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Peanut Butter Cranberry Granola Bites

Peanut Butter Cranberry Granola Bites are a simple and healthy little snack that is so delicious. They are the perfect size to munch on during the day.

The weekend is when I tend to slack off on eating healthy. All week long we do really well with planning healthy meals, and I stay out of the goodies that I make.

But then the weekend hits and one bite after another seems to be worse than the last. Sweets, carbs, more sweets. You name it, and I am probably eating it. [Read more...]

10 Fun Things About Carnival Cruises

Last month we took our family on a Carnival cruise. February was the perfect month to go this year with all the snow and cold weather we experienced. My husband and I booked this cruise about 6 months ago, but we didn't tell our kids. It was a long six months, and we almost spilled the beans so many times. But the end surprise was so much fun to share with them. We actually waited until the morning that we were leaving to tell them. We woke them up early for a "family" meeting where we let them know they weren't going to school because of our trip. The look on their faces was priceless. We have never seen them get ready so quickly on a school morning 🙂

I wanted to find a fun way to share some of the pictures I took that week with you, so today I am putting them into our top 10 things we enjoyed the most about Carnival cruising.

1. Carnival Cruises are affordable. Vacations with 5 people tend to get pricey when you start figuring in lodging, food, travel expenses, clothing, and so many more things. We love that a cruise includes most of those expenses in one flat fee. You do still have your travel expenses getting there and buying whatever clothes you may need, but the cruise itself is very doable.

If you book one of the older ships, you can also have 5 people in one cabin. Yes, that is tight, but totally doable as well. Even with our kids getting older, we still had plenty of room. The only thing you need a cabin for on a cruise is sleeping and showering. Why spend more money on a bigger cabin that you are not going to be in? [Read more...]

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