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Cookie Butter Eggs

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Cookie Butter Eggs are a delicious nut free candy that anyone can enjoy. A creamy cookie butter filling coated in white chocolate makes a dreamy Easter dessert.

A pink napkin with a white chocolate covered cookie butter egg on it and half of another egg stacked on top

Last weekend we made a batch of Peanut Butter Balls and decorated them to look like bunny butts. As I was eating one I started thinking about kids and adults with nut allergies who will never be able to enjoy Reese's eggs at Easter.

I decided to create a fun nut free candy that those with a nut allergy could make for Easter baskets.

They are just like these Peanut Butter Eggs, but these are stuffed with cookie butter goodness instead.

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Vanilla Pudding Cookies

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The best Vanilla Pudding Cookies are loaded with two kinds of chocolate chips, M&M's candies, and sprinkles.  Adding a box of instant pudding keeps these pudding cookies so soft and chewy for days! Grab a few to enjoy with a big glass of milk.

A white plate with three vanilla pudding cookies with candy, sprinkles, and chocolate chips on it

Vanilla Pudding Cookies with M&M's

All you need to bake these pudding cookies is one bowl, a few ingredients, and a couple minutes.  The dough comes together so quickly. There is no chill time, so you can bake the cookies right away.

The best thing about these pudding cookies is that you can make and bake them right away, and you can use whatever candy you have on hand. I had a few bags of Easter M&M's candy in the pantry, so I decided to make pudding cookies for our kids.

These are the perfect cookies to make when you need a quick and easy dessert, need a fun treat for get togethers or picnics, or just want cookies.

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Lemon Fruit Parfait

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A Lemon Fruit Parfait is an easy treat to bring to summer cookouts or barbecues. Layers of snack cakes, lemon mousse, and fresh berries make each no bake dessert cup so fruity and delicious.

Three lemon fruit parfaits with layers of snack cakes, lemon mousse, and fresh fruit layered in each one

No Bake Parfaits:

Living in Florida, summer comes to us by early April. We are preparing for those nice hot days. Thankfully, the humidity does not come until later.

When it gets hot and extra humid outside, we really do not like to turn the oven on. Easy no bake desserts are the perfect thing for those hot summer days.

During the summer months I like to make a yogurt fruit salad using Cool Whip, lemon yogurt, and fresh berries for a light and refreshing dessert.

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Bunny Cupcakes

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Marshmallow ears and candy eyes make these Bunny Cupcakes so adorable. This chocolate cupcake recipe is so easy to make with vanilla frosting, coconut, marshmallows, and sprinkles. Perfect treat for Easter or a cupcake decorating party.

A chocolate bunny cupcake in a rainbow colored liner topped with vanilla frosting, coconut, marshmallow ears, and a candy face

Do you remember getting those giant chocolate bunnies in your Easter basket as a child? I swear they were at least 2 feet tall and were made of solid milk chocolate.

They were so big, that you were chewing on that chocolate bunny all the way until July!! Ok, ok, so maybe I'm stretching that part of it.

One of the running jokes in our house around Easter is all about the chocolate bunnies in the store.  My husband says that over the years my mind has forgotten what those bunnies really looked like.

He also says there is no way that a 2 foot bunny would be solid because it would have cost a small fortune.  I still say those chocolate bunnies were that huge!!!...

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White Chocolate Easter Popcorn

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This easy white chocolate Easter Popcorn recipe is a fun snack to make for holidays.  Pastel candies and colorful sprinkles give this Spring popcorn mix a fun pop of color! It's the perfect treat to snack on during movie nights or to give as party favors.

A white bowl on a pink towel filled with white chocolate popcorn that has sprinkles and candies in it.
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I loving shopping in the seasonal aisle at Target. Recently I was there and I filled my cart with a few bags of fun Easter candy.

After a week of the candy sitting in the back of the pantry, I decided to use a bag of candy in a dessert. At first I was thinking about another version of this Easter fudge.

But then I raided the pantry and found a few bags of microwave popcorn, a bag of white chocolate, and lots and lots of sprinkles. 

Why Make This Popcorn

This Easter popcorn is easy to make in minutes. All you have to do is pop some popcorn seeds and melt some chocolate. The hardest part is waiting for everything to set up.

Each bite has the perfect sweet and salty flavor and is loaded with candies and colorful sprinkles.

If you love chocolate covered popcorn, make sure you check out our Reese's popcorn and this cookies and cream popcorn.

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Homemade Chocolate Chip Brownies

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These Chocolate Chip Brownies will change your life. Skip the box mix because this homemade brownie recipe is easy to make and turns out fudgy and delicious every time. You will want to make these easy chocolate brownies all the time!

Three homemade chocolate chip brownies stacked on top of each other on a cutting board.
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What is your baking style?  Do you like plain desserts or jazzed-up desserts? I'm Team Jazz all the way! 

Why else would I add Dr Pepper to a chocolate cake? Sounds crazy? Maybe. But if you tried this Dr Pepper chocolate cake, you would be amazed.

I personally like to embellish these chocolate chip brownies with extra candy and toppings. But my family always asks for "plain" brownies or regular chocolate chip cookies. I have also mixed them and made these brookies!

I found this fudgy brownie recipe in an old church cookbook from Goodwill. After a few rounds of recipe testing and tweaking, I developed a dense brownie with a rich dark chocolate color that tastes amazing!

Why You Will Love Brownies With Chocolate Chips

  • Easy to make. The batter for these easy homemade brownies comes together in minutes with just a few ingredients.
  • Rich dark color and taste. Using dark cocoa powder and chocolate chips gives these brownies an amazing color and chocolaty flavor.
  • Seriously, the best homemade brownies! They are fudgy and moist with a crackly top.
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Grasshopper Cheesecake Bars Recipe

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Mint and chocolate swirls make these Grasshopper Cheesecake Bars a decadent and dreamy dessert.   It really is SO EASY to make this mint cheesecake recipe. The creamy cheesecake bars have an Oreo cookie crust, homemade whipped cream, and green sprinkles. Such a delicious dessert for St. Patrick's day or any day of the year!

*This content is sponsored by Dixie Crystals Sugar. All opinions and ideas expressed are entirely my own.

A white plate with a square of grasshopper cheesecake with chocolate swirls and topped with whipped cream and sprinkles
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If you love making seasonal treats and desserts, you are going to love these chocolate mint bars. There is just something so fun and exciting about baking (and eating) holiday desserts. 

Different holidays in each month give you an excuse to bake and decorate something sweet and delicious for your sweet tooth. And it gives you an excuse to pull out a giant box of sprinkles to decorate with.

I love baking easy cheesecake bars in different flavors and colors.  One of my personal favorites are these chocolate cheesecake bars. Last week I had so much fun re-making these Rainbow Cheesecake Bars, that we decided to do a fun mint chocolate swirl for the next version.

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Rainbow Cheesecake Bars

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Tired of boring desserts?  Brighten up the dessert table with these easy Rainbow Cheesecake Bars. They have a swirl of bright tie dye colors on top making it the perfect dessert any time of year.  It is an easy cheesecake recipe to customize for any theme or holiday by changing the colors.

Two plates with rainbow cheesecake bars on them with a swirl of Cool Whip and sprinkles on top.

Spring has definitely arrived here in Florida.  Flowers are blooming, and the weather has been getting warmer during the day. I love going to stores and seeing all the pretty plants that you can plant in your own yards.

I have been trying to acquire a green thumb by planting more flowers and plants outside.  Over the years I have learned to avoid the inside plants because those tend to die way too quickly on my watch.

So far, only a few outdoor plants have decided to pass on living in my flower beds.  A few others were nibbled on by the deer, so I'm not taking credit for their deaths.

It's probably better if I stick to being a baker and making cheesecake bars instead of trying to be a gardener. These fun vanilla cheesecake recipe was inspired by all the flowers that I want to plant.

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Shamrock Shake Sugar Cookie Bars

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These soft mint Shamrock Shake Sugar Cookie Bars are a fun and easy treat for St. Patrick's Day. White frosting, green sugar, and a cherry make this sugar cookie bar recipe look like the popular McDonald's shamrock shake.

A square of Shamrock Shake Sugar Cookie Bars with white frosting, green sugar, and a maraschino cherry on a white doily with more bars behind it

Ok, so I realized that I just shared a sugar cookie bar with you recently. But this weekend I was scrolling through Facebook, and I saw a few different posts for shamrock shakes.

Want to know something?  I don't think I have ever had one before. Can you believe that?  Please tell me I am not the only one. I've been too busy making and drinking a Homemade Mint Latte instead.

And in 8 years of blogging I have never made any sort of shamrock dessert.  I'm definitely a fly by the seat of my pants kind of blogger.  

Usually on a whim, I get crazy ideas for food that I can't rest until I make. This was one of those moments!

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Cheesy Chicken Sliders Recipe

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Need a quick and easy meal or appetizer? Add these Cheesy Chicken Sliders to your menu and watch everyone devour the loaded chicken sliders when you place them on the table. These easy rolls come together quickly with a chicken and veggie mixture, Hawaiian rolls, and lots of gooey cheese.

A pan with Cheesy Chicken Sliders in it with a metal spatula lifting one out showing the gooey filling on the side

Now that our kids are older, we enjoy having them help us with dinner.  When they were younger, they would help by opening cans and pouring the ingredients into the pots.  

Now we have been having them plan and make dinner for us. It's not their favorite thing to do, but we want them to be prepared as they get closer to college age. Each week they give us their dinner idea, and we purchase the ingredients for their meal.  

They still have lots of questions on how to do things, but they are getting so much better at reading a recipe and figuring out how to put it together in the right order.

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