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Chocolate Mint Pudding Cookies

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Add these festive Chocolate Mint Pudding Cookies to your holiday cookie trays this month and watch them disappear.  Soft cookies loaded with candies and sprinkles are always a fun treat to share.

3 Chocolate Mint Pudding Cookies on a white plate covered in green, red, and white sprinkles.

Have you started collecting the cookie recipes that you want to make this month for parties and events?  Each year at the beginning of December, I start to compile "the list".

This is a list of cookies, candies, and treats that I want our family to make for the holidays.  Usually we try to make about ten different things because we like to package them up and give them to friends, and our family bring them to parties.

Usually this list consists of recipes that we have made for years,  but each year I also choose one or two new recipes to add to the top ten holiday treats of the month.

Right now these Christmas Blondies and these Chocolate Chip Cherry Cookies have jumped to the top of the must make holiday baking list.  

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Tiramisu Cookie Cups

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A creamy coffee filling and a chocolate covered coffee bean makes these Tiramisu Cookie Cups a fun treat to share with coffee lovers.

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

Tiramisu Cookie Cups - these little sugar cookie cups are filled with a creamy coffee filling. Great recipe to make when you are craving tiramisu. #cookiecups #tiramisu #coffee #cookies #espressowhippedcream
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Most mornings you will find my husband and I sitting on our back porch with our cups of coffee while we do some reading.  Of course, before actually drinking my coffee I have to take a picture and share it on my Instagram stories.

I don't know why I started doing that, but my husband just shakes his head every time he sees me taking my coffee shot.

He is actually shaking his head at all the cream I use in my coffee not the picture. He says coffee is meant to be enjoyed black, but I do not agree with him.

The only time he wants his coffee to have some cream and sugar in it is when he eats tiramisu.  It is one of his all time favorite desserts.

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Best Peanut Butter Cup Cookies

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We have the perfect treat for your! Our Peanut Butter Cup Cookies are a combination of homemade peanut butter cookies and Reese's peanut butter cups. They are so good that they will be gone in minutes. You don't want to miss out on these treats.

Looking for more Reese's treats? You will love this mini peanut butter cheesecake and these Reese's rice krispie treats. 

A white plate with five peanut butter cup cookies topped with holiday sprinkles on it.
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Reese's Cookies

This fun little cookie cup is one that we make every single Christmas.  It's just a basic peanut butter blossom cookie turned into a cute little cookie cup.  

I love that these ones have a peanut butter cup candy in the center.  These Reese's cookies and our chocolate blossom cookies are probably two of my top 5 cookies. They never last very long when we make them. 

So, I better plan on making a few different batches of these peanut butter Christmas cookies for the holidays. I also want to make these white chocolate peanut butter balls and stack them into little snowmen. It's going to be all about the peanut butter treats on Christmas Day.

Why You'll Love This Recipe

These cookies are a delicious combination of two classic treats. They are perfect for any occasion, although they are so good you may want to keep them all to yourself.

You can enjoy these sweet treats anytime or anywhere because they travel well and stay fresh at room temperature for a while. So, whether it's lunchtime or midnight, these peanut butter cup cookies will satisfy your craving whenever it strikes.

This is also a great cookie to ship or mail to loved ones around the world. They package easily, hold their shape, and taste great when they get there.

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Mini Chocolate Pumpkin Cheesecakes

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These mini Chocolate Pumpkin Cheesecakes are a fun and delicious dessert for Thanksgiving dinner parties.  A chocolate cookie crust and two layers of cheesecake taste so good together.

Chocolate Pumpkin Cheesecakes - mini cheesecake cupcakes layered with an Oreo cookie crust, chocolate cheesecake, and pumpkin cheesecake. Easy recipe to make for Thanksgiving! #cheesecake #chocolate #pumpkin #thanksgiving #cheesecakecupcakes

As we head into one of the busiest seasons of the year, I want to stop and to be thankful for all the things that God has allowed in our lives.  Sometimes it is easy to only see the negative things around us.  It's easy to loose sight of all the good that we actually have.

I want to remember to be content with everything in my life.  I want to be thankful for the good AND the bad.

Does that mean I am full of joy and a delight to be around all the time?  No way.  I have my bad moments/days/weeks too. It's a daily choice to be joyful in the things God allows me to walk through.

I want to remember to enjoy life just how it is.  It is ok to slow down and relax even when life gets busy.  It is ok to celebrate the little things that happen day to day.

Yes, even those terrible, no good, rotten days.  Celebrate that you made it through in one piece.  Celebrate that you handled it with grace and patience. Celebrate that everyone is still alive.

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Peanut Butter Balls

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These easy Peanut Butter Balls are so simple to make! Get creative and dip them in white chocolate or dark chocolate for an awesome treat. This tasty chocolate peanut butter dessert always disappears ASAP at holiday parties - trust me on this.

Looking for more chocolate and peanut butter treats? Try these peanut butter cup cookies and these peanut butter truffle brownies.

A white bowl surrounded by silver tinsel filled with white and dark chocolate coated peanut butter balls.
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Chocolate and peanut butter is a classic combination, and I love creating chocolate and peanut butter desserts. These easy peanut butter balls are one of the treats I have been making for our kids for years. I have even turned them into cute Reese's Christmas trees for the holidays.

In fact, it is now a family tradition to make a fun variation for every holiday during the year. Everyone loves these sweet and fluffy Reese's treats.

Why Make Reese's Balls

This peanut butter balls recipe is so easy to make, and they taste great dipped in white chocolate or dark chocolate. We love adding sprinkles to make them fun and festive for parties.

The no bake dessert is the perfect thing to add to your holiday cookie trays. In fact, I recommend making a double batch because you (and everyone else) won't be able to eat just one!

These fun little chocolate covered treats are not just for the holidays. You can make them in any shape or color using candy molds or cookie cutters and different colored chocolate.

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Salted Caramel Mocha Bundt Cake

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This Salted Caramel Mocha Bundt Cake is the best chocolate cake you will ever make.  Salted caramel and white chocolate drizzles give this moist chocolate bundt cake a fancy and delicious flair.

A white plate with a slice of mocha bundt cake topped with white chocolate, caramel, and sea salt.

Chocolate Bundt Cake

I like to start my mornings with a big pot of coffee.  It can be 90 degrees and humid outside, and I will still brew hot coffee.  My brain just doesn't function without that caffeine jolt first thing in the morning. Plus, the leftover coffee is perfect for making ice cubes for lattes or for using in baked goods.  

Did you know you can use cooled coffee in place of the liquids in cakes and frosting to give it a delicious flavor? You cannot taste the coffee flavor in chocolate recipes. It just deepens and enhances the chocolate flavor.  Anything that makes chocolate even better gets an A+ from me.

One of my all time favorite coffee drink is this homemade Salted Caramel Mocha, so I wanted to make a chocolate cake with my leftover coffee from the day.  

This chocolate bundt cake is for the serious chocolate lover.  The box of chocolate pudding and mini chocolate chips added to the cake batter makes it so moist, decadent, and delicious.

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Pecan Cheesecake Pie

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This Pecan Cheesecake Pie is the mashup you need in your life. The pecan pie you remember growing up with matches perfectly with the cheesecake you love. Once you make it, pecan cheesecake will ALWAYS be at the top of your "go to" recipe list.

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Pecan Cheesecake

Do you like cheesecake?  What about pecan pie? If so, I have a pecan pie cheesecake recipe that you need to make ASAP!!!

A few years ago I asked on Facebook what kind of pies people eat for the holidays. I thought for sure an apple pie or pumpkin pie would win the battle.  The response was pretty split between those two pies.

But it also turns out that a lot of people actually prefer pecan pie. I don't know why that surprised me because I happen to love a rich gooey pecan pie too.

Since I had actually never made one, it went on our to do list for the week.  But I didn't want to make a classic pecan pie, so we came up with a fun BruCrew twist for it.

Since we love adding cheesecake to the desserts we make, so we added a creamy vanilla cheesecake layer to the easy pecan pie recipe. Turns out that a pecan pie cheesecake was our best idea of the week!

This pecan cheesecake pie is a delicious recipe that you will enjoy making all year long.

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Pumpkin Cookies and Cream Fudge

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This Pumpkin Cookies and Cream Fudge needs a place on your dessert table this fall.  Soft, pumpkin fudge with chocolate cookie chunks...yes, please.

Pumpkin Cookies and Cream Fudge - this easy pumpkin fudge is filled with chocolate cookie chunks. Try this easy recipe for a fun treat for Thanksgiving. #fudge #nobake #pumpkin #cookiesandcream #thanksgiving

I have jumped back on the fudge making train.  For a little while I was trying to make a new flavor every month, but I slacked off lately.

Recently I got the fudge making urge again, and now I can't stop thinking of fun flavors to create.

I think fudge all year round sounds so much better than fudge at the holidays.  Any time we visit craft fairs, markets, or theme parks I have to check out their fudge booths.

You never know what fun flavors you might find there. This Turtle Cheesecake Fudge was inspired from one of the fairs we visited one year....

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Cheesy Hashbrown Casserole

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This Cheesy Hashbrown Casserole is the easiest, cheesiest, homemade dish you can make without having to open a can of condensed soup.  It is the perfect comfort dish for holidays, breakfast brunches, or potluck dinners.

A white casserole dish filled with cheesy hashbrown casserole with a spoon lifting some of the potatoes out.

This easy hash brown casserole is a tried and true meal.  I think everyone has a version of this side dish in their house.  I remember having them at church dinners where everyone called them funeral potatoes. Quite the name for this cheesy casserole, huh?

This easy side dish is a staple in most homes. It is a true favorite for holidays, dinners, or potlucks because it is pure comfort food for sure.

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Traditional Pumpkin Pie

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This Traditional Pumpkin Pie is easy to make and is so sweet and delicious. The creamy homemade filling will make this classic pie a hit at your Thanksgiving dinner.

Looking for more easy pumpkin desserts? Try our pumpkin chocolate chip cookies and this pumpkin dump cake.

A slice of traditional pumpkin pie with whipped cream and pie crust cookies on a black plate
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I absolutely love pumpkin pie.  Like absolutely adore it and can't wait to dive into a slice of pie first thing on Thanksgiving day.  The answer is yes, yes I do start with dessert.

A flakey crust filled with a creamy spiced pumpkin filling and topped with a giant dollop of Homemade Whipped Cream and fun little pie crust cookies are what dreams are made of.

Now I realize not everyone agrees with me here.  There is the age old debate of which pie is actually best.  If you are more of an apple pie fan, I suggest you make this Apple Crisp Pie instead.  I'll gladly take your slice of pumpkin pie.

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