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Date Squares

Also known as matrimonial squares.
Which, in my case, is true. Except it was my Grandma Marion that my husband would have proposed to instead, but he had to settle for me.
As long as I learned how to make these, if course.
And I said sure, no problem, but he had to agree that:
1) I don’t have [...]

 

My Butter Tarts. They’re Even Famous.

Alright, the cat’s going to be let out of the bag, the chicken’s gonna flew the coop and all that jazz. Yes, I know that was horrible grammar, and the grammar police are coming as we speak. But not before I share my famous butter tart recipe, the one that is from my Grandma Marion’s [...]

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Minty Ritz Delights

These are a magical mystery goodie. God Bless Kraft for coming up with these, who in their right mind would cover a Ritz cracker with mint chocolate?
The test kitchen people at Kraft, that’s who. And that’s why my future does not include being in a test kitchen,  I am just not bold enough. I am [...]

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Easy Chocolate Truffles

Truffles mean that God is a woman. I’m just going to put that out there and leave it at that.
These are the easiest truffles that you can find to make, and that is saying something. Good truffles take some patience and time and a little artistry once in a while, and these require that as [...]

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Seven Layer Bars

Thanks to my cookbook give away the other week, I discovered in the comments another kind of bar/dainty that I would like to try. And as per usual, I put my own twist on it, which is very easy to do with 7 layer bars, you can invent the layers as you go and to [...]

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The Best Brownies AKA Chocolate Chewy Wonders

Ever since I made delicious, chewy brownies and promptly lost the recipe for them, I have been searching for a recipe that creates the same chewy-riffic, chocolate bliss that I once experienced. In the searching I learned a few things, how not to mix the hell outta them when you put in the flour, and [...]

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Lemon Bars

What the? How the? I am confused. How on earth did these end up being the tastiest squares that I have made in forever??? I only made them because a) I love lemon, b) I had all the ingredients  and c) they were fairly easy.
They are amazing. The shortbread base melts in your mouth with [...]

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Butter Tart Bars

Butter Tart bars are almost as easy as my homemade butter tarts. Almost. You do have to make a crust for these, but it is incredibly simple to whip up. These come from the 150 Delicious Squares Book, of which I have two copies to give away this week! Right in time for holiday baking. [...]

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