Recipe 79: Peanut Butter Whoopie Pies

You might have thought that I’d be one-and-done like last year when I returned and only blogged once. Well, baby don’t believe what you hear. The grande dame still holds center court.

OK, maybe that was a Karen Huger quote, but it applies to this situation and the fact that I’ve been trying to catch up on the Real Housewives of Potomac which is amazing this season!

Anyway, remember when I jokingly asked someone to buy me the Martha Stewart Cookies book?

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Shoutout to my friend Matt who just bought his way into this blog post! #spon

We decided to make these:

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Recipe 78: Chocolate Chip Streusel Brownies

Now that I am like so totally annoyed that I have to search the actual internet for recipes, I decided to make something easy for my return to baking.

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Recipe 77: Dark Chocolate Heart Cutouts

Miss me? We’ll just pretend that 21 month gap didn’t exist. Let’s just call this season 4 of Nate Makes Cookies.

In today’s episode, Nate finds himself in his first house and beautiful new kitchen. Guest star: Brittany (sister).

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Recipe 70: Chocolate Chip Brownies

After last week’s disaster, I desperately needed something to go well. My reputation is on the line! I’ve had pretty good success with brownies, so I chose another.

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As you may remember from cream cheese and double-chocolate brownies, Martha cleverly placed 5 variations in the same section.  Continue reading

Recipe 60: Vanilla-Chocolate Wafers

Another log cookie. This one more complicated than the rest.

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Yin-yang inspired? I wasn’t hopeful of the results.  Continue reading

Recipe 58: Chocolate-Covered Marshmallow Cookies

I’ve been putting these off/I wasn’t going to do them because I don’t eat marshmallows. For those of you who don’t know me, I’m vegetarian, so I don’t eat gelatin. Surprise! They sell vegan marshmallows. We’re back in business.

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These are in the Kids Cookies section, so they’re easy, right? Let’s see.  Continue reading

Recipe 57: Salted Toffee-Chocolate Squares

Try not to hyperventilate. I say this because these caused some hysteria when I brought them to work.

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They went mad. Or is that me? I must admit I’m listening to Disney’s “it’s a small world” and it’s messing with my head. I love it. It’s 13 minutes long.  Continue reading

Recipe 53: Chocolate-and-Cream Sandwich Cookies

 

Thank you to all of you who worried about me in my absence. *crickets*

You guys…it’s been almost 3 weeks. I’m sorry. I’ll make it up to you today! These are fantastic.

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I just got back from a trip to Vegas this week and after a couple days of recovery, I was ready to bake!  Continue reading

Recipe 50: Double-Chocolate Brownies

This is brownie recipe number two from the app. I remember the cream cheese brownies being great, so I had high expectations.

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I already had the ingredients on hand (for once), so this was an easy choice.

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Recipe 47: Chocolate-Coconut Macaroon Cups

This might be one of my shortest blogs ever. These were that simple. I was attending a party and was asked to bring cookies. I made the very popular Coconut Cherry Oatmeal ones, but also made these for my gluten-free friends.

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Another use for the muffin tin? Sign me up!  Continue reading