Old Fashioned Pound Cake – Reader Recipe

Who doesn’t love a good piece of cake? I have so many recipe books for cakes (my favorite right now is Martha Stewarts Cakes) and thankfully I have daughters who love to bake almost as much as I do. If someone in this house isn’t making cookies then...

Classic Cheesecake – Sweet Reader Recipe

One of my favorite desserts to make is cheesecake. Once upon a time I thought I hated all things cheesecake – can you  imagine? It’s now one of my favorite sweet treats. A special shoutout to Cathy Continuo (a member of my FB reading group and...

Caramel Snickerdoodle Blondie Bars

  Caramel Snickerdoodle Blondie Bars Author: adapted from Taste of Home Prep time: 30 mins Cook time: 25 mins Total time: 55 mins Serves: 4 dozen Ingredients 1 cup butter, softened 2 cups brown sugar, packed 2 large eggs 2 tsp vanilla extract 2-1/2 cups...

Cake Batter Fudge (reader recipe)

This recipe was submitted by reader Shawna Griffith (adapted from Baked from a Box blog).  This fun, and easy, recipe is delicious and a definite crowd-pleaser!   Cake Batter Fudge (reader recipe) Author: Shawna Griffith (adapted from Baked from a Box blog)...

Classic Shortbread

I love the holidays! But I especially love the baking 😉  If you’re part of my Secret Society on FB, we’re hosting 12 days of Cookies.  Each day we put a call-out for classic Christmas Cookie recipe’s!  Today was day 1 (December 2, 2015) and...

Gingery Pumpkin Scones – a perfect Fall treat

  Gingery Pumpkin Scones Author: adapted from Taste of Home Serves: 8 Ingredients 2 Cups all-purpose flour 7 Tbsp plus 1 tsp sugar, divided 2 tsp baking powder 1 tsp ground cinnamon 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp ground ginger 1/4 tsp baking soda 5 Tbsp cold butter, divided 1...