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Chocolate Pecan Bars

Cookies, Dessert By Alana March 6, 2016 Tags: bars, chocolate, dessert, pecan, walnuts 2 Comments

I’ve always had a ridiculously strong sweet tooth. Ice cream and cookies are two food groups I am good at justifying eating daily. I can control it when I want to but for the most part I don’t want to… That has been the case lately as I have been giving into my sweet tooth more frequently. I like to think though that I am good at consuming sweets in moderation, daily, but in moderation… (Am I making any sense??)

So I felt the need to make some of these chocolate pecan bars to be a part of my daily sweet tooth cravings. Believe it or not I actually think these worked at curing my sweet tooth, for a few days of course, not permanently. They are so good and the perfect amount balance of sweet and salty.

Skillet Brownie w/ Salted Caramel Sauce

Dessert By Alana February 21, 2016 Tags: brownie, chocolate, salted caramel, skillet No Comments

I know that most of us out there are trying to be healthy. Especially with the recent start of the new year and springtime coming up. I’m right there with you guys if that’s where you are. However, I will gladly jump off the healthy train/ship and run as fast as I can to this brownie with salted caramel sauce. It is that good.

Brownies are not typically something I make a lot of. For some reason I am always more inclined to make cookies or other treats instead of brownies. I think that brownies tend to be all chocolate and not much other flavor. Don’t get me wrong, I love chocolate and have a hard time going a day without it, but I like a little more dimension with my chocolate. That’s why I was drawn to the idea of making a salted caramel sauce to go with my brownie.

Sugar Cookie Truffles

Dessert By Alana February 11, 2016 Tags: chocolate, cookies, sugar, truffles, Valentine's Day No Comments

I have been on quite the hiatus for the past two weeks. I have been M.IA. for a couple of reasons. First, I have been fighting a cold for what seems like forever and have not been up for doing much other than drinking tea. Secondly, I had my parents in town and have been playing hostess to them. We were lucky enough to go on a ski trip which also took me away for a little. Nonetheless I am back just in time for Valentine’s Day!

If there’s one thing I like about the Valentine’s Day is that it involves chocolate, and lots of it. So I knew I needed to make something chocolatey this week. I settled on making these sugar cookie truffles because of how delicious they sounded and how simple they were to make. While I have no problem making an extravagant dessert, there is something extra sweet about making treats that take no time at all.

Toffee w/ Chocolate & Sea Salt

Dessert By Alana December 12, 2015 Tags: almonds, chocolate, Christmas, holidays, sea salt, toffee 1 Comment

I’m off to another cookie swap today and needed to do some more baking. After going to a cookie swap last weekend I decided the best cookie to bring to a cookie swap might be no cookie at all. I think adding a little variety to mix is good to add in between all the cookies. Also I am a little cookied out right now and felt like making something else. The answer to all these problems is this toffee recipe!

I love to make treats during the holidays that are simple and pack well as gifts. Similar to the sweet and spicy pecans, this toffee recipe is a crowd favorite and makes a great hostess gift if you can make it out of the house before it’s all gone.

Chocolate Crinkle Cookies

Cookies, Dessert By Alana December 4, 2015 Tags: chocolate, cookies No Comments

I woke up this morning to discover that it’s National Cookie Day so I decided to make some cookies! Well I actually had already planned to make cookies yesterday but it was nice to know I would be making them on the day that’s meant to honor them. I’m suppose to be going to a cookie party/swap later tonight and needed to bake something to bring. As I’m typing this I’m starting to realize that this cookie party was probably purposely planned to be on National Cookie Day and am only now just putting two and two together… Better late than never I guess!

So I decided to bake a cookie recipe given to me by my mother that is always made around the holidays, chocolate crinkle cookies. Little balls of chocolate cookie dough heaven, rolled in powdered sugar, and then baked til they “crackle” on the outside. How could anyone say no to that?