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Spiced Cherry Cheesecake Bars

October 6, 2019 By Laura 2 Comments

Spiced Cherry Cheesecake Bars

Spiced Cherry Cheesecake Bars are perfect for sour cherries frozen in the spring, when they are picked, and then turned into a fall treat with cloves and cinnamon. Affiliate links have been used to link to items I am discussing below. Well the computer is still having problems so if I disappear that is why,… 

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Chocolate Chip Cookie Cheesecake Bars: #CreativeCookieExchange

January 23, 2018 By Laura 2 Comments

Chocolate Chip Cookie Cheesecake Bars

Chocolate Chip Cookie Cheesecake Bars are decadent treats, perfect for special occasions, but actually quite easy and fast to make. Keep reading to see what other chocolatey treats the Creative Cookie Exchange has for us this month. When I picked Chocolate as the theme for this month’s Creative Cookie Exchange, I was thinking of Valentine’s… 

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Rhubarb Dream Bars… Trifle: #CreativeCookieExchange

May 17, 2016 By Laura 13 Comments

Rhubarb Dream Bars--delicious but difficult to slice, so better served as a trifle!

These Rhubarb Dream Bars made an amazing trifle, with a crispy meringue top, a delicious custard filling, with a lemony shortbread crust, and layered with whipped cream. Keep reading to see what other seasonal spring treats the Creative Cookie Exchange came up with this month! Affiliate links have been used to link to items I am discussing. This… 

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Lime Coconut Bars with Macadamia Nuts: #CreativeCookieExchange

February 16, 2016 By Laura 13 Comments

Lime Coconut Bars with Macadamia Nuts and White Chocolate Chunks

Lime Coconut Bars with Macadamia Nuts and White Chocolate Chunks are the perfect fudgy-chewy treat to take you away to the tropics! This month Creative Cookie Exchange has you covered with loads of tropically inspired cookies! I want to wax poetic about these bars, but am lacking the energy. We are in Columbus, both for… 

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Caramel Swirled Cheesecake Bars: #CreativeCookieExchange

September 22, 2015 By Laura 13 Comments

Caramel Swirled Cheesecake Bars--unbelievable easy and so delicious! Completely from scratch!

Caramel Swirled Cheesecake Bars are deceptively simple and absolutely delicious. And they are easy to make from scratch with a homemade caramel sauce. Creative Cookie Exchange this month is all about layered bars, so keep reading to check out all the fabulous layers! Affiliate links have been used in this post to link to items… 

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Chocolate Caramel Shortbread Bars: #CreativeCookieExchange

May 19, 2015 By Laura 19 Comments

These Chocolate Caramel Shortbread Bars are an indulgent, decadent treat, perfect for this month’s Creative Cookie Exchange theme of Caramel. Keep reading to check out all of the wonderful caramel cookies we have this month! Affiliate links have been used in this post to link to items I am discussing. Guys I am just a… 

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Flourless Fudgy Brownies

April 2, 2015 By Laura 10 Comments

Flourless Fudgy Brownies with pistachios and macadamia nuts are a gluten free, rich and delicious snack or dessert. Affiliate links have been used in this post to link to items I am discussing.  I told some friends of mine there are 7 stages to any major (and the impending trip to Italy is definitely major)… 

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Carmelitas Redux

March 23, 2015 By Laura 12 Comments

Carmelitas: Bar cookies made of Oats, hazelnuts, chocolate, dulce de leche and everything that is happy!

Crispy, chewy, gooey, heavenly Hazelnut Carmelitas are some of the best bar cookies made in my kitchen.  I would have shamelessly taken any excuse to make these cookies again, so when I decided to start beautifying breathing new life into some old dishes, my Hole of Shame Hazelnut Carmelitas were at the top of the… 

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S’Mores Bars with M&Ms and Graham Cereal

April 12, 2014 By Laura 13 Comments

S'Mores M&M Bars made with Graham Cereal

S’Mores Bars with M&Ms and Graham Cereal are a fun and easy way to create the delicious flavors of s’mores in a bar cookie. Affiliate links have been used to link to items I am discussing. Guys! Easter is coming SO LATE this year. And our spring break is always at Easter, which means our… 

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Hi! I’m Laura and I am a recovering history major who has re-channeled all of my passion for learning about the history of different countries to learning about their food culture. That doesn’t mean every dish on here is strictly authentic, but it does mean that even my adaptations are not undertaken lightly. My goal is to show you–by doing–that these dishes are possible in your kitchen. Including desserts because I have quite the sweet tooth! Read More…

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