Snickers Apple Salad is a favorite recipe to bring to potlucks, BBQs, and family gatherings here in the Midwest. It’s loaded with tart apples, candy bars, and tossed in a creamy mixture of Cool Whip and pudding. You can’t go wrong! I still remember the first time someone showed up to a get-together at my
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Banana Oatmeal Cookies
These Banana Oatmeal Cookies are loaded with ripe bananas, oats, and chocolate chips for a soft cookie that tastes like my favorite banana bread! I’m going to get real honest with you here for a second… I don’t like bananas. I think they’re basically the worst fruit to exist, unless they’re baked into something like
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Ranger Cookies
These Ranger Cookies are loaded with all kinds of good for you things like whole wheat flour, rolled oats, and Wheaties cereal! Crispy on the edges and chewy in the centers, just the way we like them! I don’t know about y’all, but I think cookies are pretty darn yummy. My kids love them, my
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4th of July Cookies
These 4th of July Cookies start with my perfect cookie dough base and get a little festive with the addition of red, white, and blue candy! These soft, chewy, bakery-style cookies are ready from start to finish in about 20 minutes – no softening the butter or chilling the dough! Just bake and devour! Soft,
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Granola Bars
These HOMEMADE GRANOLA BARS are a total hit with my kids and I love that I know exactly what goes into them. They’re easy to whip up and they always disappear quick. Soft, chewy, and loaded with goodness. If you’ve been reading for any length of time, you know that my kiddos are homeschooled…well, my
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Perfect Homemade Brownies
Our Homemade Brownies are thick, rich, fudgy, and they taste just like they came from a bakery! No more box mixes, because these are seriously the best brownies from scratch you’ll ever try. In the past I’ve shared things like the fact that I’d never in my life eaten oatmeal (the horror!), I’ve blogged about
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Mini Chocolate Chip Pecan Cookies
Thick, chewy chocolate chip pecan cookies! Made mini for easy snacking, no need to chill the dough or wait for butter to soften, and they turn out with that perfect bakery-style cookie texture every time! Pecan Chocolate Chip Cookies – but make ’em mini so I can eat a handful. These chocolate chip pecan cookies
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Lemon Cookies
These glazed lemon cookies are perfect for spring with their bright citrus flavor! The soft cookies are simple to prepare and the lemon glaze on top is oh so good! I’m not usually a huge fan of citrus desserts. I’ll almost always reach for chocolate. Like, say some salted caramel brownies. Lately, though, I’ve been
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Easter Cookies
The easiest Easter cookies you could ever make – they start with my reader favorite chocolate chip cookie dough and get dressed up with colorful Easter candy! These bake up soft, chewy, and thick – and they’re ready in about 20 minutes! We love making EASY holiday desserts and they often start with my perfect
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Homemade Tomato Soup
Just 5 ingredients, this Homemade Tomato Soup is a must make! This tomato soup recipe actually tastes like tomatoes, not the inside of a can. It’s cozy, rich, and ridiculously easy — basically everything you want on a chilly night (+ a grilled cheese, obvi). If you’ve read my blog for long you probably know
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Turkey Chili
Our Turkey Chili is an easy way to cut back on the beef, using lean ground turkey and packing in all of the same savory flavors as traditional chili! Packed with protein and fiber, it’s a quick nutritious dinner and it always gets devoured in my house! Is there anything more satisfying than a bowl
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Red Velvet Cake Cookies
These Red Velvet Cake Cookies start with a boxed cake mix, making them super quick and easy to prepare! The soft dough makes for a delicious cookie. Perfect for Valentine’s Day but delicious any time of year. We love to bake cookies, especially when they start with a cake mix! Red Velvet Cake Cookies with
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Marshmallow Brownies (AKA Breakup Brownies)
These Marshmallow Brownies are topped off with marshmallow frosting and a crunchy cereal mix made with melted chocolate and peanut butter. Over the top indulgent for those days when you need a sweet treat! Rough day? Our marshmallow brownies are made with layers of fudgy brownies, creamy marshmallow frosting, and a crispy chocolate peanut butter
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White Chocolate Fudge with Pretzels
White chocolate fudge with pretzels mixed in! This is an easy microwave fudge that’s so simple to toss together! I’ve been a fudge fiend ever since I was little. It’s just so sweet and sugary and delicious. My grandma always made the best chocolate and peanut butter fudge at Christmas. I, on the other hand,
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Rolo Stuffed Cookie Cups
Thick, chewy cookie cups stuffed with gooey Rolo candies! It’s so fun to bite into one of these cookies and find melty caramel waiting inside! Do y’all know what a cookie cup is? It’s just a bunch of cookie dough baked inside a muffin tin! Easy, right? The reason I love cookie cups is because
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Eclair Cake
This easy no-bake Eclair Cake recipe has been a favorite of mine that I’ve made since I was in high school! Now I make it for my husband and kids! Made with graham crackers, pudding mix, and chocolate frosting for an easy treat. Looking for a nostalgic dessert that is always a crowd pleaser? Check
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Snack Bars
Snack Bars are the crunchy, chewy, sweet, and salty bars that are dangerously snackable. Best part? They’re no bake with just about 10 minutes of hands on time. The combo of marshmallow goo and peanut butter will keep you coming back for more! Sweet, Salty, No Bake Perfection I first made these snack bars back
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Pumpkin Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
Pumpkin Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting is a simple favorite that we have to make at least once every Fall. This simple, moist cake is a classic that turns out perfect every time and the cream cheese frosting tops it off perfectly! We love a simple pumpkin cake and this one bakes in a 9×13
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Bacon Ranch Cheese Ball
This Bacon Ranch Cheese Ball starts with a brick of cream cheese and then gets mixed with loads of crispy bacon, freshly shredded cheddar, and lots of ranch seasoning. Perfect on crackers, veggies, or chips! Here in the midwest, nothing says party like a cheese ball! You Bring The Friends, I’ll Bring The Cheese Ball.
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Crock Pot Ribs
Crock Pot Ribs are the best, most tender, flavorful ribs you’ll make! These are just about the easiest thing in the world and the meat just about falls off the bone! We love tender, saucy BBQ ribs in our house, and the crockpot is surprisingly my favorite way to make them! Yes – I’m being
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