Cookies & Bars

It’s October and nearly November, so that means…  PUMPKIN EVERYTHAANNGGG! ?  I’ve been slow to roll out pumpkin recipes this Fall — I’ve only posted TWO pumpkin recipes:  Pumpkin Swirl Brownies and Single-Serving Pumpkin Pie Baked Oatmeal — so I decided that needed to change.  I’ve never been a huge fan …

What’s got a chewy, cakey cookie crust and a soft, sweet, and figgy filling?  These Healthy Homemade Fig Bars of course, made with Truvia® Natural Sweetener — my favorite zero-calorie, natural sweetener (it’s made from the stevia leaf)! This easy Fig Bar recipe is 100% whole grain, gluten free, and vegan, …

Yours really has not had time to bake. However if I did? I ‘d whip up this damp and tender beauty of a cake. One of our family’s favorites- from the archives, back in our New England days. I am sharing it a tad early this year. Even if. Today …

If you love soft cookies you’ll love these chocolate chip cookie bars! These cookie bars made from a cake mix are dense, chewy and oh so delicious. Bake up a batch today and watch them disappear quickly! While I love baking cookies, sometimes I just don’t have the time. I …

These Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies from Delish.com are the finest fall dessert. Read More

These Healthy Chocolate Whoopie Pies are so soft, light, and fluffy — a hybrid between cake and cookie — you’d never ever know they’re sugar free, high protein, gluten free, and dairy free too! Apparently whoopie pies are a classic lunchbox staple but I never got A SINGLE ONE in …

This Chocolate Hazelnut Biscotti is firm, crunchy, and not tooth-achingly sweet — just like all biscotti should be.  The only difference between this recipe and the prepackaged biscotti you’ll find at the grocery store is that this one has seriously delicious flavor AND it’s good for you!  It’s rich from the hazelnuts and …

These Healthy Raspberry Thumbprint Cookies are so soft, chewy, and delicious (not to mention, easy to make!), you’d never know they’re refined sugar free, gluten free, dairy free, and vegan too! Thumbprint Cookies are just like regular cookies but with a teaspoon or so of fruit jam in the center, which …

When you combine chocolate and mint together, you have a killer combination like you see here in this layered fudge mint brownies recipe. Suddenly it is time for mint for St. Patrick’s Day, and not just any mint. Green mint, of course. Merissa Alink  is back today with an amazing …

A few years ago I visited my parents in July for a fun family cookout.  With so many different tastes in our family, my mom has always been one to make several desserts to give everyone options. Because to not have options for dessert and the main meal for that …