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I just got back home from a 3 day family vacation at Great Wolf Lodge and all of the sudden it’s December! How did that happen? Our house is almost finished being decked for the holidays, which means it’s officially time to start baking holiday cookies for neighbors and friends! What are your favorite Christmas cookies to include (or receive!) on cookie plates? Here are some of my must-bake holiday cookies. Read on to see the host favorites from YOUR recent submissions!
Welcome to Delicious Dishes Recipe Party! In case you’re new to the party, here’s what you need to know:
Delicious Dishes is a weekly link party where bloggers can share their most delicious recipes while checking out the amazing recipes that other bloggers are sharing.
Each link you share here will be seen on each of the hostess’ blogs listed below >>
Food Fun Family – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest
She Saved – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest
Walking on Sunshine Recipes – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest
This Mama Loves – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest
Clever Housewife – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest
Bunny’s Warm Oven –Blog / Facebook / Pinterest
Each week we will be featuring our favorite recipes from the week before and pinning them to our Delicious Dishes Pinterest board.
We hope you’ll have fun with our party…we know we will!
#1: 31 Christmas Cookie Recipes from Mommy Hates Cooking
#2: Easy German Chocolate Cheesecake Bars from Mama of Many Blessings
#3: Leftover Chicken Recipes from The Kittchen
These are the recipes that the hosts loved the most…
I loved Candy Cane Cookies from Home Cooking Memories
Lois loved Easy Icebox Shortbread Cookies from Hello Creative Family
Brett loved Grinch Snowball Cookies from Cooking with Curls
Keri Lyn loved Double Dipped Chocolate Shortbread Cookies from The Monday Box
Emily loved Cherry Thumbprint Cookies from Cincy Shopper
Mary loved Cherry Kiss Cookies from Platter Talk
Follow us along on our Pinterest board. We pin a ton of recipes that are shared to our linky party each week. So get your recipes ready. We can’t wait to see what’s cooking in your kitchen this week.
Now let’s get this party started!
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]]>Happy April! The weather is finally starting to become more mild, the birds have migrated back to the area, and now our mornings are filled with chirps (I love that!), and I just sneezed three times while typing out that sentence. Yes, it’s SPRING.
I’m on a bit of a candy high after Easter this past weekend, so it’s not like I NEED any more treats….but we’re not talking about need here. Actually, my favorite recipe shared this week is PERFECT for the week after Easter because it uses one of my FAVORITE candies of all time – Cadbury Mini Eggs! Not that I usually have any of them left over…
Welcome to Delicious Dishes Recipe Party! In case you’re new to the party, here’s what you need to know:
Delicious Dishes is a weekly link party where bloggers can share their most delicious recipes while checking out the amazing recipes that other bloggers are sharing.
Each link you share here will be seen on each of the hostess’ blogs listed below >>
Food Fun Family – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest
She Saved – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest
Walking on Sunshine Recipes – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest
5 Minutes for Mom – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest
This Mama Loves – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest
Clever Housewife – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest
Bunny’s Warm Oven –Blog / Facebook / Pinterest
Each week we will be featuring our favorite recipes from the week before and pinning them to our Delicious Dishes Pinterest board.
We hope you’ll have fun with our party…we know we will!
#1: The Best Mashed Potatoes from Cincy Shopper
#2: Creamy Cheesy Broccoli Soup from Teaspoon of Goodness
#3: Raspberry Mascarpone French Toast Casserole from That Skinny Chick Can Bake
These are the recipes that the hosts loved the most…
I loved Deep Dish Chocolate Chip Cookie with Mini Eggs from Sparkle Living Blog
Lois loved Flourless S’mores Peanut Butter Cookies from The Monday Box
Brett loved Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies from That Skinny Chick Can Bake
Susan loved No Bake Peanut Butter Patty Bars from Home Made Lovely
Keri Lyn loved Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies from Saving You Dinero
Emily loved Apple Cobbler Cookies from A Mom’s Take
Mary loved 3 Ingredient Toasted Coconut Cookies from Simple Sweet Recipes
Follow us along on our Pinterest board. We pin a ton of recipes that are shared to our linky party each week. So get your recipes ready. We can’t wait to see what’s cooking in your kitchen this week.
Now let’s get this party started!
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]]>By the time this blog post is published, I’ll be on my way to my vacation! A real, honest to goodness vacation.
It’s been WAY too long since I’ve been able to say that.
This weekend, the kids and I decorated the house for Christmas. The tree went up, and the decorations that we’ve gathered and made throughout the years were scattered all over our family room. My husband said that our front room looked like a Christmas boutique, and that we could just invite people in to “shop” for Christmas toys, books, and knick knacks. lol
Once I get home, the REAL Christmas prep begins….baking cookies! I have a few favorites that I make every year, but after going through the cookie submissions that you guys have left on our recent linky parties, I’m seriously dying to add a few new cookies!
Welcome to Delicious Dishes Recipe Party! In case you’re new to the party, here’s what you need to know:
Delicious Dishes is a weekly link party where bloggers can share their most delicious recipes while checking out the amazing recipes that other bloggers are sharing.
Each link you share here will be seen on each of the hostess’ blogs listed below >>
Food Fun Family – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest
She Saved – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest
Walking on Sunshine Recipes – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest
5 Minutes for Mom – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest
This Mama Loves – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest
Clever Housewife – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest
Bunny’s Warm Oven –Blog / Facebook / Pinterest
Cooking in Stilettos – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest
Each week we will be featuring our favorite recipes from the week before and pinning them to our Delicious Dishes Pinterest board.
We hope you’ll have fun with our party…we know we will!
#1: The Best Thanksgiving Stuffing Recipe from Cooking in Stilettos
#2: Hearty Soup and Stew Recipes from Tuxedo Cats and Coffee
#3: Waldorf Salad from Cincy Shopper
These are the recipes that the hosts loved the most…
Lois loved Easy Icebox Shortbread Cookies from Hello Creative Family
Brett loved Apple Pie Cookies from Shibley Smiles
Susan loved Pumpkin Cheesecake Snickerdoodles from Cookie Dough and Oven Mitt
Aly loved Candy Cane Oreo Cookie Balls from Simply Designing
Keri Lyn loved Red Velvet White Chocolate Chip Cookies from Kleinworth and Co.
Emily loved Family Favorite Christmas Cookies King’s Cringles from 1915 House
Mary loved Buckeye Thumbprint Cookies from Cookie Dough and Oven Mitt
Follow us along on our Pinterest board. We pin a ton of recipes that are shared to our linky party each week. So get your recipes ready. We can’t wait to see what’s cooking in your kitchen this week.
Now let’s get this party started!
© 2017, Food Fun Family. All rights reserved.
]]>I’m excited to welcome Claire from SumoChef for this guest post recipe today. Don’t these brownies look amazing??
For someone who loves baking, I make sure that I whip up unique and straightforward recipes for anyone to enjoy. It’s fun trying to mix everything together and create the perfect outcome, with just about everyone enjoying it. One of the things I have always wanted to put together is cream cheese and chocolate! I do love myself a chocolate cheesecake, but I decided to do something different and create a sweet cream cheese icing to be topped on a moist and chocolatey brownie. And that is how the Brownie Cream Cheese recipe came to be!
Delicious and loved by everyone, it’s not only a delight to eat, but very easy to make. So read on as I show you how to create this yummy brownie!
This Brownie Cream Cheese recipe has the moist and decadent brownies topped with wonderfully tart and sweet cream cheese icing. A straightforward and indulgent dessert just about anyone will enjoy!

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Wondering what you can do to make this Brownie Cream Cheese recipe even better? Check these pro tips out!
If you’re looking for the perfect dessert you and your family will love, then I would have to recommend the Brownie Creamcheese! With the slightly bitter chocolate flavors mixed with the tart icing and a whole lot of sweetness, you have everything loaded in one bite. And no, you won’t be able to stay away!
I hope that this Brownie Cream Cheese recipe helped you find an idea and let you learn a whole new recipe you can make with your family to serve for everyone today. Don’t wait any longer and try it out!
If you’ve got any questions or want to share more tips on making this Brownie Cream cheese recipe, then comment down below. I would love to hear what you have to think.
Claire is the founder of SumoChef, and her passion is cooking. Her unique approach to cooking is the result of her varied experience and travel abroad. She believes that food is what actually unites people and the dining table is where we set aside our differences. SumoChef is where she finds expression to her passion and she hope be able to contribute to your cooking experience through this. Be sure to follow her on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
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]]>I don’t recall if we tried the Snickers on top of the cookies to start out, or if we tried them stuffed inside the cookie dough from the beginning. Either way, the Snickers-stuffed peanut butter cookies quickly became MY favorite variety, and we’ve been making them ever since.
We don’t make Snickers-stuffed cookies that often, but they always make an appearance during the holiday season. And when we make them, I can’t stay away from them!
It’s funny how baking two delicious things together like this makes the finished result taste better than either of the things on their own. Trust me. These cookies are to die for!
This recipe is based on my husband’s famous peanut butter blossoms recipe – it really IS the BEST! The only difference is that we wrap the dough around Snickers minis before baking.
One little tip: you really don’t need more than a small spoonful of dough – just enough to cover the snickers. When you place the dough “balls” on the cookie sheet, keep them as balls. Don’t flatten or spread them out.
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Another tip that I highly recommend…Be sure to grab a couple while they’re warm! There is nothing like a warm peanut butter cookie with melty chocolate and caramel on the inside! I’ve also used Milky Way and 3 Musketeers, which both work just fine, but the Snickers result in the best cookies, in my opinion.
Have you ever tried stuffing a treat inside cookie dough before baking? We have had fantastic results. Check out the other “stuffed” cookies that we’ve made in the past:
And be sure to grab the recipe for the original peanut butter blossoms cookies, too!
© 2016, Food Fun Family. All rights reserved.
]]>Hey guys! Thanksgiving has come and gone (and WOW was the food good!) and now our focus is fixed on the holidays ahead. I am so excited for Christmas….and if I’m honest with myself, the annual cookie plate that we make for neighbors is one of the things I look forward to the most about the holidays.
This week, my fellow Delicious Dishes hostesses and I decided that it would be fun to gather some cookie recipes from last week’s link up that would make the perfect cookie plate. Here’s one of our favorite cookies that we make each year (but believe me, we don’t limit this cookie to December! It’s too good to eat only once a year!).
And now it’s time to see the delicious cookies that YOU guys shared with us!
Welcome to Delicious Dishes Recipe Party! In case you’re new to the party, here’s what you need to know:
Delicious Dishes is a weekly link party where bloggers can share their most delicious recipes while checking out the amazing recipes that other bloggers are sharing.
Each link you share here will be seen on each of the hostess’ blogs listed below >>
Food Fun Family – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest
She Saved – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest
Walking on Sunshine Recipes – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest
5 Minutes for Mom – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest
This Mama Loves – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest
Clever Housewife – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest
Bunny’s Warm Oven –Blog / Facebook / Pinterest
Cooking in Stilettos – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest
Each week we will be featuring our favorite recipes from the week before and pinning them to our Delicious Dishes Pinterest board.
We hope you’ll have fun with our party…we know we will!
#1: Homemade Salted Caramels from Moms Need to Know
#2: What’s for Dinner Next Week from Miz Helen’s Country Cottage
#3: Cinnamon Sugar Popcorn from Cravings of a Lunatic
These are the recipes that the hosts loved the most…
Lois loved Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Truffles from More than a Mom of Three
Brett loved Hot Fudge Homemade Cookies from Teaspoon of Goodness
Susan loved Cranberry Pecan White Chocolate Chunk Cookies from The Everyday Home Blog
Aly loved Easy Ice Box Shortbread Cookies from Hello Creative Family
Keri Lyn loved Russian Tea Cakes from Lexi Bites
Emily loved Layered Chocolate Peppermint Cookies from Simple Sweet Recipes
Mary loved Perfectly Soft & Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies from Clever Housewife
Follow us along on our NEW Pinterest board. We pin all your amazing recipes!
Now let’s get this party started!
© 2016, Food Fun Family. All rights reserved.
]]>Early in our marriage (20 years ago or so), my husband and I found an enormous cookbook all about baking (in other words, it was full of cookies and cakes and breads and pies. Yum!). He started making Peanut Butter Blossoms (sometimes called Black-Eyed Susans or Peanut Butter Kiss Cookies) so long ago that I can’t remember a time when these weren’t his famous cookies.
I guess 20+ years IS a long time to be making the same recipe.
These cookies are my hubby’s signature treat, and everybody loves them. They really are the BEST peanut butter blossoms I’ve ever had! There’s something about the small cookie topped with a Hershey’s Kiss that is totally, completely addicting. I can never eat just one!
(Even though it would probably be better for me if I DID eat just one…)
Click below for the recipe PLUS 3 tips that take a basic cookie recipe to the next level. Seriously!
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]]>Oh, chocolate. I can’t get enough of you.
Lately, any time there’s some down time at home, my 10-year-old son BEGS me to make some cookies, but he always ONLY wants to make chocolate chip cookies.
Not that there’s anything wrong with chocolate chip cookies. They’re wonderful. Delicious. Chocolatey.
But there’s a whole other world of chocolate cookie goodness out there, and I’m dying for him to discover the beauty of trying something NEW.
I think I may have convinced him that there are other cookie options that are worth his attention after my friend shared this recipe with us.
The thing I love about these cookies is
1) they are so stinking easy. Like, they couldn’t be easier.
And 2) they are pretty much always soft and moist and delicious.
And they’re SO CHOCOLATEY. And they’re covered in powdered sugar. Really, they’re a kid’s dream. And a mom who has worked all day and just wants some chocolate already’s dream. Phew! That was a mouth-full. Try saying that a few times with a soft and chewy cookie in your mouth.
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]]>Enjoy these pecan pie thumbprint cookies all year long or add them to your holiday traditions like I did this year!
I was baking my traditional Christmas cookies and candies this past week and I couldn’t stop thinking about pecan pie cookies. I got totally, helplessly hooked on pecan pie this past year when I made chocolate pecan pie, which won pecan pie a place at every holiday gathering/party/meal from now on (heck, who needs a holiday as an excuse to make pecan pie?).
So I googled pecan pie cookies to see what I could find (because that’s what you do when you have a random craving for a new cookie you’ve made up in your mind, right?) and kept running into recipes that called for whipping cream in the filling, which just wasn’t going to cut it for me. I had my heart set on a filling that tasted like pecan pie, and pecan pie needs corn syrup (I know…it’s so bad but oh, so good!).
I finally found a recipe on All Recipes that called for corn syrup and no whipping cream and all ingredients I already had in my pantry (yay!) and started baking. I made a few changes to the recipe that I found – I made thumbprint cookies instead of the muffin tin cookies that the original recipe described and in doing so found that I needed to double the cookie dough to have the filling at cookie dough match up (I did have a little dough left over at the end, which I used to make some plain cookies for my son who doesn’t like nuts). I also added some cinnamon to the dough, which I think was a good call.
The end result? I think we may have found our newest cookie plate. I have eaten at least a dozen of these myself and I’ve already gotten some praises from the people we delivered our goodies to. These cookies are delicious, whether you’re a fan of pecan pie or not. Yum! I have been pleased to find that the cookies have stayed moist and chewy, even 2 days later.
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Enjoy!
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]]>There is something about traditional Butterscotch Haystacks that makes them a holiday favorite and therefore a staple in our home during the holidays. Can you get any better than delicious AND no-bake? They are on virtually every holiday platter – in the office, in a care package from grandma, and in our own baking and cookie-making. They are addicting – and great as they are – but I really wanted to take them over the top and give them a unique twist this season.
What I came up with was these Salted Maple Cashew Haystacks – and let me tell you, they are yummy. The combination of sweet and salty with all that texture is just hard to resist and definitely deserves a spot on your dessert table or your cookie exchange plate this year.
These are so easy and quick to make, but they taste so good! Haystacks are a great treat to make if you don’t have a lot of time to spend in the kitchen but are craving a sweet holiday treat.
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Get creative with your haystacks, experiment with different nuts, stir in a little chocolate, marshmallows, and even different extracts to create a new flavor!
Check out the visual directions below:
Melt butterscotch chips and peanut butter:

Stir melted butterscotch chips and peanut butter in with chow mein noodles, cashews, oil, and maple extract:
Drop by large spoonfuls onto waxed paper:
Quickly sprinkle each mound with a little sea salt and allow to cool….if you can wait!
Don’t you just love combining sweet and salty? I know I do!
What treats do you like to include in your cookie plates during the holidays? I swear, I could spend all season making cookies and other treats (and eating them, too, of course!).
Love these salted maple cashew haystacks? You’ll love these treats from Food Fun Family, too:
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