Upscale Magic Bars

Today we have a guest recipe from our friend Carrie of A Mother’s Shadow.  Today Carrie is sharing her Upscale Magic Bars with us. I can tell just by looking at them that they are very sweet and right up my alley! And hey, anything with the word magic in the name is bound to be delicious!  Please go over and check out all the great recipes on Carrie’s blog!

Magic Bars

 

My Grandma Shirley gave me a recipe years ago for “Hello Dolly” cookie bars.

I decided to tweak it and make it a bit upscale for a delightful treat.

Toasting the nuts and the coconut brings out a wonderful flavor that changes these bars from good to fabulous!

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Friday Favorites – Week 193 – Cookies & Sweets

friday favorites

 Hi everyone! Welcome to Friday Favorites!  It’s so great to see what everyone is making and baking for the holidays, and I know it will only get better from here.  This week I’m featuring a few sweet treats that I know you will love!

And if you’re looking for more recipes, please check out my blog throughout the holidays, as I’ll have a great group of guest bloggers sharing their holiday treats with us!

And I’ll also have several fun review & giveaway promotions.  This week I launched one of our big giveaways.  You have a chance to win a collection of 9 books (perfect gift for the cook or crafter in your life) and then we also have a sweepstakes from Nature’s Sleep which includes a very sweet prize! Go enter! [Read more…]

Summertime Recipes and Tips from Whisked Foodie

As you know, I’m always looking for new recipes and new recipe blogs and websites to explore!  I recently found Whisked Foodie.  It has a number of recipes that are just perfect for summer from salad recipes to dessert recipes. Today I’m sharing just a few summertime highlights from their site.

Lately I’ve been perusing the internet for homemade popsicles.  At their site I found a really great tutorial that will help you make any kind of popsicles you like.

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