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Sweets
Peanut Butter Cookie Sandwiches
Turning 40 didn't bother me. I jumped the gun and went through all the milestone's complicated emotions when I turned 39. By the time my 40th came ...
Naturally Colored Frosting
Is decorating sugar cookies a holiday tradition for you? If you'd like to use natural hues to tint your frosting instead of artificial dyes, ...
Dark Chocolate Mixed Nut Butter
I'm a sucker for chocolate nut butters and can't be trusted in the house alone with the store-bought kinds, which tend to be very sweet. So I make my ...
Lunchbox Oatmeal Bars
Like most kids, mine love a little sweet treat tucked into their lunchboxes. I don't include a dessert every day. But when I do, I love when it ...
Homemade Strawberry Fruit Leather
Skip the boxed fruit roll-ups and make your own with this recipe for Strawberry Fruit Leather that uses real fresh fruit and honey. My next door ...
Banana Oat Nut Bites
Recently, I was lucky enough to have a fabulous intern for a week. Megan Gutierrez, who is working toward her Master's degree in dietetics, helped me ...
Strawberry Rhubarb Tart
I spent my entire childhood afraid to eat rhubarb. My dad grew a big patch of it in the garden, and my mom made strawberry rhubarb jam. To me, it ...
Simple No Bake Cookie Balls
When you're hankering for something sweet--but don't feel like turning on the oven or spending a bunch of time in the kitchen--I've got four words for ...
Easy 4 Ingredient Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies
These easy 4 ingredient peanut butter oatmeal cookies are quick, hearty, and filling and made with simple pantry ingredients you probably have on hand ...
Homemade Hot Cocoa Mix
From-scratch cocoa trumps packets of Swiss Miss any day of the week. Mix up a batch of this (I often double it) and store in jars in your pantry so ...
Quinoa Cookies. Really.
I've already said my piece about healthwashing cookies. I think cookies should be cookies, no matter how "healthy" they may be. That being said, ...