Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

I can’t believe that I haven’t posted this recipe before now, but I guess I just overlooked it. I found it when I was searching for some other cookie recipes for our upcoming Polar Express Party.

You could even make these with/without raisins and add a layer of buttercream icing between two cookies for an oatmeal cookie pie!

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Molasses Cookies

I forgot all about this recipe… I found it when I was looking for another recipe. It was scribbled on the back of a small note for something else, and I almost overlooked it. I do remember that these were so good that I asked for the recipe.

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Start Your Holiday Prep: Week 12 Guide

Hopefully, we’ve gotten our up tree by now and have a good start on the Holiday preparations and most importantly … not stressing!

Have you gotten started on your Holiday Prep? If not, don’t worry because you still have plenty of time, but don’t procrastinate any longer!

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Delicious Maple Syrup Recipes for Cozy Winter Days

Maple syrup is just one of those things that reminds me of the snowy winters in Pennsylvania… makes me a little homesick. I can remember going on an overnight field trip, and we got to tap some Maple Trees… then we had a big breakfast of pancakes and syrup that they had made beforehand… it was so good!

I sure don’t miss the cold, but I do miss the syrup, so I have to get some every so often and make good use of it. I like it on my pancakes and French Toast, but the kids like it more when it is used as a flavoring. We also like to use it to sweeten our coffee!

Here are some of our favorite recipes:

Maple Glazed Brussels Sprouts

Creamy Maple Frosting printable recipe

Smoky Maple Walnuts

Sourdough Pumpkin Whoopie Pies

Crockpot Pumpkin Butter

Easy Chia Pudding

Do you have any favorite recipes using Maple Syrup?

Shyanne’s ‘Two Kind’ Cheesecake

This recipe was chosen last year for one of the birthdays, but we never actually made it. This year, we tried it out and changed things a bit to work better for us. Everyone loved it, but the original recipe was a little dry. After the changes, it was amazing!

Shyanne really loves this and would ask for the ‘two kind’ cake when she wanted more…lol. This works with any boxed cake mix and would also work with a packaged brownie mix. You could make the brownies as directed on the package and bake them in the springform pan so they could be your ‘crust layer’.

**Special thanks to my son-in-law @moments2lifephotography for the amazing cover photo!

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