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Eema’s Vanishing Cream Cheese Cookies

Published on November 7, 2025November 7, 2025 by Susie @ Pollywog's Place Blog4 Comments

Mr. Awesome has gotten hooked on the cream cheese cookies from a certain sandwich chain. We tried a ‘copy-cat’ recipe, but it had so many crazy and hard-to-find ingredients that I decided to try tweaking our favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe to make something close to what he was craving. After a few tries, we definitely have a winner!

I call them ‘Eema’s Vanishing Cream Cheese Cookies’ for a couple of reasons. First, I became a grandma last year and we decided that I will be called ‘Eema’ by the littles… so cute and precious to hear that! Secondly, these cookies tend to vanish before your eyes, so you’ve got to be quick to grab one when they have cooled down enough to eat. They are so GOOD! I’m so excited to share this recipe with everyone I know!

You could probably use any dried or freeze-dried fruit as long as it wasn’t hard, like dried bananas. I don’t think fresh fruit would work unless you ‘dry’ it in the oven for a bit before using it… You can probably research how to dehydrate fruit in the oven for some ideas on how to do this.

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Granny’s Ambrosia

Published on October 18, 2025October 4, 2025 by Susie @ Pollywog's Place Blog4 Comments

This recipe is so good, and we miss having dinners at the square dances because someone would always bring this dish with their own variations… YUMMY!

Granny’s Ambrosia

Ingredients:

Equal amounts of:

Mandarin oranges (1 can)
Pineapple chunks or tidbits (1 can)
½ c. sour cream or Greek Yogurt
8 oz of Cool Whip or other whipped topping
Mini marshmallows (1 cup)

optional add- ins:

Shredded coconut (1 cup)
Pecans, chopped (1 cup)
Fresh or canned fruits, chopped (1 cup each) ex: bananas, apples, peaches, pears, strawberries, grapes, etc.
Maraschino cherries, chopped (1 small jar)
Small box of vanilla pudding

Directions:

Drain cans of fruit and dump into a large bowl… save the juice for your kids, if they like that.

Add any optional additions.

Mix the sour cream and whipped topping together, gently stir into the fruit.

Cover and refrigerate for at least two hours.

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Sourdough Pumpkin Whoopie Pies

Published on September 22, 2025September 29, 2025 by Susie @ Pollywog's Place Blog7 Comments

These are so good and we make them at least once or twice a year… we even included them in the wedding menu last year! The image used is not mine but I will add a photo when I make them the next time!

Sourdough Pumpkin Whoopie Pies

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Everyone’s Favorite Sourdough Cinnamon Rolls

Published on August 23, 2025December 25, 2025 by Susie @ Pollywog's Place Blog10 Comments

This may not be one of the easiest recipes on my blog but they sure are delicious! My oldest son requests these every time he comes home so we really try to make them happen. They are a favorite ‘go-to’ for special days and we recently had them for breakfast before the latest baby shower. We also had them for breakfast before the wedding last year.

Forgive the cover photo as I used leftover icing to ice these with… I’ll try to get a better photo the next time I make them 🙂

Everyone’s Favorite Sourdough Cinnamon Rolls

This is a multi-step process and need a little preparation but they are so worth all the extra effort! These can make any day a special day and we often have them on the mornings of special holidays or events.

Ingredients:

Dough:

5 c. Flour (If using self-rising flour you can omit the next 3 ingredients)
2 c. shortening or butter
2/3 c. sourdough discard
1 1/2 – 2 c. Buttermilk (you can use regular milk and add 1 T. Vinegar)
1 ½ t. salt
2 T. honey (optional)

You can wait and add these right before baking but I usually add them while I make everything else… adding it later will help them to be extra fluffy!

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