Category Archives: Dessert

No-Sharing Chocolate Chip Cookies

Posted on November 16, 2012 by sparecake

Like I mentioned Monday, the new cookie cookbook I just got has a bunch of indexes, including one that lets you pick recipes by batch size. Because we’ve already got a pile of desserts sitting around my mom’s house, I … Continue reading →

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Chocolate Mousse Ice Cream with Brownies

Posted on November 14, 2012 by sparecake

On Monday I made some healthy vegan brownies. They were gross, and were thrown out. I then made some normal vegan brownies, which were good but half of them ended up getting crushed. What to do when life gives you … Continue reading →

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Checkerboard Cookies

Posted on November 12, 2012 by sparecake

Last week I got The Daily Cookie, a new book by the lady that does Cookie Madness. (If you don’t follow her blog, check it out!) It’s pretty fabulous – a holiday or story for every day of the year, … Continue reading →

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Vegan Maple Brown Sugar Cookies

Posted on November 7, 2012 by sparecake

Whipped these up pretty quickly yesterday, and thought they were quite good! Definitely a handy one to have in the back of your mind for that day when you neeeed cookies but are out of milk or eggs or something. … Continue reading →

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Butterfinger Bark

Posted on November 2, 2012 by sparecake

Here’s one I feel I should share right away so that you can go out tonight and grab some clearance candy corn on the way home tonight! Don’t worry if you hate candy corn, this actually tastes more Butterfinger-y than … Continue reading →

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Crunchy Mint Fudge

Posted on October 31, 2012 by sparecake

Every once in a while I’ll make something like Double Stuff Oreo Chocolate Chip Shortbread that uses up the Oreo filling but not the cookies. Five+ months later and it’s probably time to clear the bag of Oreo cookie’s out … Continue reading →

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Napoleons

Posted on October 29, 2012 by sparecake

End of the month = Daring Bakers post! Our October 2012 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Suz of Serenely Full. Suz challenged us to not only tackle buttery and flaky puff pastry, but then take it step further and … Continue reading →

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Carmelitas

Posted on October 22, 2012 by sparecake

This is a pretty magical mess of gooey caramel and oats. I made it Friday, finished off the single remaining piece Saturday, and kind of want to make more today (I’m typing this Sunday). Ingredients: 32 caramel squares, unwrapped 1/2 … Continue reading →

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Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Shortbread Cookies

Posted on October 19, 2012 by sparecake

The name should tell you pretty much everything you need to know, but I can summarize thusly: daaaaang! There are some good things going on here! Ingredients: 1 stick unsalted butter, room temp 1/3 cup creamy peanut butter 1/2 tsp … Continue reading →

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Oatmeal Cookie Brittle

Posted on October 17, 2012 by sparecake

This is a pretty simple looking dessert, but don’t let that deceive you. I’ve eaten the vast majority of it myself over a day and a half, and I really like it! Ingredients: 1 stick salted butter, melted 1 tablespoon … Continue reading →

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