Tag Archives: chocolate

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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Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars

Posted on September 21, 2012 by sparecake

Another good thing to throw together in a rush before a picnic or potluck, these chocolate peanut butter bars were called “like way fancier Reese’s cups!” at a picnic last month. Ingredients: 1 cup melted butter 2 cup graham cracker … Continue reading →

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Browned Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

Posted on September 17, 2012 by sparecake

Apparently my floor hockey team isn’t really familiar with brown butter, but love it when they taste it. These cookies were rated a close second to the (brown butter) brown sugar cookies that have been the favorite over the last … Continue reading →

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Late Night Snack

Posted on September 7, 2012 by sparecake

Some of you may have had Late Night Snack, Ben and Jerry’s flavor with clusters of kettle chips coated in chocolate and swirls of salted caramel. It’s become my favorite ice cream flavor. It’s just SO GOOD. Soooo, let’s recreate … Continue reading →

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Graham Crack

Posted on September 5, 2012 by sparecake

This is a pretty simple dessert, but it’s one of my favorite things. I brought it to a picnic last weekend and it earned high fives, which I am pretty sure is the highest form of approval? I know that … Continue reading →

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Oreo Cheesecake Cookies

Posted on August 8, 2012 by sparecake

Right, so, the cookies I meant to make last week! They were, as expected, really good, although I think if I make them again I might try swapping out some of the butter for even more cream cheese? We’ll see. … Continue reading →

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Super Chocolatey Cookies

Posted on August 3, 2012 by sparecake

Man, the internet on the bus I spent all morning on wanted nothing to do with wordpress, making it awful difficult to get on and share this recipe.  Annoying, as it’s a good one! These are probably the chocolate-iest cookies … Continue reading →

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