Cookies, Bars, and Squares

Delicious recipes for cookies, bars, and squares.

Cuban Sugar Cookies (Torticas de Moron)

May 15, 2013

Birthday parties are so much fun. Surprise parties are even better. All the secret planning and preparation builds such excitement. The moment the guest of honor gets the big “SURPRISE!” it is worth it all. And guess what? It’s someone’s birthday and some bloggers got together to throw a virtual party. The guest of honor [...]

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Lemon Bars

April 24, 2013

Lemon seems to be quite the popular ingredient these days. Perhaps it has been that way all along and I never noticed. Only in recent years has my taste for lemon grown. I really didn’t care for it all that much for the longest time. Now I cook and bake with it often. A squeeze [...]

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Oatmeal Toffee Cookies

April 11, 2013

It’s cookie time! When is it not cookie time? A day does not go by without me having a cookie. I confess they are not always homemade. Yikes! I know. I keep a box of Teddy Grahams in the pantry and give a couple to my hounds after lunch and dinner. (Did I mention I [...]

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Mini Egg Chocolate Chip Cookies + Catching Fireflies

March 19, 2013

Mini Egg Chocolate Chip Cookies | Magnolia Days

Are you ready for Easter? As far as I am concerned, it is already here. It was a very, very good day when I spotted Easter candy in the store. Oh yea! When I say Easter candy I mean two things and they are both made by the same company: caramel eggs and chocolate mini [...]

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Blueberry Oatmeal Crumb Bars

February 26, 2013

Blueberry bars and California wine country. The two will forever be joined in my mind. I cannot think of one without the other. Then I think of all the other memories from this one particular trip to Napa/Sonoma/San Francisco and it makes me smile. It all started with a raffle ticket. One little raffle ticket, [...]

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Red Velvet Sandwich Cookies for #SundaySupper

February 10, 2013

Red Velvet Sandwich Cookies | Magnolia Days

I made sweets for my sweetie. It’s true Valentine’s Day is coming up soon. The other truth is that I’ve had these Red Velvet Sandwich cookies on my to-make list for a while. I was waiting for the right opportunity. A day associated with doing things for someone you love and the color red was [...]

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Monster Cookies Mix #DessertsInJars

December 20, 2012

Have you finished your holiday shopping yet? I haven’t. Christmas is in a few days and I still have to get gifts. I have to do other shopping too like getting groceries for the two family holiday dinners I’m hosting. Are you in a similar situation? The wonderful thing about Monster Cookies Mix is that [...]

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Christmas Crunchies for #SundaySupper Cookies

December 9, 2012

Attention holiday bakers! Today’s Sunday Supper event is all about cookies. I was really excited as soon as I saw the notification. I have been known to bake a few cookies for Christmas. Well, that and a whole bunch of other treats. I know I my oven gets a real workout during the holidays. This [...]

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Jack O Lantern Cookies for #Halloween Trick-Or-Treat #SundaySupper

October 28, 2012

Trick or Treat? I choose treat every single time. Halloween is such fun. I cannot remember my very first trick-or-treating adventure. I am sure it was my parents taking me around in a cute little costume. My first memory was not so much the costume. I remember the plastic pumpkin I carried to hold all [...]

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Peanut Butter and Quinoa Granola

October 16, 2012

Do you cook with quinoa? I have to admit I have not until recently. Quinoa has been on my to-cook list for the longest time. I was sure I would like it as I do with farro. I would think about it and then pass it by in the store. It moved up the list [...]

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