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Apple Pecan Dump Cake (4 ingredients)

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Let your family think you spent hours in the kitchen! This 4 ingredient apple pecan dump cake evokes feelings of warm early winter memories. Warm apples, spice flavors, and a crunchy and nutty topping combine to create that perfectly indulgent dessert.

Apple Bourbon Peanut Mini Cakes

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In case you haven’t noticed, I love to cook with bourbon. Today, I have an apple bourbon peanut cake recipe to share.
It’s a cake so moist and delicious that nobody will know that it came from a box. The cake is rich from the bourbon (not extract, the real stuff!) and crisp from the apples. And, the peanuts? They add an interesting texture and great flavor.

5 Ingredient Pumpkin Spice Shortbread Cookies

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Pumpkin spice shortbread cookies are just the right balance of warm spice and slight sweetness. The flavors are complex and not overpoweringly sweet or pumpkiny. This means that even those who don’t like overpowered with pumpkin spice will enjoy this light, crisp cookie.

Bake the Best Scottish Shortbread Cookies Ever

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Whenever I offer to bake for a fundraiser or to take to an event, I am inevitably asked to bake my Scottish Shortbread. These are light, not overly sweet, and buttery cookies that are as much in demand in the spring or summer as at Christmastime. Today I’m sharing the secrets of how to bake […]

Peanut Pie – So Decadent You’ll Want To Slap Yo Mama

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Thanksgiving is only a few days away, and it’s time to share my secret recipe for Peanut Pie. It’s rich, decadent. In the South, we have a saying when something’s this good:  “Slap Yo Mama!”.  This pie is so rich, so decadent, and so satisfying it makes me want to cry when I take a bite. 

Quick & Easy Homemade Pepperoni Rolls aka Pepperoni Balls

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As a native of Erie, Pennsylvania, I grew up eating “pepperoni balls;” to the rest of the nation, these are called Pepperoni Rolls. I say this because I am going to try to remember to refer to them by their more common name but the Erie girl in me may pop up and stick her head into this post.

Southern Peach Cobbler

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I love peaches. And I really, really love a luscious peach cobbler. A Peach Cobbler should have a smooth, warm filling and lightly browned top with just a little bit of crunch. This Peach Cobbler fits the bill!