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Round-Up of 12 Yummy Cookie Bar Recipes and Desserts

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published date: September 15, 2013
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If you have a weakness for Sweet Treats, you probably are a big fan of cookie bars. Whether incorporating Peanut Butter, Pumpkin, Brownies, or looking for a healthy gluten-free dessert, be sure to check out the round-up below.

Cookie Bar Recipes and Desserts:

  1. Peanut Butter & Chocolate Chip Blondies
  2. Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bars
  3. Butterfinger Crusted Brownies
  4. S’more Cookie Brownie Heaven
  5. Blueberry Bars
  6. Captain Jack Brownie Cookie Bars
  7. Raspberry Coconut Bars
  8. Monster Cookie Bars
  9. Charleston Chew Cookie Bars
  10. Peanut Butter M&M Batter Bars
  11. Gluten Free Dairy Free Peanut Butter Banana Bars
  12. Sinful Sweetheart Brownies

Consider these for bakes sales, taking treats on the go, or creating and easy and fun snack for the kids. Most of these recipes are made on cookie sheets and can be cut easily to the small or larger size of your choosing.

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Ten Delicious Summer Salad Recipes

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published date: July 08, 2013
modified datt: April 13,2015

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  Ten Delicious Summer Salad Recipes

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Summertime is here which also means that the heat is here too! I don’t know about you – but when it’s hot and humid outside the last thing I want to do is have a hot meal. I usually reach for something a bit cooler to help combat the hot weather. Like a cool, refreshing, summertime salad!

Below are just ten of the many delicious summer salads that you can whip up on a warm day.

10 Summer Salad Recipes

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If you make any of these – please come back and tell us what you thought!

Enjoy!

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DIY Colored Rice Recipe and Tutorial

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published date: October 28, 2013
modified datt: March 28,2015

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One of my daughter’s favorite things to play with is colored rice in the sensory table. All of her friends parents are forever asking me where I buy the colored rice and I have to giggle a little when I tell them that I actually make if myself. Just in case you don’t know what a sensory table is, it’s actually just like a sandbox but in a smaller container. Ours is actually kept in a Rubbermaid container but any container will work. What you want to look for when picking out a sensory table is a container that the kids can lean over and reach inside easily yet it needs to be big enough to keep most of the contents inside.

This activity can last forever. The kids love it! They love the way it feels when they reach in and touch it and it’s actually really pretty even when your colors get all mixed together. We call it rainbow colored rice at that point. Once you get your colored rice into the sensory table you can add trucks, sandbox toys, strainers, funnels or you might even want to hide some acorns inside for your little ones to find.

There are tons of uses for colored rice all you need to do is be a little creative with your thinking. It looks fabulous put in layers in glass jars and makes an excellent display. We also like to fill old water bottles with the rice (make sure the bottle is not wet inside) and add little trinkets and then we shake, rattle and roll it around to try to find all the goodies hidden inside. It’s a fun way to play eye spy perhaps at the dinner table waiting for the meal to be served. You can also use it to glue onto a piece of card stock and it make a fabulous masterpiece that your child can be very proud of!

Colored Rice Recipe and Tutorial:

Ingredients:

  • Rice (I found a large bag of long grain rice at the dollar store for under $2)
  • food coloring
  • vinegar
  • essential oil (optional but helps to keep the smell down from the vinegar)
  • Large zip-lock baggies
  • parchment or waxed paper
  • gloves (optional)

Directions:

  1. Add 2 cups rice, 1 tablespoon vinegar and food coloring (as needed*) to a zip-lock bag. One bag per color.
  2. Once everything is in the bags make sure you zip them shut tight. You don’t want to end up getting food coloring all over your counters.
  3. Start shaking and blending the contents around so that all the rice gets covered. If the color is to light just add more coloring.
  4. Once you have the desired color of rice it is time to dry it. Take either parchment paper or waxed paper and line the inside of a pan. I use a different pan for every color that I have. A sheet pan or cake pan will work great. Spread the rice out in a thin layer to cut down drying time.
  5. I actually set mine outside (espeically if it is a sunny day) and expect about an hour to dry. I ran out a few times and mixed it around so that the rice on the bottom could get dry also.

*I usually use a lot of food coloring so that I can achieve very bright colored rice. I think I used around 35 drops of food coloring to each two cups that I made. Start in increments of 10.

Once the rice is dry it is ready for your child to play with. Put it in a sensory table add some buckets and shovels and your kids will have a ball. Enjoy!

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Chocolate Covered Strawberry Carrots – 2 Ingredients

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by Filed Under: Crafts, DIY, Easter, Free, Frugal Living, Instagram, Pinterest, Recipe, Spring

published date: March 07, 2015
modified datt: March 07,2015

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What a fun idea for the Easter Bunny – leave out some Chocolate Covered Strawberry Carrots using Orange Candy Melting Chips. This is a very simple 2 to 3 ingredients recipe for your little bunnies during Spring.

Ingredients:

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Directions:

  1. Gently fluff stems upward on strawberries.
  2. Place strawberries in freezer for 10-15 minutes.
  3. Melt chocolate by mucrowaving for 30 seconds, stirring and repeating until melted and smooth.
  4. Get a piece of wax or parchment paper large enough to hold all strawberries.
  5. Use a spoon to spread chocolate near the stem around the top.
  6. Holding by the stem either dip or spoon chocolate over the berry.
  7. Optionally you can sprinkle with sparkling sugar.
  8. Place on paper.
  9. By chilling in the freezer, the chocolate will set up immediately.

Enjoy!

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Guinness Cupcakes with Baileys Buttercream Frosting

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by Filed Under: Frugal Living, Instagram, Pinterest, Recipe, Spring

published date: February 14, 2015
modified datt: February 24,2015

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Guinness Cupcakes with Baileys Buttercream Frosting

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We are rolling out the recipes for Adults on this Irish Holiday of St Patrick’s Day. If you enjoyed the Green Velvet Cupcakes with Baileys Cream Cheese Frosting, also check out this Cupcake Recipe make with Guinness. Eat it with the delicious Guiness Stew and enjoy your March 17th holiday.

Cupcakes Ingredients:

  • 1/3 cup Cocoa Powder
  • 1 cup Sugar
  • 1 cup Flour
  • 1/2 tsp Baking Soda
  • 1/4 tsp Salt
  • 6 oz Guinness
  • 1/4 cup melted Butter
  • 1/2 tbsp Vanilla
  • 1 Eggs
  • 1/4 cup Sour Cream

Frosting Ingredients:

  • 1/4 cup Butter
  • 2 cup Powdered Sugar
  • 2 tbsp Bailey’s Irish Cream

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350.
  2. Whisk together cocoa, sugar, flour, baking soda and salt.
  3. In another bowl, combine the Guiness, melted butter and vanilla.
  4. Beat in eggs and sour cream until combined and smooth.
  5. Slowly add dry ingredients into the wet mixture.
  6. Line muffin pan with paper liners.
  7. Fill each about 3/4 full.
  8. Bake for 20-25 minutes until toothpick inserted in middle comes out clean.
  9. Allow to cool in pan for 5 minutes before transferring to cooling rack.
  10. Cream butter until fluffy.
  11. Slowly add powdered sugar.
  12. Add Bailey’s until right consistency is achieved.
  13. Transfer to piping bag and frost cupcakes.
  14. Dust with a little cocoa powder if desired.

Enjoy!

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Guinness Beef Stew – St. Patricks Day Recipe

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published date: February 10, 2015
modified datt: February 24,2015

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Another St. Patricks Day Treat – Check out this Guinness Beef Stew Recipe, perfect for your St. Patty’s Dinner. This entree makes a great prelude to your Green Velvet Cupcakes with Baileys Cream Cheese Frosting.

Ingredients:

  • 1 1/2 lb Beef Chuck cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces
  • 1/2 cup Flour
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1/2 tsp Black Pepper
  • 1/4 cup Vegetable Oil
  • 2 tsp minced Garlic
  • 3 cup Beef Stock
  • 1 bottle Guinness Extra Stout (optional: 1 bottle for yourself)
  • 1/2 can Tomato Paste
  • 2 tbsp Brown Sugar
  • 1/4 tsp dried Thyme
  • 1 tbsp Worcestershire Sauce
  • 2 pounds of small Red Potatoes, quartered
  • 1 Onion, chopped
  • 1 lb Carrots, chopped
  • 1 Bay Leaves

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350.
  2. Mix together flour salt and pepper.
  3. Heat oil in dutch oven over medium high heat.
  4. Dredge meat in small batches and brown in oil.
  5. Remove browned beef and set aside.
  6. Add Onion to pan and cook until golden (about 5 minutes).
  7. Add Guinness and garlic and scrape browned bits from bottom of pan.
  8. Add back browned beef and remainder of dredging flour and bring to a simmer.
  9. Then, add in the beef stock, tomato paste, brown sugar, thyme, and Worcestershire sauce.
  10. Place in oven for 2 hours or until meat is fork tender.
  11. Add in carrots and return to oven for 1 hour.
  12. Add in potatoes and return to oven for 1 hour or potatoes are cooked through.

This recipe can also be made in the slow cooker.

Enjoy!

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No-Churn Cherry Cheesecake Ice Cream

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by Filed Under: Frugal Living, Instagram, Pinterest, Recipe, Spring, Summer

published date: February 21, 2015
modified datt: February 21,2015

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Ready for a cooler dessert after this winter spell? Try this No-Churn Easy Cheesecake Ice Cream. This recipe requires minimum ingredients and and easy to do in your home. Mix it up with pumpkin or blueberry for different ice cream flavors – a different dessert pick for everyone in the home!

Ingredients:

  • 2 cup Heavy Whipping Cream
  • 14 oz Sweetened Condensed Milk
  • 8 oz softened Cream Cheese
  • 2 tsp Vanilla
  • 2 cup Cherry Pie Filling
  • 3 tbsp Sugar

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Directions:

  1. In a large bowl, beat cream cheese until creamy and smooth.
  2. Using a electric whisk, add condensed milk and vanilla, whisking until smooth.
  3. Add in vanilla extract and heavy cream. Whisk on high speed until soft peaks form.
  4. Spread half of this mixture into a loaf pan.
  5. Spoon cherry filling over the whipped mixture.
  6. Top with remaining cream mixture, spreading evenly.
  7. Using a knife, drag or swirl the cherry mixture into the cream mixture.
  8. Cover with foil and freeze for 6 hours or until firm.

Enjoy. Perhaps top with this Homemade Magic Shell Recipe.

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Green Velvet Cupcakes with Baileys Cream Cheese Frosting

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published date: February 07, 2015
modified datt: February 17,2015

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Green Velvet Cupcakes with Baileys Cream Cheese Frosting

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Seasons and holidays always seem to produce a recipe for the kids. This St. Patrick’s day, we haven’t forgotten the adults. Check out these delicious GREEN VELVET CUPCAKES with a touch of Baileys in a Cream Cheese Frosting… prepare to eat the entire batch (so make a few!) This recipe yield 12 cupcakes.

Cupcake Ingredients:

  • 1 1/4 cup Flour
  • 1 cup Sugar
  • 1 tbsp Cocoa Powder
  • 1/4 tsp Salt
  • 1/2 tsp Baking Soda
  • 1 Egg
  • 1/2 cup Oil
  • 1/2 cup Milk
  • 1 tsp Vinegar
  • 1/2 tsp Vanilla
  • Green Food Coloring (also consider Green Gel Food Paste)

Frosting Ingredients:

  • 8 oz softened Cream Cheese
  • 4 tbsp softened Butter
  • 3 cups Powdered Sugar
  • 3 tbsp Baileys (Optional: a cup for yourself)

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350.
  2. Line a muffin pan with paper liners.
  3. Beat egg and then add remaining wet ingredients and whisk until blended.
  4. In a separate bowl whisk together all the dry ingredients.
  5. Add wet ingedients to the dry stir until combined.
  6. Now add food coloring until you reach the desired color.
  7. Fill cupcake liners about 2/3 full.
  8. Bake about 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in middle comes out clean.
  9. Allow to cool on wire rack.
  10. Cream together cream cheese, butter and Baileys.
  11. Gradually add in powdered sugar and whip until desired consistency is reached.
  12. Transfer to zippered bag or piping bag and pipe frosting onto cupcakes.

This recipe yields 12 cupcakes

Enjoy!

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