Tag: peanut butter

Chocolate Crunch Brownies are a classic layered brownie treat – the kind you’d spot at a potluck or on a church-basement dessert table. They borrow from several dessert favorites – brownies, Rice Krispie treats, Scotcheroos – and regional ingredients like Marshmallow Fluff – and smash them together into something...

Home cooks have been pairing peanut butter with chocolate for over a century and H.B. Reese cemented their fame with his invention and the commercial release of the Reese’s Peanut Butter cup in the 1920s. However, peanut butter pies — with or without chocolate — didn’t truly take off...

Let’s play a little word association game. If I say “mousse” what words does that bring to mind? I’m guessing your list might include things like: airy, light, silky, delicate. Now, if I say “peanut butter” what springs to mind? I’ll bet this new list includes words like: thick,...

I think we are long overdue for a new brownie recipe. In fact, it has been an entirely unreasonable five months since my last brownie post – Mom’s recipe for York Sensation Brownies – and I think my brownie-to non-brownie ratio has slipped into unacceptable territory 🙂 If we...

Before mom started making them, I had never seen anything like these Chocolate Mint Surprises. In fact, until I started researching for this post, I still had not seen anything quite like these cookies. It turns out that this recipe is a homemade version of the Australian Mint Slice...

There is a reason that peanut butter and chocolate have been a classic and popular pairing for over a century – the salty, sweet, contrasting and complimentary flavors and textures make for a uniquely satisfying food experience. In the 1920’s, H.B. Reese, a former Hershey’s employee, created the Reese’s...

Crispy, gooey, buttery, sweet Rice Krispie treats have been a popular, beloved snack and dessert option since the 1940’s when Kellogg’s first published the recipe on the back of their Rice Krispies cereal boxes. Originally called Marshmallow Squares or Marshmallow Crispy Squares, the treats are simple to make, require...

When you think of Rice Krispie treats, I’m sure the first thing that comes to mind is the classic gooey, chewy, marshmallow and cereal treat that has been around since the late 1930’s. Well, that is not what you’ll get here. These Rice Krispy Frosted Treats have a more...

Have you ever looked at a thumbprint cookie and thought it was a bit of a tease? How much filling can realistically be contained in a thumbprint? I’ll tell you, not very much at all. Most thumbprint recipes call for a scant 1/2 to 1 teaspoon of filling, barely...

This Chocolate Chip Cookie Tart is an absolute family favorite. You may have seen similar recipes for “Cookie Cakes” (a concept originating back in the late 1970s) where cookie dough is baked off in an over-sized format and decorated with buttercream to resemble a cake. Then, like a cake,...