Brownies & Bars

  • Toffee Coconut Macaroon Bars

    Toffaroon Bars

    October 23rd, 2013

    Don’t think these bars aren’t fantastically wonderful just because the picture looks sort of unappetizing.  (I haven’t figured out how to take a decent picture yet in the blinding light of our new[ish] kitchen, so all my photos as of late look, well, on the verge of gross.  And let’s be honest, bakers.  It doesn’t […]

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  • Key Lime Coconut Bars with Lime Glaze

    Key Lime Coconut Bars with Lime Glaze

    October 2nd, 2013

    Tart but sweet.  Smooth but crunchy.  Limey but nutty.  (Okay, I’ll quit it with the this but that routine.) All you need to know is this: make these. Yeah, I could have just gone the Classic Key Lime Pie route, which is always a fantastic “more, please!” way to go when you feel like juicing key […]

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  • Classic Baklava

    Classic Baklava

    September 18th, 2013

    The Greeks knew what they were doing. In addition to a building a couple of buildings that some could call architecturally significant, they created the Greek salad (the real Greek salad, not the North Americanized version with lettuce that you get in a mall food court), and most important of all, they created baklava.  (I assume it […]

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  • Brownie Blondie Layer Bars

    The Ultimate Brownie Blondie Layer Bars

    September 4th, 2013

    It happened. I was in a seminar the other week and my mind drifted towards brownies (as it usually does, especially when in seminars about things like accountability and execution and other scintillating business topics).  I was thinking about the half-baked batch of Buttery Blondies that I had wrapped up in the freezer, wondering what […]

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  • Chewy Pecan Bars

    Chewy Pecan Bars

    August 24th, 2013

    I have been cutting corners in the kitchen lately, what with the move and all.  I’ve been on the lookout for quick and easy recipes… things I don’t have to proof, rise, roll, or stick a candy thermometer into.  I’ve been returning to tried-and-true classics (like my brownies which I can make with my eyes […]

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  • Buttery Blondies

    Buttery Blondies

    August 8th, 2013

    Blondies are really just chocolateless brownies, aren’t they? Before you say “why bother” in response to a dessert made without chocolate- because you’re obsessed with it and have a problem- let me tell you that I understand your trepidation.  But I think this recipe will expose you to a delectable world outside of the cocoa […]

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  • Frosting Fudge Brownies

    Frosting Fudge Brownies

    August 4th, 2013

      Some of you might find this disgusting, but for those of you who don’t (my kind of reader), cheers to an over-abundance of frosting. I know your type.  You’re the one that angles for the corner piece of a big square birthday cake when it’s being sliced at a horrible office party, because it’s all […]

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  • Mini Brownie Sandwich Cookies with Toffee Crunch

    Mini Brownie Sandwiches with Toffee Crunch

    July 28th, 2013

      I keep stunning myself with brownie possibilities. Not just any brownie, though- The World’s Greatest Fudge Brownie.  But you knew I was going to say that. I have already made 753 different flavor variations to the brownie recipe (remember the Bailey’s Irish Cream ones?  Oh, and what about the Panko and Sea Salt Crunch […]

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  • World's Greatest Brownie Apron Front View

    Your Life Would Be Way Better…

    July 26th, 2013

    …if you had this apron. You’ll have the recipe to The World’s Greatest Fudge Brownies handy dandy, and you’ll be able to refer to it while simply glancing down while you’re in the midst of baking said brownies.  Because the recipe is printed upside down. I know, I know.  It’s unbelievable. All that for only $23.99. I aim […]

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  • Chocolatey Oatmeal PB Bars

    Chocolatey Oatmeal PB Bars

    July 18th, 2013

    These bars are really quite innocent, even though they look like a one way ticket to diet hell. Other than the chocolate, which isn’t exactly purely evil (antioxidants- hello?), the bars are made with healthy things like oats (keeping More Sweets, Please readers regular), peanut butter (protein-packed), peanuts (protein again, but with a crunch), honey […]

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  • Peanut Butter Chip Ganache Bars

    Peanut Butter Chip Ganache Bars

    June 29th, 2013

      I know, I know.  I have been on a peanut butter craze as of late, and if you’re sick of the PB and chocolate combo, then I’m heartily sorry.  If, on the other hand, you’re a normal person, and you lick your lips at the thought of both fantastically wonderful ingredients forced together into […]

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  • Coconut Chocolate Layer Bars

    Coconut Chocolate Layer Bars

    June 12th, 2013

    I’m excited by these bars. You might say that I am excited by all bars, which wouldn’t be entirely wrong (remember the Lemon Bars?  Or the Cherry Chew Bars?  Or the Fudge-Stuffed Chocolate Cookie Brownie Bars, which I had almost forgotten about?).  Yeah, I do have  a thing for bars.  And now I have a […]

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  • Coffee Crisp Fudge Brownies

    Triple Coffee Crisp Fudge Brownies

    May 29th, 2013

    Let’s get this over with upfront: I’d like to apologize to anyone who doesn’t live in Canada, because a key ingredient in this recipe is a mainstay on Canadian supermarket shelves, but elusive to Americans.  The Brits- I think you’re screwed too.  Not sure about anyone else out there.  You can totally get this important […]

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  • Panko Sea Salt Brownies

    Panko & Sea Salt Chocolate Crunch Brownies

    May 1st, 2013

    Don’t be afraid. I know it sounds strange.  But have I ever led you astray?  (Other than in my series of disasters, like the Unforgiveable BLANDies, which were supposed to be amazing White Chocolate Cashew Blondies if I remembered to add the sugar.) But let’s digress from my little kitchen indiscretions.  Let’s focus on your newest […]

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  • White Chocolate Pretzel Brownies

    White Chocolate Chunk & Pretzel Fudge Brownies

    April 27th, 2013

    You’re the type of person who either loves the whole sweet & salty combo, or who couldn’t care less. Let me tell you- this post is for my fellow friends who love a good dash of salt to balance the massive quantities of sweet.   As I’ve said before- how can you know what’s sweet […]

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  • Apricot Almond Bars

    Apricot Almond Bars

    April 24th, 2013

    I feel a little bit bad about something. I feel like I have been a little too focused on chocolate as of late (like the Tunnel of Fudge Cake, and the Brownie Scrap Pile.  Oh, and the Irish Cream Chocolate Mousse, don’t forget that one).  I’m so not apologizing- I know it’s fundamentally wrong to […]

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  • Brownie Scrap Pile

    Brownie Scrap Pile

    April 6th, 2013

    Sometimes life needs to be easier, doesn’t it? I have a way to do that and still enjoy it fully while indulging in the pleasures of rich, dense, fudgy chocolate.  With whipped cream.  And ice cream.  And maybe chocolate sauce just for fun. Here’s the scoop: make a batch of the World’s Best Fudge Brownies, and cut […]

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  • Whole Wheat PB Dark Chocolate Bars

    Whole Wheat PB Dark Chocolate Bars

    March 13th, 2013

    These bars are schizophrenic. One one hand, they’re all “oooh, I’m a dessert, all soft and chocolately and chewy”, and then the next minute they’re all “respect me because I’ve got whole wheat in me, and powdered peanut butter which is fat-free and yet still fantastically tasty”. Can a dessert be crave-worthy and low-fat/high-fiber at the […]

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