Chocolate

Tender and delightfully chocolatey shortbread bars feature a creamy marshmallow filling that melts right into the cookie.

Super thick soft baked chocolate chip cookies are as big as saucers, and stuffed full of chocolatey goodness!

I had my first s’mores in decades the other week. I prepared myself for a flood of nostalgic comfort amidst the melty chocolate marshmallow goodness, …

Sweet, swirly caramel and rich chocolate fill these easy-to-make pecan pie bars. For all the nuts in your life who love chocolate, too.

So, the holiday season is about to make its official start. Thanksgiving will arrive this year just about as late as it can be, meaning …

When doing my all-too-infrequent freezer clean-out last month, I came across a bag of little chocolate nuggets that made me pause, searching my memory for …

It’s December, folks. And, honestly, I’m not mentally ready for the baking season. My psyche is still lagging behind in early fall, wondering where my …

This recipe still has me shaking my head. In surprise and amazement, that is. It shouldn’t, I suppose — this isn’t the first time I’ve …

It’s so hard to believe that Labor Day is just around the corner. It’s a holiday of mixed emotions, one I both really enjoy — …

It’s probably not very savvy of a foodie to admit this, but I’ve never tried rugelach before. Never had it, nor baked it. And quite …

Tender Chocolate Chip Brioche Rolls are a decadent treat, chock full of delicious chocolate. Saturday was one of those days when I just needed some …

I will be very sad to see Meyer lemon season end. They’re so bright and cheery — little orange puff balls filled with puckery sweet …

It’s fascinating how micro-trends pop-up on the interwebs. One day, Trend X is everywhere you look; the next, gone in a flash: Oreos in everything. Saffron in everything. Egg nog in everything.

This week alone, I’ve seen a dozen recipes for chewy, caramel-ly, nutty-somethings, just on the sites I regularly browse.

So I pinky-swear that I made this brittle before the deluge of nut caramels hit the interwebs. In fact, it started out as simple pistachio brittle, but then in subsequent rounds I added dark chocolate because it just seemed to be screaming for chocolate.

Or maybe that was me screaming. I can’t be too sure these days.

But then I scheduled this post for the week of Christmas because I thought no one would be doing a nut brittle just days before Christmas.  Psych!

The interwebs always has a way of showing who’s boss (and it’s rarely me [pout]).

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An irresistible combo of a soft vanilla cookie smothered with a whipped chocolate ganache, this is at the top of my favorite cookies list. Say …

A sweet treat just for grown-ups, Drunken S’mores Bars are a decadent, rum-laced confection perfect for a party or the holidays! Warning. You’ll feel bad …

Hi, Everyone! Just a quickie post today with an even quicker recipe (seriously, it’s taking me longer to write this post than it did to …

The perfect any-occasion, super fun dessert: s’mores in a jar! Less messy, but no less enjoyable, s’mores are baked right in adorable little mason jars …

Chocolate hazelnut lovers take note: February 5th is World Nutella Day. As if a Saturday weren’t already fabulous enough, we’re now permitted — mandated, even …