4 Chocolate Recipes To Celebrate Mom

** This post contains affiliate links and any purchases help continue my coffee enjoyment. Mother’s Day 2020 will be one for the memory books and more than ever your chocolate loving Mom needs some extra celebration. With work, homeschooling and balancing family life, Moms out there would love to enjoy a chocolate treat made by

Small Batch Shortbread Puzzle Piece Cookies

Today’s post was inspired by my toddler’s new found love for puzzles.  A day doesn’t go by that we are not making and remaking his favorite construction site puzzle, so I thought it would be fun to make a functioning puzzle dessert. Small Batch Shortbread Puzzle Piece Cookies were the answer. There are cookie cutters

Moms’ Night Out: Flourless Chocolate Espresso Cake

I was recently invited to a moms’ night out gathering at a friend’s house and I knew actually what I wanted to make for the group, flourless chocolate cake with espresso.  I wouldn’t normally bake with espresso for fear that my toddler would have a bite and be bouncing off the walls, but I knew

Chocolate Recipes From The Make & Taste Archives

Chocolate week on Make & Taste wouldn’t be complete without compiling some recipes from the archives.  Any of these recipes will satisfy those chocolate cravings.  Both the brownies and cupcakes are small batch while the pie is no-bake! It doesn’t get any better.  So head to the store and grab a couple bags of cocoa

Guest Feature: Secret Ingredient Chocolate Mousse

Washington DC in January can be cold and dreary.  Daylight is short, and the festive decorations of the Holidays have been taken down and put away. Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, which, before I met my husband, was often as dark and dreary as the weather itself.  We’ve all been there a time

A Kids Style Yule Log: Chocolate Cupcakes With Vanilla Buttercream Frosting

As I planned for the holiday’s I considered making a yule log for the first time, but since I wasn’t hosting a large holiday party I decided to take a different approach.  A deconstructive yule log or Buche de Noel.  Typically, a yule log is made of a rolled chocolate sponge cake with vanilla frosting

A Christmas Party Favor: Chocolate Reindeer Bark

Chocolate bark can be made in so many creative flavors and designs.  Different types of chocolate and toppings to customize to your liking or event.  When creating the Christmas Kids Table design I wanted to incorporate a cute and festive favor (See the table design post here).  Chocolate Reindeer Bark was a perfect match.  Semi-Sweet

Cookie Swap Contender: Triple Chocolate Peppermint Cookies

I recently made dark chocolate peppermint bark for my sister (link to post) and the flavor combination had me thinking of other items I could bake.  Cookies came to mind, considering all the cookie swaps happening around the holidays.  I discovered that Nestles had a new product containing dark, semi-sweet and white chocolate chips all

A Classic: Blondie Bar With Dark Chocolate Chunks

Blondie bars are always a great dessert to make for a crowd.  These blondie bars only require two bowls, a hand mixer and an 8×8 pan.  30 minutes later you have blondie bars that everyone will love.  I made these with dark brown sugar and dark chocolate chunks, which gave a great golden color and chocolate flavor.

A Childhood Favorite: Cookie Monster Chocolate Bark

Chocolate bark is really easy to make and there are so many combinations and flavors you can create. After making this Cookie Monster Bark, I’m definitely going to make some other holiday combinations.  On a recent trip to my family home, my toddler discovered my childhood cookie monster money bank and has coveted it as