Sharing recipes and traditions from our family heritage
Light and fluffy homemade cream puffs with a vanilla cream filling. Easy pastry dessert that everyone will love. This recipe comes all the way from my great grandma on the German side of my family! We tweaked it a bit by using the mixer to mix the eggs in to save on our arms, but …
Scotcharoos are a rice krispie treat made with peanut butter and topped with a chocolate butterscotch mix. With only 6 ingredients these are super easy to make! These have long been a family favorite growing up. They are very addicting and oh so delicious! Also so easy to make! Almost like making Rice Krispie treats …
Marshmallow pops make an easy kids treat. Made with marshmallows, melted almond bark and sprinkles. Decorate to match any holiday or party theme! These cute marshmallow pops are so easy to make and make a perfect treat to hand out at parties! I made these up really quick to give to my kids for Valentine’s …
7 Layer cookie bars with chocolates, butterscotch, coconut, pecans, topped on a graham cracker crust! Made in one pan for an easy dessert. This is more of a bar than a cookie. Super simple to do too! Just layer all the ingredients in the pan and then bake! A melted mix of chocolates, butterscotch, coconut, …
Classic walnut fudge made with three types of chocolate. An easy way to make chocolate fudge at home! This is an old recipe that comes from my Grandma’s kitchen. This is an old fashioned way to make a classic fudge with walnuts. So good, creamy, and melts in your mouth! This is one of my …
Buttery soft thumbprint cookies made with pecans and topped with icing. These traditional Christmas cookies are a family favorite! These thumbprint cookies literally melt in your mouth! They are so so yummy and do not last for long in our household after they come out of the oven. Rightly called thumbprint cookies because you take …
Traditional German Christmas anise snap cookies that are soft and chewy. Anise seeds give these cookies a subtle hint of licorice flavor! These anise snap cookies are one of the staples that I always make at Christmas time. They are a bit unique with the anise flavor but by far are my favorite of all …
Moist vanilla cupcakes that are topped with a buttercream frosting. These are so easy to make from scratch using simple ingredients. This recipe comes to the rescue when you need a dessert but didn’t plan for one! The ingredients in this are all something that I always have in my pantry or fridge. My daughter …
Light and fluffy whipped bakery style frosting. A subtle vanilla flavor makes it perfect to go with any cakes or cookies! This whipped frosting is super easy to make and also easy to work with. It is so light and airy that it makes spreading it on cakes super easy! Other kinds of frosting are …
Moist and fluffy chocolate muffins loaded with fresh zucchini and chocolate chips. A perfect treat for the kids to sneak in some veggies! I am always looking for a way to get my kids to eat more veggies! I mean they do eat some on their own but not as much as I would like …