Candy Cookies

Are you ever at a loss as to what to do with all of your candy from Halloween?

I mean, of course you could just shove it in your mouth every time you walk past the candy bowl...that's what I like to do. But I figured if I magically turned all of that candy into cookies, we could eat half and give the rest away. Or put them in the freezer for later :)

Here is the recipe I used from Sally's Baking Addiction.

Instructions were to chop the baby Butterfingers, but in an effort to save yourself from extra dishes, feel free to use a meat tenderizer. I gave them all two light whacks and they were perfectly crumbly. Oh, also, I used ten instead of eight...rebel yell.

Feel free to make a gooey chewy cookie tower while you're at it.

They turned out melt-in-your-mouth delicious. Please don't take my word for it, you have to try. It's only 6 ingredients. You probably already have them in your cabinet. (Yes, I moonlight as a professional cookie pusher)

The recipe says to use an ungreased cookie sheet, but you will have to grease it or use a sheet of aluminum foil, because these puppies definitely stuck to the ungreased sheet.

Here are a few more recipes using other chocolate candies you might have left over.

Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Cookies

Kit Kat Cake (say that five times fast)

Milky Way Chocolate Cookie Crumble Bars

Candy Bar Cookie Bars

Snickers Caramel Apple Salad

Candy Corn Peanut Mallow Bars

100 Grand Cupcakes

Now, if only there was something to do with banana Laffy Taffy. Come back and let me know if you try any!

Easter Brunch with a Twist: {Recipe Round-Up}

I love a good brunch. Fruit, pastries and don't forget the mimosas.

Classics are great when it comes to brunch, but here are some ideas to put a new spin on the tried-and-true oldies.




Laurenda Marie

Avocado Deviled Eggs

The English Kitchen

Cinnamon Roll Croissants

Cinnamon Spice and Everything Nice

French Toast Rollups 

Blogilates

Egg Muffins (Paleo)

Cherry On My Sundae

Slow Roasted Waffle Sandwich

Peaches N Cream Blog

Breakfast Pizza

We had breakfast pizzas last year for Mother's Day and they were scrumptious. What are your favorites for brunch?

Traditional Irish Recipes {Round-Up}

As much as I love stuffing myself full of mashed potatoes and stuffing during Thanksgiving, the traditional St. Patrick's Day meal is my absolute favorite. I could eat corned beef and cabbage all day, every day. No lie.

A few weeks ago, our boss brought in a crock pot meal of corned 'beef' and cabbage, except it was venison. It blew my mind at just how much it tasted like beef. And whats even better is the venison has none of the fat that the corned beef brisket does. It was a lean, mean, St. Paddy's day machine.

In the spirit of things, here is a round up of traditional Irish recipes to try out;