I love recipes that to no require me to turn on the oven. The stove top is bad enough when it’s 100 degrees outside!
Here in Virginia it is not 100 degrees outside yet. But I’m sure I can think up another excuse to make these no bake chocolate oatmeal cookies, right? Right! That’s the spirit, everyone!
I remember having these when I was a kid, though my mom and fellow blogger, Sharon, never made them that often. So I had to look up the recipe, and of course I turned to Pinterest. I quickly repinned a recipe from Dilly Ward and then got to work making these easy chocolate treats for my friend’s 28th birthday party.
They really are super easy to make. If you hate baking, don’t be intimidated!
Raspberry is one of my favorite non-chocolate flavors. So mix that with chocolate and I’m in love!
A few weeks ago, I had a hankerin’ to make a chocolate cake. Nevermind that my boyfriend is deployed and I don’t have a roommate. It was my birthday and I had just moved to a brand new city where I didn’t know anyone. Making an entire chocolate cake for one person is TOTALLY FINE. No judging here at The PinterTest Kitchen. 
For the record, I didn’t eat it all. But I certainly ate enough of it over the course of the week that I made a vow to start running again. I don’t run to lose weight. I run to eat cake. Someone put that on a bumper sticker.
Anyway, I found this recipe for chocolate icing and I decided to raspberry-ify it! The result was rich and creamy with just a hunt of berry goodness.
Today’s post is a short one, but I wanted to tell you all about an amazingly yummy recipe I stumbled upon because I’m a horrible planner.
I didn’t have milk in the fridge. Or, well, not enough milk for the recipe I wanted to make. I was forced to improvise and the result was amazing. This pie recipe was too good to keep for myself.
Sometimes, accidents are pretty happy!
So, let’s talk about how to make chocolate coffee pie and how I came up with this recipe!
It’s National Peanut Butter Day! So of course, even though we’ve been posting lots of chocolate and peanut butter recipes recently (like these cookies or how about these), today’s recipe features caramel instead.
I work in mysterious ways.
My sister, Jess, is a HUGE fan of caramel, so when she was planning to come to my house one weekend, I decided to test out my latest pinned recipe for Caramel Brownies, originally from Annie’s Eats.
Except I’m lazy and used a boxed brownie mix.
Hey, they still turned out great! And my boyfriend liked them too.
I always like to try new recipes, which is one of the reasons I like Pinterest so much. It’s an endless source of new recipes to test out.
Today’s cookies were inspired by a recipe I pinned was for chocolate raspberry cookies from Paula Dean. I wanted to try them, but I didn’t have the raspberry creme filled chocolate baking pieces that the recipe called for.
I did have mini peanut butter cups. What’s better than chocolate and peanut butter cups? Not much as far as I’ m concerned. Earlier this month, we posted another cookie recipe that combines peanut butter and chocolate, but this is another option that is tasty as well
Who doesn’t like peanut butter cups? Peanut butter cups are my favorite.
I love apple cider. I love caramels. So why not try a recipe that combines the two?
I had really high hopes for these apple cider caramels. I attempted making them a few days before my Christmas party last year, to serve to my guests. Let’s just say it’s a good thing I made so many other treats (like Krispy Buckeyes and Chocolate-Dipped Hazelnut Shortbread) that my guests didn’t notice they were missing.
I’m still really bummed that this recipe ended up in the Pinter-Mess category. I was really meticulous about following the directions and even bought a candy thermometer to make these!
Maybe someone out there can tell me what I did wrong…
Do you need a sweet treat for Valentine’s Day for your sweetheart? Instead of the traditional heart boxes of chocolate candy, bake some cookies!
Chocolate and peanut butter are one of my favorite combinations, so I just had to try these cookies, which are originally from i heart nap time .
I found the Reeses peanut butter hearts at the local grocery store. If you can’t find them, Dove chocolate has a heart-shaped chocolate piece that you can use instead. Right now is a good time to stock up since lots of places are selling heart-shaped candy for Valentine’s Day.
Being from Central Pennsylvania, we’re lifelong Penn State fans in the Boyer household. So, I’m not really a fan of anything called a “buckeye” (for those of you not into college sports, Ohio State’s mascot is the buckeye, and they’re a team in the same conference as Penn State).
Fat kid confessional: My dislike for Ohio State is trumped by my love for chocolate and peanut butter. Don’t tell my die-hard Penn Stater friends!
I’ve always wanted to try making buckeyes, but I can across a recipe for a buckeye-type of candy with a twist, which I thought would be a nice twist on the classic nut-inspired confectionery.
Every year, I use the holidays as an opportunity to test out new cookie recipes – and this year was no exception. My annual Christmas party featured several new recipes, most from Pinterest of course. I didn’t hear any of my friends complaining!
One of the Pinterest recipes I tested out was this one for Chocolate Dipped Hazelnut Browned Butter Shortbread Cookies. They were not my favorite, mostly because I don’t like nuts in my baked goods, but one of my party guests told me it was her favorite new cookie I made this year.
I will warn you: these cookies are a little annoying to make. I think I’m going to look for a better base shortbread recipe, because these were a little dry, but I like the concept of adding hazelnuts and dipping the cookies in chocolate. In any case, here’s the recipe for you to pinter-test as well. If you make them, let me know your verdict!
Earlier this week, I posted a peanut butter doggie treat recipe, so I thought it only fair that I also post a human peanut butter treat as well! This recipe is for homemade club sandwiches.
No, not the kind made with meat and cheese! These are the candy club sandwiches, like the ones you can get at Costco. I believe the Boy Scouts also used to sell them as a fundraiser.
In any case, we’ve been making these for years. They are always a big hit. And they’re so easy that even if you are HORRIBLE in the kitchen, you can make these and totally impress your friends. No use of the oven or stove top required!
