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.
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.
Once in a while, a seemingly awesome idea from Pinterest doesn’t work out. But it’s awesome recipes and ideas like these Flower Sugar Cookies one that keep me coming back for more and more.
When I first saw a pinned image of someone cutting a ball of dough with a pair of scissors, it immediately caught my attention. It looked pretty simple and had a decent looking sugar cookie recipe to go with it.
I’m officially bowing down to the folks over at Better Homes and Gardens that posted this unique cookie idea and yummy recipe. It’s a winner! I will definitely be adding this one to my recipe book to make over and over, again and again.
Yum-o!
Everyone loves a good brownie. They’re a crowd favorite. Plus, with all the different boxes mixes available today, they’re quick and super easy.
But plain ole brownies can be boring sometimes. You can make a box of brownies a little fancier by adding m&ms, pretzels, nuts, or even sprinkles on top. Why not try something a little more out of the ordinary? Add wine!
No seriously… add wine!
This idea actually comes from my mother (Sharon). She makes a different baked good for the wine trail the winery we work for participates in every March. One year, after seeing a recipe for red wine chocolate cupcakes, she somehow came up with this idea. And boy and I glad she did!
*Papa Boyer is in the hospital right now getting heart surgery. We’re all praying for a speedy recovery (and planning some healthy recipes for his return). Thoughts and prayers are definitely appreciated.*
Any red velvet cookie always deserves a second look from me. Our whole family likes red velvet goodies. This Red Velvet Cookie recipe was found in the 2010 Betty Crocker Christmas cookie recipe book and I also pinned it from the Betty Crocker website.
The recipe is another easy recipe using a Betty Crocker sugar cookie mix, just like the Dark Chocolate Apricot Cookie recipe I recently posted. It makes a nice and easy cookie to add to your Christmas cookie list.
The festive red color is a bonus!
We’ve all had one time or another when we accidentally let some bananas get overripe.
Well what do you do then? Throw them out? No way!
You could make banana bread again or put them in the freezer to save for later. Why not try something different? I found these banana oatmeal cookies in the American Profile (a small paper that comes inside our local newspaper) by Ann Langenfeld of Burns, Oregon.
It’s a fairly easy recipe to make. Plus, most of the ingredients are usually in my pantry on a regular basis! So this recipe gets a “thumbs up” from The PinterTest Kitchen.
With the fall season here, I like to make pumpkin bread. I usually get a neck pumpkin and cut it up and cook it until soft. Then I run it through the food mill and have fresh pumpkin puree. The puree can be used for baking or put in the freezer for later use.
If you’re not that ambitious, however, or if you want to make this recipe when pumpkins aren’t in season, the canned pumpkin puree works just fine too!
I’m not sure where the Pumpkin Bread recipe came from but it’s the best one I’ve found. It is so moist and flavorful. I like to make extra loaves and put it in the freezer. They never last long at our house!
Most kids go crazy for rice krispie treats. I was never crazy about them when I was little. I think it’s because I’m not crazy about marshmallows. But I remember this peanut butter and chocolate kind that I actually did like, but it was discontinued after only a short time. Bummer…
Cruising around Pinterest a little while ago, I found this recipe for Peanut Butterscotch Chocolate Crispy Bars from Annie’s Eats. They looked just like the ones from when I was little and they tasted even better! This is why I love Pinterest. You never know what you’re going to stumble upon there! Plus, it uses sugar and honey to hold the cereal together. Perfect if you’re not crazy about marshmallows!
I have to warn you, these Chocolate Peanut Butter Butterscotch Rice Krispie Treats (say that three times fast!) are super sweet. I normally love sweet things, but these were a little too sweet… I think next time I make them I’ll only make half a batch and cut back on the chocolate that’s on top. This batch lasted me forever because we cut them into much smaller pieces than normal rice krispie treats. On the bright side, they didn’t dry out or get hard or anything over time. I’m a glass is half full kind of girl.
As we’ve learned here at The PinterTest Kitchen before, sometimes a recipe turns out to be a huge Pinter-Mess regardless of how good it sounds or looks. Remember my chocolate and caramel microwave mug cake? or Allison’s nasty jello cookies? Those both were just plain bad.
Back when our Mom first signed-up for Pinterest, I was showing her the basics of how everything worked and we found a pin for Lemon Brownies. They looked really good (and maybe they somehow did turn out awesome for the person that posted it on Becky Charms) but they turned out to be just a Pinter-Mess for me!
When peaches are in season, this Light Peach Pie recipe is refreshing and easy to make. I pinned a version of this recipe from Danielle Kronmuller, who pinned it from Taste of Home.
The original recipe is for a light strawberry pie which I’ve also made before, but I just happened to have some fresh peaches on hand so I made peach instead! If you have a few blueberries on hand you can mix some of them into the pie. It could be made with raspberries also. You have access to fresh fruit almost all year long so the possibilities are endless. Just go with the fruit of the season!
We love versatile recipes here at the PinterTest Kitchen.
Plus, this is a healthier pie than most! For someone that has to watch their sugar intake, this pie recipe uses sugar-free or lighter ingredients.
