Category Archives: almond

I Want Candy: Almond Joy Cupcakes

I don’t like coconut [as I have mentioned 3,409 times on this blog so far - ha!]. So let’s jump right into learning a bit about the Almond Joy! Almond Joy is produced by Hershey and its sister product is the Mounds bar (dark chocolate, no almond). The Almond Joy bar was introduced by Peter...

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Cherry-Almond Vanilla Cupcakes

All I can think of when I see these cupcakes is the moment, during the process of making them, when I dropped an entire jar of maraschino cherries on the floor of my kitchen. Cherries… lost. Kitchen floor… forever sticky. I mean, really, do you know how are it is to un-stick maraschino cherry juice?!...

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7 Layer Cookies

This recipe has been on my to-bake list for, no joke, TWO YEARS. It was one of those recipes that I longed to make.. I knew I would love the results.. but I was intimidated. These cookies (sidenote: why does everyone call them cookies? they’re more of a bar!) take 11 hours to make. These...

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Rainbow & Cloud Cookies

I will admit: sometimes I just want to bake cute things. I got this cloud and rainbow cookie cutter for Christmas and couldn’t wait to use it! Usually I find cutout cookies to be incredibly tedious — a task that should be reserved only for special times of the year, like Christmas. But I’m willing...

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Almond Shortbread Bars

My lovely co-worker made these bars and I fell in love with them (hi, Vicki!!). They are so full of almond flavor, which is always a good thing in my book. Almond Shortbread Bars 1 cup margarine (butter will also work) 2 cups sugar 1/2 cup vegetable oil 2 eggs (reserve 1 tsp) 4 cups...

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