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Thin Mint Cupcakes

It’s Girl Scout Cookie season!! Are the girls still selling the cookies or has that ended? I bought mine (*ahem* 5 boxes *ahem*) back in February. The scouts set up shop in my local grocery store and I just couldn’t resist their cute faces +…

12 Days of Christmas: Homemade Peppermint Oreos

We’re over halfway through the marathon of Christmas posting! Are you getting tired of all of these posts yet? ;) These cookies, oh my god. Homemade Oreos, much like regular Oreos, are one of my favorite things. Throw in a mint flavor? YES! And you…

12 Days of Christmas: Grasshopper Cookies

You want to know what these cookies taught me? To bow down to the GREATNESS that is my double boiler. I was short on time and didn’t use my double boiler. As a result, these cookies are missing a chocolate ganache. The crushed Andes mints…

Shamrock Shake Cupcakes

The calendar has flipped to March – the month of St. Patrick’s Day. Every spring I anxiously await the return of the McDonald’s Shamrock Shake. Usually I’m not a big McDonald’s fan, except to pop in to buy a soda or use their restrooms on…

I Want Candy: York Peppermint Pattie Cupcakes

Today marks the start of a series of cupcake recipes that mimic popular candy bars. I saw these ideas in Food Network Magazine a few years ago and knew that I had to try them all. Every Monday for the next six weeks I’ll post…