Peanut Butter Swirl Brownies

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Peanut Butter Swirl Brownies- recipe by Ina Garten. I have used this recipe with much success for many years.  These brownies were my first attempt at baking, for a New Year’s eve party held at my house where I served them as dessert as well as party favors for the guests to take home.  For those of you who have baked Ina’s outrageous brownies must be aware of  just how outrageous they are. The brownies are incredibly chocolaty and rich with a hint of coffee making them it the best brownies in the world. The addition of walnuts and extra chocolate chips makes them even better. I decided to make  peanut butter swirl brownies,  a slight variation of the outrageous . . . CLICK TO READ MORE

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Vanilla Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

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Vanilla Cupcakes- recipe by Ina Garten I baked these cupcakes for my a dear friend’s baby shower which I hosted last year. I decided on an animal theme and kept it a neutral color, yellow since they were not aware of the baby’s sex. Like all Ina Garten’s recipes, this one turned out to be a big hit. The cupcakes are incredibly moist, light and fluffy. The only thing I would not do next time is fill the cupcake tins all the way up, it just tends to spill, making a very large cupcake. Other than that, it’s the best vanilla cupcake I have eaten! I added a little yellow color to the cream cheese icing to make it more . . . CLICK TO READ MORE

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Chocolate White Chocolate Chunk Cookies

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Chocolate White Chocolate Chunk Cookies- recipe by Ina Garten Sorry to all my fellow bloggers whose blogs I haven’t been able to visit or emails I haven’t responded to. I’ve had house guests all week. Thank you so much for visiting my blog and for your encouraging comments. I really appreciate it. I baked these cookies as a special treat for my guests and they were a hit! The double chocolate – rich dark cocoa and white chocolate chunks – make this an irresistible treat ! Chewy on the inside, crunchy and crisp on the outside. You can even create a tasty ice cream sandwich by simply sandwiching vanilla ice cream between two cookies with a drizzle of chocolate sauce. Ingredients: 1/2 . . . CLICK TO READ MORE

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