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I’ve you’ve been invited to a cookie exchange and don’t know what to take or if you just need a bar cookie for holiday gatherings, here’s a suggestion. The crust is made of flour, coconut and nuts and the filling is a combination of your favorite preserves plus a thin layer of cheesecake. For this [...]
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Snow Day! Fuzz is staying home from school today and to celebrate, we’re making our favorite brownies. It was a long time coming, but we finally found the cream cheese version we like best. This recipe is adapted from the Tate’s Bake Shop cookbook, and to be honest I was a little hesitant about trying [...]
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This week I baked a batch of cream cheese brownies. They weren’t that bad, but I knew I could do better. I wanted a brownie with a cream cheese topping that wouldn’t sink to the bottom, wasn’t too stiff and eggy, and had a little tartness. After asking for a few recipe recommendations, I put together [...]
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Not long ago, Fuzz surprised me by requesting a pint of Ben & Jerry’s Cheesecake Brownie Ice Cream. While I fully support her adventurous flavor choices, I was surprised she’d chosen that particular one. When I asked her “Why cheesecake brownie ice cream?” she told me it was her favorite type brownie. Again, …
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These cheesecake bars will satisfy the urge to bake, but the end result is a cool and creamy bar cookie you can top with fresh fruit of the season.
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If you like cheesecake and apple pie but can’t choose between the two, here’s a good compromise. It’s a cheesecake bar with almonds, lemon and apple – a little of everything. I found this recipe in one of Fine Cooking’s special publications “Sweet Cakes”. Their photo made it look more like an apple bar, but [...]
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I was going through a stack of old recipe cards and came across one with a picture of a big & flashy mocha cheesecake. It looked delicious, but I couldn’t justify making a whole cheesecake for just the three of us and cheesecake isn’t the easiest thing to share. A few days later, …
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