Bake or Break

Halloween Candy Bar Blondies

I realize the term "leftover Halloween candy" may be confusing to some. Strangely enough, there are people who have enough restraint not to shut down the candy-giving early and polish off the candy bowl in private. If you're one of the few with that kind of will power, then you can put it to a little different use by baking it into these blondies.

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Good Morning Sunshine Bars

I think it both a good and bad sign that as I began poring over my shiny new copy of Baked Elements, I became thoroughly enamored with the very first recipe. Good, in that I knew that the Baked guys had come through yet again with their latest book. Bad, in that, at this rate, I would likely have a hard time narrowing down what to bake first.

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Blueberry-Hazelnut Oatmeal Cookie Bars

As much as I adore fall, there's a little part of me that's sad to see summer fruit season pass. If you find yourself missing all those berries, too, then you can always take comfort in the joy that is dried fruit.

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Caramel Apple Bars

One of the best things about fall baking is apples. From breads to cobblers to pies to just about anything else you can come up with, I am there with a fork and ready for my serving.

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Peanut Butter Chocolate Bars

Recently, I was offered a sampling of the new cake mixes from Anne Byrn, better known as the Cake Mix Doctor. The timing was really perfect as we were getting ready to move, and I was looking for some simple recipes to keep BoB going before, during, and after the move. Cake mixes are one of my favorite shortcut ingredients. As much as I like to bake from scratch, some of my favorite cakes are made from a mix (hello, Rum Cake!).

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Toffee Squares

One of my favorite things about New York City is that there is no shortage of amazing bakeries. After we moved here, I told myself that I would visit as many as possible. That's a tall order. But, I do it in the name of all the baked goods in the city. How unselfish, right? In the West Village, there's an incredibly quaint little spot called Milk & Cookies. As you might guess, this place is known for its cookies. Quinn and I stopped by last weekend, and we both had a hard time choosing our treats. Ultimately, there were cookies. And maybe a couple of other things.

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