Bake or Break

Dulces

Earlier this month, one of my favorite food bloggers, Anna from Cookie Madness, had her first cookbook published. It's called The Daily Cookie and has a recipe for every day of the year. There's a holiday or recognition day or an anniversary of some big thing every single day. Some have more than one. Anna took a fun approach in her book by finding appropriate cookies for days like National Cookie Day (December 4th) and the anniversary of the founding of ASPCA (April 10th).

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Chocolate Hazelnut Pie

It's no secret how much I love chocolate and hazelnut. From brownies to more elaborate desserts, I'll take that combo in just about any way. Plus, I'm sure I'm not the only one here who always has a jar of Nutella in the pantry ready for a quick fix. Go on. 'Fess up.

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German Chocolate Pecan Pie Bars

German chocolate cake is one of my childhood loves. My mother used to make it from a cake mix with store-bought frosting. And that was just fine with me. Having an anti-coconut husband has limited my baking with coconuts over the last several years. In the spirit of "absence makes the heart grow fonder," I think I enjoy all that German chocolate-y goodness even more because I don't have it very often.

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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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Chocolate-Pecan Brownie Cookies

If you can't decide between baking cookies or brownies, then these little guys are for you. Cookie-like shape with a brownie-like texture, these are really the best of both worlds.

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