Bake or Break

Lemon Ice-Box Bars

I'm sure at least a few of you are thinking that lemon bars are not exactly ground-breaking material. But, these are not your typical lemon bars. No, these are far better. They're like lemon bars for grown-ups.

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Hazelnut Brownie Tart

Brownies are one of my favorite things to bake. Honestly, I like eating them just as much, too. They’re simple to make and they’re packed with chocolate. What more could you want? It's easy to dress up a brownie by making it into a tart. While it is still a brownie, somehow it's just a little fancier. This goes a step further in the dressing up department by adding one of my favorite chocolate companions - hazelnuts.

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Kitchen Sink Brownies

I've made what most of us think of as Kitchen Sink Cookies many, many times. I do believe, though, that this is my first foray into Kitchen Sink Brownies. How this never happened before now is a mystery. I love the idea, and now that I've tried them, I can't believe I waited so long..

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Hazelnut Cream Cheese Brownies

I'll just assume that title alone got your attention. Not much could be better than than chocolate, hazelnuts, and cream cheese. The only thing wrong with these brownies is that I didn't make them sooner.

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Gianduia Brownies

View printable recipe or more photos I've been wanting to make Nutella brownies for a while now. It seemed like such a good idea. What would be better than adding that delicious, chocolate-hazelnut confection to fudgy brownies?

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Double Delicious Cookie Bars, Revisited

View more photos I shared one of my most well-received recipes a while back. It is so, so simple. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. It’s just that when you slave over something that is pretty involved, it’s a tiny bit disheartening when something you threw together in 10 minutes gets a better response. [...]

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