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Peanut Butter CHUNKY Cookies

May 15, 2013

Chocolate Chunk Peanut Butter cookies: chunky peanut butter with chocolate chunks for the perfect cookie combination! #chocolate #peanutbutter

Chunky Peanut Butter cookie recipe filled with Chocolate Chunks! Time to indulge on some delicious cookies! Warm peanut butter cookies are delicious in their own right. These peanut butter cookies are no exception. When given the choice, I always choose chunky peanut butter. Sadly, our giant jar of chunky PB is like the red headed [...]

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Chocolate Orange Cookies

May 7, 2013

Orange Cake mix cookies rolled in mini Chocolate morsels! An irresistible cookie combination! I know I have mentioned this many times, but Monday’s at our house are cookie baking day! I love starting our week off with fresh baked cookies. Many times, it’s “regular chocolate chip” cookies, per my kids request. But sometimes I like [...]

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A Perfect Dark Chocolate Brownie Recipe

May 2, 2013

Dark Chocolate Brownies: delicious, one bowl, from scratch fudgy brownie recipe #brownies

Rich, fudgy Dark Chocolate Brownies. Simple. From Scratch. And Perfect. It occurred to me after posting THIS RECIPE, that I have never shared my favorite dark chocolate brownie recipe. I’ve just been hoarding it all this time. I’ve made brownie bites using a variation of this recipe…but haven’t share these dark fudge brownies. Until now. [...]

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Chocolate Banana Muffins

April 21, 2013

Chocolate and Banana in one tasty bite! These Muffins are delicious slathered with Nutella or creamy butter. A few weeks ago I set out to make some banana muffins. And then it happened. Severe chocolate cravings. That’s how these chocolate banana muffins were born! This recipe makes 18 regular sized muffins, for my family we [...]

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Chocolate Orange Biscotti

April 7, 2013

My mind always is thinking of the next great biscotti recipe. Anyone else with me on this? Okay, so maybe not everyone thinks the same way I do. But, biscotti is a delicious, crunchy treat that is perfect for breakfast. Seriously, cookies for breakfast. And because biscotti is totally acceptable, you can put anything in [...]

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Funfetti Cupcakes with Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting

March 26, 2013

A delicious, from scratch, Funfetti Cupcake recipe with Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting. Add a cute PEEP on top for a fun Easter treat! Today is a special day. My baby, my youngest baby, turns 9. As in, NINE YEARS OLD. Did I mention she was my baby? My youngest? And next year that means she [...]

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Spring Blondie Bars

March 7, 2013

Thick Blondie Bars filled with Hershey Chocolate Eggs. Perfect for Easter or Spring! Easter is less than a month away. It’s actually THIS month. In March. Time to stop with the green desserts for St Patrick’s Day and get on to some fun Easter treats! Are you ready? These thick chewy blondies are so delicious [...]

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Chocolate Mint Brownies

March 6, 2013

Rich fudgy brownies topped with a soft chocolate mint layer. Topped with melted milk chocolate! It’s been quite some time since I shared a brownie recipe on the blog. December was the last time. Nearly 3 months. Then, last week my blog friend Jocelyn shared some Thin Mint Fudge Brownies on her blog and I [...]

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Chocolate Mint Pretzel Bites

March 3, 2013

Chocolate Mint patties between two crunchy pretzels. Dip in white chocolate and add sprinkles for a festive St.Patrick’s Day touch! This is what happens when Homemade Peppermint Patties mate with Cherry Cheesecake Pretzel Bites. The best of both recipes in one delicious bite. So the day I was making these bites, I originally had no [...]

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Thin Mint Puppy Chow

February 24, 2013

No Thin Mints are actually harmed in making this recipe! However, this Puppy Chow tastes like your favorite Girl Scout Thin Mint cookies! The last time I posted puppy chow there may have been some confusion about what exactly I meant by “puppy chow.” It’s Muddy Buddies. Puppy Chow. FOR HUMANS. Now, I hope to [...]

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Copycat Kit Kat Bites

February 14, 2013

I love Kit Kat candy bars so much, I created these bite sized treats to enjoy anytime! I love creating copycat recipes of my favorite foods! I was recently asked to create some Kit Kat inspired fudge. I’m always up for a good challenge! I have bought wafers online before, but since they aren’t readily [...]

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Cherry Cheesecake Pretzel Bites

February 10, 2013

Want an easy, delicious Valentine’s Day treat? How about whipping up a batch of these Cherry Cheesecake Pretzel Bites? So here we are the week of Valentine’s Day and in true Shugary Sweets form I am going to explode in pink and sprinkles this week! Starting out with these super easy, super cute pretzel bites. [...]

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Bakery Style Double Chocolate Muffins

February 3, 2013

I forgot to mention in that title that I have a fun giveaway for you all today! Courtesy of Brookside Chocolate! I was recently sent one of the most beautiful, thoughtful packages from Brookside Chocolate. They had reached out to me asking if I’d like to give their chocolates a try. Seriously. Who says no [...]

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Mint Chocolate Chip Cupcakes

January 28, 2013

Today is a surprise Baby Shower for my blogger friend, Mandy! What better treat to share at a baby shower than cupcakes? Mandy doesn’t know yet if her baby will be a boy or a girl, so I had to share something gender neutral. Right? Which, is difficult for me, because I am all up [...]

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Skinny Cherry Cupcakes for Valentine’s Day

January 23, 2013

Skinny Cherry Cupcakes with Cool Whip frosting: treat yourself to these healthier cupcakes this #Valentine

I am not a big “skinny” dessert fan. If I’m going to eat dessert, I prefer it to be quite satisfying. And usually, skinny desserts leave me wanting more. But not this time. Although, really, I’m not sure how YOU qualify a dessert as skinny. So we will call these skinny-ish, or skinnier cupcakes. For [...]

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Pumpkin Whoopie Pies with Chocolate Cream Cheese Filling

January 7, 2013

There is no law that says I can’t bake and share pumpkin treats with all of you in January. I shared this recipe back in October over at Carrie’s blog, Bakeaholic Mama. Then earlier last week I made these again. I always stock up on pumpkin in the fall, you never know when a shortage [...]

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Chocolate, Caramel, Coconut Fudge (aka Samoa Fudge)

January 2, 2013

First, have you entered to win a new iPad? Along with 9 other bloggers, I am giving away a new iPad for the New Year. As a way to say THANK YOU to all of you, for your support in this blogging adventure! {Click HERE to go enter the giveaway} I know. I started the [...]

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Chocolate Cherry Cookies

December 27, 2012

Cookies. Raise your hand if you love cookies. Or are you totally over cookies at this point? I like to bake cookies (in case you didn’t notice) and keep them in the freezer. With 4 kids who pack lunches 5 days a week, it’s nice to have some treats on hand! I love the combination [...]

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Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge

December 20, 2012

**Before I get started on this post I need your help! I was invited to be part of a recipe contest, and I made it to the final round! If you have a quick minute, could you click over and give Shugary Sweets Chocolate Almond Fudge bites a vote? I’ll still be here. Go here: [...]

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Turtles, #topchef, and a Food & Wine giveaway

December 20, 2012

Here’s the thing. I love TV. I love cooking shows. And I love cooking competitions! (speaking of which, have you voted for my Chocolate Almond Fudge bites yet? Only takes one click, I’ll still be here….GO. Now. Then come back!!) Top Chef is one show that I watch each and every week. And each [...]

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Candy Cane Oreo Cookies Bars

December 16, 2012

As many of you know, a very sad event happened in our country this past week. Too many lives lost, senselessly. As I spent the weekend with my kids, doing our regular activities, I couldn’t help myself from hugging them a little tighter and whispering “I love you” a few extra times each day. I [...]

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Peanut Butter Caramel Corn with Butterfingers

December 11, 2012

I’ve got two awesome recipes for you today! Just because I love you, and it’s the season of giving! As I’ve mentioned before, I have 4 kids. When you add up all the coaches, teachers, Sunday School leaders, music instructors (and I’m sure I’m leaving someone out) it adds up to a lot of people [...]

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Easiest Ever Holiday Truffles and Nambe Giveaway

December 6, 2012

This month I feel like Oprah with all these fabulous giveaways! Granted I’m not giving away a car, or ten cars, but I am giving away some of my very, VERY favorite things! Including this gorgeous Nambe Infinity 2pc Server! Nambe was kind enough to send me one of these to review! This gorgeous serving [...]

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Drunken Cherry Chocolate Torte and my “Spice up the Holidays” party!

December 4, 2012

Warning: This post is lengthy and full of drool worthy photos! Let’s start at the beginning though. Just in case you haven’t been following along! Food Network along with Captain Morgan Rum invited me to be a part of their new “Spice up the Holidays” campaign. For this campaign, I was required to come up with one [...]