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Pumpkin Crumble Pie

Pumpkin Crumble Pie

Pumpkin Crumble Pie If you love pumpkin pie but wish it had a little more texture, this Pumpkin Crumble Pie is for you! It starts with a homemade buttery pie crust, filled with a rich, creamy pumpkin pie filling, and finished with a generous layer of brown sugar, oat,...

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Pecan Pie Dip

Pecan Pie Dip

Pecan Pie Dip (Easy Cream Cheese Dessert Dip) If you love pecan pie, you’re going to love this Pecan Pie Dip! It has a smooth, creamy cheesecake-style base topped with gooey brown sugar, maple syrup, and buttery toasted pecans. It’s everything you love about...

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Gingerbread Blondies

Gingerbread Blondies

Gingerbread Blondies (Chewy, Perfectly Spiced & Holiday-Ready!)   If you love holiday baking but want something other than the usual cookies and cakes, these Gingerbread Blondies are about to become your new seasonal favorite. They have all the warm, cozy...

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Cranberry Crumble Bars

Cranberry Crumble Bars

Cranberry Crumble Bars (Perfect for Leftover Cranberry Sauce!)   If you’re looking for a delicious way to use up leftover cranberry sauce after the holidays, these Cranberry Crumble Bars are the answer! They’re sweet, tart, buttery, and oat-y — the perfect...

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Tom Cruise Cake

Tom Cruise Cake

  Tom Cruise Cake (Doan’s Bakery Copycat Recipe)   This is my copycat version of the famous Tom Cruise Cake from Doan’s Bakery in California—the legendary cake that Tom Cruise famously sends to his family and friends every holiday season. With a reported...

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Maggiano’s Lemon Cookies

Maggiano’s Lemon Cookies

  The Maggiano's lemon cookies also known as "Vera's cookies," have been a longtime favorite dessert at the chain restaurant. They're a perfect end to a heavy Italian meal. Traditionally, Italian lemon cookies are moist, tender and have a cake-like texture with a...

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Chai Sugar Cookies

Chai Sugar Cookies

  Chai sugar cookies are moist sugar cookies perfectly spiced with a blend of cinnamon, ground cardamom, ground ginger, allspice and ground cloves. The chai spice blend is incorporated into the dough, rolling sugar and the glaze to create the perfect amount of...

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Pretzel Crisp Christmas Crack

Pretzel Crisp Christmas Crack

Pretzel Crisp Christmas Crack (Foolproof Crunchy Toffee Recipe)   Christmas Crack is a classic holiday treat made with just a handful of simple ingredients: crisp crackers, buttery homemade toffee, and melted chocolate. The sweet-and-salty combo, along with that...

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Soft Chewy Caramels

Soft Chewy Caramels

Soft and Chewy Homemade Caramels That’ll Steal the Show This Holiday Season   I thought I knew how to make homemade caramels… until I tried my mother-in-law’s caramels one Christmas. I honestly can’t remember if I’d had them before, but that year I took one bite...

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