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Feels like a good day to make cookie bars

Published about 10 hours ago • 1 min read

Hey friends❣️

I'm doing a little comfort baking today.

Tuck any of these bars into a lunchbox, backpack, or work tote. Does anybody do bake sales anymore? I used to love them, and these would be perfect.

Oats and chocolate go hand in so many favorite recipes of mine. I'm thinking oatmeal fudge bars and oatmeal chocolate chip cookie pie. My copy cat Brussels cookies might be the ultimate version!

​Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars​

A few more everyday bars to bake

​Strawberry Jam Bars ~ add a little lemon juice to your strawberry jam to bring out the flavor.
​Amish Man Bars ~ an easy graham cracker chocolate chip bar similar to 7 layer bars, or Hello Dollies.
​Chewy Coconut Bars ~ a bar you can really sink your teeth into!
​Raspberry Almond Bars ~ fresh raspberries give these bars intense flavor.
​Almond Shortbread Bars ~ the almond lovers dream bar.
​Raspberry Apricot Rugelach Bars ~ this flavor combination is ingenius!

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​Chocolate Cupcakes with Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting​

" These were the best chocolate cupcakes I’ve ever made. "

~ ASH

I love to make delicious food, photograph it, and write about it, but mostly, I just love to EAT. Isn’t that what it’s all about? My recipes are bold and vibrant, but totally approachable ~ and my philosophy? We should all have the tools to feed ourselves well, and the confidence to cut loose a little in the kitchen. Food should be fun.

~ see you in the kitchen!

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