I made these bars last week when we had some friends over, and I still can’t get them out of my head (ask my husband, I’ve wanted to make them again every day this week). The chocolate is so rich and creamy, and the cookie dough has an almost nutty quality when paired with the jam. Simply put, these are little bites of chocolate heaven, and they are SO easy to throw together. Try them as soon as possible!

Also, check out my new spring header! Nicole at Nicole Underwood Design updated it for me once again, and I just love it. She always does an excellent job, so if you ever need her to design anything for you, check out her site and shoot her an e-mail!

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This month’s Flavor of the Month theme was chocolate, which I thought was perfect for February (and well, I thought it was perfect anyway because I love chocolate)! I wanted to share a recipe that I adapted from one I found on Hershey’s website a couple years ago, because whenever I’ve served it, it’s always been a big hit. Plus, it’s a relatively simple dessert, so you can make it in a pinch since you probably have most of the ingredients on hand already!

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Because it’s Monday and I’m not ready for another week, I thought it’d be a good idea to post this wonderfully rich cheesecake. I made it for dessert for our Christmas day festivities and everyone really enjoyed it; I definitely need to make it again soon. If you’re having a rough Monday, or just feel like indulging a bit, try this cheesecake today – you won’t regret it.

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Another item from the Christmas baskets – gingerbread truffles! The gingerbread cake recipe below makes a 13″ x 9″ cake (sorry about the lack of pictures, but I was really pressed for time while making all these Christmas goodies!), so you’ll get a good 90-100 truffles out of it depending on how big you make them. For the melted chocolate, I like to use chocolate chips or chunks, so I always throw a couple tablespoonfuls of shortening in to make it nice and smooth. Make sure to pick up some Christmas sprinkles to make them extra festive!

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Well, I thought this month’s Flavor of the Month was going up today, but I guess I am a little late since it went up yesterday. In any case, here are the many gingerbread cookies I made using my leftover dough from the Daring Baker challenge this month (you can find the recipe and instructions for making the dough here). They were perfect for taking to work for our Christmas parties and for packaging up as part of the homemade Christmas gifts I’ll be posting about later. (I know I’ve been slacking a little on the posts since I’m on vacation this week, but I promise I’ll get to them soon!)

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