You could put two drops of your favorite essential oils on a cotton ball and include it in the stuffing of this cute little project!
Category: Holidays
Brownies with Cookie Dough Frosting
OMG – 2 favorites in 1!

For the brownies:
- 2 sticks (16 tablespoons) butter, softened
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup flour
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder (Dutch processed preferred)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
For the frosting:
- 1 stick (8 tablespoons) butter, softened
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1/3 cup powdered sugar
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 3/4 cup chocolate chips
Pull Apart Garlic Bread
This is a great appetizer; let your guests pull apart the garlic-y goodness.

INGREDIENTS
- 1 cup 8 oz warm water
- 2 tablespoons white sugar
- 2 teaspoons active dry yeast
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter softened
- 1 cup 8 oz milk (I used 1%)
- 2 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 5 1/2 – 6 1/2 cups 1 lb 9 oz – 2 lbs 3 oz bread flour
For Topping:
- 8 tablespoons butter melted
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley finely chopped (or 4 teaspoons dried)
- 2 Tablespoon fresh oregano or 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
Pistachio Cream Bars
Let these sit in the fridge overnight and they’ll be so easy to cut – you’ll love them!

- 2 cups flour
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 8 oz. package cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 box Pistachio instant pudding mix (4 serving size)
- 3/4 cup milk
- ¼ cup pistachios, roughly chopped
