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Pumpkin Sugar Cookie Bars with Buttercream Frosting and Toffee Bits

Pumpkin Sugar Cookies,  chewy, thick, soft sugar cookie bars frosted with vanilla buttercream and sprinkled with toffee bits.  Want to know the secret to  how easy and quick they are to make? Sugar cookie bars are easy to make.  They are baked in a sheet pan or large jelly roll pan, frosted, and cut into bars.  

Almost Homemade Salted Caramel Apple Pie

Almost Homemade Salted Caramel Apple Pie , three main ingredients, flaky buttery crust, caramel apple pie filling and salted caramel topping and it is not homemade. This pie comes together in 20 minutes and takes 30-40 minutes to bake, easy and quick is what this recipe is all about. When I have the time, I love to make an apple pie from scratch, but there are days I need a quick dessert for guest coming and making an apple pie is not an option. With this apple pie, I use a few ingredients to make my life easier.

Easiest Pumpkin Filled Cinnamon Rolls with Brown Butter Frosting + The secret to the rich pumpkin pie filling!

Easiest Pumpkin Filled Cinnamon Rolls , rich pumpkin filling rolled up in a soft dough baked and iced with an incredible brown butter frosting.  Read further for the secret ingredient in the pumpkin filling and how the dough is the easiest to make.   Today I am sharing the easiest Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls you will ever make homemade. I make these cinnamon rolls with a homemade dough that has stood the test of time.

Green Apple Pull Apart Bread {Using Rhodes Frozen Bread}

Green Apple Pull Apart Bread c hipped pieces of apple between layers of slightly sweet cinnamon dough.  Fun to make and worth all the effort. By now, I think almost everyone knows about Pull Apart Bread on Pinterest.  I don't think I have opened up my Pinterest and run through my follower's pins without someone pinning a recipe for pull apart bread in a loaf pan.

Sheet Pan Roasted Hamburger Steak Dinner

Roasted Hamburger Steak , lean ground beef seasoned with simple seasonings roasted in a sheet pan with whole garlic bulbs, and vegetables.  The final touches bring this meal to a whole new level, melted butter; roasted garlic smeared on top--oh! my. Sheet pan dinners have become a favorite around our house lately.  We love the ease of preparation and clean up, consisting of cooking the entire meal in a sheet pan.

Simple Plum Clafoutis

Plum Clafoutis is a dessert that can be elegant or rustic, depending on how it is baked.  I decided to go the rustic route and bake mine in a cast iron skillet.  The recipe is easy---really showcasing the plums in taste and beauty. Simple can be gorgeous! Simple Baked Plum Custard The joy of this simple custard is that it is often served at room temperature and dusted with powdered sugar.  Although plums are a crowd pleaser in this French dessert, cherries are traditional. Arranging the plums on top of the custard is elegant perfection in itself, but mine seemed to move when I poured the custard over them.  Oh well, I did say I went the rustic route, didn't I?

Homemade Apple Dumplings

Apple Dumplings peeled and cored apples filled with cinnamon sugar mixture then wrapped in a buttery flaky pie crust and ladled with a warm syrup mixture of butter, sugar, and water.  They are perfectly cooked, and you are in heaven!   My apple dumpling recipe comes from a good friend and it never ceases to amaze me how many memories flow in every time I make them.