The BEST Thing I've EVER Made: White Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Cheesecake.

This is BY FAR the best thing I have EVER made!!! Magic cookie bars held the title for eight years strong, but this week they were dethroned. This is one of the most simple recipes I've ever come across and made my own. The best part? It's NO BAKE! That's right, the most delicious and no baking required! Here is the BEST recipe of all time.

Ingredients
2 packages cream cheese.
1 package white chocolate chips.
1 can/tub of whipped cream.
1 8-9 inch graham cracker crust
16 Reese's cups (2 8 packs of whole cups or one full package of mini cups)

Directions
1. Place white chocolate chips in microwave safe bowl heating at 30 second intervals until melted.
2. Put cream cheese into bowl with melted chocolate and mix as well as you can.
3. Microwave for an additional two minutes at 30 second intervals to melt cream cheese.
4. If using tub whipped cream, fold in three heaping spoons of whipped cream. If using canned whipped cream (which I prefer) use about half the can and reserve the rest for decoration.
5. Crush all of the Reese's in a freezer bag using a can or rolling pin to crumble them.
6. Take 2/3 of the Reese's and fold into cheesecake mix.
7. Pour filling into crust and refrigerate for 4-5 hours AT LEAST! I recommend over night.
8. Top with remaining Reese's and decorate with remaining whipped cream.

WARNING: This is VERY rich. Serve extremely cold and in small slices. I always recommend letting things set over night. Please keep refrigerated.

Red Velvet Cheesecake.

This is the BEST for Christmas! It's red, white, rich, and amazing! I decorated mine with cake markers, but you can do just about anything. Here is the super easy recipe below. :)

Ingredients
1 box no bake cheesecake
1 box red velvet cake
2 cans cream cheese icing

Directions
Make cheesecake and red velvet cake as directed.
Allow to cool over night.
Ice each layer of red velvet cake.
Place one layer down, add cheesecake layer, and then add top layer.
Ice with cream cheese icing EVERYWHERE!
Refrigerate for one day.

Red Velvet Brownies.

I came across a recipe for red velvet brownies on Pinterest and they sounded sooo yummy! Red velvet cake AND brownies? I've always heard a rumor that red velvet cake is just chocolate cake with dye, but who knows? The recipe, although delicious, had so many ingredients and took hours to make. Cue everyone's favorite skinny blonde! I have devised a semi-home made version of red velvet brownies. These are great for the holidays, Christmas sprinkles make the dish. Also try them on fourth of July topped with blueberries, or Valentine's Day with pink icing.

Ingredients
1 box red velvet cake mix (plus the required ingredients, eggs, oil, water.)
1 pack of milk chocolate chips.
1 can of cream cheese frosting.
3 tbsp butter.

Directions
1. Mix cake as directed.
2. In a microwave safe bowl heat butter and chocolate chips at ten second intervals stirring each time.
3. Add chocolate mix to red velvet cake mix.
4. Mix for several minutes until chocolate is distributed through batter.
5. Bake in a 13X9 pan as directed on box.
6. Remove, cool, and ice with cream cheese frosting.

Pizza Crescents.

These are sooo simple! I actually found the base for this recipe on Pinterest! If you don't know about Pinterest, please go now! It is probably the best site ever! I've always had a sensitive tummy so I'm not big on anything with red sauce. I always have to specify light sauce to the delivery guy and no marinara to the waitress. I LOVE pizza, but the tummy ache isn't always worth it. Here is the solution: sauceless pizza crescents! You get all the yummy goodness of pizza without the sauce. Posted below is this super simple recipe that can make four or forty crescents. :)

Ingredients
1 can Pillsbury Crescent rolls.
1 pack Hormel pepperoni.
1 pack string cheese
Garlic salt/powder.

Directions
1. If you desire crispy pepperoni, place in microwave for 10-30 seconds and blot with paper towel.
2. Lay crescents flat and line with 5-6 pieces of pepperoni.
3. Take one stick of string cheese and divide in half, place one half on each crescent.
4. Roll crescents and sprinkle with garlic salt/powder.
5. Bake 12-15 minutes at 375 or until golden brown.

Oreo Truffles

I have truly become addicted to these Oreo truffles! I never knew something so simple could be so great! I stumbled upon a recipe for the original Oreo truffles and tweaked it a little bit to make it my own. I have given this recipe to so many friends and they all receive compliments on it. They're great for parties, church, work, pot lucks, etc... I promise you there won't be one left! The key to this recipe is getting through it without cheating and sneaking a taste before they're done. Posted below is my recipe for Oreo truffles.

Ingredients
1 package Oreo's
2 packages cream cheese (softened)
2 packages of Baker's dipping chocolate

Directions
1. Take three tows of Oreos and place in sealed freezer bag. Crush the Oreo's using a soup can, rolling pen, or something similar. Make sure they are ground fine, no chunks.
2. Place both blocks of cream cheese into a bowl and gradually mix 2/3 of Oreo mixture into the cream cheese. (Do this with hands, it's much easier!)
3. Form small balls, about the size of a gumball, out of the Oreo/cream cheese mixture and place into a container. When all the balls are formed, place in freezer for two hours. (this makes the balls easier to work with and dip into the chocolate without falling apart.)
4. Heat Baker's dipping chocolate per instructions.
5. Using two forks dip each ball into the chocolate..
-Tips-
-Coat each ball and then place on one fork. Tap edge of container with fork to remove excess chocolate.
-Use second spoon to help slide truffle off of the first spoon.
6. Place balls on wax paper and allow to harden.

I personally keep these in the fridge. They just taste sooo much better that way! You can also store them in the freezer for up to a week or leave them at room temperature. Feel free to experiment a little on your own. I've used different kinds of Oreo's (Candy Cane for Christmas is to amazing!) and different kinds of chocolate (white chocolate Oreo truffles anyone?) and all of them turn our great. You really can't go wrong with a truffle. :)

Panera Macaroni And Cheese.

Panera macaroni and cheese is hands down the best macaroni and cheese I have ever had! If I'm sick, or even if it's just a rainy day, Panera will cure me. The small is $4.99 and the large $8.99, so with prices like that I don't get to enjoy it as much as I would like. I have tried, tried, and tried again to find a decent "copy cat" recipe and gave failed over and over again! It seems they have some magic ingredient! Then I decided to take the techniques and products used in several recipes and throw them all together to try to make the PERFECT Panera doppleganger. I was a little wary at first, but voila! I got about as close as I possibly could. So here it is ladies! The perfect and SIMPLE Panera macaroni and cheese. :)

Ingredients
1/4 pound Vermont Cheddar Cheese (the sharper the better.)
1/4 pound American Cheddar Cheese
1 cup milk
1 cup heavy whipping cream
5 tbsp butter
4 tbsp flour
1 package of pasta shells

Directions
1. Heat butter and a flour in bowl in microwave safe bowl, ten second intervals.
2. Take second bowl and mix cream and milk.
3. Whisk flour/butter mixture into cream/milk slowly.
4. Grate and/or crumble cheese and slowly add to roux while whisking slowly.
5. Pour over already cooked/drained pasta shells.
6. Let stand for ten minutes to thicken and then serve.