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Chocolate Espresso Snowcaps

Chocolate Espresso Snowcaps are the perfect cookie recipe for coffee lovers who like chocolate too! These cookies are also known as chocolate crinkles. They spread out as they bake, giving them a crinkly look. The powdered sugar makes them pretty and gives them the look of freshly snowcapped mountains. Instant espresso powder is added to the cookie dough, which intensifies the chocolate flavor of the cookie. Ive been baking these Chocolate Espresso Snowcaps every year during the holidays for a few years now. They look gorgeous on a cookie platter with a variety of other cookie favorites! How to make Chocolate Espresso Snowcaps: The dough is made up of flour, cocoa powder, espresso powder, baking powder, salt, butter, brown sugar...

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Crockpot Hot Chocolate

Crockpot Hot Chocolate is a well balanced, creamy, chocolatey, sweet homemade recipe everyone will enjoy! Take it over the top with creamer! Ive been a little enamored with the idea of a Crockpot Hot Chocolate for a few weeks now. I did a little research/internet trolling and a lot of recipe testing and came up with my favorite version of a Crockpot Hot Chocolate! Its not too creamy, too sweet or too cocoa-y. Its balanced really well AND!! I even included my secret ingredient that takes this over the top! People will try it and be amazed that homemade hot chocolate could be this good. Crockpot Hot Chocolate Recipe This is a simple recipe that uses everyday ingredients and will...

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Weekly Meal Plan Week 231

Weekly Meal Plan Week 231- Make the week easy with this delicious meal plan. 6 dinner recipes, 1 side dish, 1 dessert, and 1 fun cocktail make for a tasty week! Happy Saturday! I hope you have a fun and relaxing weekend planned! It is the middle of December already, how did we get here? It is such a short time between Thanksgiving and Christmas this year it feels like chaos trying to get everything done. Add to that my son is a freshman and this is his first time with real final exams and December is just a little hectic. That is ok though, because I have a plan. Having this meal plan each week is just one thing...

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25 Easy Paleo Dinner Recipes

All 25 of these Easy Paleo Dinner Recipes are naturally gluten, grain and dairy free and good for you! Even picky eaters will love them! PIN Easy Paleo Dinner Recipes What is the Paleo Diet? Paleo is a common term these days, so you may have heard it or seen it attached to recipes. Paleo cookies, paleo muffins, paleo dinners but what exactly does it mean? Paleo foods are anything that can be hunted or gathered, such as lean meats, fruits, veggies, nuts, and seeds. Dairy products and grains are often limited or avoided entirely when eating Paleo. Paleo Diet FAQ Why cant I eat grains on Paleo? Paleo eaters often avoid grains because of a few different reasons. Paleo...

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Cochise County, Arizona: Award-winning Wines with Notes of the Old West

Part 3: Cochise County, Arizona: Willcox Wine with Notes of the Old West (read Part 1 and Part 2 of this series) If you are exploring southern Arizona, one place not to be missed is the Chiricahua National Monument. The other-worldly views of the thousands of pinnacles made of rhyolite rock are stunning. You can take an 8-mile scenic drive through the Monument, or you can get closer to nature by hiking one of the many miles of day-hiking trails. We took the Natural Bridge Trail, which is just under 5 miles round trip, with a 700-foot elevation gain. The hike takes you through oak and juniper woodlands that open to incredible views of the impossible pinnacles and ends at...

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