These simple and scrumptious Toasted Pecan Honey Squares are a winning sweet treat. They come from Cheryl Adkins, a home baking exhibitor at the 2015 Ohio State Fair. She won second place for these shortbread cookie bars topped with a pecan-pie type “filling.”…
Perfect for the Fourth of July holiday or to bake with kids, these Firecracker Chocolate Cookies Bars are a blast! Oatmeal, nuts and milk chocolate toffee bits take the chocolate chip cookie for a spin. You sprinkle chopped pop rock…
Caramel corn and state fairs go hand in hand. In fact, Cracker Jack’s, the molasses-coated peanut/popcorn treat debuted at the Chicago World’s Fair in 1893. Next time you have a hankering for this sweet snack, use this easy go-to recipe. -Cyndi
Pumpkin is something I love year-round, and around the clock! The award-winning Pumpkin Toffee Cookies from last weekend had me craving cupcakes in the same flavor. So say hello to these Pumpkin Cupcakes! I made sure the recipe would be super easy…and…
These Pumpkin Toffee Cookies are perfect for fall. I baked and brought a batch to a Thanksgiving winter cabin getaway this weekend. They are tender and flavorful. The toffee bits add a chewy dimension everyone enjoyed and the caramel glaze adds a…
Want a fun and easy recipe that is both fool-proof and fantastically delicious? Try these Upside-Down Caramel Apple Cakes. They come from 20-year-old Jenn Bolen at the 2014 Tulsa State Fair. We love the theme, serving portions, and how yummy they are.…
Do you like apples? Do you like cheesecake? Do you like delicious dessert bars topped with caramel?! If you answered “yes” to any of those questions, then you need to make these Caramel Apple Cheesecake Bars ASAP! You will love…
You are going to love these Apple Pie Cookies. Chosen as the best of the best at the Tulsa State Fair 2014 Gold Medal Flour Cookie Contest, this pie-inspired recipe is one not to be missed! (Cookie kudos to April…
Delightful. These cookies are downright delightful. All of the flavors complement each other so well. My family and I loved them so much that we let ourselves eat them with breakfast! (Hey, they have jam on them.) Mary Ehrenberger took…
Perfectly baked. Perfect flavor. These Open Sesame Cookies won last year at a Chicago area fair (2013 DuPage County Fair). We still talk about these cookies. Even without the icing, these cookies are perfection. And they are easy to make. If…