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Melt-In-Your-Mouth Hanukkah Gelt Cookies

November 11, 2013 by overtimecook 35 Comments

***Before we start – have you signed up for my email newsletters? You’ll get new recipes, cooking tips, menu suggestions, kitchen deals  – and more! Click here to signup.*** How is it that Chanukah is almost here already. Didn't we just cook up a storm for Rosh Hashanah? Well like it or not, Hanukkah is right around the corner. Luckily, I've got a bunch of new and totally delicious recipes up my sleeve to share with you! I'm going to start off with this fabulous cookie recipe. The inspiration for this idea came from these cookies, which were (and continue to be) a total success. They're delicious and easy and totally scream "chanukah!" So I decided to come up with this new version. I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cheesecake/Dairy Desserts, Chocolate, Cookies, Dessert, Holiday, Party, Seasonal, Super-Easy Tagged With: baking, chanukah, chanukkah, Chocolate, chocolate coins, Cookies, dessert, gelt, hanukkah, Holiday, Recipes

Marbled Pumpkin Bundt Cake with Brown Sugar Glaze

October 6, 2013 by overtimecook 30 Comments

I feel like I spend a lot of time describing recipes as "the best" or "the most popular" or maybe "the most successful" of the sort that I have ever made. My editor mentioned it to me recently. "You know, Miriam, if you keep telling your readers that the recipe is "the best you ever made," they might stop believing you. How many bests can you have?" Well, I don't know what it is with me and all of these superlatives, but this recipe? It deserves it. You'll have to trust me where this cake is concerned. Firstly, pumpkin has a magical effect on baked goods. It turns the treat moist and soft and so plain delicious. Add spices, chocolate and some other goodies, and you're left with a bundt … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bundt Cake, Cake, Chocolate, Dessert, Seasonal Tagged With: bundt cake, cake, Chocolate, fall, pumpkin, pumpkin cake

Oatmeal Peanut Butter M&M Cookies

July 22, 2013 by overtimecook 7 Comments

These dense and crunchy Oatmeal Peanut Butter M&M Cookies are a party in your mouth! Read on... I can't even tell you how many times I intended to post this recipe. I made it a whole bunch of times. And each time these adorable looking cookies got rave reviews. But somehow I never managed to write down the recipe. And worse, never got to photograph these cookies. And so for months, these cookies went un-posted. And that's a shame, because they're really delicious. So I sacrificed for all of you. I baked up yet another batch of these cookies. On a fast day, of all days. Big mistake. These smell amazing when they bake, and my entire family was quite unhappy with me, forced to smell … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Chocolate, Cookies, Dessert, Peanut Butter Tagged With: Chocolate, chocolate chips, Cookies, dessert, oatmeal, Peanut Butter, Recipes

S’mores Truffles

July 10, 2013 by overtimecook 37 Comments

S'mores Truffles are a no-bake way to enjoy a classic treat! So tonight's post was going to be onion rings. Those of you who follow me on Facebook know that I was seriously craving them this afternoon. Admittedly, I frequently crave onion rings. French fries are good, but onion rings? Totally blissful. But then I made a very mature decision. Instead of making onion rings, I went to the gym. I know, I know, I hardly recognize myself. Exercise over onion rings. I feel so virtuous about this I practically desserve ice cream. Moving along though. Obviously I don't have onion rings to share with you tonight. Don't worry, I didn't give up on them. I will be making onion rings … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Candy, Chocolate, Dessert, No-Bake Dessert, Seasonal Tagged With: candy, Chocolate, dessert, marshmallow, No-Bake, s'mores, truffles

Neapolitan Zebra Cheesecake

May 20, 2013 by overtimecook 35 Comments

Every now and then, a person is lucky enough to come up with an idea that's pure genius. I consider myself endlessly lucky to have a platform, both here on the blog and in my magazine column, where I can share my occasional stroke of brilliance with a couple of folks. Well this one was one of my most incredible strokes of genius. Ages ago, I posted this Zebra Cake. Then I took it a step further with this ever popular Zebra Bundt Cake. And ever since then, the concept of zebra cakes and such have been in my head constantly. I wanted to create a zebra cheesecake, but plain chocolate and vanilla has been done so many times, and I wanted to do something a little more extraordinary. That's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cake, Cheesecake/Dairy Desserts, Dairy, Dessert, Holiday Tagged With: baking, cheesecake, Chocolate, dairy, dessert, neapolitan, Recipes, strawberry, vanilla

S’mores Surprise Cookies

April 7, 2013 by overtimecook 22 Comments

Good news friends! Y'know how it's been wintery all spring? Don't get me wrong. I totally don't like to be too hot. But when I'm bundling up and wearing my coat in April...that kinda sucks. And since springtime rolled around, I've been waiting for some decent weather to come this lovely way. And finally it is! Today, I went out without a coat! And later in the week, there's a forecast for EIGHTY degrees here in NY! Exciting, huh? Well when I think of warmer weather, I think of summer. And when I think if summer, I think of s'mores. And because I absolutely love cookies, naturally I'm bound to make a cookie out of a s'more. And then of course, I love surprises (who doesn't?!) so I made … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Chocolate, Cookies, Dessert, Uncategorized Tagged With: Chocolate, Cookies, dessert, food, marshmallows, Recipes, s'mores, summer

Flourless Chocolate Almond Tuiles

March 21, 2013 by overtimecook 10 Comments

**This recipe originally appeared in my monthly baking column in Ami's food magazine, Whisk.** So it's my third day in a row of passover baking, and I am already bored. Everything is so similar in texture when you don't use flour - or even matzah meal! I'm ready for something a little bit different, and I am sure y'all are too. I don't have time for a full post, but I did want to share this recipe. It was originally published last year in my column for Ami Magazine, but in case you missed it, totally make these. They aren't soft and chewy, rather thin, crispy, and wafer like. It's a nice change of pace - plus it would make a perfect crunchy accompaniment to some chocolate ice cream or … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Chocolate, Cookies, Dessert, Holiday, Passover Tagged With: almonds, Chocolate, Cookies, dessert, food, gluten free, Passover, Recipes, tuiles

Rice Krispy Treat Bark

February 19, 2013 by overtimecook 15 Comments

Today's post is really good timing. And no, I don't mean that this is a fabulous last minute Purim treat if you're still stuck on what to make for your Mishloach Manot (purim basket). Although it totally is a fabulous purim treat...etc. The reason this post is very timely is that there was in an interesting discussion on Facebook recently regarding recipe sources and credits and things. And the question came up if there's a possibility of complete coincidences in recipes. The answer? Yes. How do I know? Because of this recipe. Before I explain, let me say that recipe attribution is a very important issue, and one I feel very passionate about. But sometimes, two people might just have … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bar Desserts, Candy, Chocolate, Dessert, Peanut Butter Tagged With: bark, candy, Chocolate, Desserts, food, marshmallows, Peanut Butter, Recipes, rice krispies, rice krispy treats

Healthy Chocolate Cheesecake Pancakes

January 30, 2013 by overtimecook 19 Comments

I love weekends. And I know what you're thinking. "Duh. We all do." But I have an extra love for weekends, and it's called pancakes. I know, I know, I've discussed this before, but I have a feeling most of you weren't around back then, so let me reiterate. Weekday breakfasts in my world consist of an enormous cup of coffee as I start up my computer at work, followed by a bowl of cereal and milk about an hour later. And in case any of you thought that bowl of cereal was a treat of any sort, let me clarify. When I say bowl, I actually mean a cup. As in the awful little Styrofoam cups that my company expects us to drink out of. And I have a theory about my cereal that is proven … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Breakfast, Cheesecake/Dairy Desserts, Dairy, Healthy Tagged With: breakfast, cheesecake, Chocolate, cottage cheese, dairy, Healthy, pancakes, Recipes

Chewy Mocha M&M Cookies

January 29, 2013 by overtimecook 41 Comments

These cookies were totally born out of necessity, which pretty much makes them amazing. Ok, I think I need to explain myself a bit here, right? See, here's what happened. It started with an awesome dessert that I made for my column in Ami Magazine. The dessert actually has nothing to do with mocha, but I needed something pretty to anchor the treat in the bowl. I headed to the local candy store, and looked around till I came up with these mocha flavored chocolate lentils. The color matched perfectly to the style I was going for. I loaded up a big bag full of these candies and headed to the checkout. On a related note, I sometimes wonder if the checkout people in the various stores I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Chocolate, Cookies, Dessert Tagged With: candy, Chocolate, coffee, Cookies, dessert, mocha

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