IN INA'S GARDEN with ALMOND BUTTER JELLY BARS

I find myself reaching out for my cake tin all time whole day long , coz there are these really deliciously addictive bars in there today.

As i said in my previous post i along with my co-hosts are baking PB jelly bars this time round and i did so with almond butter for 2 reasons , i had no skippy around and secondly need to use up all that ground almond which i have.

They are buttery , which always has me grinning, + there is lods of jelly in there , actually a nice jelly layer in between.

\And not jus one type of Jelly/jam but there is some  lovely Vanilla Apricot preserve and Goiabada too .

And thats not all , instead of peanuts , one half of the bars are sprinkled with pecans and the other half with macadamia's that with all the baking get well roasted.

Whether i find a silce of one with Macadamia ....

A COFFEE BREAK WITH MUFFINS & CHERRY NUTELLA SWIRLS

Light and airy , and so very easy .....Oh Muffins these are ...Coffee break Muffins in a little coffee cup +minis....

Out of the oven , warm , with a nice smear of Nutella and topped with a cranberry and Macadamia and a sprinkle of cinnamon , these were jus in time for the coffee break.

OR maybe a Cinnamon Sprinkled Kiss...

Ok ok , i know u want both , i take both too...

Or maybe i want them ALL...

I am loving the muffin chapter in Baking w Dorie and GrapeFruit , the founder of this wonderful group , did better , by choosing this wonderful muffin.

These were good , right outa the oven , warm and fresh , jus right for ur coffee...Oh coffee..

That they come together really fast is another plus point...

 And here is a little Baby Muffin, all chocolaty and Pink..

Kisses and Muffins and Nutella....love the thought..

PERFECTLY FRENCH TARTS WEDDED WITH NUTELLA DREAMS e GOIABADA

Its a lazy Sunday noon , real noon , we were snuggling together ,almost asleep when we thought we'll take a break from "relaxing" and brew some cafe and we sure did , in our very fav princess cups (here), yeah they are pink:-), if u didn already guess.
And then sat down to some more cafe and tart time and after the wonderful time and some more love , went back to sleep, oh Sundays !

 Not that every sunday is the same , but these tarts i would loveee to have everyday , n never tire , and since they arent too sweet , i think they would be perfect for savory too.
And we snuggled back and slept , till now , and thats my mom and me im talking about.
And these tarts i want to talk about and Dessert wars , in the month of love.

                                                  
                                                

Oh how i loveee to say this all year thru but specially so now....                                                       

Loveee is sooo in the air * 365 and it feels wonderful.
And i loveee it to be there all year thru , to keep us warm and fuzzy and gay.
Thats not to say i aint a Valentine lover , im sure am , for me its Love's birthday , jus like mine:-) and urs :-)

WHAT TO DO WITH LEFTOVER FILLO-crunchy cinnamon vanilla sweet bites

I had some filo sheets ,all broken up , after i was done with this Pastelao , the french way.

This is a wonderfully sweet way to get something sweet , which u need , after dinner , with ur espresso...

And with the v familiar , comforting flavors of cinnamon and vanilla together ,cover tis crunchy pastry...

MICHEL ROSTANGS WHITE AND DARK CHOCOLATE CAKE,sealed with a strawberry nutella kiss

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I was intrigued , as much as spontaneously , i fell in love with this recipe...How could i not...
U bake a base , cool it , so it forms a little dip in the centre , and then fill some more with the same moussey batter and bake again:-)
Sure u can choose not to bake again and refrigerate it too:-)

Mine are more like Dark chocolate layer with Orange Zest and All spice and Creamy white chocolate layer , with vanilla and Poppy seeds , and with a hint of Hazelnut.

CLICK HERE TO READ FULL POST AND RECIPE

WORLD PEACE COOKIES WITH NUTELLA

World Peace Cookies and Nutella , how good is that!And throw in some Caramel too...

A tray of the World piece cookie, yeah ur rite , aint over Christmas yet , and i love it + i feel like love is soo in the air * 365....

 Dont u jus loveee the Choco chips and bits peeping thru??
I do too...

 

@FRENCH SABLES♥BUTTERY SHORTBREAD♥MANY WAYS♥jus for Christmas Time!

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Buttery makes u happy...buttery makes u gay....and buttery brightens ur day!

Specially at Christmas time , buttery makes me smile.
 
So here we have buttery melt in ur mouth sables  ie french shortbread , many ways ,jus for u and me at Christmas time.
Do i really have ur attention now:-)
And we have the cutest little tarts in Christmas shapes , filled with caramel and chocolate and cookies galore.

Laurie chose Sables @ Baking with Dorie  ,this month , perfecto i thought, and so in time!

And then something else happenned , i checked in Have the Cake , a group i joined a bit ago , and there is shortbread happening there too , and i so wanted to catch up , and here are these buttery Sables.

Well , they add on to 2 of my baking groups , they are so good at Christmas time , with all these cookie cutters , and if that aint enough they are French and buttery.....

 And oh so soft and melty {melt in ur mouth}
They bake beautiful ,are tender and fill ur home with the frangrance of buttery goodness u will love.

They are good rite outa the oven {careful:hot}, and when cooled.

BLUSH'N [tanned] SNICKER DOODLES FOR THANKSGIVING& A MICKEY MOUSE!

 Happy ChilDrens Day Everyone!!

I loveee Childrens day!!! dont u?

If u wondering about the tittle ,arent SD's sugar kissed , so they sure are blushing with that kiss , and with the cinnamony goodness mixed with sweet cinnamon , they sure are well tanned!!!
And here they are Vanilla kissed too!
And all butter too!
How good is that!
And they got a chocolate makeover here, with lods of vanilla, and for my last years cute ideas ,hop here !

Oh look at the sun basking its golden hues on the cinnamon!!

These are the best cookies in the world, honestly they are, i dont know if i will say this for another cookie again or even if u offer me a CCC,but these buttery delite's are totally melt in ur mouth!
And the Vanilla heightens that gorgeous flavor!

S'MORES [Oh so delicious] FOR A COOKIE CARNIVAL

It's June and its good....as the showers work their magic....
Evening walks on the Beach are cooler and as usual i tread along with a little bag, collecting shells and pebbles...

its the best time to bake too, specially if the bake happens to remind u of hot chocolate and more.

OR Campfire .......

This is the first time i learnt about S'mores and was deliciously happy to, with so muc to love about these American  Campfire treat....

Visions of molten Marshmellow , melting some chocolate on Crackers and more...and left all who bit into them wanting for more and more....

I was full on ...everythings to love about these chocolatey little havens.....They are so so good , that u'll camp on the request to have some more ...:-)

And more than thrilled that Tami chose these little darlings, as one of the recipes for the cookie carnival this time round!!!

There's another cookie she has that i still have to bake and post, loved her choice for both cookies!!!

These are so muc fun to make, delicious to eat and pretty to look at too:-)

They have so muc going on for the fillings that u'd love to play along.

These r what tender moments are made of, a lovely biscuity base with a layer of ur fav chocolate , marshmellows , and some batter atop too:-)

For the base , i loved the flavors of lime zest & vanilla , added coconut to a part, ground hazelnuts/almonds/cashewnuts to a part and almond essence to a part....

And Hah, i had some soft vanilla wafers , so ground them too and replaced part of the AP flour with them!

PRessed them into heart and tart trays......

BAked the base first......

A few hearts wen with a layer of roasted ,crushed hazlenuts, with a thick layer of nutella......

And some more Nutella and Hazelnuts and Nutella and Hazelnuts....and a sprinkle or 2....

More nutella...dont u love it???

A few hearts went with a layer of cashewnuts bits and Mangada......and sliced bananas.

A few with MAngada and white chocolate....

And a few with milk chocolate chips....

And yes some bar hearts with dairy milk shots too...shots jus got better....

How delicious they are .....with these bars....

And had some gooey marshmellow puffs

and normal marshy's too...both in pink and white...

S'mores Sandwich Bar Cookies
  Adapted from Here

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine, softened
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1-1/3 cups all-purpose flour [i made to with one cup of flour and had 1/3rd cup ground vanilla wafers instead]
  
• 3/4 cup graham cracker crumbs [and a little more of the MArie biscuit crumbs i used]
  
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1-1/3 cups (8-oz. pkg.) HERSHEY'S Mini Milk Chocolate Bars OR 5 HERSHEY'S Milk Chocolate Bars (1.55 oz. each)
• 3 cups miniature marshmallows 

For the base

~~~Add some almond meal /ground hazelnuts /crushed hazelnuts or any crushed nuts [walnuts/pistas] to the base by subbing flour for a nuttier base.

~~~For flavor vanilla and lemon/orange zest, almond extract , cinnamon or lavender is beautiful.
 ~~~I used the good 'ol Marie Biscuit , grinding them , for the base- i love what butter and sugar and vanilla beans do to Marie Biscuits ground!!!
~~~as also some ground vanilla wafers ,that were soft, and i thought this would be a great add in, it was...
~~~A vanilla bean or 2 or more :-) went in too..

FOR filling

~~~Milk chocolate + marshmellow [pink and white]

~~~ Roasted chopped Hazelnut + Nutella + Roasted Chopped HAzelnut

~~~Mangada [Portuguese mango preserve] + ground cashewnuts+sliced banana

~~~Cherry /cranberry preserve + white chocolate & cream

~~~ MAcadamia + ginger + white chocolate

~~~in milk chocolate ,i had Callebaut coverture milk chocolate and origin milk choclate, dairy milk bars and Cadbury's chocolate shots.

Directions:
1. Heat oven to 350°F. Grease 8-inch square baking pan.
[now i got 6hearts + 7 mini tarts + 3 * 3inch tarts with this ]

2. Beat butter and sugar until well blended in large bowl.
Add egg and vanilla; beat well. [a vanilla bean or 2 i love]

Stir together flour, graham cracker crumbs, baking powder and salt; add to butter mixture, beating until blended.
Press half of dough in prepared pan. Bake 15 minutes.

3. Sprinkle mini chocolate bars over baked layer or arrange unwrapped chocolate bars over baked layer, breaking as needed to fit.
 Or have any options u want -i had 7 different combos!!!

home made mangada with a base of ground cashewnuts and a few chopped cashewnuts!

Sprinkle with marshmallows; scatter bits of remaining dough over marshmallows, forming top layer.

Bake 10 to 15 minutes or just until lightly browned. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Cut into bars.
16 bars.or 6hearts ,6mini tarts and 3 *3inch tarts.

  The Bake it Pretty SPrinkles sure did help me dress up my S'mores pretty too!!!