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he countdown to Thanksgiving has begun and there is little time left for pie baking. I am sharing our quickest pie in the recipe box. This pie is so delicious that your friends and family will never know what little effort went into its preparation. It is beautiful on the table and a sure crowd-pleaser. Most no-bake cheesecakes involve cool whip…well those are two four-letter words that are not allowed in my kitchen. This cherry cheese pie combines cream cheese and sweetened condensed milk for a silky smooth texture. I like to add vanilla bean paste instead of vanilla extract to this recipe. The vanilla bean seeds give an elegant look to the pie filling…people will think this dessert is not as simple as it truthfully is!
boys in our family get up early to play football. The much anticipated “Turkey-bowl” gets more hype than the Superbowl. It has become such an important part of our holiday festivities, that even before I get the bird in the oven, I get breakfast ready for my Thanksgiving athletes. When they return we eat breakfast while I listen to the stories of all their poultry glory. This post-game breakfast always includes these amazing pumpkin muffins. I often think that if we omitted the muffin paper they would more accurately be classified as cookies…but somehow calling them muffins makes me feel less guilty eating them for breakfast.
kids were never in any danger, they just didn’t know the difference between a cookie press and a gun. They thought it was the greatest thing in the world to pull the trigger forcing dough through the disk and releasing a perfectly shaped cookie on the cookie sheet. These little cookies are so simple and easy to make, yet look so professional. People will assume you bought them at a bakery. My kids are a little older now, but we still affectionately refer to the cookie press as the “cookie gun”. Try these addictive little cookies for your next holiday gathering. They are as much fun to make as they are yummy to eat…just ask my kiddos.
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