Salted caramel chocolate chip bars

Rich, gooey and dangerously delicious, these divine cookie bars will be devoured by all who encounter them. Milk chocolate chip cookie dough sandwiches a rich salted caramel filling, and the bars are dusted with more sea salt flakes after baking. Adapted from a Shelly Jaronsky recipe, these are a worthy addition to your cookie bar repertoire.

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Reveling in care packages… the Revel bar

And off they go–

the college bound depart.  In various directions, over much of August and into September, excitedly or nervously, travelling lightly or pulling epically laden U-hauls, they depart… and we can turn our thoughts to planning a care package or two.  In these days of Amazon Prime, there aren’t many needs that can’t be met in less time than it takes to send a text to mom or dad, but there are some things that even the internet can not provide. Read More


A wallflower of a cookie bar…Caramel crumb bars

The caramel crumb bar is hum drum in appearance, ordinary, even a little dry, definitely not the first to go from a platter of assorted cookies.  But once tasted, it will surprise you into another bite and lure you back for seconds and very probably thirds and fourths.  It is that good.  And even better, that easy, that freezable, plus that easy to make ahead and put in the fridge for a few days.  It is quite perfect.  It is from a much loved Nick Malgieri cookbook. Read More