American picnic desserts recipes

Lemon Cookies

I had a dream of eating lemon cookies during my afternoon nap yesterday. This may sound crazy but once I woke up, I quickly browsed for lemon…

Peanut Butter Cookies

Easy, delicious peanut butter cookies. The kids love them and can make them on their own, they're so easy.

Mango Cobbler on the Grill

There is really nothing you can’t make on the grill, even dessert. Finish a great meal on the grill with grilled cobbler and your friends will…

Cheesecake in a Cupcake

Apricot Walnut Squares (A Bar Cookie)

CRUNCHY, CHEWY and MOIST. That sums up this pleasing amber-color bar cookie. The bottom crust gets extra crunch…

Eggless Milkpowder and Rose Cupcakes

I am amused how moist these cupcakes turned out with out eggs and the recipe is so easy. And the Aroma of…

Chewy Crunchy Double Chocolate Brownies

These brownies are my all-time favorite. They have two unusual ingredients: brown sugar and coconut, which add…

Ben & Jerry's Kit Kat ice cream

Kit Kat ice cream was made successful by the construction of the candy. The chocolate keeps the wafers crunchy, this lends the ice cream its creamy…

Dark Chocolate Kahlua Mousse Entremet

This was very involved and a lot of work. Very beautiful and worth the effort. 7 layers.... Crispy base,…

Peppermint Pattie Cookies

When I bite into a York Peppermint Pattie I get a ..... You know the saying, these are just cool and yummy!

Chocolate Boston Cream Cake

Carrot Cake Sandwich Cookies

*Using shortening instead of butter produces a thicker more ‘cake-like’ cookie. Don’t use margarine or butter substitutes!

Red Velvet Cupcakes

I found this recipe online. I was surprised to know what ingredients go into red velvet cupcakes. I would not have thought of chocolate and…

Old-Fashioned Peanut Butter Crisscross Cookies

Peanut butter cookie recipes abound, but none of them came close to rekindling memories of the favorite from my…