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Coconut M&M Oatmeal Cookies

by Kara on March 26, 2013

Have you ever tried Coconut M&M’s before? This was my first time, and I was VERY pleasantly surprised! I bought them on a whim in the Easter aisle at Target. They’ll never replace my #1 M&M love, Peanut Butter, but they are a great addition to the M&M family. I thought I’d experiment with them [...]

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Giant Chocolate Chip Cookies

by Kara on February 20, 2013

Number one: I am sorry for being absent from Kara in the Kitchen for so long. I have been in the kitchen a ton, but also in the car, traveling, at the park, at church, and in my family’s lives. I am back now and I have a recipe I made up just for you! [...]

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Top 5 Recipes of 2012

by Kara on December 30, 2012

Here are the top 5 recipes on Kara in the Kitchen this year! Thank you WordPress for compiling the data for me so I didn’t have to do the leg work :) I’d also like to thank all of YOU, my readers! I love sharing recipes with you and connecting with old and new friends [...]

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Peppermint Brownies

by Kara on December 13, 2012

Oh my goodness. I am so glad that I made these for a cookie swap! Otherwise I would’ve eaten all 4 dozen by myself. I participated in the 2nd Annual Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap benefiting Cookies for Kids Cancer. It was put on by Julie from The Little Kitchen and Lindsay from Love and [...]

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Homemade Oreos and Giveaway Winner!

by Kara on October 29, 2012

Meet our little decorative crow, Richard Nixon. Ada named him that…I guess she has picked something up from those Presidential flash cards! He’s a proud bird. Proud to be sharing a photo shoot with such decadent cookies! I saw this recipe on Bakerella’s beautiful site, and she made it from the cookbook Flour. Which has now [...]

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Giveaway Winner & Homemade Kettle Corn

by Kara on February 7, 2012

And the winner of the OXO spatula is… comment #5, Lindsay Johnson! She just happens to be my lovely sister. I promise you all it was completely random! Here’s the proof: She just moved into a new apartment and needs a spatula, so it’s on its way! Thank you for all of your entries, I [...]

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Peanut Butter Blossoms (& a giveaway!)

by Kara on January 28, 2012

You guys! This is so exciting…I am doing my very first giveaway! Thanks to the lovely people at OXO, one of my lucky readers will win an adorable new green spatula, with the reminder to be a good cookie on it. How cute is that?!  It’s the perfect size for removing yummy treats from your [...]

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