More Christmas Candies …

YUM! YUM! I know, I know but I can’t resist this time of year and all the treats that come with it! I made more Christmas Candies and posted them and their recipes @ http://www.prettybitchescancooktoo.com!
HAPPY HOLIDAYS and HOPE YOU ENJOY!!!

Thanksgiving Dishes

My post is coming later then I would of liked but it’s better late then never! I would of liked to have shared my recipes with you Pre-Thanksgiving but my timing wouldn’t allow 🙂 I’m hoping everyone is ENJOYING their Holiday and Family! Thanksgiving is really that one time of the year that the word “Diet” doesn’t belong in our vocabulary and its all about Food, Fun, Friends, & Family! I’ve posted my dishes at (www.prettybitchescancooktoo.com) if your interested in taking a peek and I hope to do some Post-Thanksgiving recipes with the left overs. Happy Thanksgiving! XO

Butterfinger Cake

WARNING …..SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET FIX AHEAD! This cake is probably one of the most indulgent sweetest cakes that you will take a bite of but its delicious! Oh, and did I mention easy? To make a butterfinger cake you will need the following:
Ingredients
1 Box of Yellow Cake Mix
1 Jar of Carmel Topping
1 Can of Condensed Milk
1 tub of Cool Whip
4 Butterfinger Bars
Bake the cake according to the instructions on the box. Remove from oven and punch holes in cake with a fork (the more the better). Mix in bowl the carmel and condensed milk and pour over cake. Allow to cool completely. Once cooled spread cool whip across the top of the cake and crush butterfinger candy bars and sprinkle on top. Ta-Da you now have a sweet & gooey butterfinger cake!
Note: It’s better when you allow to cool completely over night in fridge before eating and if your worried about the sweetness of it you could use 1/2 the jar of carmel and 1/2 the can of condensed milk!

Almond Joy Truffles

Almond Joys got nuts …Mounds don’t! You can make these truffles with or without almonds. Chocolate and coconut lovers these are ahhhhh-mazing! They are also pretty sweet so they will cure a sweet craving if your having one.
Ingredients
Chocolate
3 Cups of Shredded Coconut
1/2 Cup of Condensed Milk
1/2 Cup of Powdered Sugar
In a mixing bowl stir together the coconut, condensed milk, and powdered sugar. Roll into balls and lay to side. Next, take almonds and stick into the middle of the coconut ball and roll in hand to shape into a round ball and hide the almond. Melt chocolate and dip the truffle in the chocolate and place on wax paper to harden. That’s it folks! You now have yourself an almond joy truffle …look out godiva! 😉

Chocolate & Peanut Butter Bananas

I might be part monkey considering all the bananas I eat! Here’s a cute interesting twist on chocolate and bananas. Cut the end of the banana off so they will stand up. Take a knife and cute a round hole in the top of the banana. I took a chop stick and hollowed the banana even more after I made the hole in the top. Place chopped nuts in a bowl. I made a homemade piping bag with a ziploc bag. I bought a set of piping tips to decorate with for $2 at the supermarket. I snipped one corner of the ziploc bag, placed the tip through the hole of the bag, and fill with peanut butter (so I could pipe into the top of each banana). Lay a piece of wax paper on counter top and melt chocolate and set to the side. Dip the banana in the chocolate, sprinkle with nuts, and stand on wax paper to dry. Then fill with peanut butter with your piping bag. I initially filled with peanut butter before dipping in chocolate but I recommend filling it last. 🙂

Pretty Bitches Can Cook Too

Hey good lookin’ what ya got cookin’?! The past few days I’ve been a slower at posting then I would of liked to but it’s all because of my new project! I am excited to share with you that I have started a new site called “Pretty Bitches Can Cook Too”. I will be doing both this site, “Glitz Girlz Glamour Guide” as well as “Pretty Bitches Can Cook Too”! I am a busy girl and I LOVE IT! “Pretty Bitches Can Cook Too” is a name that came to me in my dreams and I am now running with it! Let me explain that I think, PRETTY comes from within and in all shapes and sizes. If someone is offended by the word Bitch then your looking at this all wrong. I feel its used so loosely these days and Bitch = Sassy to me and this is why I’m comfortable with the title. I am transferring some of the recipes off of “Glitz Girlz Glamour Guide” over to “Pretty Bitches Can Cook Too”. I will have some of the same recipes and some different recipes on “Pretty Bitches Can Cook Too” then I have here. The book when complete will have different recipes plus more!!!! I am currently still transferring so THANKS for being patient and THANKS for following and supporting.
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Chocolate & Carmel Marshmallow Pops

Wowzers! I use to drive my girlfriend nuts always buying chocolate & carmel covered marshmallow pops at the mall and now I’m making them right at home. A few simple ingredients and easy steps …
Ingredients
1 Package of Large Mashmallows
1 Bag of Carmel
1 Container of Chocolate
Sucker Sticks
Melt the carmel on low heat on stovetop in a pot sprayed with pam and with 2 tbsp of water. Place a sucker stick in each marshmallow and dip in the carmel or spoon it onto the marshmallow. Stand each individual one on wax paper sprayed with pam because the carmel will want to stick. Once the carmel is firm on the marshmallow, spoon the melted chocolate on the marshmallow and allow to harden on the wax paper. That’s all she wrote people! Easy! Easy! Easy!

Halloween Oreo Pops

Happy Halloween! My last tribute to Halloween is my white chocolate covered oreo pops with sprinkles! You can do these for any holiday and add your sprinkles according to the holiday. They are also a great gift to distribute to friends as a party favor, for trick-or-treaters, or for a halloween party. Place a sucker stick in each oreo, melt white chocolate and dip the oreo, hold over wax paper and use sprinkles, then allow to dry by placing each stick in a hole of a colander. The colander is a great kitchen accessory when making any type of sucker that needs to dry. 🙂

Pumpkin Dip

A simple yet festive dip that you can whip up in under two minutes. It’s perfect for a holiday party or just to cure a sweet craving at home. Mix together a can of pumpkin puree, one tub of cool whip (I used sugar free), and one box of vanilla pudding (I used sugar free). Allow to chill in fridge for a few hours or over night. You can dip vanilla wafers, ginger snap cookies, fruit, or anything that sounds appealing. 😉
I attached a photo on the side of the vanilla wafer box that shows them placing a nilla wafer in the bottom of a medium tin or paper muffin cup, filling it with yogurt (but I bet this pumpkin dip would be a good substitute, and freeze for an hour! Then you have a nilla pumpkin freeze!

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

I have been pumpkin crazed lately with it being fall and halloween! I just can’t seem to get enough pumpkin and these pumpkin chocolate chip cookies are delicious! They are soft with just a hint of pumpkin, spice, and chocolate and they have quickly ranked up there with one of all time favorite cookies. (Recipe courtesy of food network: George Duran)
Ingredients
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
1 cup white sugar
1 cup light brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup canned pumpkin puree
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
2 cups (12-ounce bag) milk chocolate chips, not semisweet
Nonstick cooking spray or parchment paper
Directions
Heat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray cookie sheets with nonstick spray or line them with parchment paper.
Using a mixer, beat the butter until smooth. Beat in the white and brown sugars, a little at a time, until the mixture is light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs 1 at a time, then mix in the vanilla and pumpkin puree. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and cloves. Slowly beat the flour mixture into the batter in thirds. Stir in the chips. Scoop the cookie dough by heaping tablespoons onto the prepared cookie sheets and bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until the cookies are browned around the edges. Remove the cookie sheets from the oven and let them rest for 2 minutes. Take the cookies off with a spatula and cool them on wire racks.