Desserts – The H Family Blog

Farmer House Cookies

This is my grandmother’s recipe for Farmer House Cookies. I’m not sure where these cookies came from or how they got their name. I made them for the first time and the cookies were great! They are similar to sugar cookies, but farmer house cookies are fluffy and lighter. Here are the recipe and instructions […]

Pumpkin Patch Brownies

30 Oct10 Dec by Kris

This is a kid favorite that we make every October. It is super simple and fun to make with your kids. Ingredients: Your favorite brownie mix (boxed or homemade) Chocolate frosting a bag of candy pumpkins (those little candy pumpkins that are just like candy corn) Recipe: Make & Bake brownie mix according to package […]

Chex Cereal Treat Bars

25 Aug by Kris

Here is a recipe for a fun snack or treat that was adapted from the Original Chex Cereal Treat Bars. Ingredients: 4 TBS butter 4 Cups of mini marshmallows 6 Cups of Chex Cereal Sprinkles Directions: In a large sauce pan, melt butter over low heat. Add marshmallows. Stir with a wooden spoon until melted. […]

Vanilla Wafer Treats

25 Aug by Kris

Early Monday evening while Carlos and the kids were all over at the soccer field, I was trying to put together a quick treat for family home evening. In my meal planner, I had planned to bake a yellow cake from scratch. Sometimes things do go as planned, and baking a cake was not going […]

Fruit Decorated Cake

28 Feb04 Jan by Kris

Super easy-to-make cake with fruit on top! Ingredients: Your favorite white cake mix Your favorite frosting Fresh Blackberries; washed Fresh Strawberries; washed and halved Canned Peaches; drained Directions: Prepare your favorite white cake mix. My husband’s birthday was on a Sunday, so I was baking his cake (which was a surprise for him) after […]