Grandma's 65 Favorite Comforting Desserts - The Sweet Taste of Nostalgia

Grandma's home cooking is all about simple ingredients, delicious flavors, and a double-dose of fond memories. We can't provide recipes with memories, but we can offer this collection of 65 of Grandma's favorite comforting desserts full of simple ingredients and delicious flavors. Try creamy peach squares, old-fashioned caramel sticky buns, a chocolate chip pizza cookie, and more.

A close-up of stacked peanut butter and chocolate chip cookie bars, showcasing visible chunks of chocolate chips and swirls of peanut butter – a delightful treat perfect for any sweet recipes. — Caramel Cookie Bars. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas.

These Caramel Cookie Bars are a deliciously soft and chewy cookie with a gooey chocolate and caramel center. They are the perfect treat for caramel and chocolate lovers!
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Grandma's Old Fashioned Caramel Sticky Buns

A batch of sticky buns topped with a caramel glaze and chopped nuts. — Grandma's Old Fashioned Caramel Sticky Buns. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas.

Old fashioned sticky buns are caramel pecan rolls, with or without nuts. These cinnamon caramel sticky buns are perfect for any occasion!
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Best Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake Parfait

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Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake Dessert Parfait is a jello parfait with cream cheese. No bake cheesecake parfait with sweet & salty crust!
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Strawberry Cheesecake Cookies

Hand holding a cookie with white chocolate chips and pieces of dried strawberries, hinting at a touch of cream cheese for an extra layer of decadence. — Strawberry Cheesecake Cookies. Photo Credit: Kitchen Divas.

These Strawberry Cheesecake Cookies are bursting with fresh strawberry flavor. The sweet and luscious cream cheese filling perfectly balances the other flavors.
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Orange Fluff Salad

Orange Fluff Salad tastes like a creamsicle in a bowl! It has a dreamy, creamy orange-vanilla flavor that is super addicting!
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Easy No Bake Peanut Butter Bars Recipe

A pile of bars with top one missing bite. — Easy No Bake Peanut Butter Bars Recipe. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas.

My grandma's Easy No Bake Peanut Butter Bars recipe is amazing with a peanut butter base topped with melted chocolate chips and more!
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Easy Creamy Peach Squares

A peach bar on a plate. — Easy Creamy Peach Squares. Photo Credit: Kitchen Divas.

Creamy Peach Squares are so easy and the perfect layered dessert, with cream cheese, a graham cracker crust, and canned peaches in every bite!
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Chocolate Chip M&M Cookies

Chocolate Chip M&M Cookie on rack. — Chocolate Chip M&M Cookies. Photo Credit: Kitchen Divas.

Chocolaty Macadamia Nut Cookies are easy and fantastic! Chewy and thick cookies with macadamia nuts and chocolate in every bite!
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Drumstick Cake (Drumstick Ice Cream Cake)

A dessert recipe featuring homemade ice cream, topped with chocolate syrup, crushed nuts, and a side of multicolored sprinkles. — Drumstick Cake (Drumstick Ice Cream Cake. Photo Credit: Kitchen Divas.

Drumstick Cake (Drumstick Ice Cream Cake) is an easy frozen dessert with a cone like crust and creamy filling that satisfies Drumstick ice cream cone cravings!
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Chocolate Chip Pizza Cookie

This easy-to-make chocolate chip pizza cookie is a chewy, chocolatey, and decadent sweet treat that’s sure to be a total crowd-pleaser at your next house party.
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Dubai Chocolate Bar

A pile of chocolate bars with top one broken in half. — Dubai Chocolate Bar. Photo Credit: Kitchen Divas.

This viral Dubai Chocolate Bar Recipe is a tasty candy that you can make at home. It has a creamy and crunchy pistachio filling covered in rich melted chocolate.
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No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie With Oreos

A slice of cake on white plate with fork bite missing. — No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie With Oreos. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas.

This No bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie recipe is the best. The flavors of chocolate, peanut butter, and Oreos make this one pie you'll love
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Lemon Brownies

These rich and chewy Lemon Brownies are an easy and tasty lemon dessert idea. They have the texture of a fudgy brownie but with a fresh and tart lemon flavor.
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Chocolate Caramel Poke Cake

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Chocolate Caramel Poke Cake is rich chocolate cake that is filled with caramel sauce and then topped chocolate frosting. Rich and delicious.
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Easy No Bake Old Fashioned Chocolate Pie

A slice of old-fashioned chocolate pie topped with whipped cream and chocolate shavings on a white plate with a fork. — Easy No Bake Old Fashioned Chocolate Pie. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas.

This no-bake old fashioned chocolate pie recipe is rich, creamy, and so chocolatey. It has all the flavor and texture of chocolate mousse with far less effort.
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Ozark Pudding Recipe

A close-up of a fork holding a bite of crispy, golden macaroni and cheese with white sauce, paired with a slice of apple. — Ozark Pudding Recipe. Photo Credit: Kitchen Divas.

This Ozark pudding recipe is a delicious slice of Americana. This dry custard dish is filled with apples, nuts, and so much flavor.
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Easy Cake Mix Cookie Bars

A tray of chocolate chip cookie bars, cut into squares. The golden-brown bars are topped with scattered chocolate chips. — Easy Cake Mix Cookie Bars. Photo Credit: Kitchen Divas.

This Easy Cake Mix Cookie Bars recipe makes melt in your mouth, soft, fluffy cookie bars that are full of chocolate chips.
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Treats

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If you love chocolate, peanut butter and Rice Krispies you will love this easy Chocolate Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Treats recipe. This NO marshmallow recipe is sweetened with honey.
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A close-up view of a dessert bar featuring a crumbly texture and embedded with chunks of rich chocolate-covered wafer pieces. — Kit Kat Cookie Bars. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas.

Kit Kat Cookie Bars are mouth-watering, soft, chewy, easy to make treats, perfect for satisfying your sweet tooth and impressing your friends and family.
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Easy No Bake Banana Pudding Cups

Banana pudding cups on a cutting board. — Old-Fashioned Banana Pudding Cake Recipe. Photo Credit: Kitchen Divas.

This easy no bake banana pudding cheesecake dessert is so easy and so good. Essentially a mini banana pudding trifle in each dish.
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Grandma's Old-Fashioned Hummingbird Cake

A slice of cake on a white plate. — Grandma's Old-Fashioned Hummingbird Cake. Photo Credit: Kitchen Divas.

Indulge in the most incredibly moist, delicate, and crunchy Grandma’s old-fashioned Hummingbird cake. Try this easy and fail-proof recipe that you'll love.
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Easy Blueberry Pie Bars

A hand holding a blueberry-filled bar with a crumbly topping, with more bars visible in the background. — Easy Blueberry Pie Bars. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas.

These Blueberry Pie Bars are a delicious combination of sweet blueberry filling nestled between a buttery crust and crumble topping.
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Cast Iron Peach Cobbler

A fork holding a bite of Grandma's Peach Cobbler with a crispy golden crust, dripping with peach filling, and a scoop of vanilla ice cream in the background. — Cast Iron Peach Cobbler. Photo Credit: Kitchen Divas.

Sweet, juicy peaches get topped with a buttery crumble and baked to perfection in this cast iron peach cobbler recipe that will definitely be a family favorite!
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Lemon Cheesecake Bars

A stack of Lemon Bar Cheesecake squares on a plate, garnished with lemon slices and lemon zest. — Lemon Cheesecake Bars. Photo Credit: Kitchen Divas.

Planning to host a house party or a get-together? Make these creamy and tangy lemon cheesecake bars for dessert, and you're sure to get lots of compliments!
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Peanut Butter Cup Brownies

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Peanut butter cup brownies with peanut butter frosting for brownies are delicious. This peanut butter brownie recipe is so rich and decadent.
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Star Crunch Cookies

These Homemade Star Crunch Cookies are the perfect copycat recipe! They are chewy and bursting with rich chocolate flavor. You are going to love this no-bake treat.
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Grandma's Rhubarb Custard Bars

A serving of delicious strawberry rhubarb custa8rd on a white plate with a fork, surrounded by fresh strawberries. — Grandma's Rhubarb Custard Bars. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas.

Grandma's recipe for rhubarb custard bars are melt in your mouth delicious especially warm, right out of the oven. These are the best custard rhubarb bars around!
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Chocolate Chip Cookie Pie

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This soft and chewy Chocolate Chip Cookie Pie is the ultimate dessert! It has all the flavor and texture of a traditional chocolate chip cookie in pie form.
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The Best Strawberry Banana Cake

A slice of banana cake topped with fresh strawberries and frosting, garnished with nuts on a white plate, with a fork on the side. — The Best Strawberry Banana Cake. Photo Credit: Kitchen Divas.

The Best Strawberry Banana Cake recipe is an easy, super moist cake with strawberries, bananas, walnuts or pecans and the best cream cheese frosting!
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Old-Fashioned Banana Pudding Cake Recipe

The cake on a plate. — Old-Fashioned Banana Pudding Cake Recipe. Photo Credit: Kitchen Divas.

This banana pudding cake recipe is filled with tender cake, tasty pudding, and rich frosting. It's a banana and cake lover's dream!
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No Bake Cherry Cheesecake Icebox Cake

A slice of Cherry Cheesecake Icebox Cake on a white plate. — No Bake Cherry Cheesecake Icebox Cake. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas.

This no bake cherry cheesecake icebox cake is as simple as it is tasty. It's filled with delicious, creamy goodness that everyone loves.
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Grandma's Old Fashioned Fruit Salad

A plate of fruit salad with apples, grapes, orange slices and chocolate chips. — Grandma's Old Fashioned Fruit Salad. Photo credit Kitchen Divas.

Grandma's old fashioned fruit salad with mayonnaise is easily my favorite holiday fruit salad. This creamy fruit salad recipe comes together quickly with just some fresh fruit, chocolate chips for added sweetness, and a 2-ingredient dressing.
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Banana Pudding Lasagna

This banana pudding lasagna is a quick and easy dessert combining classic banana pudding flavor with a fun new twist.
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Knickerbocker Glory

Three glasses of berry parfait with whipped cream, strawberries, blackberries, and disposable straws on a pink background. — Knickerbocker Glory. Photo Credit: Kitchen Divas.

Knickerbocker Glory, an iconic British treat, made with ice cream, cranberry juice, and fresh fruit to create a satisfying dessert that people of all ages will love.
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Pistachio Fluff

Three glass bowls filled with Grinch Fluff salad, topped with red heart-shaped sprinkles, red round sprinkles, and a cherry, are placed on a wooden surface. — Pistachio Fluff. Photo Credit: Kitchen Divas.

This is the best recipe for Pistachio Fluff! It's a tasty dessert that’s not overly sweet with a delightful combination of pineapple and pistachio pudding.
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Mini Peanut Butter Cheesecakes

A bunch of peanut butter cheese cake cups with filling and chocolate chips inside. — Peanut Butter Cheesecake Cups. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas.

These chocolatey, creamy, and delightful mini peanut butter cheesecakes are the perfect bite-sized treat to make and serve at a house-party you're hosting.
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Apple Pie Cinnamon Rolls

These Apple Pie Cinnamon Rolls are the perfect blend of sweet apple filling and soft cinnamon rolls. They're easy to make with or without icing.
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My Grandma's Apple Crumble

A plate full of Apple Crumble without oats and ice cream and caramel sauce. — Apple Crumble Without Oats. Photo Credit: Kitchen Divas.

This apple crumble without oats is a favorite from my grandma's recipe box. Tender, sweet apples are topped with a tasty crumble. SO good!
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Apple Upside Down Cake

Tender apples, rich caramel, and warm spices come together in this soft, moist, and luxurious apple upside down cake recipe that's a great fall dessert to try!
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Easy No-Bake Nutella Pie Recipe

A slice of pie on a white plate. — Easy No-Bake Nutella Pie Recipe. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas.

Easy No-Bake Nutella Pie Recipe with cream cheese pie is super easy to make and loaded with flavor using only 5 ingredients for a dessert sure to impress!
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Reese's Peanut Butter Pie

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This Reese’s Pie is the ultimate peanut butter dessert. It has a rich and creamy peanut butter filling and then is topped with peanut butter cups and chocolate!
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Chocolate Loaf Cake

If you love chocolate, you've got to try this moist and decadent chocolate loaf cake. It's super easy to make, customizable, and an absolute family favorite!
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M&M Brownies

This M&M brownies recipe is rich, fudgy, and topped with colorful M&Ms. They're a colorful, double shot of chocolaty goodness.
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Stack of festive chocolate chip cookie bars, perfect for 9x9 desserts, topped with chocolate and red, green, and white sprinkles. — Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Bars. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas.

Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Bars are easy, no bake, eggless, with edible peanut butter chocolate chip cookie dough and chocolate chip ganache.
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Poke Cake

This chocolate peanut butter poke cake combines tender chocolate cake with chocolate pudding, peanut butter frosting, and peanut butter candy.
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Peanut Butter Banana Brownies

Peanut butter banana brownies are super-moist and tender and loaded with chocolate, peanut butter, banana, and nuts. Delicious!
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Upside Down Fruit Cocktail Cake With Coconut

Close-up of a serving of peach cobbler on a plate, showing the fresh fruit topping and crumbly biscuit base. — Upside Down Fruit Cocktail Cake With Coconut. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas.

This Upside Down Fruit Cocktail Cake with Coconut Topping recipe makes a light, fluffy cake that is filled with tender fruit.
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Butter Crunch Cookies

Cookies with toffee. — Butter Crunch Cookies. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas.

This butter crunch cookies recipe is loaded with the sweet goodness of sugar and toffee bits and the flavor of almonds. So good and so easy.
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Chocolate Chip Cookie Cups

: These chocolate chip cookie cups are next-level delicious. They're a fun upgrade to your classic chocolate chip cookie and have a yummy cheesecake filling too!
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Better Than Sex Cake (Slow Cooker)

A slice of chocolate cake topped with whipped cream, caramel drizzle, and chocolate chunks. — Better Than Sex Cake (Slow Cooker). Photo Credit: Kitchen Divas.

This recipe for Better Than Sex Cake is, rich, delicious, and made entirely in the slow cooker. It’s the ultimate indulgent dessert that is perfect anytime.
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Grandma Old Fashioned Sweet Potato Pie Recipe

A photo of sweet potato pie with a slice cut out of it — Grandma Old Fashioned Sweet Potato Pie Recipe. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas.

This grandma old fashioned sweet potato pie recipe really is just like grandma used to make. Every bite is sweet nostalgia!
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A stack of decadent chocolate chip cookie bars topped with vanilla ice cream and drizzled with rich caramel sauce. — Lazy Cookie Bars. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas.

Soft, chewy lazy cookie bars or cake mix cookie bars make a delightful dessert when you have no time to bake from scratch!
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Close-up of red velvet brownies, perfectly baked in a 9X9 pan, topped with white frosting and red and brown sprinkles, stacked on a cooling rack. — Red Velvet Cookie Bars. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas.

Red Velvet Cookie Bars are easy and quick to make. Perfect when you need an amazing, decadent, chocolate dessert in a hurry, covered in cream cheese icing!
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The Best Old Fashioned Fresh Apple Cake

A slice of sticky toffee apple pudding with vanilla ice cream on top, drizzled with caramel sauce, on a plate. — The Best Old Fashioned Fresh Apple Cake. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas.

The Best Old Fashioned Fresh Apple Cake recipe is so easy, moist, full of fresh apples, nuts, raisins, cinnamon and is the best recipe ever!
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No Bake Pumpkin Cheesecake

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A no bake Pumpkin Cheesecake Pie with luscious layers of creamy pumpkin pie and cheesecake! This no-bake pumpkin cheesecake recipe is ready in under 15 minutes.
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Chocolate Mousse Pie

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Learn how to make this rich, creamy and decadent chocolate mousse cake, which is sure to become a crowd-pleaser at your next party or holiday get-together.
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Orange Creamsicle Cheesecake

Orange and white layered cheesecake topped with swirls of whipped cream. — Orange Creamsicle Cheesecake. Photo Credit: Kitchen Divas.

This creamy no-bake Orange Creamsicle Cheesecake is an easy orange dessert. It has the right amount of citrus flavor and sweetness from all three layers.
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Easy Oreo Dirt Pie

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This Oreo Dirt Pie is a rich treat that’s great any time. It has a homemade filling and crust, then topped with gummy worms like the classic dirt dessert.
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Blueberry Cobbler With Cake Mix

A golden-brown blueberry cobbler with a spoon in a baking dish, displaying oozing blueberry filling. — Blueberry Cobbler With Cake Mix. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas.

Blueberry cobbler with cake mix is super easy to make and absolutely delicious. This easy blueberry cobbler dump cake is ready in just minutes
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Cranberry Pretzel Salad

A slice of layered cranberry salad with a pretzel crust, cream cheese filling, and cranberry topping. — Cranberry Pretzel Salad. Photo Credit: Kitchen Divas.

This Cranberry Pretzel Salad has wonderfully balanced flavors and textures. It has a crispy pretzel crust and luscious filling, and is finished with Jello.
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No Bake Layered Mint Cheesecake

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No Bake Layered Mint Cheesecake with Oreos, After Eights, Andes Mints or Aero is the best peppermint no bake cheesecake dessert recipe around!
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Butterscotch Caramel Cashew Bars

Close-up of a caramel slice topped with sliced bananas and nuts on a plate, sweetened with brown sugar. — Butterscotch Caramel Cashew Bars. Photo Credit: Kitchen Divas.

These butterscotch caramel cashew bars are loaded with sweet and salty goodness. Everyone always loves them!
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A slice of cookie bar from easy cookie recipes, topped with cream, crushed cookies, and red and green candies on a white plate. — Easy Sugar Cookie Bars. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas.

The combo of butter and cream cheese makes this easy sugar cookie bars recipe so soft. Make these easy bar cookies as Christmas cookie bars!
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Festive Gingerbread Dip

This creamy Gingerbread Dip tastes exactly like a classic gingerbread cookie mixed with cheesecake. It’s a delectable holiday dip that’s perfect for Christmas.
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Gingerbread Cake With Caramel Sauce

A slice of brown cake, a delightful sweet treat, topped with a generous drizzle of caramel sauce on a white plate. — Gingerbread Cake With Caramel Sauce. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas.

Gingerbread Cake with Caramel Sauce is the best dessert to satisfy cravings and impress guests. Warm spices and rich caramel create a treat hard to resist.
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Caramel Cookie Bars