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Easy Classic Chocolate Chip Cookies

Chocolate chip cookies are a classic, and for good reason! There’s no better comfort food dessert, and they’re so quick and easy too! With soft, buttery centers, slightly crispy edges and melted chocolate chips, these are seriously the perfect chocolate chip cookie recipe. Added bonus? They don’t require any chilling time, and you only need one bowl! So you can whip up a batch, throw them in the oven. After that, be enjoying warm cookies within 20 minutes!

Sweet, Spicy & Salty Bourbon Glazed Peanuts

These amazing sweet, spicy and salty bourbon glazed peanuts are perfect for baseball games, football watching parties (Super Bowl, anyone?), or enjoying with a movie! Incredibly quick and easy, these delicious nuts are sure to be a hit at your next party. The woodsy and peppery rosemary compliments both the warm Brown Sugar Bourbon and spicy cayenne perfectly – these nuts are a flavor explosion with every bite!

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Gingerbread Cake with Bourbon Cream Cheese Frosting

Do you love gingerbread? Me too! Spicy, moist and festive – this Gingerbread cake is all the delicious gingerbread flavors in cake form! The perfect dessert for Christmas dinners and New Years festivities. This cake is sure to become everyone’s new favorite dessert. Including the busy cook, since it takes just a few minutes to come together and is beautiful to present!

 

Bourbon Pecan Pie Bars

Delicious and easy bourbon pecan pie bars. Because is it even Thanksgiving without pecan pie? With a shortbread crust, and gooey pecan pie filling, these pie bars have all the flavor you love about pecan pie, and none of the hassle of pie crust. Because I’m all about simplification, more time to spend with family and friends, and to be honest? I actually prefer the smooth buttery taste of shortbread! 

 

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Simple & Elegant Thanksgiving Tablescape

Thanksgiving is one of my favorite meals of the year! I love the food (especially the stuffing!), and the chance to be with family. Growing up, holiday meals were always enjoyed over a beautifully set table, and I always looked forward to it! It doesn’t have to be anything elaborate, but taking the time to make the table a little more special made the whole dinner more memorable.

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For this table, this year, I opted for a simple, yet elegant table with striking elements such as the gorgeous pewter chargers, complimented by beautiful white plates from Juliska and large eucalyptus arrangement.

Whenever I set a table, I pick one or two pieces to design the whole table around. For this table, it was these gorgeous pewter chargers!  I chose a simple grey table runner, striped grey and white napkins, and rustic wood candle holders so that the chargers would really shine. Then I added some pops of red with roses in bud vases and candlesticks, and some fresh green eucalyptus in this beautiful textured ceramic vase!
 

I always think it’s fun to surprise guests with one or two really special treats. Sometimes it’s a delicious cocktail, calligraphy, or favors. For this table I set up mini charcuterie boards at each place setting, for each guest to enjoy as we gathered. So cute and so easy, and a really fun conversation starter!
 

I can’t get over these beautiful Berry & Thread dinner plates from Juliska. They are so well made – you can see in the photos how solid they are! The details are beyond gorgeous – I love the subtle texture they add with the raised thread and berries design around the edge.

Investing in a set of quality white plates is so helpful for entertaining all year round – you can use them for any color scheme, holiday, or your everyday family dinner. And the simple design means these plates can be used for any table you have in mind, from rustic to glam!

The Berry & Thread collection has so many gorgeous pieces from serving dishes to glassware, and I was so excited to use the Berry & Thread cake stand to serve pumpkin and red velvet cupcakes! (The pumpkin cupcakes were adapted from my Pumpkin Caramel Layer Cake recipe.)

 

Thank you to Juliska for gifting their items used in this post. As always, all opinions are my own.

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