Pumpkin Oreo Cheesecake

I made these delectable (and rich!) sweets last week for my fall desserts party!  They are basically exactly what they sound like, oreos on top and bottom, with a delicious pumpkin cheesecake in between.  Mix ingredients, and bake in muffin tins....they are easy to make, and hard to resist!  ;)  

Top with whipped cream and sprinkles for a fun and festive touch. 

Mini Pumpkin Oreo Cheesecakes

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2-8 oz pkgs. cream cheese, softened
1/2 c. sugar
2 eggs
2 tbsp. sour cream
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 c. canned pumpkin
oreos
whipped cream

Preheat oven to 350* Place cupcake liners in a muffin pan. Beat the cream cheese until creamy. Add the sugar and cream again. Add the eggs one at a time beating after each one. Add the rest of the ingredients and beat again. Place one whole oreo in the bottom of the cupcake liners and fill up the liner 3/4 full with the cheesecake batter. Push another whole oreo into the top of the batter. Bake for 20-22 minutes. Cool in pan for 15-20 min before removing and placing on a wire rack to finish cooling. Keep refrigerated. Top with whipped cream and oreo sprinkles before serving. Makes 24.  (I cut recipe in 1/2 and made 12.)

Here are some pictures of my process -- so easy!!

before baking

after baking

Happy Baking!

XOXO

Fall Dessert Party II

Last week was my 2nd annual Fall Dessert Party, and it was so wonderful :)  See the 1st annual Fall Party here.  I invited my girlfriends over for an evening filled with yummy autumn-themed treats and drinks.  We also had Lia Sophia jewelry to try on and buy!  It was so much fun and I LOVED preparing all the food and goodie bags --- fall-time desserts are the BEST desserts in my opinion.  

Here are some pics from the evening:  

Goodie Bags!

The Spread

Hoooooo wants a cupcake? ;)

Nutter Butter Ghosts

Pumpkin Oreo Cheesecakes - Recipe to come!

Cinnamon Roasted Almonds

Glazed Doughnut Muffins

Beautiful Jewelry by Lia Sophia 

Emma, Mere, and Katelyn

Becca, Kelly, and Emily

Lesley, Me, and Kate

I'll take one of everything, please ;)

Susan, Me, and Katelyn

SUCH a fun night, thank you ladies for coming!!  

XOXO

Getting Cozy

Happy Friday!  Ok, well it's really Tuesday, but for me and my work schedule, it's F-f-f-FRIDAY :) Whoooop Whoooop :)  I don't know about y'all, but the weather here in NC has been lovely lately, 70's during the day, and 50's at night.  For the cooler evenings at home (while eating chili and watching X-Factor), I've been loving getting all cozied up in cable-knits...they are the ultimate comfy clothes and can be worn out or in.  It's not quite cold enough to bust them out around town, but you better believe I'm rocking the big ole sweaters, warm leggings, and leopard slippers at all times in my abode.  Tis the season, right?  

Here are some pretty cable-knit goods to feast your eyes upon.   Speaking of feasting, I made some pumpkin chocolate chip muffins this afternoon, and oh.em.gee.  I could have eaten the whole batch. 

And I might have. 

XOXO

(1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)

Cookie Dough Cups

Ok y'all, I recently made these cookie cups for a dinner party, and they were so much fun to make!!  Honestly if you just look at the picture above, you might be able to guess exactly what they are (cookie cups) and how I made them.  BUT, for anyone out there that would like to know the step-by-step of how I made these precious bite-sized treats, keep reading!!!

First of all, I was inpsired by this website   (from my Pinterest of course), and I pretty much just followed her recipe.  For the actual cookie dough, I used this recipe. 

I first made the dough, and then just baked some regular size cookies on a cookie sheet.  Then I got out my mini muffin tin and divided the rest of the batter among the cups (about 1/2 TBSP each). 

(I sprayed the pan first w/ Pam, if you can't tell by the pic....I kinda got carried away! Ha!)

So I baked them at 350 degrees for about 10 minutes.

Once the cookie cups are baked, and before they are cooled, press the back of a tablespoon into the cookie, creating a shallow "bowl." 

Once they've cooled, remove the cookie cups from the tin and fill with whatever kind of yumminess your heart desires!!  I just used regular canned frosting, and used a fancy frosting tip to fill them. Some others ideas to fill them with are: frosting, chocolate, peanut butter, ganache, caramel, nutella.

I sprinkled some peanut butter chips on top to jazz them up a little and, TA-DA!  Bite-sized cookie cups!

(P.S.  I truly believe that when something is bite-sized, the calories don't count.  Anyone with me?  ;)

Enjoy!! Happy Hump Day!

XOXO