Category: Reviewing Box Mixes
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Trying out “the perfect chocolate chunk cookie mix” by Cravings (a new brand!)
Nothing excites me as much as a new baking brand showing up on the market. More brands means more competition and encourages the old brands to better their product or create new ones to stay relevant. At my local Smiths, I came across a new box mix brand called Cravings by Chrissy Teigen. Upon further… Read more
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Trying out Elia’s Olive Oil Cake mix
Believe it or not, I wasn’t looking for any box mixes when I stumbled upon this strange mix. I was on a hunt for Hershey kisses at my local grocery outlet and couldn’t find them anywhere. I ran into a friend who worked there and he offered to check the back to see if he… Read more
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A Cookie Guide to wrap up 2024
Since it’s officially Christmas crunch time, I wanted to post something a little different. Here is a list of all of the amazing cookies we’ve tried this year put together in one place for your holiday needs. If you’re looking for something else, you can always select the tags at the top of a post… Read more
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Trying out Nestle Carnations’ Famous Fudge Kit
Behind cookies, the next best popular Christmas baking tradition is making fudge. I personally have a few different recipes and flavor combinations that I cycle through each year but they always follow the same theme, quick, easy, and made in the microwave. Each recipe varies but typically you put everything in a bowl and melt… Read more
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Testing Betty Crocker’s Limited Edition Soft Baked Chocolate Crinkle Cookie Mix
My number one, must have, Christmas cookie is a crinkle cookie. There will not be any other holiday cookie that tops this one for me. While I love the chocolate flavor the most, I can appreciate the other variations of flavors like lemon and red velvet. I was so excited when I stumbled upon this… Read more
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Trying out Betty Crocker’s Soft Baked Peppermint Sugar Cookie mix
Peppermint always finds it’s way onto my Christmas cookie platter. Nothing feels quite as festive to me as peppermint. When a friend told me about this mix, I knew I had to find it right away. Online, I found the Smith’s near me sold the mix so I went in and after circling the store… Read more
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Testing out Cookie Butter Flavored Cookie Cups by Favorite Day
As I was strolling the holiday aisles at Target I found a section dedicated to seasonal baking goods. Of course they had box mixes for gingerbread and sugar cookies but I also found something that stood out; cookie butter flavored cookie cups by Favorite Day, Target’s house brand. That name is a mouthful but I… Read more
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Trying out Betty Crockers Cinnamon Toast Crunch Cinnadust cookie mix
Cinnamon toast crunch cereal is a household staple for me. If it’s not in the pantry, it’s because it’s time to go grocery shopping. Because I really enjoy the cereal, I’ve been eyeing the new Betty Crocker line of Cinnamon Toast Crunch themed baking mixes and products. I hadn’t grabbed one yet because I haven’t… Read more
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Trying Krusteaz’s Premade Brownie Batter and Scrambled Brownies
This post has it all. A brand new Krusteaz product, a new brownie for the best brownie hunt, and an article online that suggested scrambling brownies rather than baking them. Buckle in because you are in for a ride today. Krusteaz products always amaze me so I was super excited to learn they have a… Read more
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Trying out Pillsbury’s – Funffetti – Elf of the Shelf Hot Cocoa Cookie mix
Christmas cookie season is my favorite season, I always overdo it and end up baking 10 or more varieties of cookies and gifting them to friends, family, and even acquaintances because I make way too many. I always intend to make less but there are too many good cookies that only come out once a… Read more