Layered bars have a cookie bottom topped with raspberry sauce, chocolate chips, and cookie crumbles. Since they are made in a pan and cut into cookie triangles after baking, they are fast and easy to make. Perfect for parties, showers, or fancy teas. If you cannot handle the raspberry seeds, they may be strained out.

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Dessert recipes abound for both sweet and sour cherries, but cherries can also give a touch of class to savory dishes and vegetables. If you cannot find fresh cherries, look for dried, canned, or frozen cherries as an alternative. Try such cherry recipes as Cherries and Cream Rice Pudding, Beef Tenderloin in Cherry Sauce, Cherry Beer Cake, and more.

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Spice mixes are a great choice for homemade gifts from the kitchen. Put the mixture in a nice jar, and tie on a suggested usage tag with a pretty ribbon. It's unusual and quick. Mix some up for yourself while you're at it and save money while adjusting flavors to suit your personal needs. Try Magic Dust Spice Mix, Poultry Seasoning Mix, No-Salt Seasoned Salt Mix, or one of the many other spice mix recipes.

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Cute and tasty little banana mini-muffins are stuffed with a cheesecake-like topping and chocolate chips. There's only one problem: These bite-sized gems are as addictive as bon-bons! It's the perfect recipe for those over-the-hill bananas. If you don't have the patience to keep unwrapping these minis, instructions are provided for standard-sized muffins as well as a sheet cake. They are great for bake sales.

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