Yours and mine: Favorite Desserts of 2012

Well, it's been quite a year for desserts.  Me and my sugar addiction just won't quit.

Did you have a favorite dessert this year? (Not just from this site, obviously...is there anything out there I need to try???)

According to Google Stats, these are your 5 favorites for 2012.

5.  Thin Mint Oreo Ice Cream Cake

4.  Nutterbutter Fudge

3.  Hot Fudge Brownie Milkshakes

2.  Cake Batter Dip

1.  Sugar Cookie Fudge

My favorites of the past year? There's not really an order here (okay, maybe there is), but there is a pattern.  I bet you're smart enough to spot it.
These are the desserts that, looking back, I'd devour again everyday if I could.
My thought process when choosing favorites was, "Would I annihilate that right now, yes or no?"

1.  S'mores Ice Cream

2.  S'mores Chex Bars

3.  Graham Cracker Crack Dip

4.  S'mores Fondue

5.  White Chocolate Rice Crispy Treats

See you in 2013!  
I don't know what we have planned yet for this evening.  I'm hoping it involves pajamas and wine, while Scott is probably hoping it involves fishing or something.

Sharing at Crazy Sweet Tuesday

Tagalong Milkshake

I threw Girl Scout cookies away.

I'm sorry.  But when it comes down to it, Girl Scout cookies do not win.  My self-control is usually at a zero on a scale of 1-10, so I just can't keep this kinda stuff around for too long.  Plus...and pleasepleaseplease don't hit me....Girl Scout cookies don't taste as good as they used to.  Is it just me??  I mean, Oreos taste just as good as they have for the last two dozen years.  Maybe the quality (not to mention the quantity) of our favorite once-a-year cookies has gone down while the price has gone up. 

So yeah.  I made a milkshake.  And then I got rid of the superfluous cookies.  I still have Birthday Oreos in the pantry anyway.  There can only be so many tempting treats in the house at once.  And I have got to stop buying ice cream...

Tagalong Milkshake

makes 1 shake

2 cups vanilla ice cream (or frozen yogurt)

3 T. peanut butter

1/2 cup milk

1 t. vanilla

5 Tagalong cookies (this would be just as yummy with PB Oreos..hint hint)

Whipped cream, optional

In a blender, combine ice cream, peanut butter, vanilla, and 3 cookies.  Add milk until desired consistency is reached.  Pour into a glass and top with additional crumbled cookies and whipped cream.

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Hot Fudge Brownie Milkshakes and A New Look!

..not to be confused with Hot Fudge MOCHA Milkshakes.  Which are also really good by the way and, coincidentally, they are the most viewed recipe on my site.  They are amazing, but I don't remember linking to many "parties" or making a big deal out of them, so the name in the Recipe Index must draw in the viewers!  I hope you all made them after you checked out the recipe!

I very much enjoy putting cookies in my milkshakes as you can tell with Vanilla Oreo Milkshakes and Peanut Butter Cookie Milkshakes.
Which leads me to...
...how could you not love brownies in your milkshake??  Chewy, chocolatey chunks, covered in melted ice cream and hot fudge?  I really hope you don't try to argue my point here.  I'm too busy slurping sipping my milkshake to argue with you anyway. Also, I don't argue with crazy people or children.


Well, sometimes I argue with children.

Hot Fudge Brownie Milkshakes
makes 1 large or 2 small shakes

2 cups vanilla ice cream (or chocolate or chocolate brownie or whatever looks good)
up to 1 cup of milk
1 t. vanilla (I love the extra flavor this adds.)
2 brownies (each roughly the size of a muffin), divided
3 T. (at least) of hot fudge, warmed
whipped cream

In a blender, mix together the ice cream, milk, and vanilla until it's at a consistency you like.  Add in 2 T. of hot fudge and one of the brownies.  Pulse until combined and the brownie is broken up.
Pour into a glass (or two) and top with the other brownie (crumbled), more hot fudge, and whipped cream.

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