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20 recipes

7-Layer Bars

Layered bars built on a graham cracker crust with semi-sweet, white chocolate, and butterscotch chips, pecans, sweetened condensed milk, and coconut, baked in a single pan.

AmericanSnack30 minServes 24219 kcalGluten-freeEgg-freeRenal

Main ingredient: graham cracker crumbs

Pairs well with: milk, coffee

HB-5497 · Hand-built original

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Almond Butter Cookies

Light, chewy butter cookies flavored with ground almonds and almond extract. Each cookie is topped with sliced almonds.

AmericanSnack18 minServes 2490 kcalVegetarianDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: almonds

Pairs well with: tea, coffee

HB-5492 · Hand-built original

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Banana Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Chewy oatmeal raisin cookies made with mashed ripe banana, cinnamon, and cloves in the dough.

AmericanSnack20 min36 cookies134 kcalVegetarianDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: banana

Pairs well with: milk

HB-5503 · Hand-built original

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Cake Mix Bars

Bars made in one bowl from yellow cake mix, egg, milk, and oil, with chocolate chips stirred in. The texture sits between cake and a cookie.

AmericanSnack35 min24 bars134 kcalVegetarianGluten-freeLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low Cholesterol

Main ingredient: yellow cake mix

Pairs well with: milk, coffee

HB-5501 · Hand-built original

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Caramel Bars

Oat and flour crust bars layered with chocolate chips, walnuts, and melted caramel, topped with a crumble of the same crust mixture.

AmericanSnack30 minServes 24159 kcalVegetarianEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: caramels

Pairs well with: coffee, vanilla ice cream

HB-5496 · Hand-built original

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Chocolate Chip Cookies

Chocolate chip cookies made with a blend of cake flour and bread flour, butter, and brown sugar. The dough is chilled before baking and loaded with chocolate chips.

AmericanSnack22 min45 dough balls167 kcalVegetarianLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: chocolate chips

Pairs well with: tea, coffee

HB-5487 · Hand-built original

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Cracked Sugar Cookies

Sugar cookies made with butter, egg yolks, and cream of tartar. The tops crack in the oven, leaving a crisp crust over a soft center.

AmericanSnack30 minServes 24162 kcalVegetarianLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: sugar

Pairs well with: milk, cocoa, hot chocolate

HB-5491 · Hand-built original

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Cranberry Shortbread Bars

Buttery shortbread dough pressed into a pan, topped with whole fresh cranberries and a pecan shortbread crumble. The cranberries stay whole and form the middle layer.

AmericanSnack1 hrServes 24282 kcalVegetarianEgg-freeDiabeticRenal

Main ingredient: cranberries

Pairs well with: coffee, tea

HB-5498 · Hand-built original

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Italian Butterball Cookies

Soft butter cookies flavored with both vanilla and almond extract. The baked balls are finished with a sprinkling of confectioners' sugar.

ItalianSnack35 min48 Cookies34 kcalVegetarianDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: butter

Pairs well with: tea, coffee, cocoa

HB-5489 · Hand-built original

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Lemon Brownies

Lemon bars in brownie form, made with butter, eggs, fresh lemon juice, and zest, and covered while hot with a powdered sugar lemon glaze.

AmericanSnack50 minServes 20210 kcalVegetarianDiabeticRenal

Main ingredient: lemon

Pairs well with: tea, coffee

HB-5500 · Hand-built original

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Oatmeal Crispies

Oatmeal cookies made with shortening, quick-cooking oats, and a hint of nutmeg and cinnamon. The cookies bake crisp at the edges with a chewy center.

AmericanSnack27 min30 cookies184 kcalVegetarianDairy-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: oats

Pairs well with: milk

HB-5490 · Hand-built original

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Peanut Butter Banana Brownies

Chocolate brownies made with mashed ripe banana and swirled with creamy peanut butter on top before baking.

AmericanSnack40 minServes 8313 kcalVegetarianEgg-freeLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: banana

Pairs well with: milk, coffee

HB-5499 · Hand-built original

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Peanut Butter No-Bake Cookies

No-bake cookies made by boiling sugar, butter, and milk, then stirring in peanut butter and old-fashioned oats. The mixture is spooned onto parchment and left to set.

AmericanSnack45 min24 cookies189 kcalVegetarianGluten-freeEgg-freeLow Fat / Low CholesterolHigh Fiber

Main ingredient: peanut butter

Pairs well with: milk, coffee

HB-5488 · Hand-built original

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Pecan Cookie Balls

Buttery, crumbly cookie balls made with chopped pecans and vanilla, baked and shaken in powdered sugar to coat.

AmericanSnack20 minServes 24188 kcalVegetarianEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: pecans

Pairs well with: coffee, tea

HB-5504 · Hand-built original

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Polvorones de Canele (Cinnamon Cookies)

Crisp cinnamon cookies made with butter, confectioners' sugar, and vanilla. The dough balls are rolled in a cinnamon and confectioners' sugar mixture before baking.

SpanishSnack40 minServes 24154 kcalVegetarianEgg-freeLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: cinnamon

Pairs well with: coffee, hot chocolate

HB-5495 · Hand-built original

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Raspberry Almond Shortbread Cookies

Almond shortbread thumbprint cookies filled with seedless raspberry jam. The cooled cookies are finished with a thin almond icing drizzle. The recipe makes 3 dozen cookies.

AmericanSnack1 hr 40 min36 cookies101 kcalVegetarianEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: raspberry jam

Pairs well with: coffee, tea

HB-5494 · Hand-built original

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Saltine Toffee Candy with Pecans

Saltine crackers covered with a butter and brown sugar toffee layer, baked, then topped with melted semi-sweet chocolate and chopped pecans and frozen until set before breaking into pieces.

AmericanSnack2 hr 20 minServes 18308 kcalVegetarianGluten-freeEgg-freeLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: saltine crackers

Pairs well with: tea

HB-5506 · Hand-built original

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Slow-Cooker Chocolate Peanut Clusters

Peanut clusters made by melting white melting chocolate, sweet baking chocolate, and semi-sweet chocolate chips in a slow cooker, then coating three kinds of peanuts and spooning the mixture into clusters to set.

AmericanSnack2 hr 5 minServes 20660 kcalVegetarianVeganGluten-freeDairy-freeEgg-freeLow-SodiumHigh FiberRenal

Main ingredient: peanuts

Pairs well with: coffee, milk

HB-5505 · Hand-built original

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Soft Ginger Cookies

Soft, chewy ginger cookies made with molasses, cinnamon, and cloves. The dough balls are rolled in sugar before baking.

AmericanSnack20 minServes 24111 kcalVegetarianDairy-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: ground ginger

Pairs well with: milk, tea

HB-5493 · Hand-built original

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White Chocolate Matcha Cookies

Slice-and-bake shortbread-style cookies made with matcha green tea powder and white chocolate chips. The dough is rolled into logs, chilled, and sliced before baking.

AmericanSnack2 hr 35 min24 Cookies120 kcalVegetarianDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: matcha green tea powder

Pairs well with: tea

HB-5502 · Hand-built original

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