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Baking for the Holidays…my absolute FAVORITE thing to do!! And honestly, it really doesn’t matter which Holiday, I just LOVE to bake! As you probably already know.
Last week I shared with you our fridge make-over, and how we are trying to make better choices with our food and the ingredients that I bake with. So when I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter contacted me about joining them in New York City and enter the Holiday Bake-Off…I was beyond EXCITED!!
Oh…the choices I had to make, I asked my blogging buddies on Skype, I talked to the boys and Doug about what to enter, and I narrowed down the choices to 3…Holiday Cupcakes, Cranberry Bread or Homemade Twix Bars…
While I love creating fun cupcakes to share, I just wasn’t sure I would be able to re-create them in the Unilever Test Kitchen like I would at home. And although my Cranberry Bread recipe is delicious, I wasn’t sure with the time limit I have, if I would have enough time to bake it. So, that left the Twix Bars, afterall…they are my #1 visited post…so I knew you all would LOVE them!
And because I love to share, and of course, I’m so excited about heading to New York City again, I decided to make a video for you, so that you can whip up a batch of these Homemade Twix Bars to add to your Holiday cookie platters.
GIVEAWAY CLOSED…Not only do I get to make a trip to New York City and bake…you get a chance at winning an AMAZING giveaway!! AND, it was customized special for my Homemade Twix Bar recipe!!
GIVEAWAY CLOSED
Holiday Bake-Off Giveaway includes…
- Oxo Good Grips 1 1/2 Quarts Stainless Steel Mixing Bowl
- Le Creuset Cherry Rectangular Platter from Sur La Table
- Nonstick 9×13 Cake Pan from Crate & Barrel
- Calphalon Contemporary Nonstick Shallow Saucepan from Crate & Barrel
- Free product coupon for I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter
Prize valued at over $125 will be given to one lucky reader!!
PLEASE leave a comment! Since part of the judging will depend on the number of comments I receive, I’d GREATLY appreciate your time to leave a comment! You may return as many times as you like!
Giveaway Guidelines: Please leave a seperate comment for each entry
Giveaway ends Friday, November 12th.at 7 a.m. CST.
Required entry:
- What is your favorite goodie to bake for the Holidays?
Extra entries: {leave a seperate comment for each}
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- Subscribe to Cupcake Chronicles or Hoosier Homemade {upper right in the sidebar} Leave a comment telling me you subscribed or are already a subscriber
Disclaimer: I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter!® is providing me with an all expense paid trip to New York City and the giveaway for my readers!
The other amazing contestants are…
Tiffany from Eat at Home, Barbara from Barbara Bakes, Amanda from Fake Ginger, Jenn from BeanTownBaker, Alison from Ingredients Inc., Naomi from Bakers Royale, Anna from Cookie Madness, Aly from Aly-tude, Sara from Average Betty
I’m linking to…Eat at Home,Saturday Night Special
that is so exciting, good luck! i don’t know what my favorite thing to bake is, i really like to try new things every year… it is probably something with pumpkin, though.
Lauren at KeepItSweet recently posted..My Favorite Pumpkin Bread
Lauren, I definitely love baking with pumpkin…not pie though, it’s kinda weird that I don’t like Pumpkin Pie, but I love everything else.
Thanks so much for the well wishes!
that is interesting! i do like pumpkin pie but find the other options with pumpkin to be a lot more enticing.
Lauren at KeepItSweet recently posted..My Favorite Pumpkin Bread
I love to bake cookies and make fudge!! The twix bars look delicious!
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Oh my word! My hubby LOVES Twix. I shall have to try these this holiday season.
Thanks and good luck!
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Kathy, Thanks so much for the well wishes! I bet your Hubby will love these too
How exciting for you! Congratulations. Can’t wait to see the posts all about your trip. My fave thing to make during the holidays is Mint Squares (my mom-in-law’s handed down recipe). Have a great start to your week!
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Oh yum! Mint Squares sound delish!! Thanks for stopping by and wishing me well!
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Great giveaway, and good luck at the competition! My favorite thing to make is probably Christmas cookies. There are just so many kinds to try – I love it every year.
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This sounds good might have to try it some day
I love Peppermint Bark!
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OMG! Those have got to be the best treat by far. Serious Twix fan here and so I am going to be in trouble! Thanks for this awesome recipe.
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Wow – these look amazing. Twix bars are a personal fav, but my son only brought back 2 on Halloween (which I confiscated
).
I would love to try a homemade version and every thing I’ve tried from your site has always been scrumptious. Keep up the delicious work and good luck on your bake off!
Thanks so much Lori…glad you grabbed a couple Twix Bars from the Halloween stash, I would have too
I also subscraibe to you blog thanks for the awesome recipes
My favorite holiday treat to make is Saltine Toffee Bars. I am planning to try your Twix bars this year too.
Yum! I’ve heard of the Saltine recipe but never tried it. Sounds great!
Thanks for stopping by!
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Homemade Twix Bars sound dangerous!
I am a subscriber!
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These look amazing! Can’t wait to meet you this weekend in NYC and thanks for mentioning me!
Thanks Alison, I’m looking forward to meeting you too!!
My kids are on a 3 week break from school, they will be thrilled to see this recipe on the schedule
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Wow, 3 week break? I bet they love that…have fun
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homemade Twix bars sound incredible!
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Bridget, Thanks so much for stopping by! Are you doing Drop in and Decorate this year? I bet you will have some amazing cookies to offer!
My goodness, those look amazing. I’m wondering if I could substitute graham crackers and not even have to go shopping!
Hi Erin…do you mean substitute graham crackers for the club crackers? Because there are graham crackers in the caramel mixture. I think you could, but they wouldn’t have the same flavor.
Thanks for stopping by, let me know how they turn out
~Liz
Wow…it’s hard to narrow down holiday baking to just one item
. I love to create goodies for the holidays. I always make shortbread with Nutella on top and fudge. Although…those Twix bars look yummy…I’ll have to try those too.
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What an awesome opportunity for you!!
These look dangerous!
They are
and I’m not admitting that I had a couple while my french toast was cooking for breakfast
Thanks for stopping by Amy!
I just LOVE making truffles at Giftmas time! i like to make chocolate,coconut,mint,ect…..
Truffles! Wow, I would love to make some of those this year!
Thanks for stopping by!
My favorite holiday goodie is pecan pie – I enjoy it as a pie, a bar, or a cookie!!
I love that you did a video. Looking forward to seeing you soon.
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Thanks Barbara…I’m excited to meet you too!
I love to make truffles as well – they looks so amazing and yet are so simple. I am planning a holiday bake day with my Sunday School youth soon – we are all really looking forward to it. We are going to share the fruits of our labor with the elderly members of the church. I can’t wait!
Jayme, That sounds like an awesome idea! I bet the kids (and adults) will love it!
Thanks for stopping by!
I love making pecan pies for the holidays.
I love to make cookies during the holidays…all kinds really. But I always include a really good chocolate chip cookie – they’re one of those things everyone loves.
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Liz – Congrats!! I’m so excited for you!! This will be so much fun!! I remember when you were just starting out and it brings me so much joy to see how far you’ve come. Sending wishes for a big win!
Hugs,
Amy
Thanks so much! Especially my pictures huh? hehe
Still using your camera you sent me…many, MANY thanks for it!
I love to make bacon wrapped mini smoked sausage cooked in sugar, brown sugar and ketchup.
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I love making krispy peanut butter balls or Microwave white choc peppermint fudge!
Twix Bars>yummm!! Those look super delicious!! I have all the ingredients on hand! Super excited to try them!
I am a subscriber of the cupcake chronicles.. which is there a place they are archived on this site??
Twix bars are a favorite around here, and especially the new java twix. I’d love to play around with this recipe so that I could get that flavor as well as the original. Yum!
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What an amazing giveaway!! My favorite holiday treat I enjoy making are cake balls or cookie dough truffles. I am definitely going to try your recipe for homemade twix bars!!
I have subscribed via email. So glad I stumbled upon your site
Liz has been in our family and for all the get togethers and family reunions I looked forward to what Liz will be bringing.. I have had her recipe for the twix bars and the card is so messy now from all the times I have made them. Thanks Liz for some nice memories and such good food.
Aunt Mary
I love to make Cracker Candy (an easy and delicious recipe for toffee) and fudge to give away to friends. Always a hit!
I am just now discovering your website and am excited to put you in the blogs I follow!
I’m joining your site on facebook, too!
I LOVE twix and will be trying your recipe soon!
I am excited to try out your “Twix” bar recipe and I think it will make a wonderful addition to my holiday neighbor and teach gift baskets. Another favorite are Mint Oreo Brownie Bars. I better start ramping up my exercise program…its going to be a LONG holiday season. Good luck in New York!