It’s time again for the Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap and I was thrilled to participate for the third year in a row! How could I pass up the chance to join in on such a fun recipe swap, which also supports such an awesome cause? I’ve been a supporter of Cookies for Kids Cancer for years, even before my first participation with the Cookie Swap and I’m always excited to join in on anything that benefits the cause. 

I decided to go away from the cookie just a bit. Let’s call these cookie adjacent, ok? The last two years I did Christmas themed cookies (White Chocolate Eggnog Cookies and Cranberry Walnut White Chocolate Chip Cookies) but, this year I had to share my Triple Chocolate Pumpkin Brownies. I came up with this recipe for a charity donation a couple months back and have made them for friends and family a few times since. Everyone had loved them so I wanted to share the sweetness with my Cookie Swap friends. 

These brownies are easy to make, and are so full of rich chocolate flavor with just a dash of spiced flavor to compliment the pumpkin. The pumpkin and chocolate help to keep these ooey gooey good. 

 

 

 

Now on to my swaps… I received two very interesting cookie flavor combos this year! (Unfortunately my third never showed up–womp womp.)

First to arrive was a  package of Green Tea Millionaire’s Shortbread from Miriam at Tales from the Crumb Tray. There was a festively colored, green cookie bar topped with fudge. What flavor they had! I’d never thought of this combination but it was a hit with Hubs. 

  

Then arrived the Chocolate-Chocolate Chip Bacon cookies from Shari at the lovely blog, My Judy the Foodie. These cookies were loaded with chocolate chips and bits of bacon.  

 

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