Two Bite Dessert Ideas * Dig In With Dana

Two Bite Dessert Ideas include Coconut Macaroons, Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies, Double Chocolate Caramel Cookies, Two Kinds of Shortbread: Raspberry and Lemon Curd.

Small platters are more inviting and can be passed around easily. Replenish as needed.

When I make dessert for a party, I like to offer 3 “two-bite” options, so guests or family can sample nibbles without getting too full. Serving small portions encourages even timid diners to indulge. After all, it’s only two bites, right? Here are some of my favorite offerings. If you are short on time or don’t like to make dessert, you can always ask one of your guests to bring a variety of small cookies, bars and brownies. Cut large cookies or bars in half and place in little muffin papers for easy pick up. Try to prepare or serve desserts that don’t require refrigeration so you can put the tray out ahead of time and forget about it.

You can make a dessert tray look really professional with a few chocolate covered berries and cookies. Melt your favorite chocolate wafers according to package directions. Dunk strawberries as well as some of your cookies in the melted chocolate for extra variety. Throw in raspberries and blackberries for color.

Plan ahead! You can make the cookie dough a week or two in advance, roll the dough into balls or scoops and freeze the uncooked cookies. On the day of your dinner or event, just bake the cookies as usual, but add an extra 2-3 minutes cooking time. Frozen cookie balls keep their shape and look very pretty when baked.

You can bake brownies and shortbread bars weeks ahead too. After baking, cool completely and then wrap well in several layers of plastic wrap. Use a permanent marker on a sticker to label the item and date it; for example: Lemon Shortbread Bars 3/30/15. The day you are ready to serve, take out the bars and cut them while they are still partially frozen for the prettiest squares or triangles.

Click on the links below and dig in to six of my favorite brownie, cookie and bar recipes.

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