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    7 Quick Wins for Mother's Day

    Published: May 7, 2026 by Helen S Fletcher · This post may contain affiliate links · Leave a Comment

    Mothers are special and these recipes are sure to please. If you're really pressed for time, take a look at the new category for No Bake Recipes.

    A stack of Simple Samoa cookie Bars.
    Strawberry Cake - A little Slice of Heaven
    This Strawberry Cake features the easiest, best white cake you'll ever make teamed with an easy to make American buttercream that actually tastes like a strawberry party in your mouth. Whip up a cloud of cream and you're almost done. Of course, I include make ahead steps for your convenience.
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    Slices of Strawberry Cake on a marble plate.
    Double Chocolate Truffled Muffins
    This easy muffing comes together quickly with No mixer needed and it comes together in literally minutes. A very special treat for a chocolate lover.
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    Aplpe Cinnamon Coffee Cake
    This Apple Cinnamon Coffee Cake is the perfect cake for crumb lovers. The ratio of crumbs to cake is almost equal and that's my type of coffee cake. A river of cinnamon apples runs through a sour cream coffee cake that stays softly delicious for days under a cake cover.
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    A stack of Simple Samoa cookie Bars.
    Simple Samoa Cookie Bars
    These Samoa Cookie Bars are the essence of minimum work for maximum flavor. A melt in your mouth shortbread crust topped with homemade caramel (you can do it, it's foolproof) chock full of toasted coconut with the bottoms dipped in chocolate. Just like the Girl Scout cookie version but in a much simpler form.
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    Chocolate Coconut Tart
    The only way to adequately describe this Chocolate Coconut Tart is to think Mounds Bars. This unusual tart comprises a sublime mixture of cream of coconut, white chocolate, a touch of sour cream and a lot of coconut in a chocolate crust. You'll especially like the no bake aspect of making this.
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    A slice of the Chocolate Coconut Tart sits on a lace edged white plate with a red napkin and a fork behind it.
    A lice of the Chocolate Strawberry Pie sits on a white and green plate with an orange runner behind it,
    Chocolate Strawberry Pie
    If you love chocolate covered strawberries (and who doesn't) this Chocolate Strawberry Pie is for you. Gorgeous looking and delicious, it's a snap to make.
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    Easy Decorated Shortbread Cookies
    The shortbread cookies are a snap to make in any shapes you like and this post shows you a variety of easy but gorgeous ways of decorating them without a piping bag.
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    A variety of ways to decorate shortbread cookies.

    Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers and grandmothers who celebrate their special day.

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