Spritz Cookies This is hands down, the BEST spritz cookie recipe ever. Better than anything you’ll find on the box of your cookie press, trust me. Follow the directions exactly, and this dough will glide right through your cookie press to absolute cookie perfection. This is my Aunt Susan’s recipe, and I have been eating… Continue reading Holiday Spritz Cookies
Eggnog Fudge I found this recipe on Framed Cooks, and I immediately bookmarked it for later. I am a big fan of fudge, but I’m more a fan of the milk or semi-sweet chocolate variety. I also love eggnog, but seldom drink much of it because it is so thick and rich. This fudge is… Continue reading Eggnog Fudge
Cinnamon Sugar Pull Apart Bread So, I saw this recipe on Pinterest weeks ago, and thought it would be perfect for a Christmas morning breakfast, but I wanted to give it a dry run before then. I knew I would swap out the regular sugar/cinnamon mixture in the recipe for the sugar/cinnamon mixture that Cinnabon… Continue reading Cinnamon Brown Sugar Pull Apart Bread
Clone of a Cinnabon When I was a high school girl who hung out at the mall all the time, I ate a lot of Cinnabons. That was back when I could eat whatever I want and I never gained any weight. Then, I turned twenty. Now, my Cinnabons are few and far between, snuck… Continue reading Clone of a Cinnabon
Click photo to enlarge Ingredients 1 cup butter, softened2/3 cup white sugar1/2 teaspoon almond extract2 cups all-purpose flour24 maraschino cherries, halved1 cup milk chocolate chips, melted with a little milk until “drizzle-able.” Directions Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a medium bowl, cream together butter and white sugar until smooth. Mix in 1/2 teaspoon almond extract.… Continue reading Chocolate Cherry Shortbreads
Click photo to enlarge I make these delicious shortbread-y cookies every year at Christmas. 🙂 Today, my sister made them during our baking day.Ingredients 1 cup room temperature butter2 cups powdered sugar, divided2 teaspoons vanilla extract2 cups All Purpose Flour1/2 teaspoon baking soda1/8 teaspoon salt2 cups finely chopped walnuts Directions Heat oven to 350 degrees… Continue reading Mexican Wedding Cookies
Click photo to enlarge This is my mom’s recipe, she made these a lot with her Christmas cookie plates that she always gave our neighbors. A thick cutout sugar cookie, frosted with white chocolate and sprinkled with crushed candy canes. You can cute these into shapes, or, like my mom always did, make them in… Continue reading White Chocolate Peppermint Sugar Cookies
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