These cookies are another classic. My mom made them every year, with help from my sisters and me. We had a lot of fun shaping them and the resulting cookies were delicious, like peppermint flavored sugar cookies. They are also adorable and wonderfully festive. So, I couldn't miss making them this year. I began by … Continue reading Candy Cane Cookies
One of my absolute favorite holiday traditions is the arrival of the Starbucks holiday drinks. I am a huge Starbucks fanatic, and my holidays are never complete without plenty of peppermint mochas. I'm one of the crazy people drinking peppermint mochas as soon as they come out, no matter what the weather or how long it … Continue reading Chocolate Peppermint Crinkle Cookies
This year, I've made quite a few different kinds of Christmas cookies, both classic and new. But, the Christmas season just wouldn't be complete without some classic cut-out cookies. They're just so wonderfully Christmassy and traditional! I have many fond memories of making these with my mom and sisters when I was a kid, helping … Continue reading Classic Cut-Out Sugar Cookies
If you don't know this about me already, you should know that I'm a huge chocoholic. The darker and richer the better! Give me a dark chocolate, fudgy cake with rich, dark chocolate ganache and I'll be a very happy person! (Add raspberries and I'll be even happier.) If you are the same way, then you'll … Continue reading Chocolate Cherry Cookies (My Favorite!)
Fudge is just wonderful! It's so rich and soft. Yesterday morning, after making mincemeat pastries, I was ready to try out another new recipe. Around Christmas, my mom used to make this penuche, or brown sugar fudge. I remember loving it as a kid. I had never made fudge before and really had no idea what … Continue reading Penuche (or Brown Sugar Fudge)
I'll start out this post by addressing the inevitable objections to mincemeat. Yes, I know that it may sound weird, using meat in a dessert. I will also say that today's mincemeat (the stuff you buy in a jar at the grocery store) is pretty much just dried fruits and spices. I think it's sort … Continue reading An Attempt at Mincemeat Pastries
One of the best parts of Christmas has to be the way the house smells. Between the candles, the tree, and the baking, I remember the house smelling amazing when I was a kid. Apparently, smell actually has great power in recalling memories. So, I guess it makes sense that I have such a strong … Continue reading Soft Ginger Cookies
On Wednesday, I made a small batch of Rosenmunnar, or Swedish thumbprint cookies. Last night, I was thinking up possible variations on such a wonderful, buttery cookie. I decided that I should use the base cookie (without the jam) to make something else. That is how these cookies were born. I had been dying to do … Continue reading Peppermint Butter Cookies
Today, I had originally planned to make chocolate peppermint crinkle cookies. Obviously, this didn't happen. This morning, I realized that I did not have anything in which to store more cookies. So, before making more, I had to make a trip to the Dollar Tree for Christmas cookie tins. Also, with December starting tomorrow, I … Continue reading Rosenmunnar (Swedish Thumbprint Cookies)
And so it begins... the Christmas season! And with it, tons of baking! Christmas is definitely my favorite holiday. I have already been listening to nonstop Christmas music and I got my tree up last night. Now, I need to make tons and tons of cookies. I'm starting with an old classic, Holiday Fruit Drops. Basically, … Continue reading Holiday Fruit Drops
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