Recipes that are near and dear to our holiday hearts. Holiday sweets for special baked cookies, cakes, baked goods, cookies, candies and more! Plus high altitude instructions!
During the holidays, I love to try new recipes and make twists on familiar favorites! Lemon Cranberry Bars are refreshing and bright with sassy and sweet tones. They are wonderfully refreshing after a big meal and so festive with layers of yellow and red. When I find fresh cranberries in the store, I can’t resist …
Nothing screams Christmas cookies like white chocolate peppermint cookies! Using crushed candy canes, these are soft, chewy, minty cookies; the perfect addition to any Christmas cookie tray. You are going to love these candy cane chocolate chip cookies! I have it on good authority they are Santa’s favorite cookie! Try these other minty recipes; Mint …
Okay, first put out of your head that this is a plain ol’ bread pudding, because this easy Chocolate Bread and Butter Pudding is ANYTHING but ordinary! Simple, whole food ingredients, turn bread, chocolate, cream and eggs into a rich, gooey, decadent chocolate delight! Make it for a special breakfast or dessert! Think Christmas morning, …
Pop, Fizz, Fudge! This holiday season you can have your champagne and chocolate truffles too! Champagne Truffles are a rich, chocolate truffle, dancing with creamy chocolate and sparkling wine or champagne. If you are looking for a special, gourmet treat to make for a Christmas party, food gift, these champagne truffles are perfect! New Years …
I’m a pie lover, and I love variations on the classics. This Nantucket Cranberry Pie isn’t technically a pie, more of a cake really. It has a juicy layer of sweet-tart fresh cranberries on the bottom and that crispy, buttery cakey-cookie topping! Whether you make it for Thanksgiving or Christmas or a holiday party, it’ll …
I can’t imagine the holidays without this easy Cranberry Christmas Cake! I love cranberries! It’s a sweet buttery cake great for breakfast or dessert with tart cranberries and a rich, warm vanilla butter sauce. This cranberry cake is sweet enough to tantalize a smile out of any grinch. Plus for those baking a high altitude …
I love the bright reds in the holiday season, and these Oatmeal Cranberry Bars look festive and taste amazing. The fresh cranberries in the middle are tart and the one bowl, brown sugar crumb crust doubles as the topping! This recipe is popular with both kids and adults, so pull out a pan and let’s …
Baked with the perfect combination of cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and black pepper (or pfeffer), Pfeffernusse Cookies are my family’s favorite traditional German cookies. Bursting with warm, holiday spices, these German spice cookies are tender and warm and the best dunking cookie as they cool! I love the spices of the holidays, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, allspice and …
If you are a pumpkin fan, you are going to fall in love with these giant, soft pumpkin cookies. Loaded with rich butterscotch chips and seasonal spices; these cakey, but not dry spiced pumpkin cookies are bursting with the flavors of fall and the holidays in every bite. Plus they take less than 15 minutes …
It’s finally time to bring out the fall decorations and make my mouth-watering Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars recipe. Even though you can enjoy these any time of the year, I love to make them when there’s a chill in the air and the leaves are turning colors. Three decadent layers with huge pumpkin spice flavor, they …
These ooey-gooey cinnamon rolls are so very simple, before you know it (with a little patience), you’ll have a sweet, soft bread with buttery, cinnamon, gooey centers topped with an amazing, fluffy Cinnabon frosting; a clone of a Cinnabon! These are my signature rolls, people have been known to request them when we are coming for …
Pears are in season, and you’re looking for the perfect dessert. Here it is with this easy to make Pear Bundt Cake. This pear cake recipe is perfect for a fall bake sale, a party, or even a family dinner. The end result is pretty and so, so delicious! This dessert only takes about 15 …