Gingerbread cookies are just so cute! They are a fun holiday tradition and they taste just like a Christmas cookie should taste! Plus the aroma of the wonderful warm spices will make your kitchen smell like a bakery. They are also fun and easy to…
Sugar Cookies are part of our traditional holiday baking for us to enjoy and share. This year I decided to try a new recipe from the Half Baked Harvest blog, these Easy Vanilla Bean Christmas Lights Cookies. This will definitely be added to our Christmas…
I made this appetizer last weekend and it was DELCIOUS!!! And so EASY! You make a cranberry sauce out of fresh cranberries (or you can use purchased cranberry sauce). Then wrap a sheet of puff pastry around a wheel of brie cheese that has been topped with the cranberry sauce and pecans – then bake.
I really like cranberries – and the combination of the tart cranberries and the creamy brie cheese was so good!
This is a recipe from the Half Baked Harvest blog and the author said you could serve it with your favorite crackers, bread – or just eat it with a spoon! So right! Delicious all three ways!
Happy Holidays!
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Cocoa Bombs are very popular this winter! Many bakeries and specialty food stores offered a holiday version to give as gifts or to enjoy! Did you know you can make your own? We still have a few months of wintery weather here – and hot…
Don’t these look perfect to have to snack on during the holidays? Cute little brownie bites with milk chocolate morsels, swirled peppermint squares and mini marshmallows mixed in the batter and then used for the topping too! The recipe makes 24 brownie bites, baked in…
My sister-in-law, Kari, gave me this beautiful embossed rolling pin! These would make great Christmas gifts for the bakers on your list – or for yourself! You can create elegant cookies without frosting!
There are so many designs out there! If you do a search, you will find ones for all seasons and celebrations. There are Etsy shops that will even create a special one just for you.
To use the embossed rolling pin, you roll out your favorite cutout cookie dough about 1/4 inch thick with your regular rolling pin. Using a pastry brush, lightly flour your embossed rolling pin. Then check to make sure that there are not any clumps of flour in the design crevices. Then just roll the embossed pin over the dough, pressing firmly. You really need to press pretty hard to get a really defined design.
Transfer your cookies to a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or silicone mat. Bake 10 minutes at 350 degrees.
Let cool for about 5 minutes on the baking sheet, then finish cooling on a rack.
So much fun and so pretty! Wouldn’t this make a lovely shortbread design?
So fun to have a new “toy”! Thank you Kari! Enjoy!
Holiday traditions – whether it be decorations, food or activities – really are what make the holidays so special. We look forward to enjoying special times and sharing memories of past gatherings. Last weekend I as I went through our Christmas boxes, it warmed my…
The holiday countdown has begun! It does seem like Christmas decorations in our neighborhood went up early this year – maybe we are all just so anxious for our families to get together again. I love making the house look and smell like Christmas –…
Banana Bread made in a Bundt pan? What a clever idea! This would be perfect for breakfast on Christmas morning! You could make it a day or two ahead of time and warm up individual servings in the microwave. It always seems to me that banana bread tastes even better on the second and third day. The cinnamon streusel on the top is like an extra holiday gift!
This recipe is easy to make. You mix up the streusel in one bowl and set aside. With a mixer, blend the liquid ingredients together, then slowly add the combined dry ingredients. Pour into a prepared Bundt pan and into the oven it goes. Bake for 20 minutes, sprinkle with the cinnamon streusel, then bake for about another 50 minutes.
A simple, classic banana bread recipe that is so moist and delicious! The Bundt shape makes it festive for the holidays.
Banana bread can be eaten warm or at room temperature. But my favorite way to eat banana bread is toasted – with a bit of softened butter or drizzled with honey.
Doesn’t that look good? The wonderful banana flavor, moist texture and crunchy cinnamon streusel combine to make a very scrumptious snack. Enjoy!!!
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The Corn Casserole recipe has been in the Carr recipe boxes for a long time! Mark’s mom gave it to me, it was one of Mark’s favorites and we have fixed it for our family many times. Another comfort food – and it is so…
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