How we love minty flavors at Christmas time!!!!! We have one month to bake all our favorites! This one is a fun one especially if you have friends and family who don't love mint and chocolate (gasp). It's cookie dough with crushed candy canes and white chocolate chips. Ingredients 2/3 cup butter 2/3 cup chortening 1 cup white sugar 1 cup brown sugar 2 eggs 2 teaspoons ... Continue Reading...
Pink Peppermint Brownies
We are in full Christmas baking mode! Normally we make our mint brownies with green frosting but these were for a pink baby shower! We actually love them pink! This might be our new normal for mint brownies! What makes these the best thing you've ever eaten? First of all this recipe is way old and has been a family favorite since we were little kids!! Second they are so dense and minty - ... Continue Reading...
Festive Fruit Salad
Fruit salad in fall and winter months is a little more challenging than fruit salad in the summer! This family recipe can always be found at our Thanksgiving table and Christmas table.....and the kids love to eat the leftovers for breakfast and snack. Serve it in a fancy dish with a silver spoon and you will wow your guests! This recipe makes a large batch - you can cut it in half if you are ... Continue Reading...
Our Famous Gingerbread Cookies
Our favorite thing about Christmas might just be our Gingerbread Cookies! This recipe has been in our family for almost 40 years and you can't beat it! We dare you!!! Double the recipe if you want them to last more than a day!! Gingerbread Cookies 1/4 cup butter, soft 1/2 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup molasses 1/3 cup water 3 cups all purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking ... Continue Reading...
Almond Spritz Cookies {Christmas Cookies}
This is our all time most favorite most baked most eaten and most loved Christmas cookie recipe! It's the same one our mom made when she was a little girl! We have to have these on hand at all times during December. They are perfect with a cup of cocoa and a Christmas movie! Almond Spritz Cookies 1 cup butter, soft 3/4 cup sugar 1 egg 2 teaspoons almond extract 2 1/2 cup ... Continue Reading...