carleenaa Delicious Banana Pudding Recipe – This one’s got everything you love about banana pudding, but comes together much easier and faster (well, excluding its necessary stint in the fridge). If you can find banana cream pudding, go ahead and use it, but vanilla works just as well (try French vanilla for even deeper flavor). You could … Read more
Rolled Sugar Cookies Recipe – This is the best sugar cookie recipe and the only one I use. Whenever you make these cookies for someone, be sure to bring along several copies of the recipe — you will be asked for it, I promise! Note: I make icing with confectioners’ sugar and milk. I make it … Read more
Easy Pecan Pie Cookies Recipe – These pecan pie cookies look and taste just like mini pecan pies! Perfect for festive cookie parties where you want to make something slightly different. Servings: 24 Ingredients Filling: ¼ cup butter½ cup confectioners’ sugar3 tablespoons light corn syrup¾ cup finely chopped pecans Cookies: 2 cups all-purpose flour1 teaspoon baking … Read more
Delicious Nutella Pastry Christmas Tree Recipe – This spectacular Nutella puff pastry Christmas tree is easier to make than you might think. Just follow this step-by-step recipe! Indulgent chocolate hazelnut spread is sandwiched between two layers of puff pastry, scored in all the right places then twisted to form tree branches. Ideal for Christmas parties and … Read more
Old-Fashioned Gingerbread Recipe – Old-fashioned gingerbread is everyone’s holiday favorite. This recipe is so easy to make and probably very similar to the one your great-grandmother used to make. This moist and lightly spiced gingerbread cake can be served with a dusting of powdered sugar, a dollop of whipped cream, or a scoop of vanilla ice … Read more
The BEST Reindeer Cookies Recipe – These reindeer cookies are really adorable! Children enjoy making and eating them. Add a red M&M® and make the Rudolph. Yield: 3 dozen Ingredients 1 cup butter, softened1 cup white sugar1 cup smooth peanut butter2 eggs1 teaspoon vanilla extract½ teaspoon salt3 cups all-purpose flour2 teaspoons baking soda72 small pretzel twists, … Read more
Christmas Wreath Cookies Recipe – These cornflake wreaths are easy cookies to make with the kids during the holidays. Once people try them, they can’t get enough! Yields: 3 dozen Ingredients waxed paper½ cup butter4 cups miniature marshmallows1 teaspoon green food coloring, or as needed½ teaspoon almond extract½ teaspoon vanilla extract4 cups cornflakes cereal1 (2.25 ounce) … Read more
Delicious Cinnamon Palmiers Recipe – This has become a holiday tradition at Christmas. Its crispness and sweet flavor is liked by all! Servings: 24 Ingredients ¼ cup white sugar1 sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed1 tablespoon butter, melted⅓ cup white sugar¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon⅛ teaspoon ground cardamomwater Directions Sprinkle a flat work surface with 1/4 cup sugar; … Read more
Easy Saltine Toffee Cookies Recipe – This saltine cracker toffee is easy to make but wonderfully delicious. We pack the cookies in tins and give them as gifts during the holidays. Use your favorite nuts to top the cookies. Servings: 35 Ingredients 4 ounces saltine crackers1 cup butter1 cup dark brown sugar2 cups semisweet chocolate chips¾ … Read more
Quick & Easy Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe – These cookies are one of my favorite cookies to make. They are the only peanut butter cookies my family will eat! Sprinkle a pinch of sugar on cookies before baking, if desired. Servings: 24 Ingredients 1 cup peanut butter 1 cup white sugar 1 egg Directions Preheat the … Read more