Growing up, there were several cookies that graced our Christmas tins every single year without fail. Wedding cookies, decorated sugar cut-outs, date-nut pin wheels, pizzelles…. Some traditional cookies I have kept, such as the wedding cookies and painted sugar cut-outs. Some, mostly those involving dried fruits, I have left behind. I have never made pizzelles…
Butter Crunch 2 Ways: Family Recipes
This Butter Crunch candy is super easy, perfect for Christmas cookie tins, great for a holiday cookie exchange, and always one of the big hits of my holiday table! I make this every year for Christmas, so I decided to update the traditional pecan pictures in December 2015. The peanut pictures are from the original…
Creamy Peppermint Marshmallows
Creamy Peppermint Marshmallows are festive, delicious, and an absolute necessity for hot chocolate as far as my family is concerned! Affiliate links have used in this post to link to items I am discussing. [December 2015: I will never forget how excited I was to share this recipe with everyone, and how crestfallen I was…
Finding My Christmas Zen: Holiday Cottage Cheese Sugar Cookies
Cottage Cheese Cookies are an excellent canvas for holiday themed sanding sugar, and the tang from the cheese makes them a little more interesting than your average sugar cookie. Affiliate links were used in this post. I “got zen” as we say in my family several months back about this whole house building process. When…