RECIPE: Christmas Ornament Cookies

If our recent article on making Christmas tree ornaments from dehydrated fruit didn’t appeal to you, how about cookie ornaments? Unlike dried citrus, you can eat the cookies when you take down the tree. This is a recipe for people who want to hone their decorating techniques. Marian, cookie decorating expert and author of the…
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RECIPE: Easy Gingerbread Cake & More Ways To Enjoy Gingerbread

Gingerbread is a long-standing holiday tradition, the seeds of which are with the 11th-century crusaders returning from the Holy Land with ginger and other spices. The history is below. Beyond those first gingerbread cakes and cookies, ginger has found its way into present-day mousse, waffles,     RECIPE: EASY GINGERBREAD CAKE Ingredients 2 cups of…
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RECIPE: Cranberry Crumb Bars

For a simple dessert or coffee break snack during the holiday season, try these “crantastic” crumb bars from the talented Lauryn Cohen, a.k.a. Bella Baker. See more of her terrific recipes at BellaBaker.com. RECIPE: CRANBERRY CRUMB BARS Ingredients 1-3/4 cups white sugar 3/4 cup rolled oats 3 cups all purpose flour 1/2 cup almond meal…
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RECIPES: Christmas Cookies

December 4th is National Cookie Day, and what better cookies to enjoy than Christmas cookies. Some people bake the same family favorites every year, others look for new recipes. We loved these three fun ideas from Pillsbury. All three begin with a package of refrigerated cookie dough. With the time you save mixing and cutting…
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RECIPES: Cranberry Cheesecake

We [heart] cheesecake. Every October, we switch to pumpkin cheesecake in its many forms. But as soon as the Thanksgiving leftovers are gone, we start baking cranberry cheesecake recipes. Because cheesecake is such a rich and heavy dessert, we usually don’t serve it following a big dinner, but as a “tea time” snack (and honestly,…
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