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Holiday Fruit Drops

Fruit cake is a traditional Christmas treat for many people, these soft holiday fruit drops taste similar but are much quicker and easier to make! This recipe is a healthier, low fat version, made with yogurt and whole wheat flour. You can substitute dried fruit of your choice for...

Butterscotch Shortbread

You just couldn’t have 12 days of Christmas cookies with out a shortbread cookie recipe or two! These butterscotch shortbread cookies have a unique flavor as they are made with brown sugar. They’ll make a wonderful addition to your holiday baking. Ingredients: 1 cup butter, softened 1/2 cup packed...

Snickerdoodles

Snickerdoodles

Snickerdoodles are delicious cinnamon cookies with a funny name! They are a great addition to your holiday baking so I’m including them on day four of our twelve days of Christmas cookie recipes. Be sure to check out all the great cookie recipes featured this month! You’ll find the...

Twelve Days of Christmas Cookie Recipes

Cookies and Christmas go together like hands and gloves, the holidays simply wouldn’t be as warm without cookies. So I thought I’d host Twelve Days of Christmas Cookie recipes here to share the warmth with you, along with cookie baking and storage tips! Twelve Days of Christmas Cookies Baking...

Vegan Oatmeal Cranberry Cookies

For day three of our twelve days of Christmas cookies we have these delicious spicy, oatmeal cranberry cookies. They are vegan, dairy free and egg-free. Oatmeal cookies are a cookie jar staple year round, dried cranberries make them perfect for the holidays.

Nutty Christmas Cookies

How about some festive, Nutty Christmas Cookies for day two of the twelve days of Christmas cookies? These shortbread type cookies are full of nuts and frosted with vanilla icing, yummy! Ingredients: 1 cup butter, softened 1 tsp + 1 tsp Watkins vanilla extract 1 cup + 1/2 cup...

Gingersnaps

Gingersnaps

Welcome to our first twelve days of Christmas cookie recipes series! Our first recipe is for a family favorite Gingersnaps.  Nothing makes your home smell like the holidays like baking cookies filled with sweet spices. Gingersnap cookies are a classic, made with cinnamon, ginger, and cloves. Gingersnaps are my...

Cinnamon Pecan Crunch Bars

These quick and easy to make, decadent cinnamon pecan crunch bars are actually more like candies. They make a nice addition to your holiday baking and, or great gifts! Warning these are addictive so you may need to hide them! Cinnamon Pecan Crunch Bars 12 graham crackers, 2 1/2″x...

The Easiest Turkey Pie

The Easiest Turkey Pie

This is the easiest turkey pie recipe I’ve ever come across, with basically only three ingredients, four if you count the egg yolk glaze. My Mom always made turkey pies this way with leftover roast turkey so naturally, I always do too. Have you ever noticed we tend to...

How To Bake Like a Pro The First Time – Basic Baking Tips

Baking can be both an art and a science but with a few basic tips you can be baking up home made goodies from scratch with ease. By following the baking tips below you’ll learn how to bake like a pro the very first time you try.  Unlike cooking,...