You can make these with your family on a Sat. for lots of holiday fun. You don't have to chill the dough before cutting out the cookies like with some gingerbread cookie recipes. These cookies make the house smell like Christmas! They don't take much money to make, but they do take time to cut out & bake. It's best to set aside a whole day … [Read more...]
Make Oreo Truffles (with Spooky Eyes for Halloween)
Everybody seems to like these truffles and they are so easy to make. Great for spooky treats at your Halloween party with icing "eyes" added to the tops. Without the eyes, these are great for any holiday, are pretty on the cookie tray and impressive in gift baskets. Besides all that, they are yummy.Click title for link at Flickr. … [Read more...]
Sarabeth’s Shortbread Cookies for Halloween and Other Holidays
This recipe is from the famous Sarabeth Levine who sells cookies. She says shortbread cookies are great for Halloween using colored icing to make pumpkins and other shaped cookies with cookie cutters. Rounded shapes work best because points and corners tend to get a little brown. These are not expensive to make and taste wonderful. My mom … [Read more...]
Decorated Amaretti (Italian Coconut Macaroons)
I love coconut macaroons! If these are not decadent enough for you just press a whole almond in the center of some and/or drizzle some melted chocolate chips on each. They also look nice with a candied cherry pressed on each (can be red and green ones for Christmas). A tray/box of an assortment of these decorated ameretti would be a nice hostess … [Read more...]
Fancy Schmancy Cake Balls
Ok, so you want something fancy for a party, special occasion, or even a Valentine's Day surprise. These would be perfect. You choose a cake mix, bake it in a sheet cake pan, let it cool, then cut out the shapes of cake desired. This recipe is for cake balls, but you can make the cake in various shapes. It is basically a "petit four" made in ball … [Read more...]
Our New Family Tradition
My grandson, 5, showed me his booklet he made at school the other day. They were supposed to draw & write about their family traditions for the holidays. His first page was a Christmas tree & he wrote "We put up a tree." The second page was just some circles. I asked him about it & he said it was our family tradition of Grandma making cookies with … [Read more...]
Brownie Biscotti
You don't need to add the chocolate chips in these if you don't want to. Be sure to read the reviews for important tips on what temperature works best for these. The original recipe has a problem with that. With the changes, it's great!These would be a great gift, perhaps along with some of the cranberry pistachio biscotti (search this … [Read more...]