Two secret ingredients turn a classic into the best red velvet cookies ever. Forget the red velvet cake box, these cookies are made from scratch I have a thing or two for red velvet desserts as we get close to Valentine’s Day. I have to admit, for a while I had mixed feelings about this…
Gingerbread cupcakes with gingerbread frosting
Moist and flavorful gingerbread cupcakes topped with a sweet molasses and ginger spiced buttercream frosting. An irresistible holiday dessert I’m ready for Christmas. I have all my shopping done. Most of the gifts are already wrapped. Cookies are baked and mailed. House is decorated. The kitchen smells amazing. There’s no better time than the winter…
Grasshopper cheesecake bars
Easy and refreshing grasshopper cheesecake bars with a minty chocolate chip cookie crust, smooth cheesecake and chocolate drizzles. Make them for your holiday table or to enjoy on a hot summer day I grew up with a totally different way of writing down recipes and passing them from generations to generations. If you ever visit…
Julekage – Norwegian Christmas fruit bread
A sweet flavorful bread, Julekage is traditionally served at Christmas in many Scandinavian countries, being most popular in Norway. In some areas is considered a cake and some people frost Julekage with a sweet white icing, which makes it even more like a Christmas cake In a perfect world I would travel, bake and enjoy 0…
Iced gingerbread cookies
Soft gingerbread cookies with a touch of molasses and the wonderful flavors of ground ginger and cloves covered in a brown sugar molasses icing and gingerbread men sprinkles Christmas is fast approaching and with it more and more cookies are being baked. I mentioned yesterday I love giving away cookies and other sweet treats to…
Snowmen cookie pops
Today, my friend Callye is going to show us how to make the most adorable snowmen cookie pops. ***************************** Hi, I am Callye and I’m obsessed with cookie decorating. Cookie decorating is a major part of my every day life and I write about my adventures in royal icing over on my blog, The Sweet…
No bake Christmas fruit cake
Forget the heavy traditional fruit cake. This year impress your friends and family with this light no-bake Christmas fruit cake. Thanks to Whole Foods Market and Kitchen PLAY for sponsoring this post. Christmas is by far my favorite time of the year. Ever since I was a little girl I helped my mom organize the Christmas…
My favorite Christmas cookies
I’m often asked which are my favorite cookies to make year after year to give away to friends and family. It’s always a hard decision to pick just one cookie recipe, so most of the time I rotate them. I make some of the recipes I’ve already shared on my blog, sometimes I try new…
Christmas vanilla roll cake
A simple vanilla roll cake with red and green dots and spirals of creamy buttercream is the perfect dessert for Christmas parties. This spiral cake has always caught my attention. Although it carries different names depending from country to country, I find roll cakes prettier than a layer cake. Plus, not to mention they are…
Gingerbread roll cake
Moist gingerbread roll cake filled with spiced creamy filling. A delicious twist on the traditional Christmas gingerbread cake I remember watching mom rolling up, using a damp tea towel, the pan-sheet cake she just took out of the oven. We were too small and could not understand where she had hidden the filling since we…
Christmas peppermint candy ricotta cheesecake
Velvety ricotta cheesecake mixed with crushed peppermint candy and topped with a layer of white chocolate ganache, Christmas candy and sprinkles. Years ago, before I had Tiffany you’d find me in the local bookstore with a book, a coffee and a sweet treat. It was a nice way to enjoy an afternoon, get out of…
Stollen
A sweet German yeast bread, stollen is packed with rum soaked fruit and marzipan and dusted with powder sugar for a winter look. Yes, another yeast Christmas bread. This time we’re talking a trip to Germany to enjoy a slice of Stollen also known as Weihnachtsstollen or Christstollen. Stollen, in a quick definition, is the yeast version of the American…