One of my favorite things about the holidays is baking. I love that there are traditional recipes that we only bring out once a year. Spending time in the kitchen as a family making our favorite treats is something we all look forward to. Today I’m sharing one of our favorite holiday recipes–Cinnabon Popcorn! ThisContinue reading “ninth day of christmas: cinnabon popcorn”
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10th day of christmas: molasses crinkles
One of our favorite family Christmas traditions, like many of you, is doing some holiday baking together. Today I’m sharing one of our very favorite holiday cookie recipes–molasses crinkles. I shared this recipe last year, and had to do it again because it’s just so very yummy. This is a recipe I picked up yearsContinue reading “10th day of christmas: molasses crinkles”
8th day of christmas: molasses crinkles
One of our favorite family Christmas traditions, like many of you, is doing some holiday baking together. Today I’m sharing one of our very favorite holiday cookie recipes–molasses crinkles. This is a recipe I picked up years ago at a cookie exchange my neighbor hosted. We’ve tweaked it a bit over the years and madeContinue reading “8th day of christmas: molasses crinkles”
donut vampire party favors
When my daughter decided she wanted a Hotel Transylvania 2 birthday party, I was like, “Perfect! Halloween’s around the corner, so I’ll just get a head start on that.” I started browsing Pinterest for fun vampire party favors I could send home with the party guests, and I came across these darling and totally easyContinue reading “donut vampire party favors”
meringue cake
I’m always on the lookout for a delicious light dessert for the spring and summer months. I have plenty of yummy rich dessert recipes for the holidays and colder months, but I was so excited to get my hands on this Meringue Cake recipe from my friend. It’s perfect for luncheons, brunches, and summer gardenContinue reading “meringue cake”
easter recipe round up
One of the things I love most about holidays is the food! (The scale in my bathroom can attest to that.) It’s a fun way to celebrate and create lasting family traditions. My kids love to make holiday treats, and they love to help cook big holiday meals. We’ve made a lot of good holidayContinue reading “easter recipe round up”
day 4: christmas cookie tube
As I mentioned before, we love to visit our friends and neighbors, sing carols, and drop off holiday goodies. Another treat we made to share this year is Cake Mix Snickerdoodles in an upcycled low cal drink mix container. This little tube is the perfect size for cookies and is food grade so no worries!Continue reading “day 4: christmas cookie tube”
day 7: reindeer chow
Another favorite tradition our family participates in each Christmas is caroling and dropping off goodies to our neighbors and friends. Some years we buy goodies, and some years we make them. This year one of the goodies we’re making is this yummy and easy Reindeer Chow recipe (AKA Muddy Buddies). If you’d like to snagContinue reading “day 7: reindeer chow”
day 23: cake mix christmas cookies
While I love baking during the holiday season, I generally don’t have a lot of extra time. That’s why this recipe for cake mix Christmas cookies is one of my favorites! It tastes delicious–just like it took hours to make the cookies, but it takes minutes. All you need is a box of your favoriteContinue reading “day 23: cake mix christmas cookies”
gooey monster eye cookies
A couple of weeks ago we got BOOed. If you’re not familiar with what that means, you can check out THIS WEBSITE–it’s a really fun activity that we do around Halloween with some of our neighbors. Anyway, when it was our turn to BOO someone else, we decided to make some fun cookies I hadContinue reading “gooey monster eye cookies”