Christmas Baking Post-a-Thon Day 26: Chocolate Melting Snowman Cookies

DAY 26: Chocolate Melting Snowman Cookies 1/2 cup  shortening 1/2 cup  peanut butter 1/2 cup  granulated sugar 1/2 cup  packed brown sugar 1 teaspoon  baking powder 1/4 teaspoon  salt 1/8 teaspoon  baking soda 1 egg 3 tablespoons  milk 1/2 teaspoon  vanilla 1/4 cup  unsweetened cocoa powder 1 1/2 cups  all-purpose flour 1 pound  vanilla-flavored candy coating, coarsely chopped 20 bite-size chocolate-covered peanut butter cups, … Continue reading

Christmas Baking Post-a-Thon Day 27: Christmas Morning Cheese Danish

Day 27: Christmas Morning Cheese Danish Ingredients: 2 cans ready to use refrigerated crescent rolls 2 8-ounce packages cream cheese 1 cup sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 egg 1 egg white Glaze: 1/2 cup powdered sugar 2 Tablespoons milk 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract Method: Preheat oven to 350* degrees … Continue reading

Christmas Baking Post-a-Thon Day 29: CHEESE STRAWS

  DAY 29: CHEESE STRAWS (Photo credit) Recipe shared by our very own Calvary Couponer, Morado! 2 cups all-purpose flour 2 cups shredded sharp Cheddar cheese 3/4 cup margarine 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper (I omit this) 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup water DIRECTIONS: 1. Preheat oven … Continue reading

Christmas Baking Post-a-Thon Day 30: COLORFUL SPIRAL COOKIES

DAY 30:  COLORFUL SPIRAL COOKIES (photo picture and recipe credit: Sprinkle Bakes) I made these last year and they’re really good, but also just so colorful and pretty and they dress up a plate of cookies to give friends and family so well! How festive! You could easily put the … Continue reading

Christmas Baking Post-a-Thon Day 31: Nutter Butter Peanut Butter Fudge!

Day 31: Nutter Butter Peanut Butter Fudge! Ok, my mom makes the best peanut butter fudge on planet earth. Having said that, when I saw this recipe, it looks pretty darned good too. I may try a batch this year and see how it compares 🙂 The peanut butter chips … Continue reading

Christmas Baking Post-a-Thon Day 32: Christmas Pretzels

Day 32:  Christmas Pretzels Small Pretzels Hershey’s Kisses (unwrapped) M&Ms Directions: Top each pretzel with a Hershey’s Kiss, and place in a preheated 200ºF oven for 10 minutes. Remove and immediately press an m&m into the top of each kiss. Let cool completely! (If you don’t eat them all immediately, … Continue reading

Christmas Baking Post-a-Thon Day 33: Chocolate Pie! (With coupons!)

DAY 33:  Chocolate Pie (Cocoa Cream Pie) This sure sounds like the recipe to my mom’s chocolate pie to me. I sure hope it is! My mom has always made this without measuring anything and for YEARS my sister and I have been trying to get it down right and … Continue reading

Christmas Baking Post-a-Thon Day 34: Caramel Shortbread Squares

DAY 34: Caramel Shortbread Squares This looks so chewy and buttery chocolaty good! I’m picturing it even cut out with cookie cutters instead of squares.  Maybe a few holiday novelties sprinkled on top before the chocolate gets firmed on top. Then of course you’ll have the little bits that didn’t … Continue reading

Christmas Baking Post-a-Thon Day 35: Rock Candy / Sea Glass Candy!

Mothers and grandmothers from way way back have been making this next goody for generations.  Some  call it rock candy, some call it sea glass, but irregardless, we’ll call it yummy 🙂 DAY 35: ROCK CANDY/SEA GLASS CANDY I recommend using Lorann candy flavoring oils for this recipe. You can also use regular … Continue reading

Christmas Baking Post-a-Thon Day 36: Candy Cane Blossoms

Day 36 – Candy Cane Blossoms Aren’t these just too cute? 🙂 There are so many way to decorate them too. The only limit is your imagination! Candy Cane Blossoms recipe from Hershey’s, re-posted from Baked Perfection   1 bag Hershey;s Kisses brand Candy Cane Kisses 1/2 cup butter, softened 1 cup … Continue reading