Cookies, cookies, cookies! That’s all we think about when the holidays come to our house! The kids and I spend a lot of time in the kitchen but sometimes we need a simple semi-homemade recipe that’s easy, especially for last minute gifts or school parties. We make simple Semi-Homemade Sugar Cookies with Frosting to save us time…
Desserts
Pumpkin Trifle #12daysofdesserts
Welcome to our first annual 12 days of Christmas desserts. Cookies, cakes and breads are the norm for the holidays. I am always looking for new desserts to make during the holidays. I had the pleasure of tasting this awesome dessert 2 years ago at a neighborhood party and have been making it since. It…
Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars #12daysofdesserts
Chocolate and Peanut Butter are a match made in Heaven. Make them into Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars and you are tasting Heaven! Coralie at Lovebugs and Postcards shared her favorite Holiday recipe with us for her homemade Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars. It is easy to make and only takes a few ingredients (no bake) and…
Peppermint Divinity #12daysofdesserts
Do you have tried and true family recipes that you make every Christmas? We all know the true reason for the season, but I also totally use it as an excuse to bake and make candy non-stop. I usually end up gifting friends and family with a lot of homemade treats. Divinity is such an…
Chocolate Chip Bacon Cookies #12daysofdesserts
Ok really who makes cookies and then adds bacon to it? My friend Donna does! I can’t wait to make these. Who wouldn’t love chocolate chip bacon cookies?? Check out the recipe and more below. For the first 12 days of December we have a delicious treat for you! I have teamed up with my…
Pumpkin Bars with Candied Pecan Topping #12daysofdesserts
Christmas is at the top of the list of Naomi’s favorite holiday! She and her family love to visit Christmas displays and have visited many from Disneyland to Walt Disney World and in between. The tree above was seen a few years ago at the El Tovar at the south rim of the Grand Canyon….
Cranberry Eggnog Cheesecake #12daysofdesserts
Christmas is such a lovely time to get together with family and friends and enjoy a sweet treat, isn’t it? That’s why, for the first 12 days of December I’ve joined up with some blogging buddies to share our favourite holiday recipes! Come back each day from December 1st to 12th and check out all…
Grandma’s Pecan Pie #12daysofdesserts
Grandma’s Pecan Pie This Thanksgiving we had a very small gathering. I’m not used to how small it was. I made Icebox Coconut cake and a Chocolate pie. But I missed having our usual pecan pie there. Come Christmas I will make this recipe and treat my family to it. Check it out below. …
Caramel Candy Bars #12daysofdesserts
Tradition! I love the holidays and all of our family traditions that go with it. Some of you probably have traditional foods, desserts, activities, gifts and pictures that you incorporate into your celebrations. We have a lot of traditional foods, and these treats are part of our tradition. This tradition came from my in-laws. I…
Icebox Coconut Cake 12 Days of Desserts #12daysofdesserts
Icebox Coconut Cake Recipe #12daysofdesserts My love of coconut cake is endless. I never really liked it as a child. As an adult I can’t seem to get enough of it. This is a simple cake recipe with a simple icing that tastes like a million dollars. Make cake according to directions on box. I…
No Bake Chocolate Chip Cookie Balls Recipe #12daysofdesserts
Christmas is my absolute favorite baking holiday. I love to make things with my daughter. She loves it just as much as I do. Check out this great recipe that’s first on our linky. For the next 12 days I have teamed up with my blogger buddies to bring you some of our favorite holiday…
Candy Corn Pudding with TruMoo Milk #recipe #ad #TruMooTreats
This post brought to you by TruMoo. All opinions are 100% mine. I had the most fun coming up with a recipe that uses the TruMoo Orange Scream milk. I loved that this milk has 8 essential nutrients my kids need. It’s sweetened lightly with sugar and not any high fructose corn syrup. My kids…
Plum Cobbler recipe and Creative K Kids Tasty Tuesday Link up #recipe
This month, Dina from My UN-Entitled Life and Keitha from The Bajan Texan are running this party on their blogs! We would love to have you link up to three of your old or new food posts! Here are just a few requests for this linky : PLEASE follow the hosts and co-hosts of this party through one of their social media…
One Sugar Cookie Recipe Made 3 Ways #recipe
Sugar Cookies Recipe to make one recipe and 3 cookies I was making cookies the other day. I wanted to do more than one recipe. This recipe makes a lot and would be great to use if you want to take cookies to something but want to make them different. I took a sugar cookie…
