Dipped Charcuterie Dessert Board

I got to host our Christmas Book Group gathering so I decided to make a dessert board with all the things dipped in chocolate. It was so good!! Here’s what’s on the board – Oreos – dipped in both milk chocolate and white chocolate and sprinkled with crushed peppermint candy Potato Chips – dipped in … Continue reading

Peppermint Bar Cookies

Another yummy bar cookie recipe for the holidays. I also over baked this one a tad so may be take it out a bit sooner than you think. 2 1/2 cups flour 3/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 2 sticks butter, softened 1/4 cup sugar 1 egg, at room temperature 2 teaspoons red gel … Continue reading

Chocolate Toffee Cookies Bars

These were quite yummy but I over baked them just a bit so maybe take them out of the oven a little sooner than you think. They are filled with all the good things – toffee, M & M’s, and chocolate chips. 1 cup butter, softened 1 cup packed brown sugar 1 cup sugar 3 … Continue reading

Chocolate Peppermint Lasagna

Doesn’t that look gorgeous and delicious? It was so, so, so good! I made it for Christmas Bunco and the ladies loved it! And it was super easy to make too! The recipe suggested making it the day before you want to eat it as it tastes better after sitting overnight. 36 Oreo cookies, crushed … Continue reading

Salted Caramel Pecan Pie

Isn’t that a beautiful pie? I’m pretty proud of it and it tasted amazing as well! For those of you who follow my blog, you will already know that I am a pretty good baker but I struggle with yeast breads and pies so this was a major accomplishment. Highly recommend! 2 cups sugar 1/2 … Continue reading

Candy Cane Reindeer Pops

Aren’t they cute? Again another easy treat to put together and also another fun one for kids to try. I just love Christmas! 1 bag chocolate candy melts 1 box mini candy canes 1 package lollipop sticks 1 box red hots 1 package small candy eyes 1 Melt candy melts according to package directions. 2 … Continue reading

Christmas Graham Crackers

I thought these little Pretzel Christmas trees that I made the other day seemed lonely so I put them on a graham cracker with a chocolate snowman and they seemed much happier and I was happier too because I got to keep playing with food. 1 bag white candy melts 1 box graham crackers 1 … Continue reading

Easy Pretzel Christmas Trees

Aren’t they adorable? And so easy to make too! It would be a fun project with the kiddos. 1 bag green candy melts 1 bag stick pretzels star sprinkles Christmas sprinkles 1 Lay out a sheet of parchment paper or wax paper on a work surface. 2 Melt candy melts according to package directions. 3 … Continue reading

Christmas Treat Trays

I’ve hosted a couple of Christmas gathering this year – one for my Bunco group and the other for my Book Group and I wanted to do something fun for the dessert. Last year I did Chacuterie dessert boards which was fun but also a lot so this year I decided to make little individual … Continue reading

Pretzel Christmas Wreaths

Here’s a cute and easy Christmas treat you could do with the kids, little older kids maybe. 1 bag Wilton green candy melts 1 bag tiny twist pretzels Christmas sprinkles 1 Melt candy melts according to package directions. 2 Lay out a large piece of parchment paper or wax paper on a work surface. Using … Continue reading