Our best Christmas Baking recipes - 12 recipes
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This easy dessert is melt-in-your-mouth YUM!
Ingredients:
3/5 cup of brown sugar
1 cup of flour
1.25 cups of almond flour
1/2 cup of butter
Pear
2/5 cup of water
1/4 cup of sugar
chocolate spread
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By jtrovato65
Pronounced “pit-sel” Pizzelles are the oldest known cookie
- 3 eggs, room temperature
- ¾ cup sugar
- ½ cup butter melted and cooled
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- ½ tsp. anise extract
- 1 ¾ cups flour
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Chocolate Cranberry Christmas Cookies with Toffee Crunch
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By jkmillerinc
Creamy chocolate combines with sweet cranberries and buttery toffee in the ultimate Christmas cookie!
- 1 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 sticks butter, softened
- 2 eggs
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 cup toffee pieces, smashed into small bits
- 1 cup dried cranberries
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
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Whipped Shortbread Cookies
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By Jules604
Auntie Lorraine Tuck's yummy whipped shortbread cookies
- 1 cup butter
- 1/2 cup icing sugar
- 1 1/2 cup flour
- 1/4 teaspoon of almond extract (optional)
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By chanel.sk
This is one of my favorite cookie recipes that my mom used to make every Christmas
- 1/2 cup vegan margarine, soft
- 1/2 cup vegetable lard
- 1 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tbsp vanilla yogurt
- 2 tsp almond extract
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 1/2 cups AP flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp red food coloring
- 1/2 cup crushed candy canes, garnish
- 1/2 cup sugar, garnish
Christmas Tree Cake
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By minniegirl
Mix 1 1/2 cups of flour with 1 tablespoon of cinnamon, 1 teaspoon of ground ginger, 2 tablespoons of peanut butter,
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Mamma's Christmas Sweet Bread
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By european cuties kitchen, European Cutie's Kitchen
My mother used to make this bread every christmas
- ½ cup milk (at room temperature)
- 2 eggs (at room temperature)
- ½ – 1 tsp salt (I always use less salt, so I added ½ tsp)
- 3 tbsp liquid honey
- ¼ cup butter cut into 1 inch cubes
- 2½ cups all purpose or bread flour
- 1 tbsp grated orange zest
- 1 tbsp grated lemon zest
- 1 tsp anise seeds (I left these out)
- 1 tbsp bread machine or instant yeast
- ½ cup golden raisins
- ½ cup mixed candied peel (see notes)
- 1/3 cup candied citron (see notes)
- ¼ cup silvered almonds
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By jtrovato65
We always make these cookies for Christmas
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup pecans, chopped
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- 1 & ½ cups Frozen Cranberries
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 6 tablespoons light brown sugar
- 4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ cup butter
- 1 tablespoon finely shredded orange peel
- 16 ounces sour cream
- 2 egg yolks, beaten (reserve the whites for later)
- *2 egg whites mixed with 1t water
- Glaze:
- 2 cups powered sugar
- 2 tablespoons orange juice
- 2 tablespoons water
- Blackberry Coulis:
- 2 cups frozen marion blackberries
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
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By sheenabyrne
Great Christmas cookies that just melt in your mouth
- 1 block of butter
- 3 cups all propose flour
- 1 cup confectioners sugar
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My Favorite Gingerbread Cookies
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By bakingmywaythrough
Gingerbread is a Christmas tradition that stems from Germany
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1 Gingerbread spice pack (In Germany, they provide a pre-mixed spice pack just for Gingerbread, somewhat similar to our Pumpkin Pie Spice)
- **If you don't have the pre-mixed spice pack: 1 tsp. allspice, 1 tsp cinnamon and 1 tsp clove.
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 cup margarine
- 1 egg, beaten
- 3 1/2 cups flour
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- 3/4 cup of butter
- 1 tsp of vanilla
- 1 tsp of almond extract
- 5 tbsp of brown sugar
- 1.5 cups of flour
- 2 tsp of cold water
- 1 cup of chopped pecans
- 1/2 of icing sugar
- Granulated sugar
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Triple Peppermint Bars
- Base:
- 1/3 cup butter, softened
- 1/3 cup white sugar
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup flour
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup mint chocolate chips
- Filling:
- 1/2 cup cream cheese, softened
- 1 tablespoon butter, softened
- 2 cups icing sugar
- 1 tsp mint extract
- Topping:
- 8 ounces chocolate (dark, semisweet or milk)
- 2 tablespoons butter, softened
- 1/4 cup crushed candy canes
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