Our best Christmas food gifts recipes - 8 recipes
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Traditional Italian Pizzelles
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
20 practical gift ideas for Christmas dinner
By Marie-Rose
Got out of hosting Christmas dinner this year? You still can't show up empty-handed. Here are 20 original gifts that your host will love!
Chocolate Cranberry Christmas Cookies with Toffee Crunch
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
26 delicious homemade ways to say thank you
By Pascale Weeks
Did someone gift you for Christmas by surprise? If you had nothing to offer back, here are 26 delicious and sweet ways to say thank you!
Whipped Shortbread Cookies
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)
Candy Cane Cookies
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
Pecan Fingers
Recipewe ♡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
Orange Cranberry Biscones with Blackberry Coulis
By blwashnock, Brenda Sweet and Savory
This delicious biscone is a brunch item I make every year just before Christmas, it's fluffy and decadent with a bl...
- 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
Traditional Cinnamon Rolls
By bakingmywaythrough
These traditional cinnamon rolls are melt-in-your-mouth delicious! Discover our recipe
- Dough:
- 3/4 cup warm water
- 2 1/4 tsp. active dry yeast
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1/4 cup buttermilk
- 1 egg
- 1/3 cup oil
- 4 1/2 - 5 cups flour
- Filling:
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 1/4 cups brown sugar
- 2 1/2 tblsp. cinnamon
- 2 tblsp. corn starch
- Frosting:
- Softened butter
- Powdered sugar (sifted)
- Vanilla extract
Triple Peppermint Bars
By tinacoopman
These bars were a staple at my work for Christmas 2013
- 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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