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This is my collection of Christmas recipes. I use these recipes to celebrate the season each year with my family, and I hope that some of my favorite holiday recipes become traditions in your family, too.
Hot cocoa cookies for Santa! These rich hot chocolate cookies have a hint of peppermint, a gooey marshmallow, and crushed candy canes on top. Recipes makes 1 dozen cookies. We’re not exactly dashing through the snow right now since we…
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Christmas Sugar Cookie cut-outs decorated to look like Christmas trees—so easy! A small batch of cut-out sugar cookies decorated with a small batch of royal icing and sprinkles. This recipe is sponsored by Rodelle, makers of my favorite vanilla products,…
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Cherry cheesecake cookies help you get your cheesecake fix in just one cookie bite. Was it you? Did you request these cookies? I got an email about a month ago instructing me to turn to page 234 in the The…
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Easy sugar cookie recipe that makes a small batch of sugar cookies. No chilling required sugar cookies. I make the best damn easy sugar cookies in the world, ever. This is a bold statement, but it’s one I intend to…
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Christmas Lights Cookies with a small batch of royal icing and mini M&Ms as Christmas Lights. Brace yourselves. I am NOT a cute cookie decorator. However, I pushed through and made these Christmas Lights Cookies to impress my kid….
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Christmas sugar cookie bars for Santa. A small batch of sugar cookie bars made in an 8×8 pan and topped with cream cheese frosting and festive M&Ms. These Christmas sugar cookie bars are nothing new; they’re the same as…
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Chocolate caramel cookie bars are made in a bread loaf pan for a small batch of your favorite candy bar! Also, this post is sponsored by Eagle brand sweetened condensed milk, a product that is always in my pantry for baking,…
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Gingerbread Cut Out Cookies with fresh ginger, orange zest, and a hot pink fresh cranberry glaze. Hey there–I first shared these adorable hot pink heart cookies last holiday season, but I’ve been wanting to share them again because I think…
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Chocolate Sandwich Cookies with Salted Caramel Buttercream Filling. No chill time required for these soft chocolate cookie sandwiches with buttercream. Disclosure: I wrote this post in partnership with The Hershey Company. It is a delicious, chocolatey partnership, and I’m so…
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Almond horns: Chocolate dipped almond horn cookies. Naturally gluten free, made with marzipan, almond flour and egg whites, almond horns are my favorite holiday cookie. I feel like I did nothing this past weekend except bake cookies. And I’m very much…
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Linzer Cookie Recipe with Boozy Jam Fillings. A roll out and cut out sugar cookie dough recipe that’s easy to work with, plus it’s a small batch! I had one of those pivotal mom experiences the other day with Camille….
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Chocolate Gooey Butter Cookies! Your favorite ooey gooey butter cookies made with chocolate! Food blogging is so weird. There are so many things that go into running a food blog; so many pieces of advice that get thrown around here…
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I’m not about to share a recipe for raspberry marshmallows, and then not give you something boozy and delicious to float them in! I made white hot chocolate the other day, because I’ve always loved the white stuff more than the…
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I thought I was too good for shortbread. I thought surely I could make something better than a simple cookie that just combines butter, flour, and sugar. I mean, how good can those 3 things taste in combination with each…
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I dreamt about this cookie. Little things from my to-do list creep inside my brain and hang around at nighttime. I fell asleep asking myself ‘what am I going to do with those two languishing candy canes in the pantry??’ and…
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If I am anything in this world, it is a lemon lover. All of my tea cups are littered with spent lemon rinds. I hardly drink a cocktail without a twist. I will eschew chocolate desserts in favor of a…
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Eggnog cookies made with a cake mix! I’m thinking December is a busy month for you. Am I right? You’re probably hunting for gifts for everyone on your list, planning your holiday meals, making travel arrangements for family, buying…
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I whipped up this boozy cider on the first night it was acceptable to turn on the fire place. Wait, our fireplace has been on since September thanks to the fact that my husband accidentally paid the gas bill twice…
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Well, it seems Spring is going to take its sweet time arriving this year. And I’m okay with that. We are still undecided if we are going to start a garden. The truth is, when your day job is growing…
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Hi friends! I pre-scheduled this post for you. Right now, the Mr. and I (and our two gold wedding bands) are driving from Tuscaloosa, Alabama with our bellies full of Dreamland barbecue to our final destination: Savannah, Georgia. Nestle asked…
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I almost didn’t share this recipe. It’s finicky, and you’re liable to hate me for it. Just give me a second to clear up some space in my inbox to make room for your emails of discontent….mmmm k, done! I…
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Ahhhh, peanut butter kisses. Or, peanut butter blossoms. Whatever you call ’em, they’re delicious. They’re ridiculously easy to make (only 4 ingredients!), and they’re gluten-free. It’s a win-win. We make these cookies year ’round when we’re craving something sweet after…
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It’s Day 2 of Cookie Week here on Dessert For Two, and we’re re-visiting an old favorite. I shared this recipe a few years ago, but I think it bears repeating. These are the ginger cookies that dreams are made…
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Let the record show that I, Christina Dessertfortwo (legal name-change pending), am a huge fan of cookies that are baked and then rolled in sugar. Cookies: full of sugar, check. Cookies rolled in sugar? Double check. Make that double chin….
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