Category: 12 Days of Goodies

12 Days of Goodies: Chocolate Truffles

:: Day 12 of the 12 Days of Christmas Goodies 2010 :: Truffles are a great holiday treat.  They’re bite-sized and perfect for sharing.  Not only are these truffles delicious, they are also super simple to put together.

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12 Days of Goodies: Homemade Holiday Oreos

:: Day 11 of the 12 Days of Christmas Goodies 2010 :: Making your own Oreos is fun and delicious.  Making your own Holiday Oreos is even better!  What is it that makes these Oreos festive?  The substitution of peppermint extract and addition of crushed candy canes to the cream filling.  It’s an…

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12 Days of Goodies: Homemade Snickers

:: Day 10 of the 12 Days of Christmas Goodies 2010 :: This recipe takes a little time, but it is so worth it.  And when I say a little time, I actually mean a little time here and a little time there.  The layers are made and then refrigerated in between.  Make…

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12 Days of Goodies: Homemade Fudge

:: Day 9 of the 12 Days of Christmas Goodies 2010 :: This chocolate fudge recipe happens to be one of my dad’s favorite holiday treats.  I remember that he would cut a sizable chunk of fudge from the dish and then go about the rest of his day… maybe stopping back by…

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12 Days of Goodies: Peppernuts

:: Day 8 of the 12 Days of Christmas Goodies 2010 :: Peppernuts are a staple around the holidays on my dad’s side of the family.  You can grab a handful of these tiny little cookies and happily munch away while opening presents or playing board games.  These cookies really bring back happy…

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12 Days of Goodies: Spritz Cookies

:: Day 7 of the 12 Days of Christmas Goodies 2010 :: My husband grew up with Spritz cookies every Christmas time.  He remembers getting to pick out which patterns to use for the press, and decorating the cookies with colored sugars and sprinkles.  I never made these as a child, as we…

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12 Days of Goodies: Caramel Pretzel Rods

:: Day 6 of the 12 Days of Christmas Goodies 2010 :: This Caramel Pretzel Rod recipe continues to be a favorite of mine year after year.  The combination of sweet and salty is just right!  The addition of caramel is a great twist to the traditional candy coated pretzels that you see…

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12 Days of Goodies: Gingerbread Friends

:: Day 5 of the 12 Days of Christmas Goodies 2010 :: When I was younger, we would celebrate Christmas at my Grandma Carol’s house.  She had a lovely old Victorian-style house that was always decorated beautifully for the holidays, not to mention year-round.  When our extended family would get together, there would…

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12 Days of Goodies: Peanut Butter Fudge

:: Day 4 of the 12 Days of Christmas Goodies 2010 :: Peanut butter fudge is such a treat!  It’s so rich and creamy… If it weren’t almost entirely sugar, I would make it year round!  This particular recipe makes a lot of fudge, so it’s great to share with family and friends,…

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12 Days of Goodies: Chocolate Peanut Butter Munchies

:: Day 3 of the 12 Days of Christmas Goodies 2010 :: Chocolate and peanut butter are a classic combination. What I love about these cookies is that they look like just simple chocolate cookies, but when you bite into them you find a yummy peanut butter surprise!

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