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cream cheese christmas tree appetizer

This is my go-to recipe when someone asks me to bring an appetizer to a Christmas party. It’s fast, easy, delicious, and calls for minimal ingredients! Everyone loves it. Last night I made one with hot pepper jelly, and another with seedless raspberry jam (for the kiddos who don’t like spicy stuff.) Once again, it…

eggnog bread

This yummy quick bread is perfect for Christmas! I like to make mini loaves and add them to my Christmas gift baskets. It tastes just like the holiday beverage you know an love! ~ preheat oven to 350 degrees F. ~ 2 large eggs 1 cup sugar 1 cup dairy eggnog 1/2 cup melted, unsalted…

chocolate lemon truffle kisses

Looking for a unique Christmas cookie? Something a bit different? Here’s a little recipe I dreamed up that was inspired by my favorite truffle flavor… Chocolate lemon. It translated to shortbread-covered cookie kisses very well. These are amazing with a cup of coffee, milk, or tea! Feel free to substitute Hershey’s hugs for the kisses,…

eggnog milk shake

A yummy, creamy, dreamy eggnog shake! You can make this with or without a shot of rum, depending on who you’re mixing it for. We love these because they make an awesome cocktail for the adults and a fun, sweet dessert for the kiddos! for one eggnog shake: 3 large scoops vanilla ice cream 1…

salted nut rolls {in a cake pan}

Have you been busy doing your Christmas baking? I sure have. It’s been something rich and sweet almost every day. I’ve been giving treats away left and right so we’re not overtaken with sugar. Everything is sure yummy though! The few bites I’ve taken have been very good 🙂 I may treat myself to one…

snowball ice cream dessert

Okay, Lovelies. You’ve expressed that you’d like to see more EASY, yet elegant, desserts you can serve this Christmas season. I’ve recently posted a couple fudge recipes with 2 or 3 ingredients, but fudge, while delicious, isn’t exactly elegant. So here’s another one of my favorite easy desserts that is also elegant. 3 ingredients, and…

10 second cheesecakes

Need a quick dessert? If you have these 3 ingredients, and 10 seconds on your hands, you’re in business! If you don’t have the thin ginger cookies shown, you can certainly use graham crackers, shortbread cookies, or any thin wafer cookie! Ready? thin ginger cookies (or your favorite wafer cookies) Philadelphia cheesecake filling, sweetened cream…

3 ingredient vanilla buttercream sprinkle fudge

One of my favorite things on the planet is buttercream frosting. I want to marry it. I’m always the person who asks for the corner piece of bakery cake (the one with the extra frosting.) If you like frosting, you’ll adore this fudge. It’s so delicious. Cute too! This is so easy to make you…

two ingredient strawberry fudge

Another easy, two ingredient recipe for frosting fudge! One of my readers wrote to me asking if I had a recipe for strawberry fudge, so I decided to make up a batch using strawberry frosting and white chocolate chips. It’s heavenly! Strawberry lovers, rejoice! This would make a lovely Christmas gift for the strawberry lovers…

easy frosting fudge

Here’s another super easy recipe for fudge! Everyone loves my recipe for 5 Minute Fudge, but if you happen to have a can of frosting in your pantry you can whip up a small batch of Frosting Fudge! So delicious! The white chocolate is an optional ingredient in this recipe. You can omit it, or…