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What's on your holiday baking list this year?
So far I'm thinking, double chcoloate chunk cookies, Peanut butter blossoms, Peanut Butter Cup Cookies http://allrecipes.com/recipe/peanut-butter-cup-cookies-iii/, something with Cranberry and maybe sugar cookies and gingerbread cookies. I don't think I'll get to all of those this year, but might make a few for some gifts at least.
Re: What's on your holiday baking list this year?
I can't wait until my kitchen gets finished so I can do some legit baking! My poor kitchen aid has been neglected the last 4 months.
I want to do Chocolate No Bakes, Molasses Cookies, an awesome Chocolate Chip cookie with oatmeal, and a recipe that I just pinned for Pumpkin Cheesecake Cupcakes.
I only make one thing every year - Peanut Butter balls. I am still making them for Christmas (per the request of our families!) this year
But I am also going to try:
Chocolate chip cookie dough truffles, Red Velvet Cream Cheese Cupcakes & Mint brownies
Thanks to Pinterest I am becoming quite the cook and baker! My husband is loving it!!
I have already made:
peanut brittle
sugar cookies with royal icing
chocolate sandwich cookies with peppermint buttercream and candy cane bits
I plan to make:
almond cookies
chocolate viennese sandwich cookies
candy cane cookies
black forest fudge
I may extend into January so I can also make a chocolate fruit cake and gingerbread men.
I pretty much do Christmas Baking all year long. Guilty.
I always make doughnuts christmas morning. And I may do my soft sugar cookie recipe for Santa.
I think I'm going to make:
- "moose chips" aka crunchy PB with chocolate on top bars
- Italian anise Christmas cookies
- chocolate chip cookies (per DH's request)
- "Yum Yum Balls" They have medjool dates, nuts, rice krispies, and plenty of sugar inside, rolled in conf. sugar
- biscotti for gifts
- I always make some sort of dried fruit scone for Xmas morning.
Yay! I started my list a couple weeks ago.
Merry Me Toffee
Pecan Snowballs
Bark of some sort
Peppermint Patties
Gingerbread snowflakes or people
Maybe gingerbread with whipped cream
Maybe marshmallows
For niece's birthday on Sunday: chocolate peanut butter cupcakes
For work cookie exchange: Dark chocolate mint cookies with nuts and dark chocolate mint bark
For Christmas Eve, which we host: Marry me toffee (Brianne's recipe), moose chips (Erika's recipe), and pretzel M&M cookies (also Brianne's recipe). I will also be doing a lot of cooking for this, including homemade mac n' cheese, Italian chicken (Jess P's recipe) and a pork tenderloin.
So far, I'm planning on not going too crazy this year b/c of my foot.
Peppermint bark, although I'm so sick of making it.
Lace Cookies
New Sugar Cookie recipe
Some other sort of cookie
Peppermint Patties
Gumpdrops
Marshmallows
Challah bread so I have lots for french toast Xmas morning.
Peppermint Cupcakes
Lady Baltimore Cake for Xmas dessert