Tag: holiday’s

Cookies and Bars, Desserts

Hot Cocoa Kisses Cookies

Each year at Christmastime, I search for a new cookie recipe to add to my collection. In 2019, I came across this one, which everyone raved about. The hot cocoa kisses are only sold at Christmas time, so be on the lookout for them in November as they quickly disappear off the grocer’s shelves.

Cookies and Bars

Holly Cookies

, This is one of my children’s favorite Christmastime cookie. They are so easy to make. I decorate mine with 3 pieces of red hot cinnamon candies on each cookie so it resembles wreaths of holly, although I must admit, the younger kids usually pick off the candies

Beverages

Glogg

This adult beverage, which is a Swedish drink, mostly enjoyed at Christmastime, is served hot. It’s got fruits and nuts, spices, sugar and a boatload of booze. I remember my brother Rich scorching off his eyebrows when he lit a pot of this and my stepmother got very tipsy just from snacking on the raisins […]

Cookies and Bars

Eggnog Snickerdoodles

This cookie recipe comes from my official “Christmas Cookie Collection”. It’s a crisp, sugar cookie rolled in sugar and nutmeg, with a hint of rum and brandy. I recommend buying those extracts before the holidays as they are hard to find once holiday baking season arrives.

Appetizers & Dips

Almond Cheese Ball

This recipe was given to me by a very special friend, Linda Maggio, who has since passed on. She would serve this at Christmastime on a platter, shaped into two pine cones. She would leave the almonds whole and strategically place them into the cream cheese in layers, to resemble pine cones. Then she would […]