These eggnog cheesecake bars have a buttery graham cracker crust and a rich, creamy filling flavored with eggnog, vanilla and warm nutmeg. They have just enough holiday flavor without the eggnog becoming overpowering, and they’re much easier to serve than a full cheesecake. They’re especially pretty with a little whipped cream and fresh nutmeg on…
Tag: Baking
Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
These chocolate crinkle cookies have rich, fudgy centers, slightly crisp edges and that classic snowy powdered sugar coating that makes them perfect for Christmas. They look impressive on a holiday cookie tray, but the dough is simple and easy to make. Chilling the dough is the secret here. It makes the cookies easier to roll…
Gingerbread Bars
These soft gingerbread bars have all the warm, cozy flavor of classic gingerbread without rolling dough or cutting a single cookie. Brown sugar, molasses, cinnamon, ginger and cloves give them that unmistakable Christmas flavor while keeping the centers soft and chewy. They’re delicious on their own, but a layer of cream cheese frosting makes them…
Peppermint Bark
This easy peppermint bark is one of those Christmas treats that looks festive without requiring an afternoon in the kitchen. Layers of rich chocolate and creamy white chocolate are topped with crushed candy canes for plenty of peppermint crunch in every bite. It’s perfect for Christmas cookie trays, holiday parties or packaging in little treat…
Classic Sugar Cookies
These classic sugar cookies are soft and buttery with lightly crisp edges and just enough vanilla. The dough rolls out easily, holds its shape while baking and makes a great base for all those Christmas trees, stars and snowflakes you actually want to decorate. They’re also easy to make ahead during the busy holiday season….
Snickerdoodle Apple Cobbler
This easy Snickerdoodle Apple Cobbler is the kind of fall dessert you can throw together when you want something warm and homemade without spending all afternoon in the kitchen. Sweet apple pie filling is topped with buttery snickerdoodle cookie crumble and plenty of cinnamon sugar for an easy twist on classic apple cobbler. Serve it…
Apple Cider Donut Loaf
This Apple Cider Donut Loaf has everything I love about apple cider donuts without having to fry a thing. It’s soft, buttery and full of apple cider, cinnamon and warm fall flavor, then finished with plenty of cinnamon sugar on the outside. Reducing the apple cider first gives the loaf a much stronger apple flavor…
Traditional Welsh Cakes
Welsh cakes are one of those simple old-fashioned treats that feel instantly cozy. These little griddle cakes are buttery and lightly sweet with warm nutmeg, a hint of cinnamon and plenty of currants throughout. They’re somewhere between a biscuit, a scone and a soft little tea cake, but with a texture all their own. Unlike…
Christmas Sprinkle Sugar Cookie Cups
Christmas baking doesn’t have to mean spending hours rolling, cutting and decorating cookies. These Christmas Sprinkle Sugar Cookie Cups start with refrigerated sugar cookie dough, so they’re incredibly easy while still looking festive enough for a holiday cookie tray. Colorful Christmas sprinkles are mixed right into the sugar cookie dough, then each little cup is…
Pumpkin Spice Baked Oatmeal
There’s something about the first hint of fall that makes me want pumpkin in everything, and this baked oatmeal is one of my favorite ways to bring it to the breakfast table. It’s warm, cozy and full of pumpkin spice without being so sweet that it feels more like dessert than breakfast. I love making…
