There is not much time left to get your Christmas baking in. I’ve been churning out my regulars this week but I wanted to add a new one to the rotation: lemon squares. They are pretty popular any time of the year but I think they’re great around Christmas since they are a bit lighter…
Tag: Christmas cookies
A Christmas Cookie Favorite – Peanut Butter Kisses
Often times on this blog I’m putting up things which are either my favorites or somehow related to my own family’s traditions. Well there’s another member of my family who sometimes gets overlooked in the foods we eat; my wife Cheryl. Her favorite Christmas cookie which reminds her of her family are Peanut Butter Kisses,…
Christmas Cookie – Pecan Tassies
Here’s another of my favorite Christmas cookies (What ones don’t I like? The ones I don’t make of course. Sheesh!). You’ll need a mini-muffin pan for these. I didn’t have one for the longest time since I never made mini-muffins, and still don’t. I did however gain one when Cheryl and I got married and…
More Christmas Cookies – Thumbprint cookies
Another one of my favorites. These are really simple to make and they cook pretty quickly too. Like all the other “Christmas” cookies from when I was little, these would only get made once a year. They’re probably good anytime, but for some strange reason they only get made at Christmas. My mom still makes…
My Favorite Christmas Cookie – Porlos Testa
Remember how I said my Grandmother’s stuffing was one of the first recipes of hers I got? Well this is the very first one. Porlos testa (TEE-sta). Nothing says Christmas to me like these “cookies.” I suppose they’re more like a pastry but growing up they were my favorite, and still are. These were really…
