I was in Gettysburg a few months ago and we decided to take a day trip to Hershey, PA. It was only a few hours away from where we were staying and it’s a silly place that I’ve always wanted…
Archives for December 2011
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas to all of my wonderful readers! Thank you for all the love, support, comments, and fun over the past year :]
Christmas Ideas 2011
If you’d like to do some last-minute holiday baking, here’s a Christmas recipe roundup for you! Go forth and bake! 1. Red Velvet Whoopie Pies 2. Molasses Cookies 3. Sugar Cookie Squares 4. Mint Chocolate Kiss Cookies 5. Stained Glass…
Christmas Cut-Out Cookies
I have blogged many times about my grandma’s cut-out cookie recipe. It’s one of my all-time favorites, both because of the great flavor and because it makes me so nostalgic. At Thanksgiving this year, my family reminisced about my grandmother…
Happy Hanukkah!
Happy Hanukkah to all of my Jewish readers! There is a cute story behind the Star of David cookies above. My grandmother used to make hundreds and hundreds of cut out sugar cookies every holiday season. There would be Christmas…
Brief Hiatus!
I’m away from the kitchen and in New York this week, so I won’t be around to approve comments and return emails. I’ll be back next week with a few more holiday treats, a Christmas recipe round up, and a…
12 Days of Christmas: Pfeffernuesse
Pfeffernuesse translates to “pepper nuts” in German. I’m from Wisconsin — a state with an incredibly large number of German settlers. It always bugs me a bit when people say “I’m Irish” or “I’m German”. No, you’re American if you…
12 Days of Christmas: Stained-Glass Sugar Cookies
Stained-glass cookies have been on my to-bake list FOREVER. The concept is awesome but I’ll admit, I was intimidated at the thought of making them. I’m not great with making intricate cookies, much less cookies that involve melted sugar in…
12 Days of Christmas: Red Velvet Whoopie Pies
I know that red velvet isn’t necessarily linked to Christmas… but hey, it looks the part! It’s RED. I’ve made red velvet cake and cupcakes on this blog, so I thought I’d round it all out by making whoopie pies….
12 Days of Christmas: Chocolate Peppermint Cupcakes
I have a special affinity for mini cupcakes. I wish more people would make them and I wish more bakeries would sell them. They’re easier to eat and you can mentally trick yourself into thinking that you can eat more…
12 Days of Christmas: Sugar Cookie Squares
I love Christmas cut-out cookies (I’ll be posting a recipe for those later this month!) but sometimes they are just so… much… work. Make the dough, chill the dough, roll the dough, cut the dough, bake the dough, frost the…
12 Days of Christmas: York Peppermint Patty Brownies
I had some York patties leftover from Halloween and wanted to use them in some capacity. These are incredibly rich, so maybe cutting them into 1-inch squares would be the best way to go (instead of the giant brownies I…
