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Peppermint is my favorite Christmas time flavor. This Peppermint Bark is a simple treat that you have to try out this season. Peppermint Bark It's Christmas time and peppermint is in the air! Once pumpkin spice is gone it's all peppermint for me. Coffee, cookies, desserts, and candles! I want it all and this simple Peppermint Bark is one of my favorite Christmas time treats. No baking required just melting and freezing. You can break it … [Read more...]
Toss it in the slow cooker then work on your side dishes! This Slow Cooker Maple Glazed Ham is simple to make and will help you spend more time with family and less in the kitchen this holiday season. Slow Cooker Maple Glazed Ham Slow cookers are my holiday secret weapon! I only have one standard size oven in my house so when cooking for a crowed I need to pull out all the stops. I love tossing different side dishes in the slow cooker but … [Read more...]
These Christmas Sugar Cookies are whipped with cream cheese to make the perfect soft and fluffy sugar cookie. Topped with a cream cheese frosting and festive Christmas sprinkles. Christmas Sugar Cookies I know these look different the standard cookie that you cut out with shapes but trust me on this one Y'all! These Christmas Sugar Cookies are made with cream cheese and so light and fluffy. They are the best way to make sugar cookies! I … [Read more...]
This Peppermint Whipped Cream is the perfect addition to your winter cups of hot chocolate or peppermint mocha coffees. It's so good I could just eat it with a spoon. Peppermint is the flavor of Christmas. At least for me, that is. I still have memories of going to the zoo for the festival of lights each year and seeing Santa. Everyone got a little candy cane then we would watch the ice skaters as drank hot chocolate and peppermint fudge. I … [Read more...]
Cheesecake is my favorite dessert, any form, and any flavor! This simple Peppermint Cheesecake Dip is the perfect treat for Christmas time and makes a wonderful appetizer or dessert for a fun holiday gathering. Peppermint Cheesecake Dip Cheesecake is by far my all time favorite dessert. I also claim it as my specialty and usually make it for any gathering we have. Christmas time for me means peppermint flavored everything, so it just makes … [Read more...]
The perfect Christmas cookie! These Chocolate M&M Christmas Cookie are colorful and festive and taste amazing. Chocolate M&M Christmas Cookie Christmas means cookies. Lots and lots of cookies. I love getting festive with my cookies and these Chocolate M&M Christmas Cookie are so easy to make and so perfect for Christmas. The perfect chocolate cookie loaded with red and green M&M candies, how perfect! If you love cookies as … [Read more...]
This Cranberry Jello Salad is loaded with fruit and then served with a marshmallow drizzle. This recipe was passed down to me and I love being able to share it with my family. We serve it every year at Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners! I can't take credit for this one, this Cranberry Jello Salad is actually a recipe from my mother-in-law. Growing up my husband would have it for all the holidays and when we got married it was one thing he … [Read more...]
The BEST Green Bean Casserole and so simple to make. With just three simple ingredients and some seasonings, this dish is the perfect side. Green Bean Casserole Green Bean Casserole is a classic! It's a recipe my mom made every holiday and some of my favorites. Then though growing up my mom never put the French fried onions on top since she never liked them. After I was married though my husband suggests that I add them as his mom did and … [Read more...]
Super simple and delicious, this Lemon Meringue Pie is a must try! It's a favorite of mine that is sweet and tart. Lemon Meringue Pie You probably know by now if you have been around for a while that I am all about easy recipes. I want all the good stuff but made in the simplest way possible. Lemon Meringue Pie can sometimes be a pain in the butt but I think I found a simple way to make it that is sure not to fail. I actually spend two … [Read more...]
These Make-Ahead Mashed Potatoes are perfect for holidays! Make them the day before and just reheat the next day. Make Ahead Mashed Potatoes Mashed potatoes are my favorite thing on earth. I mean besides my family ;) Seriously though I could eat mashed potatoes each and every day and not get sick of them. I don't but I could! On holidays though mashed potatoes are a must. Any and every holiday they will be on my table! Since holidays … [Read more...]
Cereal coated with melted mint chocolate and powdered sugar. Need I say more? These Andes Muddy Buddies are a must try and the perfect sweet treat. Andes Muddy Buddies Chocolate and mint are my all time favorite flavor combination. It's always been my favorite candy, ice cream, cake, you name it. If it came in chocolate and mint you know it's something I would love. These Andes Muddy Buddies are coated in my favorite melted Andes and then … [Read more...]
Make sure you have Santa's Favorite Cookie Recipe out this Christmas Eve. This cookie is fun to make and taste so good. Growing up we always left out milk and cookies for Santa and a carrot for the reindeer. It's the perfect treat for Santa's little helpers who are staying up late to wrap the gifts and stock the stuffings. I love these cookies because they are so full of Christmas cheer. Colorful chocolate candies and Christmas colored … [Read more...]
Cereal coated in white chocolate covered with powdered sugar and peppermint. These White Chocolate Peppermint Muddy Buddies are one of my favorite holiday treats. White Chocolate Peppermint Muddy Buddies Tis the season for peppermint! Peppermint EVERYTHING! And I am so okay with it. Around this time of year, I add peppermint to just about everything. This time I added it to one of my favorite treats, muddy buddies. Muddy buddies have been … [Read more...]
Your favorite winter drink blended with ice! This Frozen Hot Chocolate is the perfect winter time treat. I'm not sure if there is anything better then curling up with a cup of hot chocolate and watching a Christmas movie by the fire! Okay, I can think of one thing better, a frozen hot chocolate topped with dark chocolate sauce. This Frozen Hot Chocolate is hands down my favorite blender drink, and it will be in my blender again the day I put … [Read more...]
This simple Hot Chocolate Dip is the perfect treat. With just a few simple ingredients you are sure to love this easy recipe. Can you think of a better combination than warm hot chocolate topped with whipped cream on a cold night? As soon as the weather turns cool I have hot chocolate mix and whipped cream on hand at all times, and end about every winter night with a cup in hand. With the holidays upon us, I wanted to take my favorite treat, … [Read more...]
Talk about adorable! These Hot Chocolate Cookie Cups are as cute as they are yummy, the perfect winter treat. These are the perfect treat to bring to your next Holiday Party! Last weekend I had a few ladies over for a purse party and served these hot chocolate cookie cups alongside our hot chocolate bar. I thought that for a cold winter night hot chocolate and cookies would be a perfect combination for an evening get together. Everyone … [Read more...]
I used canned biscuit dough and lots of butter for this classic Monkey Bread recipe. Monkey Bread Monkey Bread is such a classic! It's the perfect sweet treat for breakfast and a personal favorite of mine. It's so simple to make. I used canned biscuit cough tossed in cinnamon sugar then layered it with butter and brown sugar. Baked and it's ready to be pulled apart. How to make Monkey Bread: Prepare a bundt pan with a good … [Read more...]
No baking and just three simple ingredients to make one of my all-time FAVORITE pies! This super creamy chocolate 3 Ingredient No-Bake Hershey Pie is so simple to make and a recipe you will love. Hershey Pie Recipe Cool Whip: I love desserts that are this simple to make! This recipe has been one of my favorites since my childhood. It was my moms go to recipe for the holidays and pot lucks. This recipe is still my moms go to for a quick … [Read more...]
These Loaded Mashed Potatoes are perfectly creamy and baked with a topping of shredded cheese and bacon. The best potato recipe EVER! Loaded Mashed Potatoes Who doesn't love a good cheesy potato recipe! One of my favorite sides has always been my Baked Cheesy Ranch Potatoes. I have to say though these Loaded Mashed Potatoes topped with bacon are coming it for a close tie for a favorite potato dish. You tell me though, try both and let me … [Read more...]
Is there anything better than Christmas cookie dough? How about Edible Christmas Cookie Dough, no cooking just eating with a spoon! It's Christmas time and I am loving every moment. This weekend we took the kids to a Christmas Spectacular. Yep, all three kids, even the 4-month-old. They all did awesomely and loved the show. The baby slept throughout most of it and the big guys clapped and bopped along to the Christmas carols. After we went … [Read more...]
