This is an early visit, and St. Nicholas will be dropping off recipes, not presents. These are not new recipes, but rather, the best kind–old recipes. Tried and true old chestnuts. I have searched the archives of my blog, and have come up with the best of the best for you to consider making for the coming holidays.
The first recipe is for Glittering Shortbread Stars. I have made this recipe a dozen times, and it makes the best and easiest shortbread cookie you could wish for. The dough doesn’t need chilling, and is easy to roll out. I’ve made it into stars, but also into llamas. Go for it!
Lumps of Coal are fun and easy to make. They are crunchy with a fudgy interior. Also, they are great conversation pieces, and go well at Christmas bake sales.
When you have to bake, but don’t really want to or are in a hurry, Almond Cookie Brittle shows up to help. No rolling out or elaborate shaping. And the cookie is crisp and delish.
Moist, old-fashioned cookies, Brown Sugar Cranberry Cookies are like something Red Riding Hood would carry in her basket as she walked innocently through the deep dark forest.
Melt-in-Your-Mouth Cranberry Pie maybe isn’t for Christmas dinner, but instead, for the day after Christmas–along with the turkey sandwiches. Easy and good, and a way to keep the celebration going.
Moist, spicy and delicious, and yes, more cranberries! Here is a recipe for Cranberry Gingerbread. Can be made a day or two or three ahead.
More cranberries! There’s something so perfect about them for Christmas. Here is a Fresh Cranberry Pound Cake, so pretty when sliced. Also can be made ahead.
Buttery and cinnamon-y–Jan Hegels are nice Christmas cookies. Can be made ahead and kept in a tin.
Okay. Even more cranberries! They are delicious in these Cinnamon-Frosted Applesauce Cranberry Cookies. A bit similar to the above Brown Sugar Cranberry Cookies, but these are glazed with a nice frosting, and are incredibly moist.
Find more good Christmas baking recipes by looking in the Something for (almost) Nothing recipe archives, in the “Decembers” of each year. Also find Christmas crafts such as the Squirrel Garland, found along with the above Cinnamon-Frosted Applesauce Cranberry Cookies. Peace to You. Fran
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