Baking

I’m almost done with my Christmas baking this year. I still need to make some of my favorite cranberry orange pound cake, but I also decided to try this recipe I found for cranberry orange swirl cookies.   My son tasted them, and he said that they taste like bite sized pieces of cranberry orange…

These peppermint meltaway cookies are a delicious old-fashioned peppermint cookie recipe that is great for Christmas gift giving. Store them in the freezer and give them as gifts during the holidays. They really do melt in your mouth!   Peppermint Meltaway Cookies Ingredients: 1 c. butter, softened 1/2 c. powdered sugar 1/2 tsp. peppermint extract…

I’m not a huge fan of pecan pie, but these pecan pie cookies intrigued me. They are so cute! It only took one bite to win me over, they are really good. And if you like pecan pie you’ll really love these bite-sized pecan pie treats.   The brown sugar in these cookies give them…

I love baking Christmas cookies for the holidays. I have been trying out some new cookie recipes this year. These maraschino cherry shortbread cookies take a little more time because you need to let the dough sit over night, but they are totally worth the extra effort. Overall, they are easy to make and are…