We started doing a homemade Christmas in 2020 by giving homemade gifts to each other. I decided to give my girls a mix in a jar that they could make with me and then keep the recipe. Since then it’s been a tradition for me to do a mix in a jar and it’s a…
Apple Pie Cinnamon Buns
We made these yummy apple pie cinnamon buns to enjoy on Advent Sunday while we read our Bible verses and did our Advent activities. My family loves cinnamon buns and apple pie, so combining two favorites to make these is a delicious variation to the typical cinnamon bun. When I was a kid, I always…
12 Days of Cookies… Year One – 2023
Welcome to our 12 Days of Cookies! Well, that was a delicious way to have a bunch of cookies for the holidays!! It was nice to make cookies each day with my girls. We froze some to enjoy all month long and some we gobbled all up. These cookies are so good. Here’s what we…
12 Days of Cookies… Day 12 — Newfoundland Purity Coconut Cookies
Day 12 of the 12 Days of Cookies is here! I can’t believe we have baked our way through 12 days! That was so much fun…and delicious too!! We froze half of the cookies each day whether they were placed in the freezer raw or baked which will make a wonderful cookie platter for the…
12 Days of Cookies… Day 11 — Ukrainian Apricot Kolaczki Cookies
It is Day 11 of our 12 Days of Cookies. We are almost at the end and we have enjoyed baking up an assortment of cookies. Let’s get to today’s cookie — Kolaczki Cookies which are also spelled Kolacky, Kolache or Koláčky. This is a simple way of remembering how to pronounce these tasty cookies:…
12 Days of Cookies… Day 10 — Holiday Wow Butter Cookies
It’s Day 10 of the 12 Days of Cookies!! Today’s cookie is Holiday Wow Butter Cookies. I love these cookies! They’re a soft cookie with a tender crumb and just the right amount of no-nut butter flavor! These delectable cookies are buttery, flaky and the chocolate chips adds that bit of chocolate that makes these…
12 Days of Cookies… Day 9 — Holiday Spritz Cookies
Spritz Cookies are always delicious and can be made in fun shapes using a cookie press in a variety of colors! They are often decorated with sprinkles and made during the holidays. They are much different than shortbread because spritz cookies contain egg, and remind me a little of sugar cookies, with a slightly different…
12 Days of Cookies… Day 8 — Thumbprint Cookies
It’s Day 8 of our 12 Days of Cookies! Today’s cookies are Thumbprint Cookies. Over the years I have made an assortment of thumbprint cookies, with different fillings and rolled in different toppings. Today, we are rolling our cookies in granulated sugar, but you can roll them in chopped nuts, sprinkles, cocoa powder, sanding sugar,…
