I've made some version of chocolate-covered pretzels or pretzel treats every year for at least a decade, but I've never made chocolate-dipped pretzel rods until this year. These are definitely going into the rotation! In some ways, these are a lot easier than small chocolate-covered pretzels just because they're so much bigger, which means less work. They're also really…
What's not to love about these cookies? Not only are they cute (and I imagine that someone with more skillz than me could make them even cuter!), but they combine a classic sugar cookie dough with a chocolate sugar cookie into one perfect pinwheel! Although not especially Christmas-y, with no red and green dye or peppermint…
I fell in love with meringue cookies a couple of years ago, and their light, airy texture and not-too-sweet flavor makes them a nice little treat any time of the year. But while these peppermint meringues are also pretty to look at, I just haven't been able to bring myself to make them again because of…
Two years ago, I went on a chex mix craze and discovered the world's best flavor, but since then I haven't really felt the need to try any more flavors. Why mess with perfection? This year, though, I realized I've never made a peppermint or candy cane flavored version, which seemed like a huge oversight on…
Okay, y'all. We're exactly three days into this year's series, and I hereby declare this my favorite project of the year! My mom and I share a love of nonpareils, and when I realized last year that you could make them at home, I immediately added them to the list of projects for 2013. But for…
Springerle are a flat, white, crispy cookie traditionally made in Germany, Bavaria or Austria. The designs are added before baking using a carved springerle rolling pin or flat mold. Traditional springerle are made from just eggs, confectioners sugar' and flour and flavored by sprinkling a surface with anise seed and placing the cookies on top for 24…
I started seeing a lot of different versions of this "poor man's toffee" last Christmas, and this year I decided to see what the hype was all about. In short, this is one of those super easy last-minute treats to throw together, and the great thing about it is you can really customize it however…
We actually saved this activity for after Christmas last year so that we could buy a kit on clearance (because I'm frugal cheap like that), but we ended up having so much more fun than our previous attempts at gingerbread houses that I had to share this tip. I'm pretty sure we're not the only…
I'm a fan of simple packaging ideas that make a big difference, so today I thought I'd share my two favorite ways for taking a plain ol' cookie tin and dressing it up a bit -- without spray paint, glue or anything else sticky. My dad's wife taught me the first trick a couple years…
As part of this year's 101 Days of Christmas series, I'm sharing a roundup each Sunday with more ideas from around the blogosphere! Because you can never have too many cookie recipes in your collection, I'm sharing even more holiday cookie ideas for any last-minute baking you have planned. Whether you like to stick to…