Nutter Butter Truffles

Nutter Butter Truffles

By now I’m guessing most people have tried the ever popular oreo truffles that appear around this time of year. (If not, you need to make some!). Well these nutter butter truffles are the same general idea, just made...

Chocolate Drizzled Shortbread Bites

Chocolate Drizzled Shortbread

These chocolate drizzled shortbread bites are so simple to make but they taste so good! The shortbread has the perfect melt-in-your-mouth texture and the chocolate on top adds a great festive touch. I was so happy when these turned...

Chocolate Truffle Cookies

Chocolate Truffle Cookies

I dare you to look at that beautiful rich chocolate in the picture above and not want to make these cookies. If you succeed, you have more willpower than me! From the moment I saw these cookies on Pinterest...

Candy Cane Biscotti

Candy Cane Biscotti

Growing up, biscotti were an integral part of our Christmas cookie collection. I’ve written about them before (a more traditional version – wonderful!), but this one is different enough to warrant it’s own recipe post as part of the...

Chocolate Covered Cookie Dough Pops

Chocolate Covered Cookie Dough Pops

These Chocolate Covered Cookie Dough Pops just might be my favorite Christmas treats I’ve ever made. They’re just so cute! And Christmas-y! Oh, and the fact that they are little balls of cookie dough, dipped in chocolate, and covered...

Peanut Butter Pretzel Bites

Peanut Butter Pretzel Bites

These peanut butter pretzel bites are like a cross between a peanut butter ball and a chocolate covered pretzel. Doesn’t that sound amazing? With a combination of peanut butter, chocolate, and pretzels, how can you go wrong? I enjoyed...

Molasses Ginger Cookies

Molasses Ginger Cookies

I found these molasses ginger cookies on Pinterest sometime during the Fall and just knew they would make it into my Christmas line-up.  If you look back through the years you’ll notice that I tend to post a new...

Cookies and Cream Cheesecake Truffles

Cookies and Cream Cheesecake Truffles

Oh my goodness, are these good. Out of all the Christmas cookies I made this year, I think these might be Mike’s favorite. I took most of them to work and you should have seen how sad he was...

Lofthouse Style Soft Frosted Sugar Cookies

Lofthouse Style Soft Sugar Cookies

These homemade Lofthouse sugar cookies are soft and fluffy with a thick and creamy icing on top! I knew I had to have a great recipe to kick off the 12 Days of Christmas Treats 2011, so I’m starting with...

The 12 Days of Christmas Treats

12 Days of Christmas Treats

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! Now that December is almost upon us, guess what time it is? That’s right – it’s almost time for the 12 days of Christmas treats! If you’ve been reading for awhile, you...