Christmas baking

25 Delicious Christmas Treats

12/15/2014 By Jenn 11 Comments

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Christmas treats just make the holidays for me. I love baking special goodies with or for my kids every year. They love to help me in the kitchen and get creative right there with me.

There are so many adorable ideas for some tasty Christmas treats out there, I figured I would find a few of my favorites for you. We will be making a few of these this week so we can enjoy them while the kids are home on winter break.

25 Delicious Christmas Treats

1. Rudolph Cupcakes From Raking in the Savings

2. Wintertime Cake Pops From Simply Sherryl

3. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Thumbprints From MamaBuzz

4. Santa Hat Cupcakes From Frugal Mom Eh!

5. Nutter Butter Reindeer Cookies From The Nerd’s Wife

6. Nutter Butter Snowmen From Life Love Liz

7. Cinnamon Polar Bear Cookies From Baking Beauty

8. Snowflake Pretzels From Mom Endeavors

9. Christmas Trees Rice Krispie Treats From Simplee Thrifty

10. Marshmallow Snowmen From Family Food and Travel

11. Triple Chocolate Peppermint Brownie Recipe From Turning The Clock Back

12. Marshmallow Frosty Hats From Short Cut Saver

13. Candy Cane Cookies From The Kitchen is My Playground

14. Candy Coated Winter Oreos From Little Miss Celebration

15. Letter to Santa Butter Cookies From The Nerd’s Wife

16. Candy Cane Brownies From Simply Stacie

17. Dark Chocolate Peppermint Sugar Cookie Cups From Mom On Timeout

18. Christmas Wreath Cupcakes From More Than A Mom Of Three

19. Chocolate Peppermint Cake Cookies From Miss Information

20. Christmas Cake Roll From Life Love Liz

21. Chocolate Rolled Cookies From JaMonkey

22. Peppermint Bark Donuts From Couponing and Cooking

23. Peppermint Popcorn Bites From Raking in the Savings

24. Holiday Cutout Sugar Cookies Recipe From MamaBuzz

25. Santa Clause Cupcakes From Frugal Mom Eh!

Do you have special Christmas treats you make each year? Let me know what they are in the comments.

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Truffles

12/08/2014 By Jenn 17 Comments

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Who doesnt love to sneak a nibble (or a giant spoonful) of cookie dough? Before it even goes into the oven it is screaming out your name. However, you usually have to sneak and do it in secrecy-raw eggs, and everybody gets all crabby when you double dip in the food. But this cookie dough is meant to be eaten!! It is made for just that- gobbling up right out in the open.

These Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Truffles are egg free and topped with a drizzle of chocolate-amazing flavor that makes it hard to share them. Just make a double batch and keep yours in the back of the refrigerator.

Perfect to add to your Christmas dessert table or for a nice gift.

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Truffles Recipe

Ingredients:

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup milk chocolate chips
1 cup of butter( 2 sticks), softened
1 ½ tsp. vanilla
1 ½ cups brown sugar
2 Tbsp. milk chocolate chips for topping

Directions:

Place flour in microwave and heat for about 1 ½ minutes, stirring every 20 seconds or so- this will kill any organisms in the flour and also cut the raw flavor of flour out.
Beat butter and brown sugar in a stand or hand mixer until creamy and fluffy.
Add vanilla, then flour a little at a time until fully incorporated.
Gently blend in all but ¼ cup of chocolate chips.
Cover bowl, and refrigerate for 30 minutes to chill.
Roll dough into 1” balls, place on waxed paper.
Place remaining chocolate chips in a microwave safe dish and melt in 30 second increments until smooth.
Use a fork, dip it in the chocolate, and drizzle all over tops of cookie balls.
Place back in the refrigerator in an airtight container to store.
ENJOY!

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Truffles

These Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Truffles are egg free and topped with a drizzle of chocolate-amazing flavor that makes it hard to share them. Just make a double batch and keep yours in the back of the refrigerator.

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Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup milk chocolate chips
1 cup of butter 2 sticks, softened
1 ½ tsp. vanilla
1 ½ cups brown sugar
2 Tbsp. milk chocolate chips for topping

Instructions

Place flour in microwave and heat for about 1 ½ minutes, stirring every 20 seconds or so- this will kill any organisms in the flour and also cut the raw flavor of flour out.
Beat butter and brown sugar in a stand or hand mixer until creamy and fluffy.
Add vanilla, then flour a little at a time until fully incorporated.
Gently blend in all but ¼ cup of chocolate chips.
Cover bowl, and refrigerate for 30 minutes to chill.
Roll dough into 1” balls, place on waxed paper.
Place remaining chocolate chips in a microwave safe dish and melt in 30 second increments until smooth.
Use a fork, dip it in the chocolate, and drizzle all over tops of cookie balls.
Place back in the refrigerator in an airtight container to store.
ENJOY!

Christmas Wreath Cupcakes

12/03/2014 By Jenn 26 Comments

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Wreath cupcakes are both easy fun to make, especially with the kids. I love getting my kids in the kitchen with me, they love to help decorate anything I bake. Plus they really enjoy eating their fantastic creations.

I love taking a store bought mix and adding my own flare to the frosting or the decorations. Just makes it more fun and festive. These Christmas wreath cupcakes are no different.

You can use a store bought cupcake mix or if you have your own recipe you can use that too. For the frosting I like chocolate, I think it makes the wreath part stand out a little bit more.

Wreath Cupcakes Recipe

Wreath Cupcakes Ingredients:

Easy Cupcakes:

1 box Devil’s Food or Vanilla cake mix (Follow instructions on box)

Basic Buttercream Frosting:

(Or you may use the great Christmas colors found in stores right now)
1 C. butter, softened (or 1/2 C. butter and 8 oz. cream cheese)
3-4 C. powdered sugar
food coloring, if needed
peppermint extract, if needed (great for the “green” frostings)
Mini M&M’s
Red fruit leather strips (Fruit by the Foot)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line pans with Christmas cupcake liners.

2. Mix up cake mix according to directions

3. Stir in cake mix.

4. Fill cupcake liners 3/4 full and bake for 16-20 minutes or until an inserted knife comes out clean.

5. Buttercream: Beat butter for 2 minutes. Slowly add in powdered sugar until you reach your desired consistency.

7. Frost the cupcake with brown chocolate frosting

8. Using a star tip create a green wreath like design with your green frosting

9. Create a small wreath bow with your red fruit by the foot strips

10. Add mini red M&M’s to add Holly to your beautiful wreaths.

11. ENJOY!

Christmas Wreath Cupcakes

Made from a store bought mix jazz up ordinary cupcakes into adorable Christmas wreath cupcakes.

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Ingredients

Easy Cupcakes

1 box Devil’s Food or Vanilla cake mix Follow instructions on box

Basic Buttercream Frosting

Or you may use the great Christmas colors found in stores right now
1 C. butter softened (or 1/2 C. butter and 8 oz. cream cheese)
3-4 C. powdered sugar
food coloring if needed
peppermint extract if needed (great for the “green” frostings)
Mini M&M’s
Red fruit leather strips Fruit by the Foot

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line pans with Christmas cupcake linersnofollow.
2. Mix up cake mix according to directions
3. Stir in cake mix.
4. Fill cupcake liners 3/4 full and bake for 16-20 minutes or until an inserted knife comes out clean.
5. Buttercream: Beat butter for 2 minutes. Slowly add in powdered sugar until you reach your desired consistency.
7. Frost the cupcake with brown chocolate frosting
8. Using a star tip create a green wreath like design with your green frosting
9. Create a small wreath bow with your red fruit by the foot strips
10. Add mini red M&M’s to add Holly to your beautiful wreaths.
11. ENJOY!

These come out so cute to serve at your Christmas dessert table or just a fun afternoon treat for the kids!

Do your kids help you bake around the holidays?