Homemade Pie Crust is the most extraordinary, flaky, wonderful homemade pie crust recipe you will ever eat. This stuff just seems to dissolve in your mouth when you eat it. It’s terrific with sweet or savory pies as well as pie crust cinnamon rolls. Every pie will be mouthwatering and…
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Continue ReadingChocolate Mint Chip Cookies are awesome for holiday baking and Christmas Cookie Exchanges. These wonderful chocolate cookies have a minty flavor due to mint chocolate chips in the cookie and a Chocolate Mint Glaze on top. If you’re looking for a chocolate fix, this dessert is right up your alley!
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Continue ReadingKentucky Derby Pie is so mouthwatering and delicious! This rich, decadent and amazing pie tastes like Toll House Cookies in pie form! Great as a company dessert and only takes a few minutes to prepare. If you enjoy Chocolate Chip Cookies, you’ll like them even better as a pie.
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Continue ReadingApricot Almond Bars are a family favorite recipe. These rich, decadent and spectacular bar-type cookies have a crust layer, an apricot filling and they’re topped with lots of sliced almonds. Great for holiday baking or as a dessert any time of the year.
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Continue ReadingPecan Cheesecake Bars are absolutely awesome! This delicious bar starts with a butter pecan cake mix. It has a cheesecake filling and is topped with reserved cake mix and chopped pecans. This is a delightful treat during the holidays, but it’s an exceptionally good dessert any time of the year.
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Continue ReadingChocolate Layer Bars absolutely rock! This luscious chocolate dessert has an almond-flavored shortbread type crust and topping and a chocolate cream cheese layer with walnuts and almond flavoring. Great dessert for entertaining, tailgating parties, potlucks and grilling out with friends.
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Continue ReadingTips For Preparing Holiday Turkey will help you have a successful turkey dinner for your family without all the blood, sweat and tears of a first trial run. I thought I would write a post for those who are not used to cooking turkeys each year for thanksgiving to provide…
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Continue ReadingCranberry Nut Swirls are so mouthwatering and irresistible. These fabulous Christmas cookies are made with a shortbread layer and a cranberry-orange zest-walnut layer swirled into the cookie. Great for holiday baking. But be warned: these cookies are so addictive you won’t be able to stop at just one!
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Continue ReadingCoconut Date Balls are festive, elegant and beautiful for Christmas Cookie Exchanges. This no-bake cookie is great for holiday entertaining. It contains dates, pecans and Rice Krispies and is rolled in coconut. We’ve made these delicious goodies for over four decades and they are still everyone’s favorites during the Christmas…
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Continue ReadingPecan Treats is a vintage recipe that we bake every year for the holidays. These fabulous miniature pecan pie-type treats are festive and beautiful but also rich, decadent and absolutely mouthwatering. If you enjoy Pecan Pie, you’ll love these bite-sized cookies.
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Continue ReadingOatmeal Raisin Walnut Cookies are heavenly comfort food! These tasty cookies are filled with oatmeal, raisins and walnuts and flavored with cinnamon and nutmeg that adds a hint of spicy flavor. Perfect for tailgating parties, potlucks, backyard barbecues or holiday baking and Christmas Cookie Exchanges. If you enjoy Oatmeal Cookies,…
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Continue ReadingDelicious old-fashioned stuffing recipe made with celery, onions and a lot of sage. This recipe uses homemade giblet broth. Use to stuff the cavities of the turkey or to cook in a separate casserole dish.
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Continue ReadingWhite Chocolate Cranberry Cheesecake Cookies are to die for! These spectacular cookies include white chocolate chips, dried cranberries and instant cheesecake pudding mix in the batter. Excellent choice for holiday baking, Christmas Cookie Exchanges and tailgating parties. If you have a sweet tooth, these cookies are sure to cure every…
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Continue ReadingSavory and tasty Amish side dish that’s great for holiday dinners. This dish is traditionally served with Turkey Gravy over top as a side for Turkey for Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner. This kid-friendly vintage recipe is also good as a meatless main dish.
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Continue ReadingReese’s Peanut Butter Candy Chocolate Cookies are the ultimate in a Reese’s cookie experience. These chocolate cookies are loaded with Reese’s Peanut Butter Candies. Chocolate and peanut butter just explode in this superb cookie. This is an excellent way to use up leftover Halloween candy. Plus, these cookies are perfect…