Holiday/Christmas

  • Gingerbread Coffee Creamer

    It costs $4.25 for a tall (small) Starbucks’ gingerbread latte.  You can make this creamer for half that price.  You’ll get the same great flavors found in gingerbread. Molasses, cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon, and ginger are flavors you associate with gingerbread.… Continue reading

    Gingerbread Coffee Creamer
  • Mock Thin Mints

    I’ve been making mock thin mints for years. This is one of the Imaginative One’s favorite Christmas treats. I didn’t have any pictures for the original post, so I added one once I made a small batch of them today. Continue reading

    Mock Thin Mints
  • Lumps of Coal – Christmas Making and Baking

    This recipe made its rounds on Facebook last December.  When I made it last year, the boys absolutely loved it. Today I made a batch, and the Wee One told me it was as good as last year.  Score! Lumps… Continue reading

    Lumps of Coal – Christmas Making and Baking
  • Peanut butter blossom time

    This week we are getting ready for the Christmas baking season. Last night, we made peanut butter blossoms. A treat usually made only during Christmas. Happy Eating,Traci Continue reading

    Peanut butter blossom time
  • My Aunt Janet’s Pecan cookies – Christmas Making and Baking

    This blog post was originally posted in 2013.  I did not have any pictures of the actual cookie so I’ve added a picture of the cookie. Sunday was All Saints’ Sunday.  I got nostalgic so I decided to make these cookies.  I didn’t… Continue reading

    My Aunt Janet’s Pecan cookies – Christmas Making and Baking
  • Make Ahead Chocolate Chip Cookie Mix

    We love chocolate chip cookies around here.  However, I’m not always in the mood to mix up a full batch of cookies.  Make ahead chocolate chip cookie mix to the rescue.  The dry ingredients are already mixed up, so all… Continue reading

  • Dilly Oyster Crackers

    This is an easy snack to assemble and bake.  They are also very yummy! They are also like Lay’s Chips.  Once you eat one, you can’t stop. Dilly Oyster Crackers Adapted from Cooks.com Stars of the recipe: Steps: Printable Recipe Continue reading

  • Pork and Sauerkraut (A Slow Cooker Recipe)

    It’s a family tradition to have pork and sauerkraut for our New Year’s dinner.  My father-in-law would make a big pot of it and family members would eat the sauerkraut so that they would have good luck for the new… Continue reading

  • Candy Cane Peppermint Puppy Chow

    I had leftover candy canes and Chex cereal left over from making Chex Mix, so when I found this recipe, I knew I needed to make it. It may be difficult finding peppermint baking chips. Look for them anyway because… Continue reading

  • Ginger Snaps

    This year I’ve loved the flavors of gingerbread.  I love the taste of the mixture of molasses, cloves, ginger, and cinnamon.  So when I was going to bake some cookies for my husband for a cookie exchange, I decided to… Continue reading