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  • Pecan Nougat Cookies (Shortbread Snowballs)

    Pecan Nougat Cookies (Shortbread Snowballs)

    This is one of my favorite Christmas cookies.  Today I looked at the Southern Plate’s blog and found a recipe for them.  I decided I needed to try out the recipe.  Oh, my goodness, they were delicious.  I put them in the freezer, so I don’t eat the entire batch.  They were that good!!!!  :)…

  • Nantucket Cranberry Pie

    Update 11/2/11:  Last week, I was asked by someone from my church to bring a pie to our Thanksgiving service. They remembered this pie from last year, and they wanted me to bring this pie once again. I found this recipe on The Pioneer Woman’s blog. Since I love cranberries, I decided a Thanksgiving dessert…

  • Spritz Cookies

    I love Spritz cookies. However, most recipes I’ve tried have been more work than necessary. After putting the dough in the cookie gun, I would pump it, and most times, it would not stay on the cookie sheet. It truly was frustrating. Rather than giving up, I looked for other recipes. Then  I saw this Spritz…

  • Peanut Butter Blossoms

    This is my third week of posting Christmas cookie recipes. This week’s recipe is another favorite of the Imaginative One. My mother-in-law adores these. What’s not to love about them? Peanut butter and chocolate is delicious together. Peanut Butter Blossoms Stars of the recipe: 48 Hershey’s Kisses 1/2 cup shortening 3/4 cup Creamy Peanut Butter…

  • Sweet and salty Halloween treats

    I found this “recipe” on This Mommy Cooks’ blog, so I decided to make them take to church for our fellowship time.  These treats were gone quickly.  In fact, my hubby came over looking for some and couldn’t find any because they were all gone. I call these a “recipe,” but it is a method…

  • Snickerdoodles

    This is another Christmas cookie recipe. The Imaginative One loves these. In fact, this is one of his top two favorite Christmas or year-round cookies. I know he will have a big old smile when I make these. Last December, I found this recipe on one of my favorite blogs, Cooking During Stolen Moments. As soon…

  • Mock Thin Mints

    I’ve baked cookies or made candy for the past ten years for Christmas. It is a tradition that was started by my grandma and mom. I remember past Christmases when they made various types of cookies and candy. They would then package them up and give them to friends and family for Christmas presents. Since…

  • Yummy Sugar Cookie Recipe

    Last Christmas, I found this recipe in the Food Network magazine.  I loved the hint of orange in these cookies and the ease of the recipe. Stars of the recipe: Steps: This recipe is linked up to Colleen’s Kitchen Recipe Swap.

  • Aunt Janet’s Pecan Tarts

    These pecan tarts invoke a lot of memories when I eat these.  I can remember going to her farm with my grandparents for family gatherings.  I can visualize food being laid out on the island in the kitchen or family members sitting outside eating dinner or sitting around their dining room table.  I can see their pond with the weeping willow right…

  • Grandma’s White Salad

    Grandma’s White Salad

    I have so many memories of this salad.  One of my best memories is when I worked at Walt Disney World in 1995.  My grandma sent me various family recipes so that I could have a little bit of home while down there.  When Thanksgiving came, I decided to make a Thanksgiving meal for my…