christmas

  I have combined two of my favorite desserts!  Rice Krispie Treatss and Monster Cookies!  Your friends and family will go nuts for these at your next gathering! Prep time: 10 minutes Total time: 40 minutes These no-bake monster rice…

I took my no-fail cut-out cookie recipe and loaded it with Oreo cookies! If you and your family love cookie decorating,  try these fantastic cookies-and-cream cut-out cookies!   If you love decorating cookies but are looking for a recipe different from…

In the Midwest, cream cheese mints are often found at weddings, weddings, and baby showers.  During the holidays, they are also known as “Christmas Mints.”  These tiny treats are the perfect ending to any holiday meal.   This no-bake recipe…

Pride of Iowa Cookies is an award-winning sweet and super chewy old-fashioned oatmeal cookie that is a favorite here in the Heartland.  Quaker Oats company has been situated in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, since the 1950s, and almost every family I…

This post is sponsored by Eggland’s Best. All opinions are entirely my own. #EBGourdTimes, #Sponsored, #onlyfeedmeEB, #egglandsbest Brown Butter has a nutty flavor and is my all-time favorite savory ingredient. Your friends and family will go crazy over this brown…

Grinch Christmas Sprinkle Cookies are a chewy, rich, festive recipe. These cookies are fun to make with your kids and will become your favorite Christmas recipes.   Those grinch desserts and Christmas cookies on the interwebs are the cutest! A…

This Slow Cooker Apricot Nectar Glazed Ham is sweet, tangy, and a great way to switch up your holiday ham.  This super easy recipe is family-friendly and is a great main entree for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter, but easy enough…

  If you like making cream cheese mints for weddings and baby showers, then you NEED to try this cream cheese mint recipe using oreo cookies!  These candies were a huge hit with my kids.  This recipe will be a…

The sweet potato casserole with marshmallows often served at Thanksgiving inspired these  Sweet Potato Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars with marshmallows on top.  These are the perfect dessert to bring to your holiday gathering this year, and they also are a…

If you like snickerdoodles cookies,  you will love this Christmas version made with Christmas sugar to make them festive! Christmas Snickerdoodles are a classic recipe popular in Minnesota and other parts of the midwest.   Instead of rolling your cookie…

 I love my Instant Pot because you can cook large meals in one pot without fuss, use fewer dishes and main meals,  specifically meat, taste mouthwatering and tender when pressure cooked. So many holiday classic recipes now have instructions for…

If you grew up eating Little Debbie Cosmic Brownies, you would love this peppermint version I have created just in time for the holidays!  These super fudgy, dense, and chocolaty brownies are super rich and topped off with chocolate ganache…