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Rolled Cookies 101. Hey guys!

Rolled Cookies 101

Today I’m back with another post in my serious of – Let’s talk about – baking basics, sugar cookies! Which just so happens to be my fav cookie. Snowman Oreo Balls. Seven Layer Cookies. Cranberry Christmas Cake. A few weeks ago, my friend Valerie made this to share with friends.

Cranberry Christmas Cake

The moment I tasted it, I asked for the recipe. Tart cranberries, sweet buttery cake and a fantastic texture all combined to basically beg me to eat another piece. This is an absolutely perfect cake that takes very little effort to make. No icing, no topping, nothing else is necessary at all. It was reminiscent to me of a coffeecake in texture, but much lighter than the typical heavy version. Carrot Cake Oatmeal Cookies Recipe. White Chocolate and Cranberry Biscotti. Biscotti is a perfect homemade treat for this time of year and you can customize it depending on who you are making it for.

White Chocolate and Cranberry Biscotti

With or without nuts. White Chocolate or Dark Chocolate… or both! Red Velvet Cookies ~ 3 Ingredients! That's It!  - Red Velvet Cookies ~ 3 Ingredients!

Red Velvet Cookies ~ 3 Ingredients! That's It!  -

That's It! Red Velvet Cool Whip Cookies Ingredients: 1 package of Red Velvet Cake Mix 1 tub of Cool Whip 1 egg. Blueberry Cheesecake Cookies. It’s summer and that means fresh fruit like peaches, strawberries and blueberries!

Blueberry Cheesecake Cookies

Well, unfortunately, Nick and I seem to have missed blueberry season. Cinnamon Roll Cookies. I love cinnamon.

Cinnamon Roll Cookies

So it should be no surprise to you that when I saw saw these cookies online I new I had to make them. I saw this recipe on "In Katrina's Kitchen". The original recipe calls for a glaze and I really wish I did not skip it. I was in a time crunch and was not able to make it, but I really think it would have kicked it up a notch. The original recipe also suggests using sugar cookie mix. Cinnamon Roll Cookies Sugar Cookie Dough (recipe from Baked Perfection) 3 cups flour1 tsp baking powder1/2 tsp salt1 cup (2 sticks) softened butter1 1/2 cup sugar1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract1/2 almond extract2 eggs Mix together the flour, baking powder, and salt, set aside. Filling and Icing 1 tablespoon melted butter 1/4 c granulated sugar 1 tbsp. ground cinnamon 3/4 cup powdered sugar 1 tbsp. milk Divide the dough into two halves.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Take dough out of freezer and begin cutting into 3/4 inch slices. In a small bowl, mix powdered sugar and milk until smooth. Raspberry almond shortbread cookies. Share: I’ve been so excited about posting this raspberry almond shortbread cookies recipe because it’s hands-down my favorite recipe of the year.

Raspberry almond shortbread cookies

Eggnog Truffle Pops. Oh boy, I have one heck of a yummy recipe for you and there is no baking involved.

Eggnog Truffle Pops

Eggnog Truffle Pops! Well, they don’t have to be pops, but personally I think things are more fun as pops and truth be told I have a weird thing about not really liking touching dipping chocolate, so I prefer the pop method when it comes to dipping things in chocolate. These are SO yummy. I made two versions – the same truffles, but one on the cute stripey straws from Sweets & Treats Boutique with fun colorful Christmas sprinkles.

Perfect for the young kiddos. I also made a fancy version that would be great for adult parties or older kids, using Maskipops By Adri’s Bling Sticks and different sanding sugars. Those bling sticks are so much fun. And these are super easy to make. This eggnog truffle recipe comes from McCormick and features one of the Seasonal Seven Flavors – Nutmeg. Egg Nog Frosted Rice Krispies Treats. I love Rice Krispies Treats.

Egg Nog Frosted Rice Krispies Treats

They are so easy to make and also so easy to get creative with. I’ve had a few bags of Wilton’s Egg Nog Flavored Melts (I found mine at Michael’s) sitting around, and I’ve been a bit stumped as to what to do with them. Well, after coming across Frosted Rice Krispies Cereal and French Vanilla Jet-Puffed Marshmallow Snowmen, I finally figured it out. Salted Caramel Cake Pops. This is one of those recipes that I actually didn’t intend to share on the website.

Salted Caramel Cake Pops

White Chocolate Fudge Gingerbread. White Chocolate Fudge Gingerbread The holidays are coming up so fast, can you believe it? Raspberry Swirl Marshmallow And Happy Holidays. As I sit here to type this post, I can see that it's just started snowing again. I know this might sound weird, but I keep wishing that snow would smell of something, just a faint smell.

Like of lemons, or cinnamon, or even pine. How lovely would that be? Like rain, we'd be able to smell the snow coming. I can't believe it's already the end of the year - what a year it's been and I have so much to be grateful for. Back to Christmas, and this year, I thought I'd try something slightly different - raspberry swirl marshmallow. Whatever you're doing this holiday, I wish you happiness, health and lots of love. Recipe after the jump: