Easy Cheesy Crackers
If you need a fast appetizer for a party, Easy Cheesy Crackers are it. They aren't as fast as out of a box, but this homemade recipe takes no time…
Easy Blueberry Cream Cheese Danish with Puff Pastry
Flaky, buttery pastry, creamy cheese filling, baked until light and topped with a sweet glaze and a hint of lemon. This little strudel treat quickly became very popular in our…
How to Make Our Best Rum Cake
We love making this cake at Christmas. Rum cake was my father's favorite dessert this time of year, and he made it very tasty. We tried using our own…
Homemade Peanut Butter Cups
Good morning everyone! Today we are making a traditional treat, loved at gatherings, our wonderful homemade peanut butter cups! Homemade Peanut Butter Cups I made several dozen of these…
Quick Hot Chocolate Cups
Because the days are still cold, we are still mixing up hot drinks. Quick hot chocolate cups are not difficult to prepare and deliver the quickest, sweetest food gift ever.…
Easy All Fruit Mincemeat Pie Recipe
This easy pie recipe is an all-time favorite from childhood. We always bought the frozen store mincemeat pie, which from what I remember was just fruit. Some recipes I've seen…
Eggnog Fudge
Eggnog fudge... what says Christmas baking more than eggnog? This eggnog fudge is light and creamy, and super fast to make! And may I say that it's such a pretty…
Old Virginia Gingerbread Cookies
Old Virginia Gingerbread Cookies are adapted from the many recipes that I came across when I lived in Colonial Williamsburg. Some ingredients in these recipes are interesting, but I wanted…
Russian Tea Cakes Recipe
This is probably one of our favorite Christmas cookies. Russian Tea Cakes is a traditional cookie recipe in most homes, and we've made them every year for as long as…
Quick and Easy Molasses Candy
Jessica made this candy years ago and put it in one of our journals. At the last minute one day I decided to whip up a batch. It was going…
Salted Caramel Chocolate Butter Cookies
We had a craving to make a small butter cookie, but really wanting chocolate in the recipe, and these were perfect. What I really like is how versatile the finished…
Cream Cheese Snickerdoodle Cookies
Snickerdoodles were part of my childhood, and my absolute favorite cookie. These comfort cookies, of course, have cream cheese, which makes them a little richer than the original snickerdoodle, and…