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Molasses Crackle Cookies

Molasses Crackle Cookies are easy to make and are packed with your favorite spices: cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and cloves. The dough comes together quickly, chills in the fridge, and then is rolled in sugar before baking.

The result is a chewy cookie loaded with warm molasses flavor that everyone loves. It is the perfect cookie for holiday cookie trays.

A tray with Molasses Crackle Cookies stacked on it

I found a new cookie to add to our Christmas baking list. Each year we pick out about 8-10 cookie and candy recipes to make for the holidays.

Most of the recipes we choose are tried and true favorites like these Peanut Butter Cup Cookies, these colorful Christmas kiss cookies, and these Peppermint Snowball Cookies. Each year I try to find one or two new recipes to add to our baking day.

These chewy molasses cookies are definitely going on the list from now on. I loved how chewy and delicious they were.

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Eggnog Cheesecake Crumble Bars

Three times the eggnog makes these easy Eggnog Cheesecake Crumble Bars a fun treat to add to your cookie trays this holiday season.

A stack of three eggnog cheesecake bars on a white doily with a glass of eggnog behind it

Every Christmas season I look forward to buying a container of eggnog. Now I realize this drink is one that you either love or hate.

I'm on team love and like to drink a small glass of it every once in a while during the month of December, but usually I buy it for baking things like these Eggnog Sugar Cookie Bars or this Eggnog Cream Pie.

Our oldest son loves eggnog too, so I have to hide it in the fridge. If I don't hide it, he will drink it all before I get around to baking. I have a bad habit of buying ingredients one day, then not baking my recipe idea until later in the week.

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Peppermint Oreo Truffles

Add these Peppermint Oreo Truffles to your holiday cookie list and watch them disappear quickly. The classic Oreo truffles get a holiday makeover with Andes peppermint crunch baking chips inside and drizzled on top.

A white doily with two Peppermint Crunch Oreo Truffles on it cut in half

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I love keeping extra bags of Andes peppermint crunch baking chips in our pantry during the holidays. I mostly use them for baking, but sometimes, I like to sneak a few handfuls.

These peppermint pieces are probably my absolute favorite ingredient in Christmas recipes. Some of my all-time favorites from the past few years are these peppermint Oreo cookies and this no bake peppermint Oreo cheesecake.

The other night, while raiding the peppermint crunch stash in the pantry, I found a package of Oreos, so I decided to add some peppermint crunch pieces to no-bake Oreo truffles.

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Candy Cane Pretzel Bark

Easy no bake treats are always a great idea during the holidays. This Candy Cane Pretzel Bark only has 3 ingredients and can be made and ready to eat in 10 minutes. It's the perfect recipe to make for parties or cookie trays.

I love to make about a billion different holiday treats during the holidays. Ok, ok! Maybe a billion is exaggerating slightly. But there are quite a few yummy cookies and candies that get made this month.

During the holidays I tend to make even more sweet treats because we love to make extra goodies like these Chocolate Candy Cane Kiss Cookies or these Peppermint Brownie Truffles to send to friends and family.

With all these sweet treats happening, it gets a little crazy and chaotic in our kitchen. So, I am always trying to find quick and easy ways to simplify some of the treats.

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Chocolate Peppermint Cookie Bars

A layer of peppermint buttercream frosting and candy bars add a festive touch to these Chocolate Peppermint Bars. This easy cookie bar recipe will disappear quickly from your Christmas cookie trays.

Three chocolate peppermint sugar cookie bars stacked up on a red plate with a bite out of the top cookie bar

It's official. I am in full-blown "peppermint all the things" mode! Every year about this time I get the urge to add peppermint to every thing I make. Something about cooler weather and Christmas music does it to me.

Peppermint and eggnog are my two favorite holiday flavors for Christmas, so I hope you're ready for a month of recipes featuring these flavors.

Of course, I will add a few other things here and there because my family will revolt if I try to peppermint every single treat. They like peppermint, but they are not as nuts over it as I am. Yes, I'm aware that I might be living with aliens.

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Apple Cranberry Turkey Salad

Use your leftover turkey to make a big bowl of this Apple Cranberry Turkey Salad. This easy salad recipe is delicious served on rolls, bread, or croissants.

A white plate with a roll filled with turkey salad on it

This time of year is my favorite. The cooler weather, the bonfires, s'mores, and of course, all the fun and festivities of the holidays.

We usually spend the holidays munching on appetizers, making and eating a big dinner, and then playing games as a family while we eat Pumpkin Pie or Apple Crisp Cheesecake.

Because of all the snacking and eating that goes on all day, we always have a refrigerator full of leftovers to deal with the next day. The day after a big holiday we stare into the fridge and wonder what to do with the food because no one here is big on eating leftovers.

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Favorite Kitchen Tools

We have put together a list of our favorite kitchen tools and gadgets that we use on a regular basis in our own home. Use this list to stock your own kitchen or buy gifts for the foodie in your life.

Over the years we have bought and tried so many different kitchen tools and gadgets. The thing is that some of those gadgets are really not worth the money.

In order to help you know which kitchen essentials are worth buying, I created a list of some our favorite kitchen tools that we use all the time.

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Cinnamon Apple Icebox Cake

Layers of cheesecake, apple pie filling, and graham crackers make this Cinnamon Apple Icebox Cake a delicious dessert. It is an easy no bake recipe to make for fall and holiday dinners.

Usually when fall hits, I can't wait to bake all the things with pumpkin. But this year I have been all over apple desserts. This Apple Praline Cake started all the apple madness in our kitchen this year!

Sometimes I just want a quick and easy treat that I can put together in minutes. That is where no bake desserts come in handy. An icebox cake only uses a few ingredients. It can honestly be chilling in the refrigerator in under 15 minutes.

Adding cream cheese to an ice box cakes gives them a little bit more of a cheesecake feel. You know how much I love my cheesecakes!!!

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5 Ingredient Jiffy Corn Casserole

This 5 Ingredient Jiffy Corn Casserole is a classic side dish made with a few ingredients and 5 minutes of work. Bring this easy corn casserole to any dinner, potluck, or holiday meal, and everyone will ask for the recipe.

A white casserole dish with corn casserole in it and a wooden spoon lifting a scoop out of the pan.

Why Make This

Let's be real. Holidays are really all about the side dishes and desserts. Am I right? I feel like I just go through the motions by making some type of meat.

I usually just take a tiny sliver of turkey or ham and then fill the rest of my plate with stuffing muffins, classic green bean casserole, easy sweet potato casserole, and lots of this easy Jiffy corn casserole!

This 5 ingredient corn casserole is one of those side dishes that I just can't get enough of. It is always a crowd favorite at picnics, potlucks, and holiday dinners.

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Pumpkin Fluff Salad

This easy Pumpkin Fluff Salad is a delicious side dish to add to your holiday table this year. The dessert salad recipe is full of pumpkin, pecans, and donut chunks, and it always disappears in a hurry!

I think it can officially be said that I am bonkers for salads that aren't really salads. You know the kind, right? Fluffy, no bake salads that are full of fun mix-ins.

My mother-in-law always makes a pistachio fluff salad for holiday dinners. So, a few summers ago I used that fluff salad recipe to create this Banana Split Fluff Salad. Best idea ever right there!

Of course, I have changed it up a few more times since then, so it was only a matter of time before a fall version happened. Say hello to pumpkin fluff!

A big bowl of this dessert salad would be the perfect addition to your Thanksgiving meal this year. It is so light and fluffy and delicious. Plus, it can be served as a side dish or dessert!

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