Monday, December 8, 2025

Mint Sandwich Cookies

 


Photo source: Taste of Home

Gotta love no-bake cookies that look like you spent hours making them.  They would look great on your dessert table for a special occasion or just a normal snacking day.

The recipe comes from Taste of Home.  The Recipe Creator says: Canned frosting, peppermint extract and chocolate candy coating quickly turn crackers into these wonderful little no-bake cookies.

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Peanut Brittle

 


Photo source:  Taste of Home

This is one of the classic homemade candies that everyone loves.

The recipe comes from Taste of Home and here is what their editors have to say about the sweet treat: "Peanut brittle makes a wonderful homemade food gift. It keeps for weeks at room temperature or even longer in the freezer, making it a perfect make-ahead treat for party trays or holiday gifting. Package pieces in Mason jars, cellophane bags or festive tins to share with friends and family during the holiday season."

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Easy Crock-Pot Candy


Photo source: Simply Recipes

 
Absolutely love this fast, easy and versatile chocolate candy!  You can use whatever ingredients you have on hand and throw them in the crock pot and it does all the work.  Doesn't get easier than that.

The candy can be a great addition to your gift packages of homemade treats for various occasions.  Mix them with other treats.

Simply Recipes has a very informative page with all kinds of ideas for making candy in the crock pot.

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Almond Crescent Cookies

 


Photo source: Simply Recipes

These cookies are a childhood favorite that take me back to italian weddings.  I don't know if the cookies at the weddings were exactly the same, but they were as I remember them.  I'm sure they are known by a different name and maybe they were a different shape.  I'll have to do a post on italian cookies that I loved.

The origins of this cookie from the editors of Simply Recipes: "These cookies are traditional Austrian cookies, sometimes called Viennese crescents. They're often given as Christmas gifts. Similar cookies can be found in many culinary traditions. Greek kourabiedes (a.k.a Greek wedding cookies), walnut snowballs, and Mexican wedding cookies are all crumbly, nutty, and rolled in sugar like these almond crescent cookies."

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