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2025 Christmas Treats – Nanaimo Bars

You might want to wait until after Christmas to make these. The ingredient list looks ominous, but really, there are three components to the recipe – hence ingredients that are repeated in each. This recipe was found by my daughter (who always contributes at least one item to this festive series of blogs). She thought [...]

2025 Christmas Treats – Nanaimo Bars2025-12-24T14:09:05-05:00

2025 Christmas Treats – Coconut and Candied Ginger Macaroons

Oh yes I do love coconut and to me, a macaroon is the perfect coconut treat.  I fell in love with macaroons the first time I bit into one. Don’t know how many years ago that was. The slightly crisp outside, the tender chewy inside, bursting with coconut flavor. Then they started dipping it in [...]

2025 Christmas Treats – Coconut and Candied Ginger Macaroons2025-12-21T13:07:12-05:00

2025 Christmas Treats – The $250 Cookie

There is a story to this cookie! It’s about a woman who enjoyed the cookies at Neiman Marcus so much, she paid – by inadvertently asking for it, $250 for the recipe. Neiman Marcus got so many requests for this cookie that they developed a recipe and gave it away free. That’s the gist, but [...]

2025 Christmas Treats – The $250 Cookie2025-12-20T10:53:05-05:00

2025 Christmas Treats – Red or White Wine Cookies with Fennel

We had the opportunity to try a White Wine Cookie with Fennel at a recent function.  When we got home, my wife googled and found a recipe and showed it to me.  I automatically looked for other recipes - as I always do, just to get different perspectives, methods, etc.  I settled on this one [...]

2025 Christmas Treats – Red or White Wine Cookies with Fennel2025-12-18T13:57:01-05:00

2025 Christmas Treats – Cornmeal and Currant Cookies

I know what you are thinking, first 5 cookies were spiced now he’s on a Cornmeal hustle! My wife found these (after I found the previous cookie), in an old LCBO book (sadly now she has put the magazine in the recycling bin!). It is also an Italian cookie inspired by Zaleti. Once again, sweet, [...]

2025 Christmas Treats – Cornmeal and Currant Cookies2025-12-16T09:50:36-05:00

2025 Christmas Treats – Cornmeal and Butter Cookies

I wanted to find you a different (different to me anyway) cookie recipe and in searching through the web, found this.  They are inspired by Krumiri (you impressed yet?! ).  This is an Italian biscuit from the Piedmont region.  It is a crunchy delight, heightened by the cornmeal in the dough.  It’s a different biscuit [...]

2025 Christmas Treats – Cornmeal and Butter Cookies2025-12-15T10:31:41-05:00

2025 Christmas Treats – Dark ‘n’ Stormy Cookie

Oh my goodness this is a good cookie!  I don’t drink a lot of cocktails, but one I’m particularly partial to is a Dark ‘n’ Stormy!  If you have never had one, you must try it.  When I saw this recipe I was a bit skeptical at first but reading through it, it had all [...]

2025 Christmas Treats – Dark ‘n’ Stormy Cookie2025-12-16T09:36:25-05:00

2025 Christmas Treats – Pfeffernusse (PFEF-fer-noose-eh!) Eh!

A cookie originating from another part of the world, Germany!  Pfefferneuse, is, (according to google) pronounced PFEF-fer-noose-eh!  "Eh", I think that alone is worthy of a plate on my Canadian Christmas sweet table.  It is what I call a strong cookie!  The  quantities of spices you use will determine how strong the flavor gets.  The [...]

2025 Christmas Treats – Pfeffernusse (PFEF-fer-noose-eh!) Eh!2025-12-10T13:35:26-05:00

2025 Christmas Treats – Black Sesame Cookies

Oh my goodness!  My kitchen smells divine, like a bakery.  These Black Sesame Cookies are another treat for you to add to your table or just enjoy with a cup of tea, coffee, some port - you get the idea.  A 2025 Christmas Treat - Black Sesame Cookies.My wife found this recipe when thinning out [...]

2025 Christmas Treats – Black Sesame Cookies2025-12-08T09:48:56-05:00

2025 Christmas Treats – Date, Pecan and Vanilla Biscotti

This is one of my favorite things to bake every year at Christmas. The recipe is great with or without additions so it's good to have it in your repertoire.  The additions are what gives this biscotti a unique taste. This time I’m using Medjool Dates and Pecans along with a boost from a Vanilla [...]

2025 Christmas Treats – Date, Pecan and Vanilla Biscotti2025-12-06T10:28:13-05:00
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