Desserts & Baking |
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Guilt-Free Mini Brownies
Brownies without the guilt? Oh, yeah! These chewy, chocolatey bites will satisfy your sweet tooth in a second.
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Luscious Lava Cakes
Rich and runny with a deep, dark, delicious chocolate centre, these will be the hit at your next special event. You can make them ahead and freeze them before baking. If kids will be indulging in these treats, you might want to make them in mini muffin tins and reduce the baking time by about 5 minutes.
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Ginger Cookie
These cookies are a crispy treat that will be warmly welcomed by family, friends and teachers.
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Peppermint Bark
If you're looking for a treat that incorporates the colours of Christmas, look no further. This minty treat will definitely be a hit! It's also a great way to use up those broken candy canes that get passed over.
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Chock Full of Nuts Brittle
This peanut brittle is a must during the holiday season. It makes a great treat and a perfect gift for teachers and hostess gift giving.
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Merry Cheese Twists
This quick and easy holiday recipe is perfect to give as a gift to teachers or as a hostess gift.
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Festive Butter Cookies
Celebrate the taste of the season with these creative and festive butter cookies from the Dairy Farmers of Canada.
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Christmas Icing Paint
Paint up a batch of cookies for Santa this Holiday Season.
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Mini Graham Cracker House Kit
A project kids will love. You may want to make this a bit early in the season so kids can enjoy their prized centrepiece throughout the holiday. Let them gobble it up as a Boxing Day treat. A bit of parental help will make it fun for all!
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Lollipop Cookies
Make a cookie bouquet! Wrap these fun-to-eat, minty cookies in clear cellophane and tie the sticks together with ribbon. Or "plant" the cookies in a clay pot filled with colourful jelly beans.
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Basic Sugar Cookies
Crisp, with a delightful sugary flavour. A versatile dough to make Nutty Apple Swirls, Lollipop Cookies, or Peppermint Patties. Or simply cut out your favourite shapes and decorate with glaze or sprinkles.
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Chocolate Gingerbread Men
It's a tradition in our house to make these every Christmas as a family. You may also use a straw to make a hole in the top, tie a ribbon through the hole, and hang on the tree as an ornament.
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Gingerbread Figures
A treat for little (or big) kids! Leave as is or glaze or decorate with icing and small candy silver balls.
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Xmas Spritz
This recipe easy and the cookies bake up quickly. Perfect for any mom who is tight for time but wants some small pretty cookies to put out during the holiday season. I love this recipe for cookie exchanges because I can make them up ahead of time and freeze them.
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Orange Almond Biscotti
This biscotti is great with Earl Grey tea or any hot beverage! But not as healthy. 110 calories per, 2.3g fat, 10.75 g sugar, 12% daily folate (aka folic acid)
