Make Patriotic Cupcakes with Buttercream Frosting for your 4th of July Celebration. This is a fun recipe to surprise your family with or to make with your kids. You may substitute other colors for other times of year, or simply omit for a vanilla cupcake. …
Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies have two of my favorite ingredients in them–chocolate and peanut butter. These cookies are perfect for holiday gift giving. I love to add this recipe to my cookie trays. When deciding which cookies to make, I always try to select varying …
I like to make Russian Tea Cakes during the holidays or for special tea parties. My granddaughter loves these little cookies–at least she loves licking the jam from the center! They are easy to make, too, which means they are kid-friendly.
I’m guessing they are called Russian Tea Cakes because they are much like Christmas Snowball Cookies that have nuts and are rolled in powdered sugar. I’ve also heard them called thumbprint cookies, which appear to have originated in Sweden.
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Gather your equipment and ingredients so that you have everything close at hand on the counter or table.
In a large mixing bowl, cream together the softened butter and powdered sugar. Add vanilla extract.
Use real butter. I always use salted butter in my recipes. Simply because that is what I buy and have on hand. If you use unsalted butter, you may want to increase the salt to 1/2 teaspoon. If possible, use real vanilla, too.
Blend in the all-purpose flour and salt and mix thoroughly.
Roll tablespoons of dough into 1 inch balls. Place on cookie sheets lined with silicone baking mats or parchment paper.
Press down with your thumb or a spoon in the center of each cookie. Fill centers with a teaspoon of the strawberry and/or apricot jam.
You may use any flavor of jam that you like. We almost always go for Raspberry and Apricot, although Strawberry, Plum, or even Fix would be good, too. You could also fill the centers with chopped nuts, such as pecans, hazelnuts, or almonds.
Bake in preheated oven for 15-20 minutes until the bottoms are just golden brown. Cool on wire racks. When cool, dust with powdered sugar.
This recipe will make 2 dozen cookies perfect for your next tea party. I encourage you to make some today!
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Coconut Cream Pie is my husband’s favorite pie. A delicious vanilla pudding flavored with sweetened coconut flakes and topped with a fluffy, light-as-clouds meringue. I like making this pie from fall to spring, as it just goes perfectly with other comfort food recipes. Ingredients Needed …
My grandma used to make Orange Nut Bread every Christmas. I like to make it every year to think of her, and to use as a holiday food gift. The orange flavor and pecans are perfect paired with a nice cup of warm tea.
I enjoy making Irish Cream Cake at Christmas, which uses a cake mix as its base and is flavored with miniature chocolate chips and Irish Cream Liqueur. The Irish Cream icing seeps into the cake and creates a sweet and crusty film on the outside–like a cake donut! It’s so good. Perfect for any holiday celebration with family or friends.
When buying Irish Cream Liqueur, you’ll need enough to measure out 1 1/4 cups, so you don’t need a lot of it. Supposedly, Bailey’s Irish Cream can be stored opened or unopened for up to 2 years in the refrigerator or pantry, so you should be safe to buy a larger bottle to get a better price margin.
What is Irish Cream?
Irish cream is made of fine Irish whiskey, dairy cream, and chocolate and vanilla flavoring. Alcohol content 17%. Delicious poured over ice, used in mixed drinks or coffee, over ice-cream, or in baked goods–such as this recipe!
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Gather ingredients so that you have everything close at hand on the counter or table. Grease and flour a 9 or 10-cup Bundt cake pan or spray it with Baker’s Spray.
In a large mixing bowl, combine the white cake mix, instant vanilla pudding, Irish Cream Liqueur, half-and-half cream, large eggs, and vegetable. Mix together well on medium-high speed for 2-3 minutes.
With a rubber spatula, fold in the miniature semi-sweet chocolate chips.
Pour the batter into the prepared Bundt cake pan. Lightly tap the pan on the counter once to break any air bubbles in the batter.
Bake in preheated oven on middle to lower rack for 45-50 minutes until cake tests done with a toothpick.
In a small bowl, whisk together the Irish Cream Liqueur, half-and-half cream, and powdered sugar. Mix well until smooth and creamy.
Poke the bottom of the cake with a fork so that there are many holes for the glaze to seep into.
Gradually pour the glaze over the bottom of the cake, allowing time for the glaze to seep into the holes and along the sides of the pan. Continue doing so until all of the glaze has been used.
Allow to cool in the pan for 2 hours. Carefully, turn out onto a cake plate for serving.
This cake will serve 18-20 people.
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Here’s a delicious recipe to make for your family during the holidays. Cranberry Pound Cake with Almonds is especially good after it has set for 1-2 days. It is amazingly flavorful and moist, and I love the added sweet bites of cranberries. So yummy! …
Every winter, my grandma made Addicting Munchies Holiday Snack. The name is accurate as this is very addicting, and it’s the perfect snack to put out in a bowl when you have company come over during the holidays.
