Christmas and New Years Treats … it’s the most wonderful time of the year. 🙂  We kick off the season with homemade eggnog and gingerbread cookies.  Then to pace my energy (and calorie consumption) during the holiday season, I try to make one special Holiday Treat for our Friday Fun Nights and then I have a Christmas Baking Week where we prep some Holiday Treats to snack on after Christmas dinner and to give to co-workers and friends.  

For nostalgia, I keep some older recipes (like my grandma’s) and less older recipes (like my kid’s grandma’s) and then my personal favorite White Chocolate Peppermint Bark (their kid’s grandma.)

For Christmas & New Year’s Day Breakfast, I don’t really want to wake up early to shape and cook dough.  So, I have a “Make Ahead Cinnamon Rolls” recipe and rather than shaping biscuits on New Year’s morning, I spread the dough in a cast iron pan and cook them in the oven like corn bread.  It has been revolutionary for me.

I hope you can find a favorite somewhere in here for your family.

Holiday Treat Recipes

  1. Egg Nog (with cooked eggs)
  2. Gma McClain’s Sugar Cookies
  3. Gingerbread Cookies
  4. Royal Icing (which is actually SO easy if you have piping bags and tips)
  5. Gma Schworer’s Russian Teacakes
  6. White Chocolate Peppermint Bark
  7. Milk Chocolate Fudge
  8. Peanut Butter Fudge
  9. Make Ahead Cinnamon Rolls
  10. New Year’s Day Cast Iron Biscuits & Gravy

Here is the picture I use for my “Holiday Treats” divider page in case you want one too.

Also, I have our entire 5 Week Meal Plan here.

(Each picture will take you to that specific recipe.  Save each recipe image.  I like to print them and keep them in a three ring binder with plastic sleeves and divider tabs.) 

I have also created a KITCHEN BASICS GUIDE for young women.  If you are starting to build up your kitchen supplies, don’t waste your money on sets.  Just get the best of the basics.

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