Christmas Cookie Recipes #TuesdayTip

I’ve never been a big baker, although I love making bread. Cookies, not so much, although I love eating them! So today I’ve rounded up some Christmas Cookie recipes that I plan on trying and maybe you’ll give them a shot as well. Not to mention that I’ve heard it from a good authority, namely the jolly old man himself, that Christmas Cookies have no calories since their only ingredient is love. (Yes, corny but what the heck!) So here are 12 recipes, one for each of the twelve days of Christmas!

    Oreo Coal Recipe: http://bit.ly/2kM7Ptx
    Creme Brûlée Sugar Cookies: http://bit.ly/2kKZExD
    Soft Christmas Cookies: http://armagazine.com/2kL0CKh
    Struffoli: http://bit.ly/2kLkCwd
    Walnut Snowball Cookies: http://bit.ly/2kL0LgN
    Gingerbread Cookies: http://bit.ly/2kM9sr9
    Classic Christmas Sugar Cookie Cutouts: http://bit.ly/2kO5ePE
    Snickerdoodles (one of my favs!): http://bit.ly/2kKiepG
    Italian Christmas Cookies: http://bit.ly/2kNdujh
    Cream Cheese Spritzes: http://bit.ly/2kIiZ2u
    Chocolate Crinkle Cookies: http://bit.ly/2kLGSGv
    Salted Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookies: http://bit.ly/2kMzF97

Hope you enjoy them!

Christmas Cookie Recipes

Free Recipe Book – Special Thursday Treat

Last week I promised you a collection of recipes and here it is! There are recipes which are mentioned and/or connected to my various novels while there are others that are just family favorites.

I hope you will enjoy both making some of these recipes as well as eating them.

If you cannot see the screen below, you can click here to read it. Please note that there is also a download capability with this PDF version.

Recipes for the Romantic Soul

Thoughtful Thanksgivings!

ThanksgivingWe were having a wonderful discussion on the Dangerous Women Loop (you can click here to join!) about our Thanksgiving traditions and I thought I’d share mine with you and invite you to share yours.

Every Thanksgiving we go to my sister’s house for a wonderful gathering of friends and family. This photo is one I took a few years ago of the beautiful table my sister, Carmen, sets for Thanksgiving. We have a very traditional American meal of turkey with assorted stuffings and side dishes. Actually, two turkeys for this large crowd – one roasted and one fried.

Sis is an amazing cook and we spend the day chatting, sometimes playing board games, going for a walk after dinner if the weather permits and generally just enjoying being together and eating some amazing food. I usually prepare the breads, muffins and some side dishes. You can check the Cook’s Treat section for some of the recipes for that day. My sis’s favorites are the cranberry maple muffins and I always make a double-batch of those!

But Thanksgiving doesn’t end that day! The next day we visit my in-laws where we get to share good talk and good food with the Italian side of the family. My sister-in-law has taken over the reins of preparing the Black Friday meal and she always does a great job. We usually bring some pastries, wine or other goodies to add to the mix.

Through it all, we take the time to be thankful for those things we have in our lives. It’s important to remember that and appreciate how lucky we are to have homes, food, family and friends and the good health and Liberty to share all those things.

How about you? What are your traditions for Thanksgiving.