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Ranger Cookies

Welcome to the 12 Days of Christmas {Treats}!
On of Rob’s favorite cookies are the Ranger Cookies. Coconut, oats, chocolate chips and the crunch from rice crispies make for a cookie that you canNOT just eat one of!

12 Days of Christmas {Treats}::A Camera & A Cookbook

Servings: 30
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients:
1 cup butter
1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed, light or dark
1 cup granulated sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. salt
2 large eggs
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
1 cup shredded coconut
1 cup chocolate chips
3 cups crispy rice cereal

Lysha December 12, 2014

Cookies Dessert Recipes

Pretzel Square Bites

Welcome to the 12 Days of Christmas {Treats}!I love cookies that are sweet and salty. Pretzels, peanut butter, and chocolate? Oh yeah!!

Servings: 30ish?
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cooking Time: 0 minutes

Ingredients:
1/2 package of almond chocolate bark
1/2 package of almond white chocolate bark
1 bag of waffle pretzels
1/2 jar of peanut butter

Lysha December 11, 2014

Cookies Dessert Recipes

Oreo Balls

Welcome to the 12 Days of Christmas {Treats}!A coworker of mine made these, Oreo Balls, way back before they were all the rage all over the internet. Now everyone makes…

Lysha December 10, 2014

Cookies Dessert Recipes

Praline Cookies

Welcome to the 12 Days of Christmas {Treats}!
I love pralines, but often find them to be so sweet that one bite is plenty. When I found this recipe for Praline Cookies, I knew it had to jump to the top of my list. When I made them recently, I was not disappointed in the least! So good.

Servings: 24
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients:
1/2 cup softened butter
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar (I used dark)
1 large egg
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 cup chopped pecans
1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (optional – I didn’t use for the first go around.)

Lysha December 9, 2014

Appetizers & Snacks Recipes

Butterfinger Dip

This Butterfinger Dip is so easy and so yummy. It will be gone before you know it. This is great served with graham cracker sticks or thick pretzels. I really like the Honey Wheat Braided Twist pretzels from Kroger with this dip.

Welcome to the 12 Days of Christmas {Treats}!

Servings: 8
Prep Time: 5 minutes + 30 minutes to chill
Cooking Time: none

Ingredients:
1 8 oz. box of cream cheese
1/2 stick of butter
1/2 cup of powdered sugar
1/4 cup of brown sugar
1 tbs. vanilla
3/4 cup of crushed Butterfingers

Serve with pretzels or graham cracker sticks.

Lysha December 8, 2014

Cookies Dessert Recipes

Peanut Butter Stuffed Chocolate Mini-Muffins

Welcome to the 12 Days of Christmas {Treats}!

Servings: 24
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: 35 minutes

Ingredients:
1 box of Devil’s Food Cake
2 eggs
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup water
1 bag of Reese’s Cups

Lysha December 7, 2014

Cookies Dessert Recipes

Chocolate Banana Bites

Welcome to the 12 Days of Christmas {Treats}!I decided to try something a little different for Day 6! These Chocolate Banana Bites are like a little bite of banana pudding covered in chocolate. So delicious!

Servings: 30
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cooking Time: 0 minutes

Ingredients:
2-3 bananas
1/2 package of almond chocolate bark
1/2 jar of peanut butter
1 box Mini ‘Nilla Wafers

Lysha December 6, 2014

Appetizers & Snacks Recipes

Nutella Pumpkin Bites

Welcome to the 12 Days of Christmas {Treats}!
Today is Day 5 of our 12 Days of Christmas treats and we’re sharing a simple recipe for Nutella Pumpkin Bites. These are not overly sweet and they are not overly pumpkin-flavored either. I’m not a huge fan of pumpkin spice, so I don’t include that in my pumpkin recipes. Give these a try for your next Christmas party!

Servings: 24
Prep Time: 5 minutes + 30 minutes to chill
Cooking Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients:
1 cup of Nutella
1/3 cup of pumpkin pure
1/2 cup of confectioner’s sugar
crescent rolls or homemade dough

Lysha December 5, 2014

Cookies Recipes

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Welcome to the 12 Days of Christmas {Treats}!This recipe calls for you to make these ahead of time to allow the dough to harden. This makes it so much easier to ball them out for perfectly shaped cookie.

Servings: 24
Prep Time: 10 minutes + 12+ hours chill time
Cooking Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients:
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 3/4 butter
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg
1 tbs. vanilla extract
12 oz. bittersweet chocolate chips
Sea salt for sprinkling

Lysha December 4, 2014

Cookies Recipes

Snowballs {Made with Browned Butter}

Today on our 12 Days of Christmas Treats post we’re sharing a great standby. This traditional Snowball cookies are a Christmas favorite in my many households. I know they’re one of my husband’s favorite cookies. I used the traditional recipe, but improved it by using browned butter, which adds a bit of richness to the cookies.

Servings: 3 dozen
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 20 minutes for each batch

Ingredients:
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups finely chopped pecans
1/4 cup sugar
1 1/4 cup browned butter
2 tsp. vanilla
2 cups powdered sugar

Lysha December 3, 2014

Cookies Dessert Recipes

Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Crackers

Welcome to the 12 Days of Christmas {Treats}!
One of my favorite things about Christmas growing up was going to my Granny’s house. She always had tins full of the yummiest treats that she only made at Christmas. Chocolate fudge, peanut butter fudge, and these chocolate peanut butter cookies.

Servings: 60
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cooking Time: 0 minutes

Ingredients:
1 package of almond chocolate bark
1 package of almond white chocolate bark
1 box of Ritz Crackers
1 jar of peanut butter

Lysha December 2, 2014

Cookies Recipes

Cranberry White Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

Welcome to the 12 Days of Christmas Treats! For the next 12 days, we’ll be sharing some awesome recipes that you can use for those upcoming Christmas parties and get togethers. For Day 1, we’ve got a new and different cookie called Cranberry White Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies.

Servings: about 30 cookies
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients:
2/3 cup softened butter
2/3 cup brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 1/2 cups old-fashioned oats
1 1/2 cups flour
2 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
2/3 cup dried cranberries
2/3 cup chopped walnuts
2/3 cup white chocolate chips

Lysha December 1, 2014