Ranger Cookies
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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

Lysha @ a Camera & a Cookbook shares 12 delightful Christmas treat recipes for this holiday season. Today she is sharing Ranger Cookies

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

Pretzel Square Bites - a little sweet and little salty make for a great party food!
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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!!
12 Days of Christmas {Treats}::A Camera & A Cookbook

Lysha @ a Camera & a Cookbook shares 12 delightful Christmas treat recipes for this holiday season. Today she is sharing Pretzel Square Bites.

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 @ a Camera & a Cookbook shares 12 delightful Christmas treat recipes for this holiday season. Today she is sharing Oreo Balls.
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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…
Praline Cookies - an amazing alternative to pralines!
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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.

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

Lysha @ a Camera & a Cookbook shares 12 delightful Christmas treat recipes for this holiday season. Today she is sharing Praline Cookies.

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.)

This Butterfinger Dip can be whipped up the night before that party.
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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}!
12 Days of Christmas {Treats}::A Camera & A Cookbook

This Butterfinger Dip can be whipped up the night before that party.

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.

Chocolate Banana Bites
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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! 12 Days of Christmas {Treats}::A Camera & A Cookbook

Chocolate Banana Bites

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

Nutella Pumpkin Bites
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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!
12 Days of Christmas {Treats}::A Camera & A Cookbook

Nutella Pumpkin Bites - a simple and different recipe great for dessert, snack, or even brunch.

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

Chocolate Chip Cookies - Great to make ahead for this busy holiday season.
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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.

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

Lysha @ a Camera & a Cookbook shares 12 delightful Christmas treat recipes for this holiday season. Today she is sharing Chocolate Chip Cookies - A must try recipe!

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

Snowballs made with Browned Butter
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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.

12 Days of Christmas {Treats}::A Camera & A Cookbook
Lysha @ a Camera & a Cookbook shares 12 delightful Christmas treat recipes for this holiday season. Today she is sharing Snowballs made with browned butter

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

Browned Butter {A how to}
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Browned Butter {A how to}

1. Put the butter in a sauce pan. 2. Heat the butter on medium high, and stir constantly. 3. When the butter turns to a light tan color, remove the…
Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Crackers
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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.

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

Lysha @ a Camera & a Cookbook shares 12 delightful Christmas treat recipes for this holiday season. Today she is sharing Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Crackers

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

Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Crackers

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

Cranberry White Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies
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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.

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

Lysha @ a Camera & a Cookbook shares 12 delightful Christmas treat recipes for this holiday season. Today she is sharing 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

Memories of the Month - Taking time to document the important memories from January.
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Memories of the Month {12.2013}

Memories of the Month - Here's a great idea for wrapping up the month with a set of questions to remember how your last month with. I love going back and reading through what happened throughout the years.

This month I was happy about: Christmas!

This month I was sad about: my Dad passing away.

Something I accomplished this month was: being able to speak at my Dad’s memorial service, but it was all God!

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Court of Honor

During the Boy Scout Court of Honor/Christmas Party, Drew and Vincent were recognized for their leadership as Senior Patrol Leader and Assistant Senior Patrol Leader.
Memories of the Month - Taking time to document the important memories from January.
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Memories of the Month {12.2012}

This is my last monthly summary for the year! I'm really glad I did this this year. It will be great to look back years from now and have a…
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See Ya, 2012!

What did you do in 2012 that you’d never done before? Ziplined through the jungle of Honduras Did you keep your new years’ resolutions and will you make more for…
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Christmas Day 2012

Christmas Day was busy. We started off with homemade sausage balls and apple strudals. Then Rob and I looked in our stockings and the boys showed us what they had…