30 colorful holiday Recipes

butter, softened (no substitutes), philadelphia cream cheese, softened, sugar, egg yolk, almond extract, vanilla extract, all-purpose flour, salt, baking soda, sugar, meringue powder, warm water, assorted food coloring paste (you can find these at the craft stores), colored sugar sprinkle or candy sprinkles or assorted small decorative candies, if desired

flour, baking soda, mccormick cinnamon, ground, mccormick nutmeg, ground, salt, granulated sugar, butter, softened, egg, mccormick pure vanilla extract, colorful cookie icing, sugar, milk , or more as needed, mccormick pure vanilla extract, drops mccormick assorted food colors and egg dye, or more if desired

butter, softened to room temperature, fat free cream cheese, softened to room temperature, granulated sugar, egg yolk, vanilla extract , pure not imitation, almond extract, all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, dozen red maraschino cherries, decorator sugar, green color (or enough to coat cookies)

unsalted butter, slightly softened, light brown sugar , packed, egg, dark molasses (not blackstrap), pure vanilla extract, cake flour, baking soda, salt, ground cinnamon, ground ginger, sugar, milk, pure vanilla extract, colored sugar

tri-colored pasta or 1 lb pasta shells, tomatoes, diced, pitted black olives, sliced, red onion, chopped, dried basil, dried thyme, garlic cloves, blanched and minced, extra virgin olive oil, balsamic vinegar, fresh lemon juice, mozzarella cheese, chopped, salt (optional), fresh ground black pepper

two 8-oz packages light cream cheese, hidden valley ranch salad dressing mix (milk recipe), marinated artichoke hearts, drained, chopped, fresh minced parsley, roasted red peppers, drained and chopped

feta, crumbled (i used garlic herb flavored), neufchatel cheese, softened, green pepper, chopped (or use red for holiday colors), green onion, sliced, walnuts, chopped fine, parsley (optional)

sugar, sweetened condensed milk, vanilla extract, almond extract, coconut extract or 1 tsp orange extract, salt, pecans, finely chopped, pitted dates, red and green for holiday colors ), granulated sugar