1708 lightened holiday Recipes

butter, softened, sugar, brown sugar, eggs, canola oil, vanilla extract, king arthur unbleached all-purpose flour, salt, baking soda

vanilla chips, crispix cereal, cheerios toasted oat cereal, quaker oatmeal squares cereal, pretzel sticks, broken in half, dry roasted peanuts (lightly salted), plain m &m s plain chocolate candy (holiday colors)

graham cracker crumbs, pecans, toasted & finely chopped, light brown sugar, butter, melted, cream cheese, softened, sugar, eggs, lightly beaten, vanilla extract, semisweet chocolate chips, sour cream, sugar, assorted holiday candy

green food coloring paste, white chocolate bark coating squares, chopped and melted, pointed ice-cream cones, toppings: green and white sparkling sugars , holiday sprinkles, candy-coated chocolate pieces, gumdrops

sugar blend, butter, softened, canola oil, eggs, vanilla extract, king arthur unbleached all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, ground allspice, baking soda, holiday sprinkles

checkerboard or windowpane shaped pretzels, holiday m &m s plain chocolate candy (red & green), hugs chocolates, hershey chocolate kisses

all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, unsalted butter, softened, sugar, egg, vanilla extract, chocolate and walnut cookies, recipe follows, cocoa powder, chopped walnuts, almond-orange cookies , recipe follows, orange , zested, sliced almonds , finely chopped in a blender to a coarse flour consistency, chunky marmalade, sliced almonds, for topping, coarse sugar , for sugar cookies only

whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, sugar, ground ginger, ground cinnamon, ground allspice, molasses, egg, water, baking soda

fresh garlic clove, halved, red potatoes, peeled, thinly sliced, margarine, melted, salt, black pepper, shredded gruyere cheese, skim milk, nonstick cooking spray, to grease pan

applesauce (or a little less), unsweetened cocoa powder, sugar, eggs, vanilla, flour, salt

onion, finely chopped, flour, skim milk, lowfat swiss cheese, shredded, low-fat sour cream, sugar, salt, frozen french style green beans, thawed drained, herb seasoned stuffing mix, margarine, melted, egg white, lightly beaten

low-fat milk, uncooked white rice, fat-free sweetened condensed milk, raisins, vanilla extract, fat-free whipped topping (optional), ground cinnamon (optional)

sugar, brown sugar, all-purpose flour, baking soda, baking powder, holiday m &m (hershey s holiday candy coated bits), rolled oats, cocoa krispies cereal (or regular flavor ), white chocolate chips

israeli couscous, shrimp, cooked, shelled , and de-veined, artichoke hearts, rinsed, drained, and roughly chopped, asparagus spears, blanched and cut into 1 inch pieces, stalks celery, chopped, chopped flat leaf parsley, scallions, chopped white and green parts, lemon , juice of, lemon , zest of, grated, own lighten up light italian dressing, chopped cashew pieces, toasted, salt and pepper, to taste, crushed red pepper flakes , to taste (optional)

brownie mix (for 13x9-inch pan), m & s (for the holidays), cream cheese, sugar, heavy cream, eggs, vanilla extract, cream (optional)

unsalted butter, marshmallows, capfuls or 1 tsp green food coloring, crispy rice cereal, cinnamon hard candies plus 1/4 cup for decorating (recommended: red hots), white chocolate, holiday sprinkles, sheets parchment paper

butter, softened, domino dark brown sugar, domino granulated sugar, eggs, all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, milk, vanilla extract, creamy holiday glaze

rolled oats, all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, butter, softened, applesauce, granular sucralose sweetener (such as splenda ), brown sugar substitute (such as splenda ), eggs, vanilla extract, semisweet chocolate chips, milk chocolate, grated, chopped walnuts