116 sweet for the holidays Recipes

mixed nuts, 454 g can (i like to use pecans, almonds, cashew nuts, walnuts), sunflower seeds, poppy seeds, oil (i use sunflower), cumin, ground, chili powder (depending on your heat tolerance), garlic powder (depending on how much a garlic fan you are), cinnamon, ground, cayenne pepper, allspice, powdered sugar, dried cranberries

chopped walnuts, sugar , plus, sugar, divided, freshly grated orange zest, ground cinnamon, sheets phyllo dough (9-by-14-inch), canola oil cooking spray, semi-sweet chocolate chips

lard (no substitute), sweet wine or 1 cup any fruit juice, sugar, divided, cinnamon, anise seed, egg yolks, all-purpose flour, cinnamon

red wine holiday cake from cake mix, yellow or white cake mix, french vanilla instant pudding, ground nutmeg, vegetable oil, eggs, sweet red wine (like a concord grape)

butter or 1/2 cup margarine, softened, lemon juice, poultry seasoning, dried sweet basil leaves, thyme leaves, dried sage

good quality cocoa, whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, baking soda, salt, margarine, melted (non-hydrogenated like becel, make sure 1 tbsp=about 100 calories), vanilla, white sugar, egg white, unsweetened applesauce (smooth ), peppermint extract, coarsly crushed peppermint candy canes, semi-sweet chocolate chips, divided (see below )

light butter , land o lakes whipped, light corn syrup, cinnamon, sunkist butter toffee flavored almonds or 1 tbsp sunkist honey roasted flavored almonds, potato puffs (the recipe calls for gerber finger foods veggie puffs, sweet potato), fiber 1 cereal, nature valley cinnamon apple granola bars, lightly crushed

nestle swirled holiday morsels, nestle toll house semi-sweet chocolate morsels, all-purpose flour , plus, all-purpose flour, baking soda, salt, butter, softened, sugar, brown sugar, vanilla extract, eggs, wooden craft sticks, cream cheese frosting

butter, brown sugar, eggs, all-purpose flour, salt, german sweet chocolate, butter, sugar, eggs, rainbow colored miniature marshmallows, chopped pecans

gluten-free vanilla shortbread , crumbs (just whirl the gluten free shortbread around in your food processor until it is reduced to fine crum), powdered sugar (you may need more), walnuts, reduced to crumbs in the food processor, almonds, reduced to crumbs in the food processor, good quality unsweetened cocoa powder, good quality dark rum, semi-sweet chocolate chips, canned milk, rum extract, powdered sugar , for rolling the rum balls

butter, softened, unrefined palm sugar or jaggery, stevia sweetener powder, divided, baking powder, nutmeg, pureed cooked, peeled sweet potato, liquid egg white, vanilla extract, divided, whole-wheat pastry flour, flaxseed meal, fat-free cream cheese, softened

cherry jello, pitted dark sweet cherries, drained, crushed pineapple, drained, pecans, chopped, coke

lard (not shortening), sweet wine or 1 cup any fruit juice, sugar, cinnamon, anise seed, egg yolks, flour, sugar, cinnamon

dark soy, soy sauce, minced garlic, honey, pepper, spring chicken, dried chestnuts, dried black mushrooms, cooking oil, chinese sausage (2 oz each), diced, shallots, thinly sliced, stalks green onions, thinly sliced, chopped cilantro, oyster-flavored sauce, sesame oil, cooked glutinous rice (sweet rice)

sugar, unsalted butter (softened ), flour, egg yolks (lightly beaten ), orange juice or 4 tbsp water (liquor may be substituted), whole milk ricotta cheese, sugar, eggs (beaten ), orange juice or 1 tsp lemon juice or 1 tsp anise extract (liquor can be substituted), x orange , zest of, x lemon , zest of, semi-sweet chocolate chips, maraschino cherry (chopped ), candied citron peel (finely chopped & optional), sponge cake, sugar (for dusting)

peanut butter (optional), dozen crackers , animal crackers, pretzels, vanilla wafers (ritz or saltine), semi-sweet chocolate baking squares, white chocolate baking square

pretzels, cheerios toasted oat cereal, red and green m &m, oil, corn chex, dry roasted peanuts, white chocolate chips

granulated sugar, brown sugar , firmly packed, butter, softened, vanilla extract, almond extract, eggs, beaten, flour, baking soda, salt, white chocolate chips, semi-sweet chocolate chips, dried cranberries