DIY Cooking at Home

Hi there! I looooove Christmas cookies, don't you? I'm excited to share a cookie recipe with you from Barb over at A Life in Balance . If you haven't visited her blog before, you totally should. She has tons of great, realistic ideas for busy families. Anyway, she and I both participated in a virtual cookie swap...I gave her my recipe for Candy Cane Cookies, and she shared her recipe for Peppermint Kiss Brownie Bites. (We had a peppermint theme going on!) Thanks for sharing this cookie recipe with me, Barb...they were absolutely delicious! Peppermint Kiss Brownie Bites 3/4 c. coconut oil 1 1/2 c. sugar 1 T. vanilla extract 2/3 c. unsweetened cocoa powder 3 eggs 1/2 tsp. salt 1 c. flour 48 Hershey's Candy Cane kisses, unwrapped Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray mini muffin pans with cooking spray. Mix together oil and sugar. Stir in vanilla extract, cocoa powder and eggs, then slowly stir in salt and flour. Scoop 1 tablespoon of batter into each muffin opening...

Hi there! Are you one to do a lot of holiday baking? I completely love it. I make tried-and-true family-favorites first, then scour my magazines and pins for new recipes to try each year. Sometimes they're a flop; but other times, the new ones make "the rotation." These candy cane cookies, however, always make the cut. They've been a tradition between my mom and me since I was tiny, and now we make them with our girls. Every year, we always end up with more white than red (EVERY year, right mom?), so we make our initials with the extra white dough when we're done. Here ya go...from my family to yours. Candy Cane Cookies Preheat oven to 375 Mix together thoroughly: 1/2 c. soft butter 1/2 c. soft shortening (like Crisco, but not butter flavored) 1 c. sifted confectioner's sugar 1 egg 1 tsp. peppermint extract 1 tsp. vanilla Then, add 2 1/2 c. flour and 1 tsp. salt. Mix well. You can start out with a hand mixer, but may need to mix in the last of the fl...