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Escalloped Apples

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Au Gratin Potatoes

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Cheese & Sausage Buffet with Crackers & Amish Dinner Rolls

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Holiday Meatballs

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Crab Dip & Spinach Dip  (Herring too!)

CHRISTMAS EVE APPETIZERS

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Holiday Punch

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Frango Mints

Mint, Raspberry & Caramel


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PEPPERMINT MELTAWAYS
  • 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • ½ cup powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon peppermint extract
  • 1¼ cup all-purpose flour
  • ½ cup cornstarch
  • crushed candy canes for garnish
  • Peppermint Cream Cheese Frosting:
  • 1 (8 oz) package cream cheese
  • ½ cup salted butter, softened
  • 1 cup sifted powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon peppermint extract

Instructions
  1. In a small mixing bowl combine flour and cornstarch.
  2. In another small mixing bowl cream together the butter and powdered sugar. Add peppermint extract. Slowly add the flour and cornstarch mixture to the butter and powdered sugar mixture. Combine well and refrigerate for an hour.
  3. After the dough has chilled preheat oven to 350 degrees. Roll the dough into 1 inch sized balls and place them 2 inches apart on a parchment lined baking sheet.
  4. Bake for 10-12 minutes in the oven until the edges start to lightly turn brown. Remove from the oven and let cool completely.
  5. To make the peppermint cream cheese frosting, cream together cream cheese and butter. Add peppermint extract and slowly add the sifted powdered sugar. Frost the cookies with the frosting and garnish with crushed peppermint candy canes.

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Moose Munch

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Christmas Muddy Buddies

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Magic Seven Layer Bars

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Chunky Chocolate Pecan Bars

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Peanut Butter Cup Cookies

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Peanut Blossoms

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White Chocolate Peanut Candies

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Fudge

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Grama B's Christmas Sugar Cookies

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Turtles

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Angel Meringue Cookies

CHRISTMAS BAKING & SWEETS

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CHRISTMAS FAVORITES:

BAKING & SWEETS, CHRISTMAS EVE APPETIZERS & CHRISTMAS DINNER

Life doesn't get any sweeter than this!




Valentine's Day

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Rehearsal Dinner

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Seven Cheese Lasagna
Vegetable Lasagna
Salad Greens with Carmelized Pecans, Feta Cheese, Craisins & Raspberry Vinegrette
Fresh Vegies with Dip
Dinner Rolls & Butter
Strawberry Cheesecake
Cookie & Candy Buffet
Wine & Coffee

Baby Showers

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St. Patrick's Day

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Halloween

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Thanksgiving

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Christmas

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New Year

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Easter

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Morning After Wedding Brunch!

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Maple & Brown Sugar Ham
Scrambled Eggs
French Toast Casserole
Maple Syrup & Raspberry Syrup
Fresh Fruit Salad
Muffins (Blueberry, Bran & Raisin, Double Chocolate)
Cinnamon Streusel Coffee Cake
Banana Bread
Date Bread
Orange Juice
Coffee

CHRISTMAS SWEETS & TREATS

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Krispie Bars
Starbuck's Peppermint Brownies
Chunky Pecan Bars
Magic Seven Layer Bars
Creamy Caramels
Fudge
Toffee
Truffles
Turtles
White Chocolate Peanut Candies
Grama B's Sugar Cookies
Angel Kisses
Big Soft Ginger Cookies
Peanut Butter Cup Cookies
Peanut Blossoms
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