Sweet Holiday Recipes

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Bake it yourself! Create your own holiday traditions by making new and old favorite recipes to give away and enjoy every year.

You won’t taste avocado in these cake-like brownies, but they add moisture and richness without added fat.

Shelled hazelnuts are hard to find in grocery stores, but it's worth seeking them out – shelling is not difficult,

Creamy cheescake is sandwiched between buttery, crunchy oatmeal shortbread. It's especially good when you place it in the freezer for

Make these jet-black, no-bake confections at least a week in advance to give flavors time to mellow.

These are slightly soft cookies topped with a chewy coconut meringue. Place a generous dollop of the meringue on top

From Vegan Vegetarian Omnivore by Anna Thomas: I could not end without a taste of fine dark chocolate. Toasted almonds,

Think of a tart, crunchy lemon pie-in-a-bar. These are from Happiness Is Baking by Maida Heatter.

Old-fashioned buttery cookies adorned with pressed edible flowers are almost too beautiful to eat. Almost.

Rich and sweet, these taste like a cross between a brownie and fudge, and use three different kinds of sugar.

Add these to your cookie repertoire – they're super-chocolatey. Use pecans instead of walnuts for a Florida flavor. From Maida

Tangy orange and peppery ginger - fresh and candied -pair perfectly in these chewy cookies.

One of Grandma’s greatest hits, this simple drop cookie delivers a properly spicy, crunchy, melt-in-your-mouth burst of holiday goodness. Make

When turron, a favorite holiday treat, finds its way inside of rich brownies, the result is magical.

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