Cookies that are so chunky you may just need to eat them with both hands.

I remember when I was a young girl my dad introduced us to Monster Cookies. He worked at a home for troubled kids and they would make these yummy cookies for them. Instead of monster cookies, they should be called “all but the kitchen sink” cookies haha!

So, I was delighted when I came across this holiday version of Monster cookies. They contain red and green candies and pretzels. Yummo!

I’m super excited that I came across this recipe over on the 5 Dollar Dinners Blog! If you’d like to get the details on how to make this wonderful recipe please hop on over to the next page for a complete list of ingredients and instructions. Enjoy!

Recipe and image courtesy of 5 Dollar Dinners.

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Quick Tip: These cookies freeze well.

Fudge, oh sweet, fudge!

You know, I can remember the first time I made fudge. I was in my early twenties and was all prepared for fudge making to be beyond my culinary expertise.

However, I was pleasantly surprised by how easy it was to make. Virtually every fudge recipe has the same base. So, once I discovered how easy fudging making was I went a little crazy and bought just about every chocolate chip flavor on the shelves and went home to make mass quantities of fudge.

My husband and kids weren’t upset by this at all and they had fun eating an assortment of fudge. I should probably tell you that I did all of this in July haha! Anyway, you are going to really like this Christmas fudge.

It’s pretty with its colors of green and red and it’s made with yummy maraschino cherries. It’s a very classic fudge. Enjoy!

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Quick Tip: I like to use a bit of green food coloring in this fudge recipe and arrange the pieces into the shape of a Christmas tree!

Trifles are one of my favorite desserts.

They are creamy and layered with all sorts of good stuff. I can remember the first trifle I ever made after getting married. it was for Thanksgiving dinner and consisted of pumpkin pudding, gingerbread, and whipped cream. Boy oh boy was that dessert ever good! I’m really excited about making this Christmas trifle for my holiday dinner. I know that everyone will love it, especially me lol! I have so many desserts planned for this holiday season that I better get a head start on making them or I’ll be in the kitchen all night on Christmas Eve. Who am i kidding? I probably will be anyway 🙂

Have you ever made a holiday trifle? If so, how did it turn out and which flavors did you use? I would love to make some sort of red velvet trifle. I think that would be super good! You could use a red velvet trifle for Christmas or Valentine’s Day. How special! When it comes to dessert trifles you have so many options.

The layers just keep revealing more and more surprises! You see? Not only are trifles delicious but they are also fun! I really hope you enjoy this recipe for a Christmas trifle.

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Quick Tip: Garnish the top of the trifle with faux holly berry. It’s so festive and pretty!

I am a sucker for holiday recipes. I don’t care what type of form that they come in, dessert, main dish, side dish, or appetizer, holiday recipes rock my world and I look forward to eating them all year long. I have an entire binder dedicated to holiday recipes that I basically keep under lock and key so that I know exactly where they are come the Christmas season. Well, guess what, folks? Today the vault opens and I’ll share 7 of my most beloved festive recipes with you! Exciting isn’t it?

 If you are looking for recipes to include in your holiday parties and get-togethers this is the right post for you. I have handpicked 7 of our best recipes for you to browse through and enjoy. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

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Fun Fact: Legend has it that candy canes were invented in 1670, when the choirmaster of the Cologne Cathedral commissioned candies shaped like a shepherd’s crook so they could be handed out to children attending the church’s crèche scene in order to keep them quiet. The stripes came later.

Do you want to know a great way to beat the heat this summer? I’ve found the perfect dessert recipe that’ll totally cool you off while you bask in the sun beside the pool. Chocolate mint brownies! These fudgy confections are the perfect solution to turning down the heat in your mouth this summer season.

Most folks associate chocolate mint brownies with the holiday season, but here at my house, we eat them all year ’round. Fudgy chocolate embracing a mint filling is so darn good! Trust me when I say you won’t want to be sharing these little darlings with your neighbors. Forget the diet you’re on because you’ll be scarfing these decadent dessert bars down like nobody’s business.

Recipe courtesy of 12Tomatoes.

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Quick Tip: Add a few drops of green food coloring to the mint filling to give the fudge brownies an authentic look.

This Praline Pecan Cheesecake really is worthy of being on most any Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner table, or another special occasion. The cheesecake would be plenty good enough by itself, but that praline topping really puts it over the top. I had had pralines plenty of times, and they make for a nice little Southern treat by themselves. But it turns out that that nutty, sweet flavor complements the taste and texture of pumpkin rather nicely.

This may not be the quickest and easiest cheesecake recipe ever, but the instructions are pretty straightforward. And the end result is most definitely worth the effort! I can’t even tell you how many “ooh’s” and “aah’s” I got when I brought this to the dinner table – and every single one of my guests were begging for the recipe.

Recipe and image courtesy of Dixie Crystals.

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Quick tip: Remove excess moisture from pumpkin by draining it on paper towels.

Do you feel like you’ve tried every possible side dish recipe on the Earth? Or maybe you just don’t like to spend hours preparing for a side, when the main course itself is taking time. Whatever the case, we have found the perfect solution for you!

Sweet potatoes are great with most any meal, though they are a particularly common side dish for Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner. This recipe for Slow Cooker Sweet Potatoes With Bacon is an easy but flavorful one, and that’s why I can’t wait for a special occasion to make it! This should go nicely with turkey, ham, chicken, or even other types of pork. That blend of sweet, savory, and salty is just irresistible to me. Just throw this in the Crock-Pot in the morning, and you can have it ready in time for dinner with no trouble at all.

Recipe and photo courtesy of MyRecipes.com

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Quick tip: Want to make this vegan? Omit the bacon and use vegetable margarine instead of butter.