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Bring Holiday Joy: Recipes For The Season

By: Kelly Martin
Posted on: Thursday, December 17, 2015

‘Tis the season for holiday joy and some good recipes will help! We’ve collected some new ideas to help bring some extra spirit and joy to your festivities.

Santa Bread

This recipe just screams fun! Imagine this on a holiday table on Christmas Day. With some fancy cutting and some food coloring, you can turn simple bread dough into Santa. Here’s the recipe and a special how to link to help you.

Photo and recipe by tasteofhome.com

Recipe How to make Santa Bread

Snowflake Sugar Cookies

Sugar cookies are always fun, but these are classic, simple and will add a special spark to your holiday celebration.

Photo and recipe by bakersroyale.com

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Red Velvet Melting Snowman Cookies

You don’t see a lot of holiday recipes that include red velvet, but these cute melting snowman cookies will get some attention from holiday guests.

Photo and recipe by iambaker.com

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Cranberry Bliss Cookies

Nothing’s better than the tart of cranberries mixed with white chocolate. Here’s a simple sugar cookies with a little extra holiday spark.

Photo and recipe by gimmesomeoven.com

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Chai Spiced Cookies (grain-free, gluten-free, dairy-free)

If dietary restrictions limit the recipes you can use during the season, here’s one that is grain-free, gluten-free and dairy-free. Similar to a snickerdoodle, the chai spices should add a unique flavor.

Photo and recipe by texanerin.com

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Coconut Snowball Cookies

If you are a lover of coconut, this cookie will hit the spot. With coconut extract, sweetened coconut and white chocolate, this may be your new favorite holiday recipe.

Photo and recipe by foodiecrush.com

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Peppermint Pie

The description of this pie is a ‘cross between Thin Mint and mint Milano cookies.’ Sounds like a good way to get your quota of peppermint this season.