These delicate, buttery thumbprint cookies have been making an appearance on my holiday goodie trays since the very beginning. While I’m not usually one for a fruity dessert, there are a few fruit flavors that always evoke the holidays for me – apple, pumpkin and, of course, cranberry. I...

These graham cracker millionaire bars are one of the most recent additions to my holiday goodie trays, and one of my absolute favorites. When I was developing this recipe, millionaire bars were the current hot thing, you found them all over the internet. I knew I wanted to do...

The fifth, and final, fudge recipe included on my holiday goodie trays is my award winning Red Velvet Fudge. This fudge is very much a crowd pleaser, it is one of the first to disappear on goodie trays I’ve brought to work or shared with friends and it has...

Even though Grandma’s Old Fashioned Fudge is one of my all time favorites, I just can’t resist tinkering and trying out new riffs on an old favorite. Depending on my mood, this particular variation can sometimes edge out the original for the top spot. It first made its appearance...

A couple weeks ago, I mentioned my grandmother’s old fashioned fudge (which she made for so many occasions throughout my childhood) as one of my earliest introductions to fudge. I’m sure no one is surprised to learn that it also has a place on my holiday goodie trays. I’m...

As I mentioned in last week’s post, fudge is one of my favorite things. While I have a definite preference for chocolate based fudge flavors, I also like to try and provide a variety that will appeal to a wider audience on my holiday trays – I really want...

Normally, I’m not much of a candy person. I generally think the best use of candy is to bake it into something else. Unless that candy is fudge. My love affair with fudge started at a very young age. I remember my grandmother’s old fashioned cocoa fudge she would...

Many of my goodie tray recipients refer to these cookies as “adult Oreos”. I’m not sure quite how accurate that description technically is, but I will say that these do give off a bit of an Oreo vibe visually. The texture is softer for both the cookies and the...

Most of the recipes I use to create my Christmas goodie trays are included simply because I, or someone close to me, loves them. They are not necessarily a traditional holiday treat (although, I think for many of the recipients of my goodie trays, they have become exactly that)....

This week, I’m sharing the second of the three brownie recipes included on my Christmas goodie trays. This one is a definite crowd pleaser, combining fudgy brownie, creamy center and America’s favorite cookie, Oreos. These also get a little extra hit of cookies and cream from chopped up Hershey’s...