Coconut Macaroons

This is one of the recipes I made as part of my Christmas treat bag that I gave to my friends and family. I was so busy during that time that I had forgotten that I had even taken pictures of this cookie recipe and forgot to post it. This is one super easy recipe … [Read more…]

Christmas Special Fruit Cake/ Indian style Plum Cake

T’is the season to be jolly…With Thanksgiving done and over with, and stepping into December means only one thing, that Christmas is here. I can see Christmas trees put up in malls and our office, Christmas lights are up in our neighborhood, Eggnog is up on the store shelves and peppermint mocha is sold at … [Read more…]

Peanut Butter Thumbprint cookies – with Nutella or Jelly

This weekend, I started looking into the pantry and was speculating what to bake. My Sundays usually go with us going to church, followed by lunch, feeding my son, putting him down for his nap and coming down to the kitchen, for my quiet, alone time of kitchen experiments. My friends tease me that I … [Read more…]

Pecan Shortbread Cookies

I kind of feel bad to end the holidays…but, I am also plenty tired of hosting parties, the cooking, the baking and also being a guest at other parties. I just want a week of doing nothing, ordering pizza and chilling out. I need a break. I plan on doing that next weekend. But, for … [Read more…]

Chocolate Almond Coconut Bars

This third Christmas Cookie is a quick and easy variation, in that these are bars and resemble brownies more than cookies. But, I wanted to have something for the chocolate lovers and decided to make this. This is not a made from scratch bar but is made from a cake mix. I saw this recipe … [Read more…]