Christmas Sweets and Treats

Made with dried apples, water, brown sugar, sugar, shortening, molasses, buttermilk, salt, ground nutmeg, ground cinnamon

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

Made with vanilla extract, butter, sugar, egg whites, all-purpose flour, almonds

Method:   oven
Time:   under 30 minutes

Made with baking powder, sugar, eggs, milk, oil, bourbon whiskey, canned fruit mix, vanilla extract, orange flavoring

Method:   oven, stovetop
Time:   2-5 hours

Made with butter, oil, sugar, eggs, lemon or anise extract, flour, baking powder, salt, water

Method:   oven
Time:   under 30 minutes

Made with candy canes, red food coloring, peppermint extract, powdered sugar, brownie mix, cream cheese, butter or margarine

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

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Made with vanilla extract, salt, baking powder, candied cherries, candied pineapple, pecans, butter or margarine, confectioners' sugar, eggs, all-purpose flour

Method:   oven
Time:   2-5 hours

Made with walnuts, butter, brown sugar, baking soda, eggs, water, all-purpose flour, salt, rum

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

Made with Cool Whip, water, lime gelatin powder, white cake mix, cherry gelatin powder

Method:   oven
Time:   2-5 hours

Made with golden syrup, butter, oatmeal, baking powder, ground ginger, allspice, muscovado sugar

Method:   oven, stovetop
Time:   30-60 minutes

Made with almonds or hazelnuts, pearl barley, sugar, raisins, water, ground cinnamon

Method:   stovetop
Time:   2-5 hours

Made with candy bar, salt, baking soda, butter, peanut butter, brown sugar, sugar, eggs, vanilla extract, flour

Method:   oven
Time:   2-5 hours

Made with pecans, butter, powdered sugar, vanilla extract, flour, salt

Method:   oven
Time:   30-60 minutes

Made with pecan halves, all-purpose flour, butter, sugar, egg yolks, eggs, almond extract

Method:   oven
Time:   30-60 minutes

Made with coconut extract, butter, shortening, vanilla extract, all-purpose flour, eggnog, flaked coconut, sugar, eggs, lemon extract

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

Made with ground nutmeg, cornstarch, eggnog, rum extract, heavy whipping cream, sugar, salt, vanilla extract

Method:   stovetop, oven
Time:   2-5 hours

Made with sugar, flour, baking powder, raisins, citron, mixed citrus peel, crystallized cherries, nuts, limes, butter

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

Made with ground cinnamon, ground ginger, baking soda, buttermilk, cornstarch, salt, sugar, water, lemon rind

Method:   stovetop, oven
Time:   1-2 hours

Made with whipping cream, salt, walnuts or pecans, cranberries, miniature marshmallows, sugar, apples, seedless grapes


Time:   over 5 hours

Made with bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, baking soda, sliced almonds, light brown sugar, water, butter, vanilla extract

Method:   oven, stovetop
Time:   30-60 minutes

Made with candied cherries -- cut up, bleached raisins -- cut up, vanilla extract, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, flour, eggs, shortening, sugar


Time:   over 5 hours

Made with beer, raisins, pitted dates, dried apples, dried apricots, all-purpose flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, allspice, cloves

Method:   oven, stovetop
Time:   2-5 hours

Made with whipping cream, cream cheese, mayonnaise, red maraschino cherries, green maraschino cherries, crushed pineapple, pecans, miniature marshmallows


Time:   2-5 hours

Made with sour cream, mayonnaise, maraschino cherries, (8 1/2 oz.) can crushed pineapple, well drained, (8 1/2 oz.) can sliced pineapple, blotted on paper towel, water, (6 oz.)...


Time:   over 5 hours

Made with green food coloring, flour, baking powder, salt, butter, sugar, egg, vanilla extract, red food coloring, candied cherries

Method:   oven
Time:   over 5 hours

Made with candied pineapple, candied cherries, raisins, eggs, water, cranberry quick bread mix, date or nut quick bread mix, pecans

Method:   oven
Time:   2-5 hours

Made with baking soda, salt, pumpkin pie spice, sugar, brown sugar, eggs, sourdough starter, water, vegetable oil, canned pumpkin

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

Made with ground cloves, sugar, vegetable oil, molasses, baking soda, water, flour, ground ginger, ground cinnamon

Method:   oven
Time:   30-60 minutes

Made with semisweet chocolate chips, butter, sugar, brown sugar, chopped walnuts

Method:   stovetop
Time:   30-60 minutes

Made with milk, all-purpose flour, brown sugar, baking powder, ground cinnamon, baking soda, canned pumpkin, molasses, eggs, margarine or butter

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

Made with ginger, salt, baking soda, baking powder, flour, molasses, eggs, shortening, sugar, brown sugar


Time:   1-2 hours

Made with mini candy-coated chocolate pieces, vanilla baking chips, vegetable oil

Method:   microwave
Time:   under 30 minutes

Made with sugar, molasses, vegetable oil, eggs, cinnamon, milk, vinegar, baking soda, ginger, nutmeg

Method:   oven
Time:   30-60 minutes

Made with flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, butter or margarine, sugar, eggs, sour cream, beer, vanilla extract

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

Made with salt, blackberry cordial, cinnamon, cloves, allspice, sourdough starter, mace, butter, candied fruit

Method:   oven
Time:   over 5 hours

Made with baking soda, butter or margarine, sugar, eggs, molasses, mixed candied fruit, candied pineapple, pecans, all-purpose flour, baking powder

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

Made with dark molasses, baking soda, all-purpose flour, baking powder, ground ginger, ground cinnamon, ground cloves, nutmeg, ground cardamom, eggs

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

Made with vanilla, baking powder, sugar, flour, eggs, red candied cherries, green candied cherries, candied pineapple, pecan halves, dates

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

Made with pumpkin, eggs, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, salt, caramel sauce, cream cheese, sugar, cornstarch

Method:   stovetop, oven
Time:   over 5 hours

Made with flour, soda, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, eggs, buttermilk, pecans, sugar

Method:   stovetop, oven
Time:   1-2 hours

Made with almonds, walnuts or granola, whole cranberries, apple pie filling, yellow cake mix, butter

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

Made with maraschino cherries, pecans, butter, graham crackers, marshmallows, raisins, coconut


Time:   over 2 hours

Made with red cinnamon candies, sugar, margarine, peanut butter, brown sugar, egg, vanilla extract, all-purpose flour, baking soda, peanut halves

Method:   oven
Time:   2-5 hours

Made with all-purpose flour, baking powder, ground cloves, ground allspice, cinnamon, milk, candied fruit, raisins, nuts

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

Made with sugar, eggs, flour, baking powder, salt, anise extract, light cream or half-and-half, butter, powdered sugar

Method:   oven, stovetop
Time:   under 30 minutes

Made with butter or margarine, flour, powdered sugar, vanilla extract, water, nuts, bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, maraschino cherries

Method:   oven
Time:   under 30 minutes

Made with rum, yellow cake mix, vanilla pudding mix, butter flavoring, whipping cream, vegetable oil, eggs, nutmeg, sugar

Method:   oven, stovetop
Time:   1-2 hours

Made with colored sugar or edible glitter, lemon, peppermint, orange, or almond extract, confectioner's sugar, cream of tartar, egg whites

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

Made with superfine sugar, salt, corn syrup, egg whites, water, vanilla extract

Method:   stovetop
Time:   30-60 minutes

Made with baking powder, flour, butter, sugar, egg, vanilla or almond extract

Method:   oven
Time:   30-60 minutes

Made with powdered sugar, margarine or butter, all-purpose flour, sugar, eggs, baking powder, baking soda, mincemeat, pecans or walnuts

Method:   oven
Time:   30-60 minutes