Well hello! I bet you’ve been wondering what happened to me? I’m so sorry to disappear for a bit – but the month of December was a whirlwind of craziness- but it was so much good and fun, I didn’t mind! So here we are and I haven’t blogged for a while! How about we talk Christmas?

When it comes to Christmas goodies – my girl, Mackenzie and I love to bake. I dare say that the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree, because my mom does too – and so did Grandma! This year we decided to make several of Grandma’s cookie recipes for our treats that we share with friends and family.

Here’s the list of what we made that were in her recipe box – some of which I’ve featured here before!

1. Ginger Cookies – always warm, chewy and delightful
2. Dad’s Oatmeal Cookies – which we dressed up for Christmas with coconut, pecans, craisins and white chocolate chips
3. Magic Layer Bars – some call these 7 layer bars – but Grandma’s version didn’t have 7.
4. Sugar cookies – we did a half batch of cutouts and had fun frosting them with my mom a few days after Christmas, so they didn’t make it onto the tray below.
5. Rocky Road fudge – This is the fudge with graham cracker bottom and marshmallows mixed in.

We also made Oreo Balls, Buckeyes, Egg Nog Cookies and rice Krispy treats. All of these goodies together made for a festive tray to share at Christmas! Here’s a Christmas hack for you: I also purchased a few goodies from Trader Joe’s to decorate the tray- mini chocolate mint stars and peppermint meringues. Man, do I love a pretty tray of Christmas Cookies.

Here’s the recipe for the Magic Bars – so simple, but definitely yummy! It won’t take much effort to try these! Let me know if you do! And Happy New Year!