Here is a clip of Renee Fleming and Martha Stewart partaking in holiday baking!  I love it and the fact you can find simple clips to give holiday baking inspiration anytime of day.  This is Martha making a butter press cookie or “Spritz” cookie.

I love, love, love Haystack Cookies!  My mother-in-law turned me on to them about five years ago, and now every Christmas I must have them.  They are so easy and so delicious. These are truly the perfect cookies to make with kids too, because there is no baking involved.  Here is the simple recipe: INGREDIENTS: [...]

How could you not love Paula Deen?  Sweet, old thing that loves butter and baking.  I would love to spend the week with Paula Deen and let her make me a little more fluffy!  As it is the holiday season and Christmas is almost here, I’m in a baking kind of mood.  I found this [...]

My husband and I have been getting in the Christmas spirit early this year!  So far we have made Snowball cookies, peanut butter chocolate chip cookies and toffee cookie bars.  I’m always looking for more inspiration and today I came across a quick video by Food Network on Christmas cookies.  It explains the difference between [...]

My husband, Eric, makes the most wonderful cookies.  He is the baker and I’m the cook in the family.  Every Christmas he makes big batches of cookies that my coworkers and family “ohhh and “awwe” over.  One of the very best cookies he makes are his snowball cookies.  This recipe is a little different from [...]

Want to make delicious and pretty Christmas cookies in almost no time flat?  Check out this wonderful video on how to make Christmas cookies in a snap!  I think I’m going to make the chocolate peanut butter ones today.  I like the idea of putting them in a simple decorative tin and giving them out [...]

(ARA) – ‘Tis the season for delicious treats and festive gatherings. The fun of baking, sharing recipes and getting together for holiday parties, such as a cookie exchange, are what make the season extra special. Inspired by their more than 40 years of collective baking and entertaining experience, Hershey’s Kitchens Linda Stahl and Betty Crocker [...]

(NC)—For many parents, the holiday season brings an endless stream of shopping excursions, festive gatherings to plan, and meals to cook. But the holidays are also a great time to embrace new family traditions and create memories with your loved ones that will be fondly recalled for years to come. Baking with kids is one [...]

So today I have been obsessed with finding great videos on Christmas cookie recipes.  So far I have found three relatively short and very informational videos on making Christmas cookies.  One cookie that screams Christmas is the gingerbread man.  I can’t imagine Christmas without it and below is a great video on how to make [...]

Today while I was looking around on Youtube for Christmas ideas — yes, it is not even Thanksgiving but I’m already looking forward to Christmas ideas — I found this great video for Candy Cane Christmas Cookies.  The video is a bit amateurish; however, it is simple to follow and I’m excited to try this!