I love the wonderful smells that drift through the home during the Christmas season. The kitchen has always been a favorite gathering place for my family and the holidays are no exception to this. My youngest son still looks forward to making the Christmas cookies. His favorites are the sugar cookies we roll out and cut in different shapes.

We have a Christmas Eve family tradition in our home of gathering around the kitchen table and celebrating with a birthday cake for Jesus. I found this to be a wonderful way to teach my sons the reason for Christmas.

I'd like to share just a couple of my favorite holiday dessert recipes with you and of course, being from the South, there has to be a pecan pie and a sweet potato pie in there somewhere. I do hope y'all will enjoy them as much as we do.

Apple Crisp

Enough peeled and sliced apples to make up about 10 cups
(I like the granny smith)
Spread in a 13x9x2 pan (Sprinkle on sugar to taste)
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
Juice of 2 lemons


The Topping

1 1/3 cups flour
1 1/3 cups sugar
1/2 cup butter

Mix with a fork into crumbs and sprinkle on top of the apple mixture
Bake at 350 degrees for about 45 minutes.

This recipe is delicious served warm with ice cream.
Pumpkin Crisp

2 cups pumpkin (one 16 oz can solid pack)
1 large can evaporated milk (12 oz)
1 cup sugar
3 eggs
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 box yellow cake mix
2 sticks butter (not margarine)
1 1/2 cups pecans

Mix pumpkin, evaporated milk, sugar, eggs, and cinnamon.
Pour into a 13x9 pan lined with wax paper.
Top with one box yellow cake mix. DO NOT MIX!
Simply pour dry mix evenly on top of pumpin mix.
Top that with 1 1/2 cups of pecans. Pat down.
Melt butter and pour on top.

Bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes. Cool and invert on serving tray.

This recipe is delicious topped with whipped cream.
Pecan Pie

1 cup white corn syrup
1 cup dark brown sugar
1/3 cup melted butter
1 heaping cup pecans
3 (beaten) whole eggs
dash of vanilla
pinch of salt

Mix all ingredients well
Pour into an unbaked 9 inch pie crust
Bake at 350 degrees for 45/50 minutes
Sweet Potato Pie

1 stick butter
1 cup sugar
2 eggs (beaten)
1/2 cup evaporated milk
2 cups mashed sweet potatoes
1 tsp vanilla
1/4 tsp salt

Cream butter and sugar together.
Add eggs and mix.
Add potatoes and mix.
Add milk, vanilla and salt. Mix well

Pour into unbaked 9 inch pie crust
Bake at 375 degrees for about 40 minutes
Easy Key Lime Pie

5 egg yolks (beaten)
1 can sweetened condensed milk (14 oz)
1/2 cup key lime juice

Mix well the egg yolks, sweetened condensed milk and lime juice.
Pour into unbaked 9-inch graham cracker crust.
Bake 350 degrees for 15 minutes. Allow to cool.
Top with whipped cream and garnish with lime slices if desired.
Pink Salad

1 can Eagle brand milk
1 11 oz. can mandarin oranges (drained)
1 20 oz. can crushed pineapple (drained)
1 can cherry pie filling
2 cups miniature marshmallows
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1 can coconut

Mix milk and Cool Whip. Add other ingredients, mix well and refrigerate.

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cookies by snogirl



 

We Wish You a Merry Christmas

Christmas 2001
Tailormaid

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