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Coconut Macaroons
These melt-in-your-mouth meringues are a super easy to make and always a big hit for coconut lovers! (If you're like Grandma Izzie, who wouldn't touch the stuff, these are not for you. As the story goes, she and her brother, Great Uncle George, swiped a whole pound of...
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Festive Holiday Pretzels
For many years our annual family Christmas cookie baking day was interjected with great drama regarding these holiday pretzels. First, the original recipe used small round pretzels, which were only available at one store on the other side of town. In order to add the...
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Pumpkin Cheesecake Layer Pie (No Bake)
There are never enough ovens on Thanksgiving Day, so I love to make this easy, no-bake pumpkin pie! I adapted the recipe from one I got from my aunt many years ago. Mostly, what has changed is the elimination of as much of the processed ingredients as possible. The...
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Autumn Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies
These cookies are an original EATS Together recipe inspired by a cherry chocolate oatmeal cookie that we have been making for years. I wanted to incorporate fall flavors and Jim's love of cranberries inspired me to try them, along with a few fall spices and white...
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Grandmommie’s Cherry Chocolate Cream
Nabisco introduced their Famous Chocolate Wafers in 1924 and, not long after, the original "Icebox Cake" recipe appeared on the back of the Famous box. This "cake" became popular during the World War 2 era because of its use of premade ingredients and its simplicity....
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Inside Out Cookies
Sporting a chocolate cookie and white chocolate chips, we've always called these "Inside Out Cookies." We enjoy them throughout the year, but also always have them on the Christmas cookie tray to satisfy the many chocoholics we know and love! Ingredients for Inside...
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Snowball Cookies
Snowballs, Sandies, Italian Wedding Cookies...the list can go on and on. This popular cookie comes with many names and in many shapes. We like making small balls that you can pop in your mouth in one bite. Grandmommie used to use the same recipe, but shaped them into...
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Holiday Holly Treats
Every holiday cookie plate needs these festive holly treats. They are simple to make and so yummy – but not too many, kids. If your tongue starts to look green, it is said you may be turning into The Grinch! Ingredients for Holiday Holly Treats 1/2 C. butter 30 - 35...
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Tomorrow’s Nutty Banana Bread
This banana bread is worth the wait, though it smells so good in the oven that it's hard to hold out as the recipe (and tradition) dictates! Adding some whole wheat flour, pecans, a touch of nutmeg and a hint of vanilla helps create the nutty flavor that perfectly...
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Grandma’s Cranberry Bread
This delicious cranberry bread was adapted from one of our favorite Thanksgiving storybooks, Cranberrry Thanksgiving. We continue to make it throughout the holiday season and are often nibbling a slice as we open our Christmas gifts. (And by the way, it also makes a...
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McGuire Cranberry Relish
This fresh cranberry relish is very easy and always on our Thanksgiving table. We like to make extra and can it for the rest of the season. Put a bow on a jar of cranberry relish for a nice holiday party hostess gift. Ingredients for McGuire Cranberry Relish 1 quart...
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Pumpkin Bread with Maple Cream Cheese Frosting
The flavors of cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves combine with maple icing to make this pumpkin bread an ideal autumn treat! Ingredients for Pumpkin Bread with Maple Cream Cheese Frosting BREAD 2 C flour 1 C packed brown sugar 1 T baking powder 1 t ground cinnamon 1/4 t salt...
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