Daily Indulgence: December 2015

These perfectly spiced cookies get a finishing touch from a beautiful design on top. Place a stencil or doily over the cooled cookies before dusting them with powdered sugar. 

Russian tea cakes, Mexican wedding cakes, Viennese almond crescents--many countries have their own version of these melt-in-your-mouth butter-and-nut cookies which also happen to look like little snowballs! 

We love to drizzle some melted chocolate over top of these luscious shortbread slices for a decadent finish. 

The cream cheese and white chocolate icing is the superstar of these red-velvet beauties. Simply use a plastic bag and snip the corner for an easy DIY piping bag. 

These dense, chewy fruitcake bars are a fresh version of the kind passed around at holiday parties. We love raisins and dried cherries in this recipe, but use your favorite combinations.

No one will ever have to know this show-stopping 4-layer Christmas cake started with a box of chocolate cake mix! 

Serve these perfectly golden latkes with sour cream and applesauce for the perfect bite each time.

These DIY marshmallow-krispie trees make great gifts to pass out at the next holiday potluck or Secret Santa swap. 

These too-cute tea packages make unique DIY gifts for the holidays. Use any loose leaf teas of your choice to fill each tea bag with customizeable flavors. 

What else are we to do with so many beignets? We'll build something out of it, of course! Use wooden picks and a foam cone to attach the beignets, then dust the finished tree tower with generous amounts of powdered sugar for the "snow." 

These little tarts make for a perfect grab-and-go dessert for guests at your next holiday party or potluck. Dust the tarts with cocoa for a pretty finish. 

Want to try your hand with a kitchen torch? Use it to brown the meringue just perfectly in this classic dessert with a gingerbread twist. 

This crowd-pleasing savory condiment is fantastic on crackers and sandwiches and makes a great gift for any bacon lovers on your list. 

This four-layer stunner is a cake that will surely make a statement at the dessert table this holiday season. Place it on a pretty cake stand to make it that much more impressive. 

Delight neighbors and coworkers with edible gingerbread boxes this year. Fill the decorated boxes with candy and place lids on top for an elegant and edible gift like no other.

Experimenting with unusual ingredients can produce an irresistible batch of cookies. In this recipe, caramel and popcorn pieces create the ultimate combination of salty and sweet—in cookie form!

Let the young ones help out with these fun gingerbread treats. Kids will love helping to frost and deliver these stackable three-layer snowman cookies!

These mini-bundt cakes are perfect for gifts to send to friends and family this holiday season. Just be prepared to share the recipe when they ask for it! 

This chocolate fondue can easily be made kid-friendly by omitting the bourbon. Dip strawberries, cookies, or any treat of your choice for a heavenly chocolate experience. 

When a soft, fudgy cookie meets crunchy candy cane shards, it's a match made in heaven. 

Store-bought sugar donuts become impressive holiday snowmen when decorated with chocolate candy pieces, pretzels, chocolate chips, and orange gummy candies. Let kids do the assembling and decorating for a fun DIY project.

For these colorful cookies, use Jolly Rancher candies for the brightest, most vibrant "stained glass." Wrap them up in an elegant package to share with friends and family this year. 

These treats have a split personality: 1 part blondie, 1 part eggnog cheesecake. Refrigerate any leftovers in an airtight container up to one week.

It's never easier to get out of bed than when the smell of freshly baked cinnamon rolls is wafting through the air! 

This show-stopping layer cake gets even more decadence with a rich chocolate ganache icing between each beautiful layer. 

Not your everday chocolate chip cookie. This recipes adds brown sugar and coffee granules to the batter, mixes in rich chunks of semisweet chocolate, and finishes with a light dusting of flake salt. Are you drooling yet?

Infuse rich hot cocoa with amaretto liqueur to create this perfect adults-only, cold-weather cocktail. 

The perfect afternon tea cookie, these classic linzer cookies are filled with deliciously sweet plum preserves and topped with a dusting of powdered sugar.

We know exactly what you should do with all those leftover peppermints and candy canes...Put them on a chocolate cheesecake, of course! 

Enjoy this delicious Coconut-Almond Biscotti with your favorite cup of coffee or espresso, and you're practically sitting in a quaint Italian café. 

We're turning to a different kind of sparkler to help us celebrate and ring in the New Year!