Christmas Recap

Wow, I have so much I could have posted about over the last few weeks, but have been too busy to get it done, so here are some pictures of what I have been up to:

Pumpkin Cheesecake

Jam Thumbprints and White Chocolate Orange Dream Cookies

Peanut Butter Balls

Lebkuchen

Hopefully, I will get these recipes up here sooner rather than later!

White Chocolate Candy Cane Cheesecake

This cheesecake is absolutely wonderful!  If you are looking for something to do with your leftover candy canes, this is it.  The peppermint flavor is wonderfully muted by the white chocolate, and this is without a doubt the creamiest cheesecake I have every eaten.  The original recipe, given to me by my late mother-in-law, was for a raspberry white chocolate cheesecake (also wonderful), and I have adapted it here for Christmas using candy canes.  I have no idea where she got the original recipe, so unfortunately I can't give anyone credit there, so if anyone knows where it came from, please let me know.

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Snickerdoodles

Snickerdoodles are always a Christmas favorite, and since my Calculus class just happened to be working on a cookie recipe project (really, you shouldn't ask unless you are into that sort of thing) right before winter/Christmas break, and since they also don't contain the nuts or chocolate that so many students are allergic to, they made the perfect cookie for class.  I couldn't find the old recipe I used to make so I use this one from Martha Stewart.  This one of those rare events where I actually did follow the recipe exactly, so I won't re-post it.

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