When it comes to coconut sweet treats, classic Coconut Macaroons are a coconut lover's dream! Made with just 5 simple ingredients, coconut shines as the one true star of these coconut-y little bites. And not only do they taste great, homemade Coconut Macaroons are really easy to make, too.
Cookies don't have to be complicated with a long list of ingredients to be
good. In fact, there are lots of delicious options for
Christmas Cookies with 6 ingredients or less. Check out this
collection of 15+ Christmas cookie treats that require from only 2 to 6
ingredients. -- These tasty low-ingredient choices won't have you
filling an entire grocery cart to make!
This one's pretty simple, folks ... If you like orange, you'll love these Orange-Coconut Balls. Not a fan of orange? ~ Then these aren't for you. It's as simple as that. Because these little babies? ... They pack a huge orange punch!
Dark chocolate chips wrapped inside moist coconut pound cake, topped with dark chocolate ganache and shredded coconut ~ this Coconut-Dark Chocolate Pound Cake is a chocolate & coconut lover's dream.
Happy back-to-school, everyone! Tomorrow is the first day of school with the students for me! And I'm nervous. I'm always nervous for the first day of school. See, it's not just the kids who get nervous. Some of us teachers do, too!
Know what calms my nerves? Chocolate. Of course it does. I am a chocoholic, after all. Oh, and hilarious back-to-school videos like this one ...
Taking advantage of boxed cake mix as their base, Chocolate Crinkle Cake Mix Cookies are super easy to make. Hardly any measuring, just a few basic ingredients, amazingly quick to mix up -- and an especially fabulous recipe to get kids baking. But believe me, just because they're a great starter recipe for kids doesn't mean the grown-ups won't love the recipe, too! These cake mix cookies are great for anyone who wants to whip up a tasty cookie quickly and easily. CLICK HERE TO PIN THIS FOR LATER
Amazingly delicious homemade creamy coconut ice cream, with just three simple ingredients and no machine needed! CLICK HERE TO PIN THIS FOR LATER
Oh my, we have a new favorite sweet treat at our house. Can you guess what it is?
How about I give you some big old clues ... It's cold. It's super easy. It's super creamy and super delicious. And it only takes 3 ingredients to make. I
It's this 3-Ingredient Creamy Coconut Ice Cream! And I totally can't believe an ice cream this good can be whipped up without an ice cream machine. But it sure can.
In our family, it's not Christmas without Rum Balls. My Mom has made Rum Balls at Christmastime ever since I can remember. And I have more than happily continued the tradition.
Of course, once I got my hands on the recipe, I "Tracey-ified" it, as I like to do.
Isn't it so fun to tinker with a recipe to make it your own? To me, that's what cooking and baking is all about.
Dark spiced rum is richer in flavor than regular rum, which adds a wonderful richness and touch of spice to the rum balls.
So, I took Mom's classic rum ball recipe and changed the regular white rum to dark spiced rum. Dark spiced rum is richer in flavor than regular rum, which adds a wonderful richness and touch of spice to the rum balls.
And oh, then added in some extra rum to the recipe ~ you know, just for good measure.
I make these Rum Balls with Spiced Rum each year to include in the Christmas treat bags I give to friends. At this point I'm so known for rum balls, I don't think I could get away with not putting them in my holiday treat bags without some form of a riot. Of course, my friends never turn down my extra-tasty Kentucky Bourbon Balls, either.
The extra beauty of these chocolate rum balls? They're easy to make.
A bit time consuming if you're making several batches, like I do ... but easy.
And hey, you can just turn on your favorite Christmas movies and roll away to your heart's content while getting in the holiday "spirit" (pun intended!).
To whip up a batch, start by crushing vanilla wafer cookies to form the base of the rum ball dough. A super quick and easy way to do this is to give the vanilla wafers a whirl in a food processor. But if a food processor isn't available, simply put them in a ziploc bag and crush them with a meat mallet or rolling pin.
Do be warned, I love my rum balls quite "spirited" - aka: I make them a wee bit strong. Adjust the amount of spiced rum to taste, if you'd like.
Then add in confectioners' sugar, very finely chopped walnuts, cocoa, a touch of honey, and ... the best part ... spiced rum.
Mix everything together until well combined, and then chill the dough for about an hour to make it easier to work with. Once chilled, form the dough into small balls with your hands and roll each ball in confectioners' sugar. I sometimes use a small cookie scoop to help keep the size of the rum balls consistent.
And that's all there is to making these Rum Balls with Spiced Rum. They're an easy no-bake holiday treat.
But do be warned, I love my rum balls quite "spirited" - aka: I make them a wee bit strong. Adjust the amount of spiced rum to taste, if you'd like.
Happy holidays!!
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1/4 c. + an extra little splash of dark spiced rum
instructions:
How to cook Rum Balls {with Spiced Rum}
Mix all ingredients together until well combined. Cover and chill one hour in the refrigerator.
Form into small smalls (I use a small cookie scoop to measure out each one). Roll each ball in additional confectioner's sugar.
Store in an airtight container.
TRACEY'S NOTES
Each batch makes about 3 dozen Rum Balls, give-or-take a few depending on the size you make each one. I usually make at least a double or triple batch.
These can be made in advance and stored in the freezer until needed.
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Don't want to make or eat cinnamon rolls but still want a sweet treat with great cinnamon taste? Give Cinnamon Roll Cookies a try! CLICK HERE TO PIN THIS FOR LATER
You know what my Mom used to do with leftover pie crust dough when she'd make a pie? She'd sprinkle it with cinnamon and sugar, roll it up jelly-roll style, slice it, and bake it up. And I loved it. Absolutely loved it.
I think I might have even liked these little "cinnamon snails" better than I liked the pie itself. (Well, unless it was blueberry pie. Blueberry pie's my favorite.)
These cinnamon roll cookies remind me of my Mom's "cinnamon snails." Only better. Because they've got sugar glaze on the top, just like an actual cinnamon roll.
In our house, we are huge fans of pound cake. In my husband's home growing up, classic pound cake was a staple ... So much so, that his mom even had a special dedicated pound cake cupboard. To this day, if there's pound cake in the house it's stored in that special little cupboard.
Now that's serious dedication to pound cake!
Well, my Southern-born-and-bred husband has passed his love of pound cake along to me.
Before moving to the South from Vermont, I had never had a homemade pound cake. Little did I know what I was missing! I'm so happy to be able to say that I have been enlightened to the pure deliciousness of true homemade Southern pound cake. It's texture and flavor simply can't be beat.
Pound cake in cookie form?? ... Yes, please! Great taste and a pretty presentation. You can't beat that.
So when I came across this recipe for Pound Cake Cookies, I couldn't wait to give these little bite-sized beauties a try.
Spiked with bourbon deliciousness, Kentucky Bourbon Balls are a true Southern Christmas classic. Follow this simple recipe to whip up a batch of these easy no-bake treats -- it just wouldn't be the holidays without them!
With their slightly-sweetened shortbread-type dough rolled in a coating of confectioners' sugar, who doesn't just adore classic Snowball Cookies? Also known as Russian Tea Cakes or Mexican Wedding Cookies, these tasty little bites are typically enjoyed around the holidays or for special occasions. But they're so delicious, they deserve to be enjoyed all year long! CLICK HERE TO PIN THIS FOR LATER
Stuffed with cherry pie filling and drizzled in sweet glaze, Cherry Pie Cookies are little hand-held bites of cherry pie deliciousness. But you get to skip the fork! They're perfectly portable little bites to make for picnics, tailgating, lunchbox desserts, or everyday snacking treats. CLICK HERE TO PIN THIS FOR LATER
We all know and love iconic Peanut Butter Blossom cookies -- but why not enjoy this classic treat in easy bar form? Just like
their classic cookie inspiration, Peanut Butter Blossom Bars are
rich in peanut butter flavor with that signature Hershey's Kiss perched
deliciously on top. And as an added bonus, they're super easy to make, too.
Loaded with peanut butter, soft & chewy, rolled in sugar, and fork-pattern adorned ~ Grandma's old-fashioned Peanut Butter Cookies are the stuff childhood cookie memories are made of. CLICK HERE TO PIN THIS FOR LATER
Mash up two flavor favorites in these super tasty Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies. These cookies have the texture of chocolate chip cookies, while being chock full of the peanut butter and chocolate combination we love. CLICK HERE TO PIN THIS FOR LATER
Can you really make chocolate chip cookies with a cake mix? You sure can. Grab a box of Classic Yellow or Butter Golden cake mix, and whip up a tasty batch today! Chocolate Chip Cake Mix Cookies are tender, chewy, and chocolatey deliciousness - that are super easy to make.
Have you ever wondered how to make homemade Samoas Cookies? ~ Start with a basic shortbread cookie base, add a scrumptious caramel coconut topping, then finish it all off with a dark chocolate dunk and drizzle, and you've got your very own homemade version of classic Samoas cookies. Just pair them with a big glass of milk for the perfect ooey-gooey cookie treat ... any time of the year! CLICK HERE TO PIN THIS FOR LATER
