Chocolate Covered Cherry Thumbprint Cookies

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Chocolate Covered Cherry Thumbprint Cookies takes an old fashioned candy and combines with a simple cookie recipe! This makes for a fun delicious holiday treat!

Chocolate Covered Cherry Thumbprint Cookies on brown background

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I swear these cookies are not a hot mess! Really, they may look like it but they are in fact so delicious!!!

I don’t know about you but I love chocolate covered cherries! My girls think they taste like cough medicine but I think they are just not fully able to capture the deliciousness of this candy!

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Cranberry Pear Strudel

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Cranberry Pear Strudel is a simple, sweet dessert! A few ingredients of seasonal fruit and puff pastry and you have the perfect treat!

Cranberry Pear Strudel on white plate

 

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Remember the last time I made you strudel? Yeah it’s been way too long, I almost don’t remember myself. It was this Cranberry Apple Strudel.

I think I stayed away from strudels because I didn’t know how to make them look pretty! Fear not I have overcome that issue so you may see a lot of them real soon!

So what is a strudel? Basically it is just a layered pastry with a sweet filling, typically from Europe but equally enjoyed here in the US.

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Cranberry Apple Walnut Tarts

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These Cranberry Apple Walnut Tarts would be the perfect addition to your holiday dessert table! Perfect for when you want to make individual desserts!

Cranberry Apple Walnut Tarts on parchment paper

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As soon as I saw cranberries in my grocery store I grab two bags! I LOVE using fresh cranberries in recipes and I am so happy they are in season right now!

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Chocolate Peppermint Croissants

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Start your holiday breakfast off with these Chocolate Peppermint Croissants!

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Can I tell you something? I hate winter. Okay, I am pretty sure I am being overly dramatic because of two reasons. One, winter is not even here yet, and two. I love everything that comes with winter such as these Peppermint Cream Cookies, or treats like these Caramel Hot Chocolate Muddy Buddies.

Living only for a year and a half in Indiana, it has helped me to appreciate the different seasons because here we actually get to see them all. In North Carolina, we would go from winter straight to summer and back with very little spring or fall.

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Living in Indiana it has taught me what cold really is. I mean, I thought I knew what it was, but I didn’t. I have been fooled my whole life, I tell ya. Anyways, winter brings us Christmas and all things peppermint. It also brings us snow (depending on where you live), time off from school, and Christmas music for weeks on end. These are the things I love about winter.

But the cold. I hate cold. I feel like I am a frozen ice sculpture. But never fear, I sip on lots of hot tea and hot chocolate to keep me warm until the sun appears again and I can come out of hibernation.

So back to my obsession with peppermint. I love it! I look forward to the time of year where it is accepted to be obsessed. My hubby would disagree because he doesn’t enjoy it like I do.

Lucky for me, my girls do, and they are more than happy to eat all of the peppermint treats that come out of my kitchen.Chocolate Peppermint Croissants | The Bitter Side of Sweet

It was only natural for me to want to add peppermint to puff pastry in some manner. I decided to make it simple for you. These Chocolate Peppermint Croissants only take 4 ingredients!

One thing to note about the recipe is that I froze my ganache before putting it into the pastry. The ganache has a mind of its own, and if you don’t seal your croissants correctly you may have it all over your sheet pan. In fact, I am sure you will have some of it melt out, but never you fear there is plenty left in the center for you to enjoy! Make sure to check out this Chocolate Peppermint Croissants Recipe!

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Chocolate Peppermint Thumbprint Cookies

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Chocolate Peppermint Thumbprint Cookies made with greek yogurt and whole white wheat flour with a chocolate ganache filling that is perfect for holiday baking!

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Sorry I have been away guys! I’ve been sick! If you know anything about me, I do not get sick too often but this time around it really hit me. I had to take a nap.

I NEVER take naps. But it was good. I rested and finally yesterday I started to feel myself again. Apparently everyone else thought too!

My coworkers and hubby were all glad to see that I finally had color in my face again. I guess I had been walking around looking like a zombie. I know if I looked like how I felt then that pretty much describes it!

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