Christmas

Vanilla Kipferl Cookies are a traditional Austrian/German Christmas cookie. These light and crisp cookies are always shaped like a crescent and dusted with vanilla sugar. Do these cookies look familiar? I wouldn’t be surprised. Vanilla Kipferl cookies are very similar to a number of other cookies made with nuts and coated with powdered sugar. Ever …

Peppermint Roulade is a candy cane cake roll. A red & white striped sponge-cake-roll is filled with white chocolate-peppermint cream and chunks of crushed candy canes. Even though I love my new Peppermint Roulade recipe, I’m completely sick of this cake right now. Don’t worry, it’s a really good cake. I know, because I had …

This classic Sherry Trifle is made with layers of delicate ladyfinger cookies, raspberry preserves, homemade vanilla custard, plenty of sherry-wine, and mounds of vanilla whipped cream. Edible holly berries and leaves are the perfect decoration for an elegant Christmas dessert. I’ve been making this Sherry Trifle for years and years, and it’s my absolute favorite …

Buche de Noel, or Yule Log Cake, is a classic Christmas dessert for a reason.  I know you’ll love this chocolatey, rich, (gluten-free!) yet surprisingly light cake. I make a Yule Log Cake almost every year. A big, beautiful Buche de Noel decorated with meringue mushrooms and marzipan holly is the perfect centerpiece for your holiday table. First …

White Chocolate Cranberry Cheesecake is the perfect dessert for your holiday table. You’ll love this silky white chocolate cheesecake topped with whipped white chocolate ganache and jewel-like Cranberries in Red Wine. Not only are Cranberries in Red Wine a great side dish to the main meal, they’re also a perfect component for festive holiday desserts like my …