Lets begin with Barefoot Contessa's Coconut Macaroons, super easy and so freaking delicious!! Recipe here.
This Pistachio and Cranberry Bark is absolutely phenomenal!!
YOU must try this. 3 ingredients, super easy, and you won't believe how wonderful it is! HONEST!!
From Rosie, Kitchens are Monkey Business. This will be on my trays each and every year from now on, it's THAT good!Thank ya, Rosie!
Carnation Famous Fudge is always on my list, super easy and so tasty. A little square will do ya!
Recipe here.
Peanut Butter Fudge from this source is delicious,
like a buckeye without the chocolate.
Cinnamon Orange Spritz has been making an appearance on my trays for 15 years. These are wonderful , easy to decorate, and can be sandwiched together if you wish with jam or melted chocolate.
Use for any holiday changing the color sprinkles as appropriate.
Now its time to start the New Years Trays, yes I do those also. Back to my regular blog posts soon..
Pistachio Cranberry Bark
ABSOLUTELYDELICIOUS holiday bark. The combination of cranberry and pistachio ...
Coconut Macaroons
Coconut Macaroons.. adapted from Barefoot Contessa..
Carnation Famous Fudge
Deliciously simple fudge, a wonderful holiday gift!
Peanut Butter Fudge
Oh yes!






















Hope you had a great Christmas Donna!
ReplyDeleteCarnation fudge.... ahh memories
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas
Goodness girl! I've been reading your last few posts and you have been baking, baking, baking. Wow! Everything looks great too. I like the idea of putting melting chocolate in the middle of the spritz cookies :) Can't wait to see what you make for New Years :)
ReplyDeleteDonna- I hope you had a wonderful Christmas! I'm really interested to hear what is on your New Year's trays. I love the pistachio and cranberry bark, so pretty with the festive colors PLUS pistachios are a big time love for me! I tried your czech walnut pastries and I failed on them, big time. I halved the recipe and I think I did something wrong with the dough or maybe added too much filling. They didn't look pretty, but they still tasted great! I'll have to try again because that is one recipe I want to master :D
ReplyDeleteLove all the goodie, especially the bark Donna!
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas & a wonderful New Year to you!!
Everything looks wonderful...hope your Christmas was a delicious as your food!
ReplyDeleteOh, I especially adore the cinnamon orange spritz, the decoration on one side of the tree looks really cute!
ReplyDeleteDonna, so many lovely cookies! The one with pistachio nuts looks the best to me!
ReplyDeleteI am on cookie overload, I fear. I can't believe you have to do this all again for New Years!
ReplyDeleteI hope you had an excellent Xmas Donna! If the quality of these cookies are any indication, then I'm sure you did!
MERRY CHRISTMAS, Donna! Hope you've a fabulous time with your family & friends on this festive season. & make sure you've lots of fun and food as well. Bless you & your family! Btw, those cookies just came in right on time. Thank you so much for sharing. I'm planning for my comng Chinese New Year cookies tray as well. But mostly are for gifts!
ReplyDeleteBest wishes, Kristy
Another killer round of goodies!
ReplyDeleteWow, nice job with all the cookie trays! Hope you had a great Christmas!
ReplyDeleteI have to get me a piece of that pistachio cranberry bark!!!!
ReplyDeleteThere is NOTHING better than that Carnation fudge (though I did just make a carmel fudge from Helene's blog that was wonderful, too). The bark is beautiful! Happy, happy holidays to you and your whole family.
ReplyDeleteOooh, the bark looks especially good, since I'm not much of a candy maker. Cinnamon orange spritz cookies. oh, yes!!
ReplyDeleteOh gosh, such wonderful sweets! Happy holidays!
ReplyDeleteOh Donna, how do you do it? I can barely keep up with eight blogs, LOL!
ReplyDeleteI unfortunately did not have an appetite since I have been sick, so much of the sweets made for me by hubby's mom went untouched by my lips :(
Yum, the bark looks perfect, and the spritz cookies are calling my name :)
ReplyDeleteI am filing a complaint with UPS. My box of cookies from New Jersey did not arrive! You talked me into the cranberry & pistachio bark. These look amazing, girl! I'm suddenly in love with pistachios. So glad to have known you for a year. Looking forward to more of your shenanigans and recipes.
ReplyDeleteDebby
New Years trays??? I'd be happy to be on either list. Seriously, I'll make you a cake in return :-)
ReplyDeleteI have to say those macaroons are perfect! And those spritz trees are adorable. I sandwiched mine together this year. I might have to tryyour recipe as I haven't found one that I love yet.
You are amazing! I can't believe the tons an tons of goodies you made! I will definitely try the pistachio cranberry bark. I hope you had a wonderful Christmas :-)
ReplyDeleteMerry christmas and happy new year! You have been a very busy bee. I love the spritz cookies, my mom used to make them when I was little.
ReplyDeleteOh I want to try that wonderful pistachio and cranberry bark! Everything looks fantastic!
ReplyDeleteHope you and your family had a wonderful Christmas!
Oh man! Christmas is done and now I have to start baking again.... can't you post something about carrots?
ReplyDeleteDonna Donna Donna I want to spend Christmas at your house! I don't know which cookies or candies to start with! But the fudge? Mmmmm. The bark? I must make. And those absolutely perfect coconut macaroons are a favorite of mine!
ReplyDeleteI hope you and your family had a fabulous Christmas and Happy Holidays to you and yours!
Love those little Christmas Tree cookies.
ReplyDeletei wanna see tatas covered with cream .
ReplyDeleteyou only have today left to make tatas coverd with cream .
ReplyDeleteDear Donna,
ReplyDeleteThis relationship isn't working out. You just keep using me and using me. I'm just worn out over these past few weeks.
Sincerely,
Your Oven
:):):)
It all looks very yummy, especially the pistachio cranberry bark!
ReplyDeleteoh my donna!!! m loving all these Christmas treats!! hope ye had a wonderful christmas!! happy holidays and happpy new year to you and ye family!!
ReplyDeletecheers
nora
Holy moley! You are a baking machine. Hope you guys had an excellent Christmas and Santa was good to you.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous treats, Donna! Especially the pistachio/cranberry bark...I don't think I can wait until next Christmas to make that! ;) I hope you and yours had a fabulous Christmas!
ReplyDeleteYou made bark. I've always wanted to make bark, but somehow never gotten around to it. We worked at Williams-Sonoma one year during Christmas and I had to pass out bark.....their tray was heavy pottery and my arms hurt for days. Took a little wind out of my sails with regard to bark. Hope you had a great Christmas.
ReplyDeleteSam
Ciao ! I couldn't decide with which to start !! Happy new year !
ReplyDeletei was about to say i've seen more than enough sweets this holiday season, but what a joke. i can never see or eat too many. :)
ReplyDeleteI am in awe...you rocked it, Donna!! Hope your Christmas was wonderful (and naughty)!! :D
ReplyDeleteI am stuffed following the holidays but,looking at your blog posts with all these wonderful delights, it still is inspiring me to bake!
ReplyDeleteHope your Christmas was fabulous. Happy New Year.
Looking forward to your posts in 2010!
Oh my.... you have been one busy baker! Everything looks so good. Hope you had a great Christmas and wishing you a Happy New Year too!
ReplyDeleteHi Donna, Hope you had a great Christmas. You are the cookie queen! Just beautiful cookies. I made two of yours for the holidays - the snickers one and the mini chocolate chip butter bites. All the kids loved the snickers cookies and couldn't get enough of them. Both were terrific.
ReplyDeleteAfter seeing all of these cookie posts all I can do is wonder what kind of sugar high your family must be on right now! Did you ever get to leave the kitchen?
ReplyDeleteHope you had a wonderful Christmas and I can't wait to see all of your wonderful posts in teh new year.
Do you ever sleep? It all looks amazing!
ReplyDeleteOH that's crazy! I looked at the picture of the pistachio cranberry bark and had to do a double take! Because I just made a batch of that myself and it looked just like a picture I took! lol
ReplyDeletethey ALL look good! WHERE to begin?!?!
ReplyDeleteYou are amazing, Donna. Your Christmas cookie baking is over the top. Thanks so much for so many terrific recipes.
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year!
Wow, you really out did yourself with the candy and cookies! I wish I could go to your Christmas party, it all looks FANTASTIC!
ReplyDeleteOh, I wish this wasn't the last - your cookie trays look so amazing! Merry Christmas :)
ReplyDeleteAnother few of grand recipes of yours,...Oooh Donna!
ReplyDeleteMMMMMMMMM,...you never seem to amaze me,...
Oh DOnna,what an amazing array of cookies u have-would have loved to be baking next door to u for all the inspiration galore...am going so so gaga jus looking at all the cookies here-am strolling around all excited and jumping with glee even as lemon bars sit in my oven.....
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderfully gay smiling gleeful day-u made mine so with all ur delcious cookies and i would love love love to try my hand at dressing up all ur cookies...