Hey guys! Happy DECEMBER! My very favorite month of the year. Instead of the usual Foodie Favorites today, I thought we’d mix it up with a seasonally appropriate round-up of my favorite treats for holiday baking and gifting that I’ve featured here on this here blog over the past few years. Because you’re already planning out all your holiday baking too, right?! And be sure to tune in this weekend – I’ll be adding to the list with an incredible Christmas cookie recipe!
Chocolate chip cookies will forever have a place in my heart as one of the first things I ever “baked.” Nothing would make me happier than buying break-and-bake chocolate chip cookies with little peanut butter cups in them, throwing 11/12 onto a baking sheet (I’ll let you figure out what happened to the 12th), and under-baking them by about 2 minutes. I’d have a perfect dessert ready in less than 20 minutes, hot and gooey and met with praise and excitement from everyone around the house. Making those cookies was what made me realize I love baking – the ability to make people so happy with a combination of butter, chocolate, and love was, and continues to be, my favorite feeling.