Month: November 2025

Most Christmas cookie bar recipes start with a simple blondie‑style or chocolate chip cookie dough base: melted or softened butter is mixed with brown sugar and granulated sugar, then eggs and vanilla are beaten in for richness and structure. Flour, baking soda or baking powder, salt, and sometimes cornstarch or a little cinnamon are folded … Read more

Traditional churros are strips of fried dough rolled in cinnamon sugar, which means hot oil, thermometers, and a bit of a mess. Ritz Churro Bites sidestep all of that by using mini peanut butter Ritz sandwich crackers as the “dough,” then building all the churro flavor on top. The crackers are spread on a baking … Read more

Instead of making a peanut butter truffle filling from scratch, Nutter Butter Truffles use the cookies themselves as the base: the Nutter Butters are crushed into fine crumbs, then blended with softened cream cheese, powdered sugar, and creamy peanut butter until the mixture forms a thick, scoopable dough. That dough is rolled into bite‑size balls … Read more

Instead of rolling out pie dough and baking a whole pie, pecan pie balls take the main flavor notes of the filling—pecans, brown sugar, syrup, butter, and vanilla—and compress them into a rich, scoopable “dough.” Finely chopped pecans and graham cracker crumbs provide structure and crunch, while melted butter and maple, honey, or corn syrup … Read more

Moo Shu comes from northern Chinese cooking, where the original pork version paired sliced pork, egg, and wood ear mushrooms; American‑Chinese adaptations swap in cabbage, shiitake or button mushrooms, and sometimes carrots, then add a glossy sauce based on soy, hoisin, and sesame oil. For Moo Shu Chicken, thin strips of chicken breast or thigh … Read more

The core idea behind crack cookies is to take an already addictive candy—often saltine cracker toffee, sometimes called “Christmas crack”—and fold it into a buttery cookie dough. You start by making a quick tray of toffee bark with crackers, butter, and brown sugar, topped with melted chocolate, then chill and chop it into small pieces. … Read more

Instead of a simple clear broth, Crack Chicken Noodle Soup starts with chicken broth and condensed soup or a quick roux, then gets enriched with milk or cream, cream cheese, and shredded cheddar so the base turns velvety and thick. Dry ranch mix or a homemade ranch blend of onion, garlic, dill, and herbs seasons … Read more

Unlike a basic chicken soup, Tuscan Vegetable Chicken Stew leans into Italian flavors and texture. Onion, garlic, carrots, and celery are sautéed in a mix of butter and olive oil until tender, then zucchini and red bell pepper are added for color and sweetness. Flour is sprinkled over the vegetables to make a quick roux, … Read more

Traditional Brunswick Stew has its roots in the American South, where it originally used whatever game was on hand, like squirrel or rabbit, plus vegetables and beans in a tomato base. Modern versions typically swap the game for smoked or pulled pork and shredded chicken, and layer in corn, lima beans, potatoes, and tomatoes, then … Read more