Chocolate peppermint creme cups on a black cutting board with crushed candy cane scattered around.

12 Days of Holiday Treats: Chocolate Peppermint Creme Cups

Welcome to Day 1 of The Twelve Days of Holiday Treats! Once again, this year, from December 1st-12th I’ll post a new holiday treat recipe every day – inspiration for your holiday entertaining! The recipes I’m sharing are small-er batch (as many of us will still be attending/ hosting smaller gatherings) – each recipe makes … Read more

Close up of a tray of chocolate mint thumbprint cookies topped with candy canes.

12 Days of Holiday Treats: Choc Mint Thumbprint Cookies

Welcome to Day 9 of The Twelve Days of Holiday Treats! Once again, this year, from December 1st-12th I’ll post a new holiday treat recipe every day – inspiration for your holiday entertaining! The recipes I’m sharing are small-er batch (perfect for this year when many of us will still be attending/ hosting smaller gatherings) … Read more

Stack of Dorie Greenspan Mint Chocolate Sablés

Tuesdays with Dorie (Dorie’s Cookies): Mint Chocolate Sablés

This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe from Dorie’s Cookies is a classic for the holiday season! Dorie says: My son, Joshua, and I have a thing for the mint-and-chocolate combo. We tried gooey cookies and chubby ones, sandwich cookies and cakey ones, and, in the end, we were surprised by our final choice: this sleek … Read more

Tray of Chewy Chocolate Mint Crackle Cookies

Twelve Days of Holiday Treats: Chewy Chocolate Mint Crackle Cookies

 Welcome to Day 9 of The Twelve Days of Holiday Treats! Once again, this year, from December 1-12th I’ll post a new holiday treat recipe every day – inspiration for your holiday entertaining! The recipes I’m sharing are small batch (perfect for this year of smaller gatherings – each recipe makes 1-dozen or a few … Read more

Dorie Greenspan Double-Mint Milk Chocolate Mousse and Gelée with mint flowers and sour cream

Tuesdays with Dorie (Baking Chez Moi): Double-Mint Chocolate Mousse and Gelée

This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe from Baking Chez Moi  was one that I’ve missed somehow as I’ve flipped through the pages of this book over the past 4 years and it’s surprising because I LOVE chocolate and mint (“gelée”? not so much but ok, I’ll try it!). I was particularly excited to make this … Read more