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I always look forward to making butter cookies for Christmas! My co-workers really enjoy it. This recipe is super simple to make. 

Ingredients:
2 cups of flour
1/2 tsp of baking powder
1/4 tsp of salt
1 1/2 sticks of butter softened 
1 cup of sugar
1 large egg
1 tsp of vanilla

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a bowl mix the flour, baking powder and salt. Then cream the butter, sugar, egg and add to the flour mixture. Then add the vanilla. 
Scoop the dough into a tablespoon round ball on a baking sheet. My trick is   with the bottom of a wine glass, dip into sugar then flattened the tablespoon of dough on the baking sheet. Makes the cookies have a nice circle shape and a sugar topping. 
Bake for 10 minutes. 

This tasty Martini recipe perfect for the Holidays  is courtesy of devotionnutrition.com 

Not-So-Naughty Coconut Biscotti Martini

Ingredients:

1.5 oz kahlua
4 oz unsweetened coconut milk
4 oz water
1/2 scoop Devotion Angel Food Cake Protein
1 coconut biscotti Flex Flavor
Directions:
In a shaker, mix the angle food cake protein with water and coconut milk until smooth and creamy. Add Kahlua and  the coconut biscotti flex flavor and continue shaking to mix.
Pour on the rocks or serve straight up. Garnish rim with sugar.
ENJOY!!

I am obsessed with eggnog so when I came across a  recipe for eggnog pie I just HAD to try it! This is super simple and AMAZING! 

I found this recipe on lovefromtheoven.com 

Ingredients:
1 3.4 oz package of vanilla instant pudding mix
1 1/4 cups of eggnog
1/3 cup of milk
1/2 tsp of nutmeg
1 cup of Cool Whip Whipped Topping, thawed
1 graham cracker pie crust

Directions: 
In a bowl mix the eggnog, milk and nutmeg. Then fold 1 cup of the Cool Whip into the mixture and combine.
Pour into pie crust and let it set in the fridge for at least 3 hours. 
Then top with some Cool Whip and you can also sprinkle a little nutmeg. 
If you are a fan of eggnog then you must try this recipe. 

I love hot chocolate and I love cupcakes....so I made  hot chocolate cupcakes!
These are chocolate cupcakes with a marshmallow frosting. I used small candy canes as cup handles and mini marshmallows on top. 

Chocolate Cupcake recipe (I found this recipe on allrecipes.com)
Ingredients: 
1 1/3 cup of all-purpose flour
1/4 tsp baking soda
2 tsp baking powder
3/4 cup of unsweetened cocoa powder
1/8 tsp of salt
3 tbs of butter, softened
1 1/2 cups of sugar
2 eggs
3/4 tsp of vanilla extract
1 cup of milk

Directions:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Mix flour, baking powder,baking soda, cocoa and salt.
In another bowl cream together butter and sugar. Add eggs, stir in vanilla. Combine flour mixture a little add a time and add milk. 
Fill  muffin pan cups 3/4 full. 
Bake for 15-17 minutes. 

Marshmallow Frosting Recipe
Ingredients:
1/2 cup of butter(room temperature)
1 7oz jar of marshmallow fluff
1 cup of powdered sugar
1 tsp of vanilla

Directions:
Beat butter and sugar until fluffy.
Mix in fluff and vanilla. 

Once cupcakes are cool frost with the marshmallow frosting and add a few mini marshmallows and a candy cane handle. 

It is National Cookie Day!! To celebrate I was inspired by a friend of mine to make these delicious Italian Christmas Cookies. 

Ingredients for cookies:
4 eggs
1 cup of sugar
1/2 cup of butter
2 tsp of vanilla
3 1/2 cups of flour
4 tsp of baking powder

For icing:
2 cups of confectioner's sugar
2 tsp of vanilla
6 tsp of water
sprinkles( for topping)
(stir ingredients until creamy)

Directions: 
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
Cream the butter and sugar in a bowl., beat the eggs and then add the vanilla. 
Slowly add flour and knead the dough, It will be sticky so use some flour to keep the dough from sticking to your hands. 
Pinch off dough and roll into a log then twirl into a round shape.
Place on a greased cookie sheet and bake  for 10 minutes. 

Once cookies are cool dip into icing and then add sprinkles. Enjoy!