13 best christmas Recipes

your favorite cake mix , or your best cake recipe - twice, cream cheese frosting, sanding sugar

butter, softened, creamy peanut butter, brown sugar, sugar, eggs, vanilla extract, flour , sifted, baking soda, salt, candy bars (snickers or milky way work best), milk chocolate , for drizzle

granulated sugar, egg, softened butter (no margarine!!), orange juice, vanilla, flour, baking powder, powdered sugar, for rolling

sliced ham, olive oil, balsamic vinegar (or to taste), salt and pepper, good quality fresh tomatoes, mozzarella cheese, sliced, fresh basil leaves

whole wheat flour (or use all-purpose), oats (not instant ), brown sugar, baking soda, melted butter (or margarine, but butter is best), mincemeat

eggs, flour, milk (use whole for best results), vanilla, salt, sugar (heaping), whiskey , to taste

milk, unsalted butter, sugar, marshmallows, semi-sweet chocolate chips, unsweetened chocolate, big hershey bars, pure vanilla extract, hand chopped pecans

egg, granulated sugar, vegetable oil, vanilla extract, buttermilk, all-purpose flour, baking soda, salt, chopped pecans, chopped well drained maraschino cherry (best to use the candied ones from a jar,), raisins (optional) or 1/2 cup chopped dates (optional), semi-sweet chocolate chips

turkey bacon, diced finely (can use regular bacon), frozen corn, butter, flour, milk, dry mustard, lemon juice, salt and pepper, parmesan cheese, grated (freshly grated is best ), minced red pepper, minced (about the same size as the corn kernels), green onions, sliced

strongly-brewed english breakfast tea, sweetened, mark bourbon, sherry wine, sweet vermouth, best-quality jamaican rum, champagne (verve), lemons, cut in 4 wedges, maraschino cherry , in their juice, without stems

butter, room temperature, sugar, egg yolks, almond extract (or use 2 tsp vanilla), candied orange peel (or use a mixture of lemon and orange), currants, golden raisins, candied maraschino cherries (chopped ), candied pineapple, finely chopped, chopped pecans, almonds (or use 3-1/2 cups chopped pecans), fresh orange juice, egg whites, room temperature, all-purpose flour