30 holiday colorful Recipes

vanilla chips, crispix cereal, cheerios toasted oat cereal, quaker oatmeal squares cereal, pretzel sticks, broken in half, dry roasted peanuts (lightly salted), plain m &m s plain chocolate candy (holiday colors)

green food coloring paste, white chocolate bark coating squares, chopped and melted, pointed ice-cream cones, toppings: green and white sparkling sugars , holiday sprinkles, candy-coated chocolate pieces, gumdrops

butter, softened, sugar, eggs, vanilla extract, king arthur unbleached all-purpose flour, baking soda, cream of tartar, salt, assorted colors of jolly rancher hard candies, meringue powder, water, sugar, assorted colors of paste food coloring, white edible glitter

tube (16-1/2 oz) refrigerated sugar cookie dough, king arthur unbleached all-purpose flour, red colored sugar, green colored sugar

ingredients for basic butter cookies, decorating icing (optional), ing in various colors (optional), garnish: edible glitter and nonpareils (see cooks note, below)

pretzels (i prefer the square shape ), hugs chocolates, m & s plain chocolate candy (christ as colors)

butter, softened, sugar, vanilla extract, lemon juice, king arthur unbleached all-purpose flour, white candy coating, coarsely chopped, colored sugar and/or nonpareils

cornstarch, icing sugar, butter, softened, flour, chocolate (molding in your choice of color)

butter, strawberry gelatin, water, sugar, light corn syrup, assorted sprinkles , confectioners sugar, coarse colored sugar and/or nonpareils

butter, softened, sugar, sweetened condensed milk, vanilla extract, king arthur unbleached all-purpose flour, salt, sprinkles , jimmies or colored sugar, optional

unsalted butter, room temperature, golden brown sugar, egg, vanilla extract, all purpose flour, baking powder, salt, ground nutmeg, more) powdered sugar (about 2 1/4 lb), just whites (pasteurized powdered egg whites ), more) water, assorted food colorings , preferably wilton concentrated gel pastes in golden yellow, violet, moss green, red (no taste) and sky blue

butter, softened, cream cheese, softened, sugar, egg yolk, vanilla extract, almond extract, king arthur unbleached all-purpose flour, salt, baking soda, tinted frosting , coarse sugar and/or colored sugar

white cake mix, peppermint extract, white cranberry juice, white icing, cupcakes, royal icing , recipe follows, blue colored candy canes, u shape broken off to make a cup handle and straight part broken into small pieces, cupcakes, white icing, marshmallows, pretzel sticks or tooth picks, royal icing , recipe follows, cake decorating dots, orange slice jelly candy , cut into tiny wedges for the nose, cupcakes, white icing, yogurt covered pretzels, blue candy covered chocolates or blue jelly beans, fruit roll-up (recommended : fruit by the foot), red gum drops, egg whites or 5 tbsp meringue powder, fresh lemon juice or 1 tsp vanilla extract, sugar , sifted

peppermint candies (or 2 candy canes broken up), low-fat milk (1/4 cup additional if not using liquor), scoop vanilla ice cream, chocolate chips, oreo cookies, broken into pieces, baileys irish cream (optional), cream, sugar (green colored), chocolate sprinkles, maraschino cherry, candy cane

tomatoes, seeded and chopped, tomato paste, olive oil, kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, garlic powder, for seasoning, fresh basil leaves , torn, carrot, chopped, rib celery, chopped, eggplant, chopped, zucchini, chopped, green bell pepper, sliced, yellow bell pepper, sliced, roasted red bell pepper, sliced, olive oil, pine nuts, eggplant, pizza dough, fresh mozzarella, cut into chunks, fresh buffalo mozzarella, cut into chunks, cooked chicken, diced or shredded, cooked tuna, diced or shredded, grated romano cheese, cooked tri-color pasta, for garnish , optional

butter, softened, sugar, vanilla extract, king arthur unbleached all-purpose flour, colored sugar , optional

two 8-oz packages light cream cheese, hidden valley ranch salad dressing mix (milk recipe), marinated artichoke hearts, drained, chopped, fresh minced parsley, roasted red peppers, drained and chopped

heads broccoli florets, head cauliflower, red onion, zucchini, yellow squash, fresh button mushrooms, fresh grape tomatoes, pimientos (drained ), sliced black olives (drained ), cucumber, tri-color spiral pasta, kraft zesty italian dressing, kraft italian caesar salad dressing (not regular caesar), bell pepper