Welcome to Day 1 of Christmas Week! This annual event was started in 2012, and is hosted by Kim of Cravings of a Lunatic. This year we have over 35 bloggers sharing festive sweet recipes for the event. Plus we all chipped in for a huge Amazon Gift Card Giveaway so be sure to enter!
Participants for Christmas Week:
Cravings of a Lunatic
Desserts Required
Poet in the Pantry
The Redhead Baker
Pineapple and Coconut
All Roads Lead to the Kitchen
Hezzi-D’s Books and Cooks
Cupcakes & Kale Chips
Cooking on the Front Burner
The Little Ferraro Kitchen
Crumb: A Food Blog
The Bitter Side of Sweet
Amee’s Savory Dish
Comfortably Domestic
Food Done Light
Farm Fresh Feasts
Flour On My Face
Mother Would Know
Food Lust People Love
My Catholic Kitchen
Daily Appetite
Try Anything Once Culinary
That Skinny Chick Can Bake
Savory Experiments
Cooking In Stilettos
Mind Over Batter
Rants From My Crazy Kitchen
Lauren Kelly Nutrition
Big Bear’s Wife
Everyday Southwest
From Gate to Plate
Karen’s Kitchen Stories
Savoring Italy
Dixie Chik Cooks
The Tomato Tart
Aloha Flavor
CopyKat Recipes
Whoa buddy, you’re all in for quite the week! I, along with the above host of other talented bloggers are coming together to share with you some spectacular holiday sweets and beverages to get you in a festive mood. Just in case that isn’t wonderful enough on its own, we’re also throwing in some gift giving as well! This week we’ll be giving away a total of $800 in Amazon.com gift cards to three lucky winners because who can’t use a little extra cash around the holidays? Desserts, drinks, dough? It doesn’t get much better than this folks!
Christmas Week Amazon Gift Card Giveaway is open to U.S. and Canada. Giveaway will run from December 7, 2015 to December 26, 2015. Winners must be 18 years of age. Winners will be notified by email. Winners will be asked a skill testing question.
Today I’m ringing in the holidays with this Ginger Snap Cocktail. This drink is spiced, sassy and ready to party. If you love fresh ginger, this is about to be your new favorite holiday cocktail. Spiced rum, a splash of cinnamon whisky, ginger beer and a dash of cloves make a pretty amazing flavor. Rim your glass with crushed ginger snaps and it’s the perfect finishing touch. Spiced and sweet, this cocktail recipe has it all going on. This would be a great addition to any holiday party or perfect for sipping on a quite night in by the fireplace.
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Enjoy!
~K
Now be sure to visit all my friends to see what kind of holiday deliciousness they have in store for you today! Here are all the recipes from Day 1 of Christmas Week! Please visit all our talented participants:
Pistachio Brittle from Cravings of a Lunatic
Coconut Lemon Raspberry Bundt Cake from Desserts Required
Peppermint Bark from Poet in the Pantry
Eggnog Pound Cake from The Redhead Baker
Quince, Cranberry and Persimmon Crisps from Pineapple and Coconut
Chocolate Fruit ‘n Nut Bites from All Roads Lead to the Kitchen
Fancy Chocolate Covered Marshallows from Hezzi-D’s Books and Cooks
Gluten Free Cranberry Orange Coffee Cake from Cupcakes and Kale Chips
Marzipan Fruits from The Little Ferraro Kitchen
Eggnog Truffles from Crumb: A Food Blog
Peppermint Fudge from The Bitter Side of Sweet
Dark Chocolate Peppermint Cupcakes from Amee’s Savory Dish
Gingerbread Cake with Orange Cream Glaze from Comfortably Domestic
Christmas Sweets and Treats from Food Done Light
Spiked Hot Cocoa Gift Mix from Farm Fresh Feasts
Chanukah Olive Oil Cookies from Mother Would Know
Coconut Pralines from Food Lust People Love
Blueberry Overnight Sweet Rolls from My Catholic Kitchen
Chocolate Chip Shortbread Cookies from Daily Appetite
Chocolate Dipped Gingersnaps from Try Anything Once Culinary
Mini Red Velvet Cupcakes from That Skinny Chick Can Bake
Dark Chocolate Almond Cheesecake Cups from Savory Experiments
Bourbon Soaked Eggnog Cake from Cooking In Stilettos
Coquito Cinnamon Roll Bundt from Mind Over Batter
No-Bake Chocolate Peppermint Cheesecake from Rants From My Crazy Kitchen
Easy White Chocolate Peppermint Fudge from Big Bear’s Wife
Easy Cream Cheese Cookies from Everyday Southwest
Gingerbread Cookie Bars from From Gate to Plate
Molasses Ginger Cookies from Karen’s Kitchen Stories
Apricot Spice Biscotti from Savoring Italy
Caramel Bacon Bark from Dixie Chik Cooks
Gluten Free Chocolate Gingerbread Crinkle Cookies from The Tomato Tart
Easy Macadamia Cashew Brittle from Aloha Flavor
Ingredients
- 3 ounces Bacardi Oakheart
- 1 ounce cinnamon whisky, such as Jack Daniels Tennessee Fire
- 2 teaspoons ginger juice
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
- 6 ounces ginger beer
- finely crushed gingersnap cookies
Instructions
- Fill a cocktail shaker half full with ice. To shaker, add Bacardi Oakheart, Tennessee Fire, ginger juice and cloves. Shake well.
- Pour 2 ounces ginger beer into a shallow small bowl. Dip the rip of two glasses in the ginger beer and then into the crushed gingersnap cookies.
- Divide the mixture in the cocktail shaker evenly between the two glasses. Top each with 2 ounce ginger beer. Serve.
{ 16 comments… read them below or add one }
I like making biscotti at the holidays for family and friends.
Too many to choose just one!!!…covered pretzels, peanut blossom cookies, sweet chef mix, fudge, I could go on and on! 🙂
My favorite sweet treat is spritz cookies. I have a love-hate relationship with my spritz gun, however, so I only make them at this time of year.
I DO love ginger and your gorgeous cocktail sounds like a winner!
Thank you Liz! I adore ginger and this one is packed full of fresh ginger taste.
My favorite homemade Holiday treat to make is Red Velvet Cookies.
I love making fudge!
oh yum, that drink looks good!
Thanks Christine!
My cherry cheesecake and almost any kind of Christmas cookie .
Peanut butter buckeyes are my go to treat.
I love making peanut butter blossoms and caramel-filled chocolate cookies–they are both a must for Christmas!
This looks DELICIOUS!! I love making festive cocktails!
Thank you Kelsey! I do too!!
Kabocha Squash Fudge!
pecan balls :DD