Lombard Family Recipes

A friend of mine tweeted about how she made these and how they were the best cinnamon rolls ever. When normally a recipe like this would scare me...because she did it...I decided to try it out. I wanted us to have something special for breakfast on Christmas morning. I realized, though, that just this recipe makes 7 batches!!! I e-mailed my friend and she said she divided the recipe in half. But that she wished she wouldn't have. Since t hen she has already made another batch. What is great is that you cook these, put the icing on top, cover loosely with aluminum foil and freeze them. Whenever you are ready for a tasty treat take them out of the freezer and bake these on 325 for 20-30 minutes. I am giving my sister, brother, and parents a batch. So the ones who have tried them said they are the best cinnamon rolls they have ever had!! By the way, everyone has said these sound hard to make. But they are NOT! You do have to let the dough sit for an hour here and 45 minutes there....

I have never made sugar cookies from scratch before. I have eaten a ton, but never made any. I got this recipe from Taste and See blog. My favorite part is that they are simple to make and they make a ton. I made some for a party we are going to and I had plenty to share with the boys. Recipe for the best "melt-in-your-mouth" sugar cookies in the world: Ingredients : 2 sticks butter, softened 2 cups sugar 2 eggs 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 3 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Directions : With an electric mixer, cream sugar and butter until fluffy. Add eggs one at a time and beat well. Mix dry ingredients together in a bowl and add to the butter mixture just until combined. Add vanilla. Chill in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes or so. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto a greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350-degrees for 6-8 minutes. Yield: about 6 dozen small cookies

I made this recipe for my boys teachers at school. It makes such a cute gift and yummy as well. Try it!! -adapted "stolen" from Annie's Eats Candy Cane Biscotti Ingredients: 2½ cups all-purpose flour 1½ tsp. baking powder ¼ tsp. salt 8 tbsp. unsalted butter, at room temperature ½ cup sugar 3 large eggs 2/3 cup finely chopped peppermint candies, plus extra for garnish 14 oz. white chocolate Directions: Preheat the oven to 350° F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicon baking mat. In a medium mixing bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and salt; stir briefly with a fork to combine. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat together the butter and sugar on medium-high speed until well combined, about 2 minutes. Beat in the eggs one a time, mixing well after each addition. Add in the dry ingredients and mix on low speed just until incorporated. Fold in the 2/3 cup crushed peppermints with a rubber spatula until evenly...

Ok...so I am not sure if we already posted this recipe on here. And I should just look under "sweet treats" label...but instead I am going to just post it. Simply because if we did already post it once we need to refresh your memory because these are SO wonderful during the holidays. They are really yummy and a great treat to make to give to neighbors, kids teachers, friends, etc. This recipe makes a lot of peanut butter balls. And, a little tidbit. If you(like me) need to make a certain amount but this recipe makes more than enough you can freeze the leftover balls(but don't dip them in chocolate) and bring them back out when you need to bring a good dessert somewhere else. Just dip them in chocolate after they have thawed a bit. Merry Christmas Everyone!! -2 sticks of soft margarine -1 lb. of peanut butter -2 lbs. of confectioners sugar -3 tsp. of vanilla -1 block of milk chocolate almond bark OR 12 oz of semi sweet choc. chips Mix all the ingredients EXCEPT chocolat...