Dulce De Leche Cheesecake Bars

by SandraWidick // December 27, 2019 // No Comments

Happy Friday! How was your Christmas celebration? My Christmas went completely different as I thought it was going to be because my plan was to go to Peru and spend it with my parents, but things changed and I moved... Continue reading →

Peppermint Mocha Cupcakes

by SandraWidick // December 21, 2019 // No Comments

Happy Saturday my friends!! With this recipe I say goodbye to Christmas recipes for this year. I wish I had more time to bake and post more Christmas goodies but maybe next year I start holiday baking just right after... Continue reading →

Snowball Cookies

by SandraWidick // December 19, 2019 // No Comments

Happy Thursday friends!! I’m feeling under the weather still but I’m baking all my Christmas goodies. Today, I will show you how to make these popular cookies which have different names : snowball cookies, Russian tea cakes, Mexican wedding cookies….... Continue reading →

Christmas Cake

by SandraWidick // December 18, 2019 // 6 Comments

If you follow me on Instagram (@Pastry_Tales) you saw that I posted a picture of a Christmas cake , I know, I’m not a fruit cake person either, I really don’t like those dense, wet, with tons of candied cherries... Continue reading →

Pretzel Linzer Cookies

by SandraWidick // December 17, 2019 // No Comments

Happy Tuesday my friends! I’m baking like crazy this week because my last Christmas recipe should be posted by Sunday so you have time to get all the ingredients you need. I have a bunch of pretzels (leftover from Thanksgiving)... Continue reading →

Chocolate Spiced Rum Raisin Fudge

by SandraWidick // December 16, 2019 // No Comments

Happy Monday! One of my favorite ice cream flavors is rum+raisin. Right now it’s too cold to eat ice cream so I decided to make fudge with these ingredients. I didn’t have spiced rum so I made my own mixing... Continue reading →

Zimtsterne (German Cinnamon Star Cookies)

by SandraWidick // December 14, 2019 // No Comments

Happy Saturday! The first time I ate these cookies was two years ago when I went to Trader Joe’s and I saw a whole display of German cookies. These ones caught my eye because they came in a nice box... Continue reading →

Panettone Muffins

by SandraWidick // December 12, 2019 // 2 Comments

Hi everyone! I woke up feeling under the weather. My husband came home yesterday with a bad cold so I guess I got it too. It’s pretty cold here in Northern California right now, hopefully I don’t feel worse for... Continue reading →

Chocolate Crinkle Cookies

by SandraWidick // December 10, 2019 // No Comments

Happy Tuesday my friends! Have you started baking Christmas cookies? I have and I’m loving it! Today, I’m showing you how to make the best crinkle cookies. I’m getting messages asking how do I get my crinkle cookies to not... Continue reading →

Cranberry Orange Almond Cake

by SandraWidick // December 5, 2019 // No Comments

Happy Thursday! I had fresh cranberries in my fridge (leftovers from Thanksgiving) so I had to bake something with them. I wanted something that I could eat with my morning coffee/late cup of joe so I came up with this... Continue reading →

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Month: December 2019