Trifle is always a popular holiday dessert- it feeds a crowd and is made well ahead of time, with no last minute preparation. Frozen berries are an economical alternative to the usual fresh berries- and they are always ripe.
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Strawberry Dulce de Leche Trifle
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Sugar Cookies
For Christmas cookies, use your favourite cookie cutter shape - try stars, snowmen, angels or Christmas trees.
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Melt in Your Mouth Shortbread Cookies
This fabulously tender shortbread is made in the food processor to ease preparation; be careful though as over processing dough will cause the dough to become greasy and the butter will melt out as they bake.
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Mincemeat Pinwheel Cookies
Pinwheel cookies are a Christmas classic. This version uses pre-rolled puff pastry as the dough, and seasonal mincemeat as the filling. Much easier than the traditional version with two colours of home-made cookie dough stacked and rolled.
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Jam Thumbprint Cookies
Thumbprint cookies are a holiday tradition, and look great on a dessert tray. Substitute another type of nut, if you prefer.
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Chocolate Cherry Brownie Cookies
Melted chocolate makes this drop cookie extra delicious. Look for dried cherries in the bulk area of the grocery store.
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Cranberry Brie en Croûte
“En croûte” simply means encased in pastry, a delicious way to present a whole Brie on a special occasion.
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Prosciutto-Wrapped Olive Twists
Take our Swiss sticks and prosciutto, and you can create an appetizer that will have guests beating a path to the hors d’oeuvres table.
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Macadamia and Chocolate Chunk Cookies
These golden chunky cookies are positively irresistible with their craggy peaks of chocolate and creamy white nuts. Sensational and rich!
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Tuscan-Style Marinated Goat's Cheese
Lively, gutsy, crowd-pleasing flavours. An appetizer that rewards greatly for so little effort.




