Holiday Desserts with a Twist

Pies, cakes and cookies are the perfect endings to holiday meals. But if you’ve been making the same desserts the same way for years, why not bake something a little different? These delicious tips will do the trick:

• Use chopped macadamia nuts or pistachios rather than walnuts or pecans in your favorite holiday breads and cookies.
• Sprinkle crushed candy canes on holiday pies and cookies.
• Add a splash of your favorite liqueur to the cream while whipping the topping for your holiday dessert.
• Bake your favorite pecan pie recipe in a 13-by-9-inch baking pan instead of a pie plate, then cut into bars. They make a great gift.
• Add a few drops of almond, coconut, lemon or orange extract to frostings or icing to decorate cookies.
• Top fruit with this easy crisp topping: Combine 1 cup flour with ¾ cup sugar, ½ tsp. cinnamon and ½ cup mayonnaise. With fingers, gently squeeze flour mixture to form crumbs and sprinkle over fruit. Bake at 375°F for 30 minutes.

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