Pretty packaging is all these recipes need
to be the hit of the holiday season.
The best gifts are the ones that come from the heart–especially when they’ve been lovingly prepared by hand. Edible gifts are a welcome change of pace during a season full of shiny packages. And, for both the gift-giver and recipient, they make for a comforting and personal touch of home. From chocolate-dipped shortbreads to bottles of limoncello, these are the gifts to check off your list this season.
Chocolate and Peppermint Shortbread People
By Arley Arrington
Gingerbread Rice Cereal Bars
From Tiffany MacIsaac, Buttercream Bakeshop, Washington, DC
Sorghum and Pecan Granola
From the TLP test kitchen
Sea Salt Peanut Butter Bars
From Elizabeth Chambers, Bird Bakery, San Antonio
Spiced Candied Pecans
From Jessica Maher, Lenoir Restaurant, Austin, Texas
Vegan Pecan Pralines
From Chrysta Poulos, King + Duke, Atlanta
Limoncello
From the TLP test kitchen
Born from just four ingredients–lemons, alcohol, sugar, and time–limoncello is an elegant way to preserve the citrus that grows prolifically throughout the lower South in winter months. Once you add the simple syrup, muster all the patience you have: The longer it rests, the smoother it will be.
Orange Ginger Pound Cake
From the TLP test kitchen
“Thank You Very Much” Truffles
From Phillip Ashley Rix, Phillip Ashley Chocolates Design Studio, Memphis, Tennessee
Caribbean Black Fruit Cake
From Nina Compton, Bywater Bistro, New Orleans
Use dried cherries, currants, raisins, dates, cranberries, apricots or a mixture thereof. Ideally, the fruit should soak in rum or wine anywhere from a few days up to a year. If that’s not an option, use store-bought bourbon-soaked cherries or boil dried fruit to speed up the soaking process.
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