I need some good Holiday dessert recipes?

I want fudge recipes, cookies, cake, etc. I only want the recipes if you have made them before and know they are good! Thanks for all of your help?I need some good Holiday dessert recipes?
Grandma's Waffle Iron Cookies are a holiday favorite in my family. Makes about 5-6 dozen cookies. One note, this recipe will not work with a Belgian waffle iron (the kind that makes the really big holes in the waffles) you need a standard waffle iron.





Ingredients for cookies


4 squares semi-sweet bakers chocolate


2 sticks plus 2 tbsp margarine


1 1/2 c sugar


4 eggs


2 c flour


1/2 tsp salt





Ingredients for frosting


1/4 c margarine


1/3 c milk


1 tsp vanilla


2 squares semi-sweet bakers chocolate


2 1/2 c powdered sugar


M%26amp;Ms for decoration - we usually put two green and one red on each cookie to kind of look like holly.





Directions for cookies


Melt chocolate and margarine together in a small pan, stirring continuously. In a bowl combine sugar and eggs and mix bowl. Add chocolate mixture and stir well. Add flour and salt and stir well. Cook in waffle iron at medium low/light waffle setting. If the waffle iron does not have settings you will have to keep unplugging iron to control heat. Cook for 1 1/2 to 2 minutes, the cookies should easily lift out with fork. Place on cooling rack or on paper towels to cool.





Directions for frosting


Combine margarine, milk, and chocolate in a pan and melt stirring continuously. Remove from heat, add powdered sugar and vanilla and mix well. Frost cookies right away before frosting gets to thick, topping with M%26amp;Ms as you go.I need some good Holiday dessert recipes?
Eggnog Sandwich Cookies. I have made them for family, friends and parties and they have been a hit every time.





Ingredients: 1 C (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened; 1 1/4 C plus 1 T granulated sugar, divided; 1 egg yolk; 1/2 C sour cream; 2 1/2 C all-purpose flour; 1/4 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp grated nutmeg; 1/4 tsp ground ginger.





Filling: 1/2 C (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened; 1/4 C shortening; 2 1/2 C powdered sugar; 2 T eggnog or milk





1) Preheat oven to 350F. Lightly grease cookie sheets. 2) For cookies, combine butter and 1 1/4 C sugar in large bowl. Beat with mixer at medium speed until light and fluffy. Add egg yolk; beat until blended. Add sour cream; beat until well blended. Combine flour and salt in medium bowl. Gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture, beating until well blended. 3) Shape dough by rounded teaspoon balls. Place on prepared cookie sheets; flatten slightly. Combine remaining 1 T sugar, nutmeg and ginger in small bowl; sprinkle over cookies. 4) Bake 12 minutes or until edges are light brown. Cool about 5 minutes on cookie sheets. Remove to wire racks to cool completely. 5) For filling, combine butter and shortening in medium bowl. Beat with mixer at medium speed until well blended. Add powdered sugar and eggnog or milk; beat until well blended. Spread or pipe filling on bottoms of half the cooled cookies. Top with remaining cookies.





Makes about 6 dozen cookies
One thing I've been making a lot of lately is peanut butter balls. I just took some to church and they absolutely VANISHED.





Mix together three tbsp. of butter and half a cup of peanut butter (I just use store brand creamy) with a cup of sifted powdered sugar, a little vanilla (I never measure), a good pinch of salt (the secret ingredient that makes them special) and half a bag of toffee chips. If it's too soft to work with, chill it for awhile then just roll into balls and lay them out on some parchment or waxed paper.





I then melt a bag of milk chocolate chips with a little bit of wax (not absolutely necessary) and another pinch of salt in a double boiler. You could cheat and melt it in the microwave, but it gets cold too fast. I then just drop a ball in and roll it around and pick it back up with a fork. It'll take a little while, but it's easy and well worth it.





Don't be afraid to put salt in it--it really balances it out.