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Christmas cream wafers sandwich tinted buttercream between sugar-coated, fork-pricked butter wafers. A retro holiday cookie that comes together with just five ingredients in the dough.

If you have to be addicted to snacks, this is a great one! I was introduced to these while "stranded" in an airport with a woman who came prepared! They're great to munch on anytime, but are really excellent with wine!! Try them!

Garlic butter shrimp scampi with lemon, herbs, and orange liqueur reduced into a concentrated sauce. Served over pasta or rice for a quick, elegant seafood dinner.

Old-fashioned looped jumble cookies with cinnamon dough rolled into ropes, shaped into loops, and topped with a poured chocolate glaze. A charming heritage cookie with a fun shape.

Marmalade biscuit squares with orange marmalade and butter baked under a Bisquick biscuit dough, then flipped upside down. A sticky-sweet treat in 30 minutes.

Chocolate caramel brownies with a fudgy unsweetened chocolate base, buttery brown sugar caramel layer, pecans, and swirled melted chocolate chips on top. Three decadent layers in one pan.

Flounder fillets rolled around a buttery sea scallop stuffing with garlic and white wine, then baked and topped with a creamy white sauce. Restaurant-quality seafood you can make at home.

Sweet yeast dough topped with layers of tangy cream cheese, cinnamon apples, and buttery streusel. This dessert pizza combines the comfort of apple pie with the fun of pizza night.

Mini pumpkin pie cookie cups with a cream cheese pastry shell, spiced pumpkin filling with rum and vanilla, and a crunchy pecan-brown sugar topping.

Sour cream apple pie with a cinnamon-spiced shortbread crust and a buttery walnut streusel top. McIntosh apples bake into a custardy filling that sets up creamy under the crunchy walnut topping.

Double frosted brownies stack a fudgy pecan brownie under a smooth vanilla pudding buttercream and a glossy chocolate glaze. Three rich layers, chilled until the frosting and glaze set firm and sliceable.

L. J's chili with overnight-marinated beef, tomatoes, mushrooms, crushed chilis, and peppers simmered open-pot for four hours. A bold, slow-cooked chili with a distinctive reduction technique.

Classic two-layer yellow butter cake with creamy maraschino cherry frosting and chopped cherries between the layers. A vintage cake recipe with sour milk for tenderness and pink cherry-juice frosting.

Butternut squash casserole mashed with butter, brown sugar, egg, and evaporated milk, topped with toasted almonds. A sweet, custard-like side dish baked until set.

Boiled potatoes tossed with crispy chopped bacon and sauteed zucchini in olive oil and butter. A simple, rustic side dish or brunch plate ready in 20 minutes.

Pineapple upside-down cake made in the slow cooker with pineapple rings, maraschino cherries, and brown sugar caramel base. No-oven retro dessert for warm-weather entertaining.