Along with the family gatherings, music and presents, the holidays also bring excitement for the delicious treats. No Christmas dinner is complete without a festive dessert. As Christmas nears, students and faculty from St. Dominic share their favorite holiday goodies.

S’mores Pie:  

Freshman Gavin Young’s special dessert is his S’mores Pie. Young received this tasty recipe from his sister-in-law.

“This recipe will be a favorite for many people and puts a twist to the traditional s’more,” said Young.

Ingredients:

-1 stick of softened butter

-1/2 cup of white sugar

-1 egg

-1 tsp of vanilla

-1 cup of flour

-1 cup of graham cracker crumbs

-1 tsp of baking powder

-Small tub of marshmallow creme

-8 Hershey bars

-1 cup of marshmallows

-1/4 cup of chocolate chips

Directions:

1. Beat butter and sugar. Then, add the egg, vanilla, flour, graham crackers and baking powder.
2. Split the dough into two halves. Put one half in the pie tin and add half of the marshmallow creme on top of it.
3. Break up the chocolate bars and lay them on top of the marshmallow creme. Then place the marshmallows and the other half of dough on the pie. Finally, top it off with the chocolate chips and bake it at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.

Snowman Oreo Balls:

Junior Emily Cornett’s favorite sweet during the Christmas season is her snowman Oreo balls.

“I have made them to help raise money for the Operation Christmas Child twice before,” said Cornett.

This organization makes shoeboxes full of supplies for underprivileged children.

Ingredients:

-1 package of brick cream cheese

-36 Oreo cookies, crushed

-16 oz of vanilla chocolate bark

-Decorative icing/gel

Directions:

1. Mix cream cheese and Oreo crumbs together until it’s well blended.
2. Shape the mixture into 1-inch balls and then place them onto a pan in a single layer. Freeze the balls for at least 20 minutes.
3. Melt vanilla bark while the balls are freezing.
4. Dip the balls into the melted vanilla bark and freeze it again. Once they are are completely dry you can decorate them with icing.

Gingerbread Men:

“I started making it with my daughter when she was a little girl. The cookie cutter for the gingerbread men was made by my dad for me when I was a little girl. So now I do it with my grandsons. They roll and they decorate the gingerbread men,” said Mrs. Fridley.

Mrs. Fridley loves this annual Christmas tradition and hopes to keep it going for many years to come.

Ingredients:

-1/2 cup of molasses

-1/4 cup of sugar

-3 tbsp of butter

-1 tbsp of milk

-2 cups of flour

-1/2 tsp each of baking soda, salt, nutmeg, cinnamon, powdered cloves and ginger

Directions:

1. Heat up the molasses on the stove to boiling point, then add sugar, butter and milk.
2. Sift together the flour, baking soda, salt, nutmeg, cinnamon, powdered cloves and ginger.
3. Add flour mixture to the molasses mixture and mix until the dough is thick enough to roll out.
4. Roll the dough and cut into fun cookie shapes. Bake at 350 degrees for eight to ten minutes.

Buckeyes:

This recipe list wouldn’t be complete without my own holiday treat. Every year, my family likes to make a Christmas dessert to give away to family, friends and neighbors. Of all the different desserts we’ve made, my favorite is the Buckeyes.

Ingredients:

-1 lb box of powdered sugar

-1 1/2 cup of  peanut butter

-1 1/2 cup of melted butter

-3 cups of Rice Krispies

-1/2 package of almond butter

-12 oz package of chocolate chips

Directions:

1. Mix together the powdered sugar, peanut butter, melted butter and Rice Krispies. Then shape the mixture into balls and freeze them for 30 minutes.
2. Melt the almond butter and chocolate chips. Dip the peanut butter balls into chocolate and freeze until hardened.

No matter who you’re with or how you celebrate Christmas, these recipes won’t disappoint! Enjoy!