One of the hallmarks of the Christmas season for me growing up was my mom’s baking. Butter tarts, shortbreads, chocolate truffles, molasses toffee, and orange-cranberry bread were made nearly every year, and only at Christmastime. Sometimes the plate was enhanced with gourmet chocolates. In fact, I associate that plate of treats with Christmas just as strongly as I do fires in the fireplace, the smell of fir trees, and the sounds of carols. So, as an adult with my own kids now, I continue this holiday tradition, albeit now with Paleo-friendly and much lower sugar content treats.
If you share the Christmas baking nostalgia, I’ve rounded up some delicious recipes for you. Do some baking and make a plate of treats for your friends, family, and neighbors. I bet they won’t even know these recipes are Paleo (and many of them AIP)!
From my kitchen
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Maple Walnut Dark Chocolate Chunk Cookies
Salted Hazelnut Dark Chocolate Bark
From the AIP Community
Christmas Cut Out Sugar Cookies from Unbound Wellness
Christmas Mince Pies from Joanna Frankham
Maple Cranberry Orange Cookies from Gutsy by Nature
N’Oatmeal Raisin Cookies from Gutsy by Nature
Gingerbread Cookies and Frosting from Wendi’s AIP Kitchen
Chewy Plantain Apple Cookies from Lichen Paleo, Loving AIP
Double Chocolate Cookies from Lichen Paleo, Loving AIP
Tigernut Flake Cookies from Lichen Paleo, Loving AIP
Black Forest Cake Cookies from It’s All About AIP
Chocolate Tiger Nut Cookies from It’s All About AIP
Gingerbread Cookies from It’s All About AIP
Cranberry Orange Cookies from Grass Fed Salsa
Gingerbread Cookies from Grass Fed Salsa
Grapefruit Sandwich Cookies with Blueberry Preserves from Grass Fed Salsa

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