Celebrate Chinese New Year with wonton soup

Thought your New Year’s celebrations ended January 1? Think again! Invite your best buds over to ring in the Chinese New Year with a tasty twist on traditional wanton soup. Don’t forget to grab a couple o’ fortune cookies! Ingredients: Serves 6 8 oz regular...

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Chunky chocolate chip pecan cookies

Sure, you’ve got your gingerbread and sugar cookies. You’ve got frosting and candy canes and cinnamon up the wazoo. But when you’re looking for a classic—you know, an anytime cookie you can take to a cookie swap or toss in your lunch bag—here’s...

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Chocolate-covered butterscotch caramels

This is the easiest, most melt-in-your-mouth butterscotch caramel that you will ever make, writes Abigail Johnson Dodge in her new book, Mini Treats and Hand-Held Sweets. It has a rich buttery flavor, supple texture, and a touch of crunch and is as...

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Choco-minty peppermint fudge brownies

Wanna make your party guests swoon? Whip up a batch of these and you’ll have ‘em begging for more, guaranteed. Happy holidays, indeed! Note that if you happen to have oil of peppermint on hand, a few drops will definitely add extra pep...

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Chocolate candy cane cake

Forget fancy-pants recipes that take all day to make. Whip up this semi-homemade cake and top with wow-mazing frosting for a dessert that dazzles. Decorate with mini candy-canes to punch up the adorableness of it all. Ingredients: Makes 12 to 16 servings Cake 1 package devil's...

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Festive chocolate-covered pretzels

Potato chips and M&Ms. French fries and chocolate froyo. We’ll go to great lengths to perfect the sweet ‘n’ salty combo of our dreams. But this holiday season, we’re making it super easy. All you’ve gotta do is take a pretzel, cover it...

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Wow-mazing white chocolate cranberry drop cookies

Almost anyone who’s ever tried white chocolate and cranberries together will tell you it’s a winning combination. The mild, creamy-sweet white chocolate and zingy-tasting fresh berries balance one another nicely, plus they provide a pretty eye-catching color contrast. Toss ‘em on the T-giving table...

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Pistachio and cranberry white chocolate bark

Peppermint bark has become a holiday tradition here at GL, but when editor-in-chief Karen Bokram whips it up for guests and gifts, she likes to switch things up for a sophisticated surprise. Her add-ins of choice? Pistachios and cranberries. But you can choose...

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Butternut squash soup

Serve up a taste of the season—and get rid of your col weather shivers!—with a soup that’ll warm ya from the inside, out. Its bright color and creamy goodness will appeal to everyone. Get ready to impress! Ingredients: Serves 6 1⁄4 cup unsalted butter 1 butternut...

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Snag an exclusive sneak peek at GL's Dec/Jan 2013 issue!

*~* Check out what’s HOT in this issue *~* On sale and in mailboxes November 13! EXCLUSIVE! Victoria Justice spills on life after Victorious Shocked by her hit show’s abrupt end, this fierce femme is forging ahead. V spills exclusively to GL about her...

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