Happy December! That pesky elf is back and the advent calendars have been opened. My favourite time of the year is here.

My go-to Christmas recipes are truffles and cookies of different kinds. Today I started stocking up on ingredients. My milk chocolate truffles are a favourite among friends and family. I love to make these little gifts and I enjoy the whole process from shopping, creating and boxing.

I’ll also be making white chocolate and cranberry cookies this year as requested by my husband. I had a little test bake recently which was very successful. The delicious smell of freshly baked treats fills my house in December.