These toasty, light cookies are simple, quick, and gluten-free, making them a perfect choice for guests with dietary restrictions other than nut allergies — and they can even be made to fit a keto diet. (Just replace the powdered sugar with an equal amount of sugar substitute, ground in a spice mill or coffee grinder until it’s powdery.)
Kettle corn rocky road
Three ingredients, kids can easily help make it, and it will be gone in minutes
Peanut butter cups
Making peanut butter cups from scratch will blow everyone away at the party. Not only will they taste amazing, but everyone will come up to you and demand to know how you got the peanut butter inside. Wait till they hear how easy it was (or you can just keep that secret to yourself).
Banana chocolate-chip bread
This is the banana-chocolate chip bread you’ve been looking for. And there’s a gluten-free variation too.
Semi-homemade Flaky Flix
An improvement on a now-discontinued store-bought classic cookie. Chances are, other guests will have never heard of these cookies; after they taste yours, they’ll be fans for life.
Sugared cranberries: easiest holiday dessert ever
A bright, beautiful addition to a holiday table, and about as easy as boiling water