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When you think of the holidays, you mine as well mention baking at the same time. You really just can’t do one without the other. Some of my fondest memories of Christmas come from baking with my Mom in the kitchen. We would do just about anything from decorating cookies and making fudge to building gingerbread houses.

Because I love a hot drink with a sweet treat, these peppermint hot cocoa biscotti are the perfect addition to a hot drink such as cocoa or coffee. Plus they are a lot of fun to wrap up nicely to give to your neighbors or friends for the cutest homemade gift.

Hot Cocoa Christmas Biscotti

To make this biscotti exceptional, I was so thrilled to find these M&M’s® Hot Chocolate flavor at Walmart. They also had Pillsbury™ Funfetti® Holiday Cake Mix and Pillsbury™ Funfetti® Holiday Vanilla Flavored Frosting that work perfect for all my baking needs, not just the biscotti.

Be sure to check out this recipe HERE as well for M&M’s® Holiday Snowflake Cookies recipe using Pillsbury™ Funfetti® Holiday Cake Mix. That is definitely what makes baking so much fun that you can create so many different recipes with the same ingredients.

Now that your mouth is watering, let’s get to baking!

Ingredients:

• Pillsbury™ Funfetti® Holiday Cake Mix
• 1/2 cup Vegetable oil
• 2 Eggs
• 1 tsp Vanilla extract
• 1 tbsp Milk
• M&M’s® Hot Chocolate, about half bag crushed in pieces
• Pillsbury™ Funfetti® Holiday Vanilla Flavored Frosting
• Hot chocolate mix

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Combine the cake mix, vegetable oil, eggs, vanilla extract, and milk in a bowl.

Stir in the M&M’s® Hot Chocolate pieces.

Place the dough mixture onto a greased baking sheet forming a small loaf about 1/2 inch thick.

Bake in the oven for about 20-25 minutes.

Allow to cool and then cut into 1″-1 1/2″ sections.

Turn each piece up on its side and bake for about 7 minutes. Flip on opposite down and bake for an additional 7 minutes. All sides should be golden brown and crunchy.

Once cooled, frost one end of each biscotti and sprinkle with Christmas sprinkles.

Dip into your hot chocolate for the perfect sweet treat. This would be an awesome treat for a cold night or even Christmas morning.

Whenever I am baking around the holidays, it especially makes me think of those who are less fortunate and how great the need is for those families who go hungry every day. I thought it was pretty neat to find out about The Great American Milk Drive whose passion is to provide a gallon of milk to a family in need. You can make a donation at pourmilklove.com.

Most food banks do not receive milk because it is rarely donated due to being perishable. This means many families are missing out on necessary nutrients. We must be grateful for what we have and reach out to those who don’t during the holidays and all year long.

Now are you ready for that giveaway I promised you earlier? Enter a drawing to win one of eight KitchenAid® mixers by voting for your favorite holiday baking recipe HERE.

Holiday #BakeInTheFun

Good luck! And whether you win or not, be sure to get in that kitchen, throw your apron on, and start baking til your heart is content. Be sure to also wrap up several biscotti for a friend or neighbor using clear treat bags and bakers twine. The red and white twine goes perfectly with the crushed peppermints.

The possibilities are really endless when it comes to baking for Christmas. But in case you are in need of ideas or creativity, you can find more recipes HERE. Let me know in the comments below too what your favorite holiday dessert is. 

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