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    Sweet Holiday Treats from the Shine Supper Club

    For some, its not Christmas until they have a glass of eggnog by a twinkling tree. For others, its oysters on the half shell. But for these members of the Shine Supper Club, the holidays haven't arrived until decadent sweets are on the table.

    Share your favorite holiday recipes with us!
    1. Write a blog post telling us about your favorite holiday recipe by Wednesday 11:59PM PST, December 19th. Be sure to include a photo and a recipe.
    2. Mention and link to the Shine Supper Club in your post: http://shine.yahoo.com/supper-club/
    3. Tweet @YahooShine with a link to your post and include the hashtag #shinesupperclub. Aren't on Twitter? Email the link to shine_sarahmccoll at yahoo.com. We will compile the links for all participants to include in their posts so all Supper Club members can share in the link love.
    4. Finalists will be posted by 12PM Thursday, December 20 with voting open until 12PM PST Friday December 21. The winning recipe to be featured on the Shine homepage and added to our winner's circle!

    Eggnog Cheesecake Culinary Adventures with Camilla dreams up two delicious uses for holiday eggnog: "these treats smell of nutmeg and other spices and taste like Christmas!" Yes, please!

    Recipe: Eggnog Cheesecake and Eggnog Cookie Bars





    Whisky-Laced Mince TartsCooking Melangery blew us away with these gorgeous pictures of her whisky-laced mince tarts. Yelena calls the addition of whisky a "luxury treatment" but suggests you can use Cointreau or brandy, too.

    Recipe: Whisky-Laced Mince Tarts















    Pink Peppermint Christmas Chip CookiesTumbleweed Contessa serves up her pink peppermint Christmas chip cookies (so cute!) and an equally sweet story about her dear friend Debbie: "Good friends make good memories. I treasure mine with Debbie. Christmas is a special time to recount those blessings and be warmed by those memories."

    Recipe: Pink Peppermint Christmas Chip Cookies


    Here's to a merry and bright season of cooking!

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    • Blackberry Cornmeal Cake
      Blackberry Cornmeal Cake

      You can substitute an equal amount of fresh blueberries for the blackberries; be sure to rinse and dry them thoroughly before scattering over the batter.

      Yellow cornmeal produces a dessert that has a rich, golden color, but you could use white cornmeal instead.