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!

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




Cooking 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





















Tumbleweed 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!