If you can’t tell by checking out my recipes, I love making desserts with champagne. I’ve got an amazing Strawberry Champagne Tiramisu, a delicious Champagne Cheesecake and some classic Champagne Cupcakes, to name a few. This champagne mousse is one that’s actually been on my site for a while, but is getting an upgrade today with some new and step-by-step photos. I love remaking older recipes and updating them, because it gives me a chance to try them again. This recipe was originally published in 2014, so it’s been a while since I made it. And I have to say, it’s even better than I remember.

Why You’ll Love This Champagne Mousse Recipe

This recipe is a modification of my chocolate mousse. Just like the chocolate mousse, it has a lovely smooth texture and rich creaminess, which comes from the egg yolks. It’s cooked the same way as the mousse, but since there’s no melted chocolate added in to this recipe (which helps things firm up as it cools), gelatin is used. Here are a few reasons why I think you need to make it – like, now.

• Light texture. This champagne mousse is airy and light but still creamy and luscious. It’s addicting and SO good! I just love the light texture of it.
• Perfect flavor. The champagne flavor most definitely comes through but isn’t overpowering or too much. It’s genuinely so darn good. Even those who aren’t huge champagne fans will likely love these.
• Easy to make. Mousse really is a lovely little dessert because it feels fancy and special, but there’s no baking required and it’s not hard to make. There’s just a little cooking over the stove and some time to let it set.
• Perfect for the holidays. This champagne mousse is great for New Year’s and celebrations. It’s festive, fun and delicious. Plus, at a busy time of year, you could easily make them a day or two ahead.

Why You’ll Love This Christmas Pinwheel Cookies Recipe

This recipe is the same as my regular chocolate and vanilla pinwheels, but with a touch more flour to offset the lack of chocolate being added, and the added coloring. The process is the same and the flavor is very similar to the vanilla layer of my chocolate pinwheels, they’re just a bit more festive and colorful!

• Fun & festive. Gel icing color adds bright red and green colors to these Christmas pinwheel cookies, while sprinkles add an extra fun touch. The colorful pinwheel design will stand out on any cookie tray or in any gift box.
• Made with simple ingredients. Besides the gel icing color and the sprinkles, the ingredients in this recipe are all very basic. Ingredients that you very likely already have on hand!
• Perfect texture. One thing that was very important to me when developing these pinwheel Christmas cookies was the texture. Many pinwheel cookies are very dry or dense to avoid the dough spreading during baking, which I’m not a fan of. These cookies spread just a touch, but still maintain their shape, so they are soft and tender!

Cranberry Orange For The Win!

These two flavors aren’t always what first comes to mind for the holiday. Eggnog, gingerbread, peppermint – those are the more common ones. But every time I make something with orange flavor, I’m reminded of just how bright and tasty it is. And when you add cranberry, it’s instantly holiday ready. The flavor of these shortbread cookies is truly wonderful. And let’s be honest, there are so many of the same cookies at Christmas, why not add in the unexpected? These truly will be a HUGE hit!

Why You’ll Love This Cranberry Orange Shortbread Recipe

• Perfect flavor combination. These cookies are so yummy! The combination of the lightly tart and sweet cranberries with the pop of the bright, refreshing orange is hard to resist. I’m totally in love with it right now. It’s such an awesome flavor combination and so light.
• Topped with white chocolate. I like to drizzle melted white chocolate over the top of my cranberry orange shortbread, though this is an optional step. I think it really adds to the overall flavor and balances out the tart and citrusy flavors. Plus, it’s pretty!
• Great for the holidays. The combination of cranberry and orange makes this shortbread recipe great for the winter season and especially for the holidays. I think these are a nice change from many of the super sweet classic Christmas cookie recipes.

If you love this recipe, be sure to check out my classic shortbread and peppermint chocolate shortbread recipes too!

Why You’ll Love This Whipped Shortbread Cookies Recipe

• Great flavor & texture. These are so tender and buttery and they stay that way for days! The powdered sugar and butter really give these a melt-in-your-mouth texture. They’re simple but so good!
• Quick & easy. One of the reasons I love these whipped shortbread cookies is how simple and easy they are to make. The dough takes just a few minutes to prepare and they bake in just 11 minutes or so. They need to chill but only for 30-60 minutes.
• Only 5 ingredients. You need just 5 very basic ingredients to make these cookies – think butter, powdered sugar, salt, flour, and vanilla. These are cookies you can make pretty much anytime because it’s all but guaranteed those ingredients are already in the cupboard.
• Great for making ahead. These thick little cookies stay soft for a while, which makes them great for making ahead during the busy holidays. They’re usually one of the first cookies I make because I don’t need to worry about them going stale in two days.

If you love these, be sure to check out my classic shortbread cookies and butter cookies recipe too.

A Classic Cookie Flavor

These cranberry white chocolate chip cookies are based on my white chocolate macadamia cookies, which are a classic and well-loved recipe. This version changes it up a bit and adds dried cranberries for a little holiday twist. While cranberries are delicious all year long, they seem very Christmas-y to me. I love the deep flavor from the brown sugar in these cookies with the pop of sweet and tart from the white chocolate and cranberries. It’s a delicious combination that definitely deserves a spot on your cookie tray.

Why You’ll Love These Cranberry White Chocolate Cookies

• Soft and chewy. These cranberry white chocolate chip cookies have the PERFECT level of chewiness to them. They’re just a little crisp and golden on the outside but the inside is super soft and chewy. So perfect!
• Made with pantry staples. Beyond the white chocolate chips and dried cranberries, the rest of the ingredients in this cookie recipe are probably already in your pantry. Perfect for whipping up anytime.
• Easy! The dough comes together in just a few minutes and requires nothing more than a mixer, bowl, and spatula. They bake up in just 8 minutes too!
• Make the dough ahead. The dough in this recipe does need to chill for a few hours, so I like to make it a night in advance. Just pull it from the fridge an hour or so before baking.

If you love cranberry + white chocolate together, be sure to check out my cranberry bliss bars and white chocolate dipped cranberry oatmeal cookies!