From Our Kitchens To Yours: 3 Recipes To Make This Holiday Season

Three Special Holiday Bakes + a Giveaway

Celebrate this season of baking with special holiday recipes from Crystal employees. Plus, we're giving away $100 plus extra goodies for all your holiday baking needs!

Few things bring us together during the holidays like baking. Hours spent measuring and mixing lead to treasured family memories in the kitchen and around the table. The smell of grandma’s cookies fresh from the oven, savoring the first bite of your mom’s homemade pie—it’s what the holiday season is all about.

To celebrate this season of baking—and togetherness—we asked three Crystal employees to share their own holiday baking traditions. Plus, we're giving away a $100 gift card, holiday baking essentials, and a variety of Crystal Creamery products to three lucky winners.

Sprinkle Holiday Cookies

Sprinkle Holiday Cookies

Julie W., who's been with Crystal Creamery for 26 years, came up with this sugar cookie recipe when her sons were young. One bite of these colorful, buttery cookies, and you’ll see why. Topped with festive sprinkles and a homemade vanilla glaze, they’re perfect for your next cookie swap or holiday gifting. They’re soft, chewy, and sure to add cheer to your holiday table.

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“I’ve been making these cookies for over 30 years! It is my most requested recipe.”

Julie W., Quality Dept., Modesto


Mama’s Sweet Potato Pie

Mama's Sweet Potato Pie

For LaTonia H. of Crystal’s Accounting Department, Thanksgiving isn’t complete without her Mama’s sweet potato pie. Sweet potatoes are baked until perfectly tender and then whipped smooth with butter, heavy cream, warm spices, and sugar. This is the kind of creamy dessert that brings the taste of cozy comfort to your holiday spread. The search for the best sweet potato pie is over!

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It’s my Mama’s recipe that she and I used to cook together every Thanksgiving. Since she’s passed away, making this traditional family recipe every year brings a tear as well as a smile to my face.

LaTonia H., Accounting Dept., Fresno


Eggnog Loaf

Eggnog Loaf

Eggnog has been a holiday tradition for hundreds of years, and at Crystal, we can’t get enough of it this time of year. If you’re an eggnog lover like we are, you will love this decadent eggnog loaf from Carrie Q. of Crystal’s Accounting Department.

It’s made with rich and creamy Crystal eggnog, butter, and nutmeg, and finished with a sweet boozy glaze. Enjoy it with a warm up of coffee or share it with family and friends at your next holiday gathering.

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Enter For a Chance to Win!

We’re giving away three prize packs loaded with everything you need to make holiday baking a breeze: a $100 gift card, a few baking essentials, and a variety of Crystal products to get you started. 

Each prize includes:

  • $100 Visa® gift card
  • Kitchen Baking Kit, including an apron, oven mitt & pot holder set, and spatula & spoon set
  • A variety of Crystal Creamery products ideal for baking

Complete the form for one of three chances to win: