Out of the Box Holiday Baking

By starting with cake or brownie mixes, ready-made dough and crusts, and other make-it-simple head starts, Hayley Parker makes holiday baking a breeze. She transforms everyday ingredients into one-of-a-kind desserts and puts new twists on flavors like spicy gingerbread, cool peppermint, and comforting hot cocoa. Here are candies, cookies, cakes, cupcakes, pies, bars, and more, including:

• White Chocolate Peppermint Cupcakes
• Homemade Chocolate Hazelnut Truffles
• Eggnog Pie
• Red Velvet Whoopie Pies