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Our 2025 Holiday Cookie Recipes

Here at Greenlake Guest House, we bake dozens of cookies to give away to guests and our friends and family every holiday season. We tend to bake longtime favorites, old family recipes, and usually we try a new recipe or two just for the fun of it. Wh… Read more
Golden pancakes served with a small bowl of butter and kale on a decorative plate.

Greenlake Guest House Pumpkin Pancake Recipe

Prep time: 10 minutes Cooking time: 5 minutes Servings: 4 Here at Greenlake Guest House , we have been making these Pumpkin Pancakes with Candied Ginger Butter for years. This recipe was originally adapted from Sunset magazine. They are always a gues… Read more
A slice of blueberry scone served with a small bowl of berry jam on a white plate.

Greenlake Guest House Blueberry Scone Recipe

Greenlake Guest House Blueberry Scone Recipe Prep Time: 20 minutes Baking Time: 15-20 minutes Servings: 8 Why We Like to Bake These Blueberry Scones: Here at Greenlake Guest House , we sometimes enjoy whipping up a batch of scones to be baked hot fro… Read more
A plate stacked with freshly baked oatmeal cookies.

Our Signature Cookie Recipe

At Greenlake Guest House, we always offer homemade, freshly baked cookies to our guests. The type of cookie varies each day. This recipe for Oatmeal Cranberry Chocolate Chip Cookies is a guest and family favorite. Adapted from Quaker Oats' famous Van… Read more
A white ramekin filled with baked vegetables sits inside an oven.

Individual Asparagus & Cheddar Egg Strata Recipe

Prep Time: 20 minutes plus chill in refrigerator overnight, Baking Time: 26-28 minutes, Servings: 12 What is a strata? It is a layered dish made of eggs, bread, milk, and cheese. You might compare it to a savory bread pudding or a frittata. The textu… Read more
A plate of a strawberry-filled crepe garnished with whipped cream, alongside fresh fruit.

Recipe: Blayne's Swedish Pancakes-A Special Christmas Breakfast

Swedish Pancakes are a McAferty family tradition. Blayne's dad always made them for the family when Blayne was growing up, and he continued the tradition with our boys. Blayne prefers to cook them on a round electric skillet so that he can keep the h… Read more
A bowl of colorful bean and vegetable chili sits on a striped cloth with a spoon beside it.

Innkeeper Jane's Favorite Recipes for Feeding Friends & Family During the Holidays

Hello, this is Jane writing a guest blog for the Greenlake Guest House. I’ve been working at the inn for over 10 years. I love cooking delicious, healthy food and recently completed a second degree in nutrition and culinary arts. The Holiday season i… Read more
A festive display of assorted holiday cookies, fudge, and treats.

25 Days of Christmas Cookies 2020

Background for 25 Days of Christmas Cookies: For the past few years, we've enjoyed delighting our guests with 25 Days of Christmas Cookies each December. Every day from December 1-25, we bake a fresh batch of Christmas cookies, choosing a new recipe … Read more
A person in a festive apron holds a platter of green wreath-shaped cookies topped with chocolate kisses and decorative sprinkles.

Our Favorite Holiday Cookie Recipes for 2021

At Greenlake Guest House, we started a tradition of baking special, daily Christmas cookies for our guests a few years ago. We call it “ 25 Days of Christmas Cookies. ” We bake cookies that we don’t serve here during the rest of the year, drawing on … Read more