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It's hard to believe that we are less than 2 weeks away from celebrating Christmas!
We are planning to make some of the cookies you see here. Please try these recipes if you need some new ones as my Christmas gift to you! As soon as we make some, I'll post some pictures!
In His Love,
Christmas Cookies
Mom's Butter Cookies
These are so simple but they are my all time favorite!
1 1/2 level cup of flour
1/2 cup butter
3/4 cup powdered sugar
1 egg yolk
1/2 tsp. vanilla
Place all ingredients in a mixing bowl and mix until a putty like consistency is obtained. Bake at 350 for 8 to 10 minutes until golden brown.
To make a simple but tasty icing, mix 2 cups of powered sugar with enough water until you have a spreadable consistency (it doesn't take much water). Add some food coloring and sprinkle with your favorite candy decorations.
Church Window Cookies
Very good and pretty to look at!
12 oz. Chocolate chips (or 6 oz. mint & 6 oz. plain)
1 stick butter
1 pkg miniature marshmallows colored
1 cup chopped nuts
7 oz coconut flakes
Heat first 3 ingredients just enough to melt chips, let cool. then add marshmallows and nuts. Stir until marshmallows and nuts are covered with chocolate mixture. Put flaked coconut on waxed paper and put half of cookie mixture in a line and roll. Repeat with other half of mixture. Put in refrigerator until hardened. (approx 24 hrs. Slice into cookies.
Carmel Cups
Dough:
8 oz. Cream Cheese
2-2/3 sticks of butter
2-2/3 cups of flour
Press into the small size baking tins.
Bake 15 min. at 350
Filling:
1 lb of caramel
1/2 cup of sweetened condensed milk
Melt in double boiler then fill baked cups.
Frosting:
1 cup butter
1 cup shortening
1 1/2 cups evaporated milk (chilled)
2/3 cup powdered sugar
Mix well then top filled cups when cool. Sprinkle with chopped nuts.
Crunchy Christmas Wreaths
These are sooooo cute!!
1/2 c. butter
1 pkg. 10 oz. large marshmallows (40)
green food coloring
6 cups Corn Flakes
cinnamon candies
red string licorice
In a large saucepan, melt butter over low heat. Add marshmallows and cook stirring constantly until the marshmallows are melted and and the mixture is syrupy. Remove from heat and quickly stir in green food coloring. carefully add cereal and stir until thoroughly coated. Allow the mixture to cool enough to handle safely using buttered fingers, quickly shape the mixture into small wreaths and cool them on waxed paper. Adorn each wreath with cinnamon candies and a tiny licorice bow!
White Chocolate Fudge
2 cups sugar
3/4 cup sour cream
1/2 cup butter
12 oz. white chocolate coarsely chopped
7-oz jar marshmallow cream
3/4 cup walnuts (chopped)
3/4 cup dried apricots (chopped)
Combine sugar, sour creme and butter in heavy saucepan, bring to full, rolling boil, stirring constantly. Continue boiling 7 min. over med. heat. or until candy thermometer reaches 234 degrees, keep stirring to prevent scorching. Remove from heat; stir in chocolate until melted. Add remaining ingredients, beat until well blended. Pour into greased 8 or 9 inch square baking pan. makes 2-1/2 pounds.
EASY Cranberry Snow Candy
Mmmmmmm
16 oz. pkg. white chocolate morsels
1-1/2 cup of dried cranberries
1-1/2 cup walnuts (chopped)
Melt the white chocolate in a double boiler. When melted, add cranberries and walnuts and drop by spoonfuls onto wax paper until set. makes several dozen.
Chocolate Covered Cherries
Easy and Yummy!
60 marachino chrries with stems
3 tbsp butter or margarine, softened
3 tbsp. light corn syrup
1/4 tsp. salt
2 cups sifted confectioners sugar
chocolate for dipping
Drain cherries thoroughly. Place on paper towels. Combine butter, syrup and salt. Stir in sifted confectioners sugar. Knead mixture until smooth. Chill if mixture is too soft. Shape one teaspoon of sugar mixture around each cherry. Place on waxed paper lined baking sheet. Chill. Melt chocolate. Holding cherries by stem, dip one at a time into chocolate.
Mini Cheese Cakes
2 eggs
16 oz. cream cheese
3/4 cup sugar
1 tsp. lemon juice
1 tsp. vanillaCherry pie filling
Nilla Wafers
Beat eggs, cheese, sugar, lemon juice, and vanilla with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Line mini cupcake pans with mini cupcake papers. Place Nilla wafer in each and top with cheese mixture. Bake at 350 for approx. 10-15 min. then allow to cool. Spoon cherry pie filling on top of each mini cheese cake!
Rudolph's Antlers
Another KID-FUN and Friendly Recipe!!!
1 6 oz. pkg semi-sweet choc. chips
1/2 cup butterscotch chips pieces
A bag or can of plain chow mein noodles
maraschino cherries (halved)
Melt chocolate and butterscotch pieces over low heat in a saucepan, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat and add noodles. Drop by rounded teaspoons onto a wax-paper lined baking sheet, and shape cookies into 2 inch long V-shaped antlers. Place half a cherry in the center of each cookie. Chill until firm. Yields 2 dozen cookies.
This post originated from a homework assignment as part of the Talk-A-Latte * Back to the Heart of Homeschooling * Fall Homeschool Seminar Series * Taught by Cindy Rushton * Come and join us!
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