Cooking Quick & Easy Christmas treats - *UPDATED* - compiled recipes - Page 53

[jiminyC_fan]

Wow, Its a Happy Day, I bet tons of coffee drinkers will love your coffee recipes!

 

[Pixieshouse]

I paird the candy cane and hot chocolate with a nice glass mug for Christmas gifts for teachers last year. They really liked it and the mugs are still being used.

 

[Goofyluver]

Okay, it is mine and my BFF's cookie baking weekend this weekend. The sad news, she is now hours away and we won't get to do all of our cooking together. So, we're cooking a few things apart and trading and then we will be making some goodies together. So, I started baking yesterday. I made the peppermint bark (Wonderful! ) I then tried to make the turtles. Here is my tip for anyone wanting to try this...Hershey's Kisses don't melt. Don't use kisses. I would recommend melting the caramels on top of the pecans, letting them set up, and then dipping the whole thing in chocolate. Kisses just don't melt. Learned this the hard way.

 

[It's A Happy Day]

Let share some quick and easy Christmas or other Holiday treat ideas/recipes for those of us who don't have time to make lots of cookies. Please only include ideas/recipes that take less than 30 minutes to make. My favorite is...

Pretzel wreaths
Ingredients
Pretzel rings (round shaped pretzels)
Hershey's Hugs
Christmas M&M's
Easy release aluminum foil

WHERE can I find the pretzel rings????? I have looked at 1 of my local grocery stores & walmart and can just find the traditional twisted ones & sticks or rods, I cannot find the rings at all!

 

[Glynis]

WHERE can I find the pretzel rings????? I have looked at 1 of my local grocery stores & walmart and can just find the traditional twisted ones & sticks or rods, I cannot find the rings at all!

I couldn't find them last year, either. I used the regular twists, and they turned out just fine!

 

[DizneyDogs]

Holiday Apple Wreath and Dip

3 Red Apples
3 Green Apples
cut apples into wedges
toss with 2 TBSP of lemon juice

Dip:
8oz Soft Cream Cheese
1/2 c Creamy Peanut Butter
1/4 c Packed Brown Sugar
1 tsp Vanilla
1/3 C Carmel Topping
Beat all ingredients together

Place dip in a small bown on a round platter. Place the apples skin sides up in a circle around the dip alternating green and red. Very pretty display and boy is the dip yummy!!!

 

[jiminyC_fan]

I just made the peanut butter fudge recipe out of frosting and peanut butter. I was VERY pleasantly surprised. YUMMY!!!!!

 

[jksgrammy]

subscribing so I don't lose this thread!

 

[Brier Rose]

Cranberry-Brie tarts

1 package Athens Foods Mini Fillo Dough Shells (15 shells)

1/3 cup cranberry sauce, divided

1 8-ounce wheel of brie cheese, rind removed and cut into 15 pieces

15 pecan halves

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Remove fillo shells and place on a baking sheet. Spoon 1/2 teaspoon of cranberry sauce into each shell, top with a piece of brie and a pecan half. Bake for 5 minutes, until cheese melts, and serve immediately.

Makes 15 hors d'oeuvres

These Phillo Shells also make great mini quiche. Just sprinkle some gruyere cheese, a little crumbled bacon, and finely chopped onion into the shells. Top with a mixture of heavy cream, beaten eggs, and seasonings, then bake. Super easy!

Another very easy appetizer... I buy those small little cocktail loaves of Italian bread and toast them in the oven until crunchy. I then top them with Italian diced tomato..straight out of the can, and sprinke with a little freshly shredded parm., then pop back in the oven to melt.

Not sure if this ones already been posted...

Easy Sausage Cheese Balls..
One tube of mild or spicy sausage (I use mild Jimmy Dean) one 10oz. block of sharp chedder cheese shredded ( I use Cracker Barrel Extra Sharp), 3 cups of Bisquick, and 1/2 tsp. of red pepper. Mix together very well..I usually run it through my food processor...roll into balls and bake for 30 minutes at 350.

Easy peppermint pie..Mix Oreo cookie crumbs with a few tbls. melted butter, and press into a pie plate or casserole dish. Mix one tub of Cool Whip with as many crushed peppermints as you like, spread on top of the Oreo crust, then refrigerate. That's it!!

Nobody ever guesses how easy it is, and they always think it's some sort of fancy peppermint mousse!

 

[tchrrx]

I made gingerbread cookies today from the northpole.com website. I made powdered sugar icing to decorate them. However, I decided to do it with a twist. Instead of milk, I just mixed eggnog into the powdered sugar. It's subtle taste really makes the gingerbread yummy!

 

[Cielei]

I am sure I am not the only one who has done or does this, but I didn't see it here; so, I thought I would offer the suggestion.

Make your favorite oatmeal cookie recipe and add cinnamon, craisins (instead of raisins) and the zest of 1 orange. It's very festive with the red from the craisins and all the flavors complement each other.

 

[Disneyaunt4]

Love this thread,getting lots of great ideas. Thanks everyone.

 

[bengalbelle]

WHERE can I find the pretzel rings????? I have looked at 1 of my local grocery stores & walmart and can just find the traditional twisted ones & sticks or rods, I cannot find the rings at all!

Use the waffle shaped pretzels. They turn out really cute.

 

[It's A Happy Day]

I am sure I am not the only one who has done or does this, but I didn't see it here; so, I thought I would offer the suggestion.

Make your favorite oatmeal cookie recipe and add cinnamon, craisins (instead of raisins) and the zest of 1 orange. It's very festive with the red from the craisins and all the flavors complement each other.

Drizzle white chocolate on top for a festive touch too!

 

[Lisa loves Pooh]

I seem to recall a posting but have no idea what it is..could someone help me.

I think it was the mint oreo's--crushed and combined with something like creme cheese or something...I don't recall the effect...maybe made it truffle like or something--oreo truffles, maybe?

Anyone know what I am talking about?

Thanks!

NM--just googled once it dawned on me it was called truffles....

Using a food processor, grind cookies to a fine powder.
With a mixer, blend cookie powder and cream cheese until thoroughly mixed (there should be no white traces of cream cheese).
Roll into small balls and place on wax-lined cookie sheet.
Refrigerate for 45 minutes.
Line two cookie sheets with wax paper.
In double-boiler, melt milk chocolate.
Dip balls and coat thoroughly.
With slotted spoon, lift balls out of chocolate and let excess chocolate drip off.
Place on wax-paper-lined cookie sheet.
In separate double boiler, melt white chocolate.
Using a fork, drizzle white chocolate over balls.
Let cool.
Store in airtight container, in refrigerator.


Is it possible to ship these to people, or probably not b/c of the cream cheese.

 

[Mom2Ashli]

This was in the paper today.

1 package Oreo cookies
1 package cream cheese (room temperature)
chocolate for dipping

1. Chop Oreos in a food processor until nothing but crumbs remain. Put crumbs in a large bowl and mix thoroughly with cream chees until doughlike. Roll into balls about 1 inch in dimameter and chill.
2. After chilling, dip the Oreo balls in melted chocolate and let dry on waxed paper. An optional decoration would be to drizzle white choclate across the top or dip the Oreo balls in white chocolate and drizzle with dark chocolate.

(In the picture they did them in red chocolate and brown chocolate drizzle. They look incredible.)

Is this the one you are looking for? I made these a couple of weeks ago and they were pretty darn good.

 

[xyzabc33]

subscribing...I really want to try some of these.

 

[DaBoo]

They all sound so good. Thank you, can not wait to try some.

 

[curlybop]

Here are some treats I made over Thanksgiving, inspired by this thread.

Pretzel rods dipped in chocolate, sprinkled with Heath bits. Also made some & sprinkled with crushed peppermint, but didn't photo those. Then drizzed white chocolate over all.

Then the "smores" marshmallows, dipped in chocolate, and dunked the ends in graham cracker crumbs. So incredibly easy.

 

[ZipaDeeDooDah]

WoW Amanda!!! Those look YUMMY!!!