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

[Mom2Satan&Daisy]

I want to remember page 53 has the whole list!

 

[thewesterberg]

I found this recipe online somewhere last week and made a batch on Monday.

Oh.

My.

Goodness.

They are SOOOO yummy! If you like chocolate and you like mint, these things are perfect for you. (Just note that the dough needs to be refrigerated overnight... I kind of missed this piece and was mixing them up at our cookie bake-off/exchange on Saturday when a friend noticed that detail... oops. Thankfully I had a couple other things I was making!)

Chocolate Mint Crisps


Ingredients:
• 1-1/2 cups packed brown sugar
• 3/4 cup butter, cubed
• 2 tablespoons plus 1-1/2 teaspoons water
• 2 cups (12 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips
• 2 eggs
• 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1-1/4 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 packages (4.67 ounces each) mint Andes candies
Directions:
In a heavy saucepan, combine the brown sugar, butter and water. Cook and stir over low heat until butter is melted and mixture is smooth. Remove from the heat; stir in chocolate chips until melted.
Transfer to a mixing bowl. Let stand for 10 minutes. With mixer on high speed, add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; add to chocolate mixture, beating on low until blended. Cover and refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight.
Roll dough into 1-in. balls. Place 3 in. apart on lightly greased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 11-13 minutes or until edges are set and tops are puffed and cracked (cookies will become crisp after cooling).
Immediately top each cookie with a mint. Let stand for 1-2 minutes; spread over cookie. (or place in oven for a minute to help mint melt) Remove to wire racks; let stand until chocolate is set and cookies are cooled. Yield: 6-1/2 dozen.

 

[denisenh]

thanks to Shagley and others who compiled page 53 list and all who contributed!
I just went through and picked out, copied and pasted several recipes to my shopping list. I can't wait to give some a try!

 

[disneyfan551]

Bumping up a great thread!

 

[Darsa]

Wow...

THANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOU!!!

I have "Dessert and Munchie Duty" for Christmas Day this year, I am SO EXCITED to try some of these recipes! Thank you to ALL of you who contributed, and big warm HUGS to those who were kind enough to compile all of this!!

 

[disneyfan551]

8.25-oz pkg. white cake mix
2 eggs
1/3 cp oil
14oz can sweetened condensed milk
6oz pkg. Choclate chips
1/4 cp butter

Combine dry cake mix, eggs, and oil in a bowl: mix well. With floured hands, press 2/3's of mixture into a greased 13"x9" baking pan. Set aside. Combine condensed milk, choc. chips and butter in a micro wave safe bowl. Microwave, uncovered on high for 45 seconds. Stir: microwave an additional 45 - 60 seconds longer or until chips and butter are melted. Stir until smooth: pour over cake mixture in pan. Drop remaining cake mixture by teaspoonful over top. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 -25 minutes or until light golden. Let cool before cutting into squares.
Makes 3 dozen

Sounds yummy...and simple!

 

[luckey-lasvegas]

Bumping up for someone

 

[figgy4me]

Jiffy makes boxed frosting. The box is small and the stores here usually have them on the bottom shelf with their other items. The boxes are small so you may have missed them. Hope this helps.
Here is the link http://www.jiffymix.com/mixes.html

Thanks, I tried the store locator and the closest store to me is over 200 miles away in SC. Thanks, anyway.

 

[figgy4me]

bumping for later

Amazon has a case of 12
http://www.amazon.com/Betty-Crocker-Frosting-Fluffy-7-2-Ounce/dp/B000EMQF8K

Betty Crocker has it as a 2 pack or a case of 12
http://generalmills.elsstore.com/view/category/195-baking-and-hamburger-helper/

General Mills has a product locator page, just put in UPC # 01600046430 in the search text box
http://consumercontacts.generalmills.com/CrunchProdAvailability/ProductAvailability.aspx?m=10

 

[39CINDERELLA]

from pg 53

Croatian Cookie
2 c. butter
2 c. ground nuts
1 jar apricot preserve
4 egg yolks
4 c. flour
1 tsp. vanilla

Cream together butter and sugar until creamy. Add beaten egg, mix in vanilla. Add flour and mix. Put 1/2 of the dough on a greased cookie sheet. Spread apricot jam, sprinkle rest of dough on top. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour. Cool and cut into 1 inch squares.

These are a holiday hit every time. I leave off the preserves but thats a personal choice. Also I put the dough on a cookie sheet then cut out circles with a coffee cup so they look more cookie like.

how much sugar? and the nuts, when do you add?

 

[luckey-lasvegas]

C&H 5 minute butter cream frosting

1 lb box of C & H powder sugar
1/4 cp milk
1 tsp vanillia extract
1 stick salted butter softened

For choclate add 1/4 cp unsweetened cocoa powder and beat an extra minute.

Beat with an electric mixer 2 minutes scaping bowl often.

For thinner consistency add milk a little at a time.

Frost 1 8inch 2 layer cake.

Check the back of the box for other flavors.

http://www.chsugar.com/recipes/recipesearch.asp

 

[cassie714]

Thank goodness I was looking for this earlier and could not find it

 

[Worfiedoodles]

Does anyone have a recipe for sausage balls that just involves sausage and Bisquick? I saw the one with cheese and red pepper, but I'm looking for one that doesn't involve a blender...

TIA!
Maria

By the way, this thread totally rocks! I made the cake mix cookies, and easy PB fudge, and bith were big hits!

 

[Praise2Him]

Yes, I just made them on Friday for my DS's college graduation party

Sausage Balls

1 lb. sausage
2 cups Bisquick
1 cup shredded cheese
1/2 cup water

Fry sausage and drain on paper towels. Put Bisquick in large bowl. Add cheese and water. Add sausage. Mix with hands. Roll into balls. Bake at 350 about 15-20 minutes or until lightly browned.

Recipe may be doubled.

 

[Worfiedoodles]

That sounds awesome! Thank you!!!

 

[Disneynutbsv]

I just made the pretzel wreaths, these have become a tradition over the last couple of years, my dh loves them, so do my kids, thank you so much to whoever posted this recipe

 

[mom2mikel]

QUESTION: When making these Oreo truffle balls, do you need to have some type of gloves on so they don't stick to you? I've heard to use kitchen latex gloves, but I cannot find them in any of the stores so I've been hesitant to make these yet.

Any suggestions?

Oreo truffle balls

1 pkg of Oreo cookies, can be regular or mint
1 8 oz pkg of cream cheese.
Melting chocolate

Put Oreos in food processor and make crumbs-add cream cheese. Shape into 42 (1-inch) balls.

DIP balls in melted chocolate; place on waxed paper-covered baking sheet.

REFRIGERATE 1 hour or until firm. Store any leftover truffles in tightly covered container in refrigerator.

 

[CrAzY4DL]

When I made them, I didn't have a problem with them sticking to me at all. I DID have a problem trying to mix the processed cookies in with the cream cheese (I tried using a spoon and then my hands and then finally the mixer. MIXER WINS!!!) and getting that off my hands was a fun ol mess! But after they are mixed together, didn't have a problem. I am making 3 batches (hopefully!) this week and for that, I bought some latex gloves (like surgeons use) from Target in the mop and broom and kitchen gloves aisle. I normally use them when I dust because blech, I don't like stuff on my hands and I figure this way I don't actually have to touch the goop, hahahaha. But no, no problem cleaning them off your hands. It's like play-doh....delicious play-doh. HAHAHA It all wants to stay together.
Hope this helps!! I am making mint ones (mint Oreos and I found Andes mint baking chips at Target!!! WOOT WOOT!!), peanut butter ones (pb oreos and Reese's PB chips) and then regular ones.

 

[trip]

QUESTION: When making these Oreo truffle balls, do you need to have some type of gloves on so they don't stick to you? I've heard to use kitchen latex gloves, but I cannot find them in any of the stores so I've been hesitant to make these yet.

Any suggestions?

If it is too tacky just put it in the frig for a while before making into balls.

 

[marshallandcartersmo]

QUESTION: When making these Oreo truffle balls, do you need to have some type of gloves on so they don't stick to you? I've heard to use kitchen latex gloves, but I cannot find them in any of the stores so I've been hesitant to make these yet.

Any suggestions?

When I made them they did stick to me, and I did have them in the fridge before I formed them into balls. I don't have latex gloves laying around the house, so I put sandwich baggies on my hands and used those as gloves. Really helped!!!