Anybody back x-mas gifts??

[Marilyn. 340]

this is my tentative cookie baking list ... it all depends on if we can afford all the ingredients

Creamy Snowballs

Lemon Drops

Teddy S'more Bark

Krispee Caramallows

Friendly Spiders

One Bowl Brownie Cookies

White Chocolate Fudge

Chocolate Cookie Bark

Coconut Logs

Peanut Butter balls

Snickerdoodles

Soft White Cookies

[Addie_Goodvibes 0]

HOT SPICED MULLED CIDER

2 Qt.'s Cider

1/2 Cup Brown Sugar

1 tsp. Whole Allspice

1 1/2 tsp. Whole cloves

2 pieces stick Cinnamon broken

Orange Peels or 1 sm Orange Sliced

½ oz. Imitation Rum (Optional)

Wrap/tie Whole Spices into a cheesecloth. (Coffee filter or tea strainer works too)

Combine Cider, brown sugar, spices and orange peelings into Slow Cooker.

Set on HIGH for 1 Hour then simmer on Low 2-8 Hours.

30 minutes before serving, add 1 sm. Orange, sliced & remove slow cooker lid to fill the room with Holiday Aroma. Serve with ladle directly from slow cooker.

**Optional Spiked Mulled Cider -add shot of Apple brandy or Rum to glass.

[JenT 0]

Please anyone know .. why when some people make chocolate chip cookies.. they come out fluffy.. and mine ALWAYS come out flat?

Use Crisco shortening instead of butter and use a wodden spoon for mixing, not metal... works for me every time.

[mercy 1]

I'm planning on doing some x-mas baking for gifts. I'm thinking about getting some takeout cartons to put the goodies in, think it might be cute.

Here's a really easy recipe my mom always made, which for some reason is called Cookies Cut in Squares but aren't really cookies at all:

3/4 cup crunchy peanut butter

1 12oz package of chocolate chips

3 cups marshmellows

Melt together the peanut butter and chocolate chips. Remove from heat. Stir in marshmellows and put in a 8x8 pan. Once the chocolate sets, cut in squares.

I made a batch last week, and um..ate them all. oops!

[Nikita2Charles 33]

Gift exchange

$30 and up

Every year we have this gift exchange game. All the parties put their gift in the morning under the tree, then a little bit before lunch, we start the game and have lunch at the same time.

1) the 1st person go and get a draw from the basket

2) the person called pick the next

3) If you don't like your gift you have the option to call out another person gift take it then go back under the tree for another one.

Rules : a gift can not exchange hands more than twice. so 2nd time around it's all your nobody can claim it.

It's fun

Edited December 14, 2006 by Nikita2Charles

[mercy 1]

Oh, I'm also thinking about making some party mix to give away, to add something savory to the sweet stuff. We always called this Bits 'n Bites in my house, but my husband calls it Chex Mix:

1/2 cup oil or butter

1 tbsp garlic salt

2 tbsp worcestershire sauce

1/2 tsp celery salt

1/2 box Shreddies (since moving to the US I haven't been able to find a great sub for this, I used some whole wheat Chex last time)

1/2 box Cheerios

1/4-1/2 bag pretzel sticks

Peanuts/Nuts to taste (optional)

Bake uncovered at 350 for about one hour. Stir often (every 10-15 minutes). Make sure you stir it really well, or else it all sort of sticks/burns on the bottom.

[Marilyn. 340]

this is my tentative cookie baking list ... it all depends on if we can afford all the ingredients

Creamy Snowballs

Lemon Drops

Teddy S'more Bark

Krispee Caramallows

Friendly Spiders

One Bowl Brownie Cookies

White Chocolate Fudge

Chocolate Cookie Bark

Coconut Logs

Peanut Butter balls

Snickerdoodles

Soft White Cookies

that one that are crossed out I have already made.....

I just finished making the Soft White Cookies and it brought back memories of Christmas when I was younger.... My mom would always make those cookies... We would end up with our whole dining room table filled with cookies that we got to help decorate.... I got a little teary eyed thinking about it...

[Kath 0]

thanks for all the recipes in here they look great....

awwww marlilyn funny what brings back memories..

thanks again

kath

[Welshcookie 17]

good point. It makes me appreciate the cookies.

Always appreciate the cookies

[RaspberrySwirl 20]

I just finished making the Soft White Cookies and it brought back memories of Christmas when I was younger.... My mom would always make those cookies... We would end up with our whole dining room table filled with cookies that we got to help decorate.... I got a little teary eyed thinking about it...

Aww you're such a sweetheart. ::hugs::

And I'm stealing all your recipes. Just so you know.

::runs off giggling::

[Marilyn. 340]

I just finished making the Soft White Cookies and it brought back memories of Christmas when I was younger.... My mom would always make those cookies... We would end up with our whole dining room table filled with cookies that we got to help decorate.... I got a little teary eyed thinking about it...

Aww you're such a sweetheart. ::hugs::

And I'm stealing all your recipes. Just so you know.

::runs off giggling::

steal away...

We have two of our nieces coming for a sleepover tomorrow... I am going to get them to help me ice and decorate the cookies...

[RaspberrySwirl 20]

My Mom made these every year at Christmas. I do too in memory of her. (Plus it's super easy and really good.)

Graham Coconut Chip Bars

1 1/3 cups graham cracker crumbs

1 1/3 cups unsweetened medium flake coconut

1 package (6 oz) chocolate chips

1 can sweetenend condensed milk

dash salt

1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted

1 teaspoon vanilla

Preheat oven to 350F.

Grease an 8x8 square pan.

Mix all the ingredients together and put mixture into pan.

Bake for 25 minutes. Once cooled, cut into squares. Yields ~30 pieces (very rich, I always give out small amounts).

They can be eaten warm but are so much better when cold.

In the oven as we speak. Or I speak. Or type... Or yeah, you get the idea.

I'm also going to try the Friendly Spiders one, Marilyn.

And the peanut butter temptations one I found on allrecipes.com. Their cookie countdown for X-mas had some nice recipes!

[RaspberrySwirl 20]

OK, a few observations/questions from the n00b kitchen princess here.

The Graham coconut chip bars... they seem really uh mushy but it was still a bit warm. Is it supposed to "set" when it cools down some more?

And a tip for the Friendly Spiders: I spent about an hour making the little balls It's really messy but wetting your hands with hot water kinda helped. I sifted some powdered sugar on top after setting the balls on a plate. Lookin' good! Haven't tasted anything yet though, so who knows.

Everyone might end up with tummy cramps on Sunday.

Edited December 23, 2006 by RaspberrySwirl

[PlatyPius 5]

I usually make Oatmeal/Butterscotch Chip cookies. I'm lazy, and they're easy. lol

[Marilyn. 340]

OK, a few observations/questions from the n00b kitchen princess here.

The Graham coconut chip bars... they seem really uh mushy but it was still a bit warm. Is it supposed to "set" when it cools down some more?

And a tip for the Friendly Spiders: I spent about an hour making the little balls It's really messy but wetting your hands with hot water kinda helped. I sifted some powdered sugar on top after setting the balls on a plate. Lookin' good! Haven't tasted anything yet though, so who knows.

Everyone might end up with tummy cramps on Sunday.

someone suggested wearing those medical type of gloves while making those kind of things.....

this is my tentative cookie baking list ... it all depends on if we can afford all the ingredients

Creamy Snowballs

Lemon Drops

Teddy S'more Bark

Krispee Caramallows

Friendly Spiders

One Bowl Brownie Cookies

White Chocolate Fudge

Chocolate Cookie Bark

Coconut Logs

Peanut Butter balls

Snickerdoodles

Soft White Cookies

just a few more to make....