Christmas Holly Recipe
30 marshmallows (large)
1/2 cup butter
green paste food coloring
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
4-1/2 cup corn flakes or Grannyola
cinnamon red hots
Microwave marshmallows, butter, and food coloring on 1/2 power 2 minutes, or until melted. Add vanilla and mix thoroughly. Fold in corn flakes of granola until they are enclosed with cooked mixture shape into holly shape on waxed paper. Add candy for berries while still warm. Once candy cools, candy will not adhere. knot on a red ribbon and serve.
Christmas Recipes: Haystacks
10 ounces vanilla milk or white chocolate chips
1 cup almonds, toasted
1/2 cup candied red cherries, quartered
1/2 cup candied green cherries, quartered
1/2 cup sweetened flaked coconut
Line a cookie sheet with wax paper. mix vanilla chips in a double boiler over low heat until smooth, or microwave on medium power for 2 1/2 minutes or until soft, then mix until smooth. take away from eat and blend in almonds and cherries. Drop tablespoonful onto equipped cookie sheet. Sprinkle with coconut. keep cold until hard. Store in an sealed container.
Recipe for Christmas Joy, Merry Christmas Recipe
1/2 cup Hugs
4 teaspoons Kisses
4 cups Love
1 cup Special Holiday Cheer
3 teaspoons Christmas Spirits
2 cups Goodwill Toward Man
1 Sprig of Mistletoe
1 medium-size bag of Christmas Snowflakes (the regular kind won't
do!)
Directions:
Mix hugs, kisses, smiles and love until consistent.
intermingle in holiday cheer, peace on earth, Christmas spirits and good will toward men.
Use the mixture to fill up a large, warm heart, where it can be stored for a lifetime, (it never goes bad!).
Serve as desired under mistletoe, sprinkled liberally with special Christmas Snowflakes.
It is mainly good when accompanied by Christmas Carols and family get-together.
Serve to one and all - and have a very, Merry Christmas!
Christmas Fudge Recipes
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup heavy cream
1/8 tsp salt
2 cups powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup red candied cherries, chopped
1/2 cup green candied cherries, chopped
Spray an 8x8" baking dish with cooking spray. In a huge saucepan, bring the sugar, butter, cream and salt to a fume over medium heat, stirring repeatedly. Let boil for 5 minutes, rousing constantly.take away from heat and little by little add the powdered sugar and vanilla, stirring until smooth and well combined. blend in the cherries until regularly distributed. Spoon into baking dish and chill for 1 hour or until firm. Cut into squares. Store in an airtight container.
Christmas Float
1 can coke or Dr Pepper
3 scoops of ice cream - chocalote or vanilla
4 cherries
2 red and green gum drops
red and green M&M's
whipped cream topping
Put ice cream in cup. pour soda on it. then add the whipped cream, cherries and candy.
CHRISTMAS EGGNOG ICE CREAM Recipes
4 C. milk
8 eggs, beaten
2 1/4 C. sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
4 C. whipping cream
10 T. brandy
2 T. vanilla extract
3/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
Warm milk; add eggs, sugar and salt. Cook, rousing constantly, until temperature reaches 155?F or until mixture accumlates the back of a spoon. Do not cook for too long. take away from heat and add cream.Stir seldom while mixture cools.
In separate bowl mix brandy, vanilla extract, nutmeg and cinnamon. Beat flavorings into cooled custard mixture. Freeze up in ice cream freezer. Pack to let ice cream set up. Makes 1 gallon.
Christmas Cheesecake Topped Brownies Recipe
1 (21 1/2 oz) package brownie mix
1 (8 oz) package cream cheese; softened
2 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 (14 oz) can sweetened condensed milk
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 (16 oz) container prepared chocolate frosting
Preheat oven to 350�F. Grease a 9 by 13 inch baking pan. Prepare brownie mix according to the directions on the package. Spread into prepared baking pan. In a average bowl, beat cream cheese, butter and cornstarch until fluffy. slowly beat in sweetened condensed milk, egg and vanilla until soft. discharge cream cheese mixture evenly over brownie batter. Bake for 45 minutes, or until surface is lightly browned. Allow to cool, broaden with frosting and cut into pieces.
Christmas Bread
1 c Nonfat milk
1/2 c Sugar
2 pk Yeast
1/2 c Warm water (105 115'F.)
1/2 c Nonfat egg substitute
1 ts Vanilla
1 1/2 ts Salt
6 c Flour
1 Grated lemon zest
1 c Mixed candied fruit
1 c Golden raisins
1 tb Butter, melted
Powdered sugar
Red candied pineapple
Heat milk and sugar in saucepan to scalding, then cool to lukewarm. mix yeast and warm water in mixing bowl, mix it until yeast is dissolved. Add cooled milk mixture to yeast mixture in mixing bowl.
blend in egg substitute, vanilla and salt. Beat in 3 cups of flour and lemon zest. Beat in left over flour to make spongy dough.
press in mixed candied fruit and raisins. squeeze about 10 minutes, until soft and flexible.
Put dough in greased bowl and let grow in warm place until doubled in volume, about 1 hour. Punch down. Divide dough in half. rotate first half of dough on lightly floured plane into oval about 1/4" thick. Fold in half lengthwise. put on greased baking sheet. Brush with half of melted butter. do again with second half of dough.
cover up loaves and let go up until doubled, about 45 minutes. Bake at 375'F. 25 30 minutes, until golden brown. Let cool to warm. spray with powdered sugar and garnish with candied pineapple or cherries. Makes 2 loaves, or 16 servings.
Christmas Bonbons
1/3 cup sugar
1/4 cup margarine; softened
1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
and undiluted
1/4 cup honey
1 1/2 teaspoons grated orange rind
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 egg
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons all purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon baking soda
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
1/8 teaspoon ground allspice
1/2 cup dried cranberries
1/3 cup golden raisins
1/3 cup finely chopped dried apricots
3 tablespoons chopped almonds
Cream sugar and margarine, using an electric mixer set at medium speed, until combination is light and feathery (about 5 minutes). Add juice Concentrate, honey, orange rind, vanilla, and egg; beat at medium speed until blended. merge flour, cinnamon, baking soda, cloves and allspice. With mixer running at low speed, gradually add to orange mixture. Stir in cranberries, raisins, apricots, and almonds. Spoon beater consistently into 33 paper lined diminutive muffin pans. Bake at 350�
F for 20 minutes or till lightly browned. Cool in pans 3 minutes; remove from pans and cool on wire stand.
Christmas Berry Mocha Fudge
1/4 pound butter
12 oz. can of evaporated milk
3 1/2 cups of sugar
1 heaping tablespoon of instant coffee
10 ounces Hershey's Raspberry chocolate chips
2 ounces (2 squares) bittersweet chocolate
7 ounces marshmallow cream
1 teaspoon vanilla
In a heavy saucepan liquefy the butter. put in evaporated milk, sugar, and coffee. fetch to a rolling boil, stirring constantly till the temperature reaches 235 degrees F. Take away from heat and raspberry chocolate chips and the bittersweet chocolate. Blend the mixture until all ingredients are melted. Add the marshmallow crème and stir until blended. Stir in the vanilla. transfer into a lightly greased 9 X 13 inch pan. Cut in bite sized squares when cooled.
Christmas Bark Candy
This doesn't have peppermint, but is incredibly pretty when you use M&M candies. Prep Time: approx. 5 Minutes. Cook Time: approx. 3 Minutes. Ready in: approx. 15 Minutes. Makes 1 pound (16 servings).
1 (10 ounce) package vanilla
baking chips
2 teaspoons vegetable oil
1 1/2 cups mini candy-coated
chocolate pieces
1 Line a baking pot with wax paper or foil. 2 In a microwave safe bowl mingle vanilla chips and vegetable oil; microwave on high until chips are melted. Stir until smooth; let cool for 2 minutes. Stir in candy-coated chocolate pieces. Spread mixture onto prepared pan; chill for 10 minutes and break into pieces
Christmas - Egg Nog Pie Recipe
4 3/4 ounce package vanilla pudding and pie filling mix
2 cups eggnog
1 1/4 cups milk
1 tablespoon light rum
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
9" graham cracker pie shell
Whipped cream
Nutmeg
Cook pudding mix for pie filling using 2 cups eggnog and 1 1/4 cups milk. Mix in rum and nutmeg; dispense into crust. cover up level surface with plastic wrap; freeze several hours. Garnish with
whipped cream and nutmeg.
CHRISTMAS CRESCENT COOKIES Recipes
1/2 lb. butter (2 sticks)
2 c. flour
2 c. chopped pecans
5 tbsp. sugar
2 tsp. vanilla
1 tbsp. water
1/2 tsp. salt
Cream butter and sugar; add vanilla and water. Sift flour and salt, Stir into mixture. put in pecans and mix well. form into size of Walnut and form into crescent. Bake little by little at 325 degrees about 20 minutes. While warm, roll into crushed sugar.
Christmas Date Swirl Cookie Recipe
DOUGH
1 c. white sugar
1 c. brown sugar (or 1 c. white sugar with 1/4 c. molasses)
3 eggs
4 c. flour (whole wheat or add wheat germ and bran to unbleached flour)
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. lite salt
1 tsp. cinnamon
FILLING
1 lb. (or 2 1/2 c.) chopped dates
1/2 c. sugar
1 c. water
Cook filling over medium heat, stirring constantly until evenness of jam. blend dough ingredients in order. split in half. Roll out each half to 1/2 inch thickness. Take cooled filling and widen over dough
and roll up like a jelly roll. Wrap rolls in unwaxed paper and freeze up; freeze hard. Turn frozen rolls as you slice them. Place slices on greased cookie sheets and bake at 350 degrees for about 15
minutes. (The time to bake rely upon how bulky you want to slice them.)
