This year I made a BUNCH of yummy treats for some of our friends - don't you wish you were on that special list! :).
Here are the recipes (all recipes come from my fantastic mommy & sister)....
Homemade Oreo Cookies
2 Devils Food cake mixes
4 eggs
1 ¼ cup soft butter
8 Tbsp flour
Mix all ingredients together. Bake on cookie sheets. Make drops of dough as close to same size as possible. Don’t make too big – the cookies are rich! Bake on 350 for 8-10 minutes. Let cool.
Filling
2 ½ cup powdered sugar small cool whip 8 drops of peppermint oil (optional)
8 oz cream cheese 1 tsp vanilla
Mix all filling ingredients together using hand mixer. I added some green Wilton's coloring to half & red Wilton's coloring to the other half. Put spoonful of filling in between 2 cookies. Keep in refrigerator.
White Chocolate Mint Popcorn
1 -2 bags of microwave popcorn
1 bag of Wilton melting chocolate (about 16 oz) - white
4 drops of peppermint oil - not extract
Pop the corn. Put in a large bowl and make sure you remove all the unpopped kernels. Melt chocolate in microwave (just follow directions for melting that are on the bag) Once melted - pour over the popcorn. Stir until well coated. Spread on a wax paper covered cookie sheet to cool. If you want to make it not look like plain popcorn (red and green for Christmas or red for Valentine's Day). Melt some of the colored whitechocolate (Michael's carries all the colors) or using Wilton food coloring - color some of the melted white. Use a decorating bag and plain tip make a design on the coated popcorn. I also added the peppermint oil to the colored chocolate. Break into pieces and serve on a platter or put in individual bags and give as a visiting teaching treat.
Millionaire Fudge
12 oz semisweet chocolate chips
8 oz Hershey bar 1 large can evaporated milk ½ cup butter
1pt marshmallow topping 4 cups sugar 2 cups chopped walnuts 1 Tbsp vanilla
Mix together sugar, milk and butter. Boil 10 minutes and only 10 minutes – stir constantly. Remove from heat and add the rest of the ingredients. Stir until dissolved.Pour into a well greased pan – greased with butter. Let stand for 12 hours in refrigerator.
Butter Crunch
½ cup water 1 pound butter 7 oz sliced almonds 2 cups sugar
In a heavy pan combine the water and sugar. Melt butter. Add the almonds. Put the lid on for a few minutes to steam sides. Cook on medium heat stirring constantly until the color of a paper bag or 300˚. Pour immediately onto greased cookie sheet. While cooling put some Hershey bars on top – when they are soft spread and add chopped nuts if you want. When cooled break into pieces. I think this is very much like Sees California Crunch. This is my VERY FAVORITE!
Holiday Pretzel Treats
Bite-size, waffle-shaped pretzels
M&M's candy
Rolos or Hershey's Kiss or Hershey's Hug
Line cookie sheet with aluminum foil. Set bite-size, waffle-shaped pretzels in a single layer on cookie sheet. Top each pretzel with an unwrapped Rolo, Hershey’s Kiss or Hershey’s Hug. Turn oven on its lowest possible temperature for 5 minutes (just to get warm) then turn oven off. Bake for 4 to 6 minutes (the white chocolate will melt more quickly), until the chocolates feel soft when touched with a wooden spoon. Remove the cookie sheet from the oven and quickly press an M&M's candy into the center of each Kiss. Allow the treats to cool for a few minutes, then place them in the refrigerator to set, about 10 minutes. I also melted white chocolate and drizzled it on top!
Brownie Pops
Visit my sister's blog (it was her creation)
http://abunchofboysandme.blogspot.com/2008/12/christmas-treats.html
Here are the recipes (all recipes come from my fantastic mommy & sister)....
Homemade Oreo Cookies
2 Devils Food cake mixes
4 eggs
1 ¼ cup soft butter
8 Tbsp flour
Mix all ingredients together. Bake on cookie sheets. Make drops of dough as close to same size as possible. Don’t make too big – the cookies are rich! Bake on 350 for 8-10 minutes. Let cool.
Filling
2 ½ cup powdered sugar small cool whip 8 drops of peppermint oil (optional)
8 oz cream cheese 1 tsp vanilla
Mix all filling ingredients together using hand mixer. I added some green Wilton's coloring to half & red Wilton's coloring to the other half. Put spoonful of filling in between 2 cookies. Keep in refrigerator.
White Chocolate Mint Popcorn
1 -2 bags of microwave popcorn
1 bag of Wilton melting chocolate (about 16 oz) - white
4 drops of peppermint oil - not extract
Pop the corn. Put in a large bowl and make sure you remove all the unpopped kernels. Melt chocolate in microwave (just follow directions for melting that are on the bag) Once melted - pour over the popcorn. Stir until well coated. Spread on a wax paper covered cookie sheet to cool. If you want to make it not look like plain popcorn (red and green for Christmas or red for Valentine's Day). Melt some of the colored whitechocolate (Michael's carries all the colors) or using Wilton food coloring - color some of the melted white. Use a decorating bag and plain tip make a design on the coated popcorn. I also added the peppermint oil to the colored chocolate. Break into pieces and serve on a platter or put in individual bags and give as a visiting teaching treat.
Millionaire Fudge
12 oz semisweet chocolate chips
8 oz Hershey bar 1 large can evaporated milk ½ cup butter
1pt marshmallow topping 4 cups sugar 2 cups chopped walnuts 1 Tbsp vanilla
Mix together sugar, milk and butter. Boil 10 minutes and only 10 minutes – stir constantly. Remove from heat and add the rest of the ingredients. Stir until dissolved.Pour into a well greased pan – greased with butter. Let stand for 12 hours in refrigerator.
Butter Crunch
½ cup water 1 pound butter 7 oz sliced almonds 2 cups sugar
In a heavy pan combine the water and sugar. Melt butter. Add the almonds. Put the lid on for a few minutes to steam sides. Cook on medium heat stirring constantly until the color of a paper bag or 300˚. Pour immediately onto greased cookie sheet. While cooling put some Hershey bars on top – when they are soft spread and add chopped nuts if you want. When cooled break into pieces. I think this is very much like Sees California Crunch. This is my VERY FAVORITE!
Holiday Pretzel Treats
Bite-size, waffle-shaped pretzels
M&M's candy
Rolos or Hershey's Kiss or Hershey's Hug
Line cookie sheet with aluminum foil. Set bite-size, waffle-shaped pretzels in a single layer on cookie sheet. Top each pretzel with an unwrapped Rolo, Hershey’s Kiss or Hershey’s Hug. Turn oven on its lowest possible temperature for 5 minutes (just to get warm) then turn oven off. Bake for 4 to 6 minutes (the white chocolate will melt more quickly), until the chocolates feel soft when touched with a wooden spoon. Remove the cookie sheet from the oven and quickly press an M&M's candy into the center of each Kiss. Allow the treats to cool for a few minutes, then place them in the refrigerator to set, about 10 minutes. I also melted white chocolate and drizzled it on top!
Brownie Pops
Visit my sister's blog (it was her creation)
http://abunchofboysandme.blogspot.com/2008/12/christmas-treats.html
Wow, those ALL look delicious. Can you mail me some?! :)
ReplyDeleteTHANK YOU for the recipes! Those brownie pops are incredible!
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