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What Sweets Do You Make For Christmas?

ECBG — Thu, 21 Dec 2017 18:37:06 GMT

I've already done the Kraft Fantacy Fudge two days ago.

The Seven Layer Cookies were done last night.

Today, Butterscotch Bars with 2 cups of pecans (heaven)

Mexican Wedding Cookies (dough chilling now)

Vanilla flavored White Chocolate pretzels to sprinkle on the tops of the trays.

I gift several 16 in round trays and the family has favorites too!

Love the smiles!

Re: What Sweets Do You Make For Christmas?

Ruby Laine — Thu, 21 Dec 2017 18:43:33 GMT

I love Christmas baking. So far,

- gingersnaps

- cocoon cookies

- chocolate rum balls

- cinnamon logs

- chocolate truffle cookies

- Chex mix

- fudge from Bakers semisweet chocolate

I might make some pecan orange balls. Butterscotch bars sound yummy!

Re: What Sweets Do You Make For Christmas?

alicedee — Thu, 21 Dec 2017 18:47:53 GMT

@Ruby Laine Would you mind sharing your chocolate rum ball recipe? I am wanting to make some, and would love to check out your recipe.

Re: What Sweets Do You Make For Christmas?

Scooby Doo — Thu, 21 Dec 2017 18:55:38 GMT

My GD expects caramel corn pops. I like spiced nuts and divinity.

Re: What Sweets Do You Make For Christmas?

Ruby Laine — Thu, 21 Dec 2017 18:58:09 GMT

Hi, @alicedee—

Stir together:

3 1/2 cups crushed vanilla wafer crumbs (I use an 11oz box)

1 cup confectioners sugar—I use a little more. Maybe 1/4 cup.

1/4 cup cocoa. I throw in extra.

1 cup finely chopped pecans. I use about 1/2 cup. I’m not crazy

about nuts

Stir in 1/3 cup light Karo and

1/3 cup light or dark rum. I use Sailor Jerry’s spiced rum. It has caramel flavoring and is not as tangy as regular rum. And I use a few extra shots because my teetotaler mom did!

ETA roll in 1 inch balls and store in air tight container. It makes about 4 dozen.

Re: What Sweets Do You Make For Christmas?

alicedee — Thu, 21 Dec 2017 19:00:50 GMT

@Ruby Laine Thanks so much for the recipe.....I’m definitely going to try these. Merry Christmas to you and yours!

Re: What Sweets Do You Make For Christmas?

NickNack — Thu, 21 Dec 2017 19:05:36 GMT

I am not a baker. The only thing I make is cracker candy. It's just saltine crackers, butter, brown sugar with chocolate morsels melted on top. You keep it refrigerated, and it's delicious. You can't tell that it's saltine crackers. Everybody loves it. I got the recipe years ago. I think it was from a Junior League cookbook.

Re: What Sweets Do You Make For Christmas?

ScrapHappy — Thu, 21 Dec 2017 19:09:13 GMT

I'd make so many different types of cookies if it were up to me but I only make two. Peanut Butter Blossoms and Chocolate Chip. If I made everything I wanted to, I'd eat it all. I love cookies. Even cutting back this Christmas. Husband is on a no carb diet so only make peanut butter blossoms. Grrrr! But he's only been on this diet since Thanksgiving and lost over 10 pounds. His brother, which was his inspiration, lost 40 pounds in 5 months. I saw him over Thanksgiving and WOW! He has since lost 25 more pounds since then. I'm not going to recognize him the next time I see him!

Re: What Sweets Do You Make For Christmas?

chrystaltree — Thu, 21 Dec 2017 19:37:10 GMT

I must admit, it's lovely to have adult daughters who ready and willing to share some the baking and cooking. One daughter is making the cookies, the other is making the Christmas cake. I usually bake several varieties of cookies, it differs year to year. We do a big Christmas Eve, Christmas breakfast and then a casual Christmas dinner. This year, I'm free to make what I want to make. I'm going to bake a couple of dessert breads; an apple bread and a cinnamon bread. I'm also going to make one of my favorites, a big bannana pudding. We celebrate Christmas the entire week so there's no such thing as too much food.

Re: What Sweets Do You Make For Christmas?

queendiva — Thu, 21 Dec 2017 19:39:39 GMT

Cookies: Gingerbread, sugar, raspberry thumbprints, spritz, snickerdoodles, chocolate krinkles, cherry/pistachio/ choc.chip, Italian anise. To gift and to share with family following Christmas dinner.

Still to make: fudge and pretzels dipped in chocolate with sprinkles.

Re: What Sweets Do You Make For Christmas?

RedTop — Thu, 21 Dec 2017 19:45:42 GMT

I haven’t made anything since my girls stopped making sugar cookies for Santa.

I expect to have 2 Mrs Prindables apples left over, and have Juniors mini cheesecakes for dessert on Christmas Day.

Re: What Sweets Do You Make For Christmas?

Eileen in Virginia — Thu, 21 Dec 2017 19:50:20 GMT

I make

- chocolate chip cookies

- white chocolate chip cookies

- chocolate fudge

- shortbread

- macaroons

- sugar cookies (cut-outs)

- Tea Time tassies

- oatmeal raisin cookies

- pumpkin pie with whipped cream

I give most of the cookies to friends as gifts and serve the pumpkin pie for Christmas dessert.

Re: What Sweets Do You Make For Christmas?

kitcat51 — Thu, 21 Dec 2017 20:04:27 GMT

I only make Russian Tea Cakes, they are my favorite cookie & my family enjoys then too. I use to make lots of different cookies & sweets but now I get way too many as gifts so I serve them instead of making more. Happy Holidays!

Re: What Sweets Do You Make For Christmas?

PhilosophyGirlll — Thu, 21 Dec 2017 20:04:49 GMT

Happy Holidays Everyone!

I made:

Italian Cookies

Butter Almond Cookies

Italian Strufoli

Peanut Butter Cookies

Linzer Tarts

Snowballs

Chocolate Covered Pretzels

Gingerbread Cookies

Love baking with my kids and grandkids every year!

Re: What Sweets Do You Make For Christmas?

susielong — Thu, 21 Dec 2017 20:18:37 GMT

@Nicknack wrote:
I am not a baker. The only thing I make is cracker candy. It's just saltine crackers, butter, brown sugar with chocolate morsels melted on top. You keep it refrigerated, and it's delicious. You can't tell that it's saltine crackers. Everybody loves it. I got the recipe years ago. I think it was from a Junior League cookbook.

I make these too, taste just like Heath bars.

Re: What Sweets Do You Make For Christmas?

ECBG — Thu, 21 Dec 2017 20:20:04 GMT

@kitcat51 wrote:
I only make Russian Tea Cakes, they are my favorite cookie & my family enjoys then too. I use to make lots of different cookies & sweets but now I get way too many as gifts so I serve them instead of making more. Happy Holidays!

@kitcat51,I would love to know what is in those. I've never heard of them.

Re: What Sweets Do You Make For Christmas?

panda1234 — Thu, 21 Dec 2017 22:17:31 GMT

@Ruby Laine I have an easier chocolate rum ball cookie

3 1/2 cups crushed Oreo cookies

1/4 cup rum

1 cup chopped pecans

let sit in fridge for two days and then roll in to 1 inch balls

Re: What Sweets Do You Make For Christmas?

teainlondon — Thu, 21 Dec 2017 22:38:33 GMT

I hate to be a party pooper, but I bake/prepare no sweets because I am a diabetic. For people who have diabetes, the holidays are very difficult-----sweets are deadly. I love everything sweet. Then the big diabetes was diagnosed and sweets were over. There are no substitutes. I have had nothing for over two years that could be called a dessert or even a sweet snack.

By the way, fruits are not sweets. Chocolate or a grape? No contest. So, my Christmas meal is limited as was my Thanksgiving meal and Halloween candy and birthday celebrations.

Everyone should be aware of sugar content. I never thought about diabetes until the dr. said I have it. It is not a disease that can be cured, so it's for a lifetime.

Be careful.

Merry Christmas!

tea

Re: What Sweets Do You Make For Christmas?

lork — Thu, 21 Dec 2017 23:07:39 GMT

From Thanksgiving on I bake. . . Peppernuts, Waffle cookies, Orange Slice Oatmeal cookies, Frosted Sugar cookies, Monster Bars, Cinnamon Rolls and Teddy Bear Breads (My youngest son, 28, is baking 4 tomorrow for select friends. I baked them in multiple when I was a child care provider.). One of my grandsons has already requested homemade pizza for our Christmas dinner; so be it!

Re: What Sweets Do You Make For Christmas?

toja — Thu, 21 Dec 2017 23:42:48 GMT

I'm done baking cookies, this year I made:

- maple pecan cookies

- cookie press cookies

- orange chocolate shortbread

- linzer tarts

- almond thumbprints with black currant jam

- lebkuchen with layers of marzipan and plum jam

- gingerbread blondies

- and 6 kinds of biscotti for my son in law

Most of them will be gifted to eagerly awaiting family members

Happy baking!