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[mmmcherry]

some good christmas type tasty recipes that are short enough to write in some christmas cards. what are everyones favorites? it can be anything, cookies, candy, snacks, meals, drinks... whatever hehe... long as theyre short enough to fit inside of a card ill share some of mine too!

Irish Cream Balls

Ingredients
1 package vanilla wafer cookies
1/2 cup Irish Cream liqueur
1/4 cup milk chocolate
1 cup coconut

Procedure
Crush the vanilla wafers - a food processor is the fastest for this.
Melt the chocolate and add to the crushed wafers, along with the
liqueur.
Roll into small balls and roll in coconut to coat.
Refrigerate to set, then pack in containers and keep refrigerated.
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Title: South Texas Kolaches
Categories: Desserts
Yield: 36 servings

2 c Milk
1/2 c Sugar
1 Egg, beaten
4 tb Butter
1 ts Salt
2 pk Dry yeast
6 c Flour
3 c Filling

Heat the milk to scalding in a saucepan.
Add sugar, egg, butter and salt. Cool to lukewarm.
In mixing bowl, dissolve yeast in warm milk mixture.
Gradually add flour, knead to a soft dough. Cover, let rise, until
doubled in size - about 1 hour.
Shape 2 inch diameter balls of dough. Place on greased baking sheets
2 inches apart. Cover, let rise until doubled, about 30 minutes.
Press a hollow into center of each roll. Fill with cheese filling or
jam or jelly. Bake 15-20 minutes in a 350 F oven.
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No Bake Peanut Brownies

Ingredients
4 c Graham cracker crumbs
1 c Chopped peanuts
1/2 c Confectioners' sugar
1/4 c Peanut butter
2 c Semisweet chocolate chips (12 oz.)
1 c Evaporated milk
1 ts Vanilla extract

Procedure
Combine crumbs, peanuts, sugar and peanut butter using a whisk or
pastry blender.
in a small saucepan, meltthe chocolate chips and milk over low
heat, stirring constantly until smooth.
Remove from the heat; add vanilla. Set aside 1/2 cup.
Pour remaining chocolate mixture over crumb mixture and stir until
well blended.
Spread evenly in a greased 9-in square baking pan. Frost with the
reserved chocolate mixture. Chill for 1 hour. Cut and serve.
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Sugar and Spice Cookies

These spice cookies are baked with a sugar topping.

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted or stirred before measuring
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 cup shortening
1/4 cup butter
1 cup granulated sugar
1 egg
1/3 cup milk
1 egg white, slightly beaten
granulated sugar

Sift flour with salt, cream of tartar, baking soda, nutmeg, and
cinnamon. In a large mixing bowl cream shortening and butter with
sugar until light; beat in egg and milk. Stir in flour mixture.
Chill dough for 2 to 3 hours.
Roll dough out on a floured surface to about 1/4-inch thickness or
less. Cut with floured 2 to 2 1/2-inch cookie cutters and place on
greased baking sheets. Brush lightly with the egg white and sprinkle
with sugar. Bake at 375° for about 10 minutes, or until done.
Makes about 5 dozen spice cookies.
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mmmmm those are the 4 that i did last year. yummehness. but i need more MORE.... im a recipe whore, i know. you should see my computer recipe files, my cookbooks, and the book of recipes i printed out... haha... its crazy.
im amazed i dont cook more...

[misstayva]

Howdy, Recipe Whore! ;-)

Here is my all-time favorite Christmas recipe.
I think some people may freak because of one of the ingredients (LARD!)... but to omit/substitute it screws up the entire thing. You only live once, though... might as well enjoy yourself :-)
I'd cut it in half, too. It sorta makes a lot. I'm too tired and lazy and suckity at math right now to do so... haha

Biscochitos* (Mexican X-Mas Cookies)
* Also slang for a woman's hoo-hah, :-D

3 c sugar
3 c LARD (mmmmmmmm!)
4 eggs
3/4 c vanilla extract (or brandy)
3 tsp. anise extract
3 tsp. baking powder
9 c flour

Roll dough out flat, use cookie cutters of choice, sprinkle one side w/ cinnamon and sugar
Preheat oven to 375, bake for 10-12 minutes.

[mmmcherry]

mmmmmm i heart you miss tayva
but... professional nose picker? and youre making cookies??? i really hope thats not the secret ingredient... hehee

Brazilian Hot Coco

This is a creamy and aromatic hot chocolate, and even if the proportions seem a bit strange to you, don't worry - they perfectly evoke warmer climes…

Ingredients and preparation for 4 bowls

1. Melt 250 g (9 oz) of chocolate in 500 ml (2 cups) boiling water;
2. whisk in:
* 1 litre or 4 cups of very hot milk
* 200 g (1 cup) sugar
* 125 ml (1/2 cup) very hot strong coffee
3. once the sugar has completely dissolved, serve immediately.

orgasmic *drool*

[misstayva]

mmmmmm i heart you miss tayva
but... professional nose picker? and youre making cookies??? i really hope thats not the secret ingredient... hehee

Well, not secret anymore, dammit! :-P

That sounds sooooo good. I am writing it down. I think I've had it before. I am senile sorta, so I don't know...
Regardless, I'm making it! :-)

[mmmcherry]

mmm yess do it hehe
ive got about ten million tasty sounding recipes and 98% of them ive never tried.. hehe... but they just sound sooo good so i keep them anyways!

[sheramil]

Finnish Baked Pancake (Pannukakku or Kropsu)

2 eggs
2 cup milk
1 cup flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 cup butter
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 tsp. vanilla
nutmeg for garnish

Melt butter in an 8 x 12 pan in hot oven. Break eggs into a bowl. Add milk and vanilla alternately with flour that has been sifted with the salt and sugar. Last, add melted butter from pan. Beat batter only enough to mix batter. (Batter
will be thin.) Pour into the sizzling hot pan and bake 40 minutes or until done in a 400 F oven. Cut into squares and serve immediately.

this recipe comes to you courtesy of alt.slack. praise god-damned "Bob"!

[mmmcherry]

mmmmm now that sounds reeeally good... i may have to make this for breakfast tomorrow morning!!

[misstayva]

I need to dig up some dutch recipes... Their desserts or whatever you want to call them are just toooooo good. Artery-clogging, I assume :-)

[mmmcherry]

anything artery clogging has to be good... its the rules.

[Pull~My~Hair]

pumpkin cream cheese muffins..

btw this is the greatest site for holiday recipes

[ForrestBlack]

Howdy, Recipe Whore! ;-)
Biscochitos* (Mexican X-Mas Cookies)
* Also slang for a woman's hoo-hah, :-D

That sounds GOOD!

[Bondage Clown]

A very good dip idea...

1 avacodo
1 onion
1 midget

mix and serve

[mmmcherry]

OMG ... is midget dip really a christmas recipe tho??

mmmm pumpkin cream cheeze muffins... those sound really fuckin tasty even though i dont like pumpkin or cream cheeze hehee but hey id be willing to try em! will check that site out too, thanx dahlin!! *hugs*