Colorful Candy bar Cookies
Oh my! These will leave everyone wanting more! If you wanna leave your family impressed, go with this cookie recipie! You could change this up by putting your favorite candy bar inside. These would be great for cookie exchanges!
Ingredients
- 1/2 tube refrigerated sugar cookie dough, softened
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 24 miniature Snickers candy bars
- Red and green colored sugar
Directions
- In a small bowl, beat cookie dough and flour until combined. Shape 1-1/2 teaspoonfuls of dough around each candy bar. Roll in colored sugar.
- Place 2 in. apart on parchment paper-lined baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Remove to wire racks. Yield: 2 dozen.
Christmas Breakfast Cassorole
I like this recipe because it is basic and you can really get creative with it! Everyone in my family is always so egar to eat christmas dinner, if you make a big cassole this will tide them over! I think some alterations you could make to this recipe is instead of adding bread, add Pancakes! You could also add any type of meat, depending on your family. This could be a kitchen sink type of recipe. Again Be creative and add yourself into your cooking, experiment and make it your own that is how recipes are born!
Ingredients
- 7 slices white bread, crusts removed and cubed
- 2 cups (8 ounces) shredded cheddar cheese
- 6 eggs, lightly beaten
- 3 cups 2% milk
- 1 teaspoon ground mustard
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 6 bacon strips, cooked and crumbled
Directions
- In a greased 11-in. x 7-in. baking dish, combine the bread cubes and cheese. In a large bowl, whisk the eggs, milk, mustard, salt and pepper; pour over bread and cheese. Sprinkle with bacon. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
- Remove from the refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 50-55 minutes or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean. Let stand 10 minutes before serving. Yield: 6-8 servings.
Maple butter turkey with gravy
Every get tired of the same old turkey and wanna try something different? Well this should knock you socks off! When you put maple and butter in the same sentence,its a winner in my book everytime! Some things you could do to add a little extra punch in add some crunched pecans to the top, even think about maybe even candied pecans!! MMM, sounds like a winner to me!
Ingredients
- 2 cups apple cider or juice
- 1/3 cup maple syrup
- 3/4 cup butter, cubed
- 2 tablespoons minced fresh thyme or 2 teaspoons dried thyme
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh sage or 1 teaspoon dried sage leaves
- 2 teaspoons dried marjoram
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 1 turkey (14 to 16 pounds)
- 2 to 2-1/2 cups chicken broth
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
Directions
- For maple butter, in a small heavy saucepan, bring cider and syrup to a boil. Cook until reduced to 1/2 cup, about 20 minutes. Remove from the heat; stir in the butter, thyme, sage, marjoram, salt and pepper. Transfer to a small bowl; cover and refrigerate until set.
- With fingers, carefully loosen the skin from both sides of turkey breast. Rub 1/2 cup maple butter under turkey skin. Refrigerate remaining maple butter. Skewer turkey openings; tie drumsticks together. Place on a rack in a roasting pan. Cover with foil and bake at 325° for 2 hours.
- Brush top with 1/3 cup maple butter. Bake, uncovered, 1 to 1-1/2 hours longer or until a thermometer reads 180°, basting occasionally with pan drippings. (Cover loosely with foil if turkey browns too quickly.) Remove turkey to a serving platter and keep warm. Cover and let stand for 20 minutes before carving.
- Pour drippings and loosened brown bits into a 4-cup measuring cup. Skim and discard fat. Add enough broth to drippings to measure 3 cups. In a large saucepan, combine flour and broth mixture until smooth. Stir in remaining maple butter. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Serve with turkey. Yield: 14-16 servings (3-1/3 cups gravy).
Walnut stuffing balls
I love this recipe! I feel you could alter it to your stuffing recipe. Sometimes stuffing seems to become dryed out , with these that would not happen. I also think you could alter these or make them better by putting some kind of gravey over them! Be Creative!
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup each chopped celery, green pepper and onion
- 1/3 cup chopped walnuts
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 egg
- 3 cups herb-seasoned stuffing croutons
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
Directions
- In a saucepan, saute celery, green pepper, onion and walnuts in butter until vegetables are tender; cool slightly. In a bowl, beat the egg. Add croutons, broth, salt, pepper and vegetable mixture; mix well. Shape into 12 balls, 1/4 cup each; place on a greased baking sheet. Bake at 375° for 20 minutes or until heated through. Yield: 4 servings
Warm Chocalate- Caramel Apples
I found this to be a great alternative to caramel apples! I dont know about you but I have a lot of elderly family members that can no longer at candied apples. You will be the savior of your family when you bring these! An alternative way I think you could do these, if your doing a larger amount, is by putting them in the oven at 350 until they become tender!
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons butter, softened
- 2 medium Braeburn apples
- 1/4 cup orange juice
- 2 tablespoons chocolate syrup
- 2 tablespoons caramel ice cream topping
- 1/4 cup chopped walnuts
Directions
- In a small bowl, combine brown sugar and butter. Core apples three-fourths of the way through; fill with brown sugar mixture.
- Place in a small microwave-safe dish. Pour orange juice into dish. Microwave, uncovered, on high for 4-5 minutes or until apples are tender.
- Transfer to dessert plates; top with chocolate syrup and caramel topping. Sprinkle with walnuts. Yield: 2 servings.
Jack-o'-Lantern Oranges
I think this would be so cute for the children and a great way for them to eat there fruits! I was thinking you could even take those mini pumpkins and put vegetables or soup in it!
Ingredients
- 8 small navel oranges
- 1 small apple, chopped
- 1/2 cup halved seedless red grapes
- Slivered almonds and whole cloves
Directions
- Choose which side of each orange will be the jack-o'-lantern's face; cut a thin slice from the bottom of each so that it rests flat. Cut another small slice from the top. Spoon out pulp. Chop pulp and combine with apple and grapes; set aside.
- Cut faces as desired; decorate with cloves and almonds. Spoon fruit mixture into jack-o'-lanterns. Yield: 8 servings.
