Marshmallow Pops

Marshmallow Pops

Servings: 16
Author: Mumof2 of Galliano, La

Ingredients

  • 10 oz. bag of Marshmallows lg. ones
  • 16 wooden skewers about 12 in. long
  • 14 oz pkg. white candy coating melted
  • orange and black decorating icing tubes.

Instructions

  • put 2 marshmallows on the skewer, dip them in the melted chocolate, coat well. swirl of the excess and place it on wax paper to cool. use the black icing tubes for eyes, mouth and buttons, the orange can be used to make a carrot nose. use plastic wrap and a little ribbon to give them away.

 

Chocolate Bites

Chocolate Bites

Author: Seawaters of California

Ingredients

  • 2 sticks margarine
  • 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans
  • 1 cup coconut
  • 1 box powdered sugar
  • 1 T vanilla extract
  • 1 12-ounce jar peanut butter (crunchy is great)
  • 1 6-ounce package semisweet chocolate chips, more if needed
  • 1/2 cake paraffin wax

Instructions

  • Melt margarine in large container. Stir in graham cracker crumbs, pecans, coconut, powdered sugar, and vanilla; add peanut butter and mix well. Roll into walnut-size balls and lay out on waxed paper. Melt chocolate and paraffin together over hot water. Using 2 teaspoons (or any method you prefer), dip each ball into mixture, returning to waxed paper. The balls will cool quickly and be pretty and glossy.

Notes

This recipe was from my Aunt Ede, who had another name for them that I cannot tell!
Yield: 6 dozen.

 

Crock Pot Candy

Crock Pot Candy

Author: lilnoelelf of Louisiana

Ingredients

  • 16 oz jar cashews or walnuts
  • 16 oz jar unsalted dry roasted peanuts
  • 1 bar German chocolate
  • 12 oz package semisweet chocolate chips
  • 2 pkg.s white almond bark

Instructions

  • Layer in 5 quart crock pot as listed. Break the German chocolate and almond bark. DO NOT STIR. Cook on low for 3 hours with lid on. After 3 hours stir until well mixed. Drop on waxed paper with teaspoon. Makes 2 to 3 dozen candies.

Notes

You can use almost any nut you want but we have found that the cashew/ unsalted dry roasted peanuts
taste best together. My sister-in-law made this for Christmas last year. I got the recipe from her, as she said this was her grandmothers. This is Delicious!!

 

Spitzbuebe

Spitzbuebe

Author: Cetacea of Switzerland, Schwyz, Village: Küssnacht

Ingredients

  • 250 g margarine 1 Cup
  • one egg white
  • For the Stuffing quantity as you like it Redcurrant- or raspberry jelly, warm or apricot jam
  • 120 - 150 g sugar 2/3 Cup
  • one pinch of salt
  • two teaspoon of vanilla sugar
  • 350 g flour 1 1/2 Cup
  • maybe a bit of icing sugar for coating

Instructions

  • Put the margarine in a bowl and stir it until it is smooth. 2. Add the sugar to the margarine and beat it until it is fluffy. 3. Mix the egg white, salt, vanilla sugar and flour together with the fluffy mixture and knead it lightly until it is a smooth dough. 4. Roll out the dough until it is about 2 mm thick. 5. Cut out round cookies (size as you like it). Half of them will be for the top or lid cookies and the other half are the bottom cookies. 6. Cut one to three holes in each top cookie. Put all the cookies on the baking tray. 7. Bake the cookies about 8 to 10 minutes at 200 degrees in the middle of the preheated oven 8. After the baking let the cookies cool out. 9. Turn around the bottom cookies and apply the stuffing then put the top cookies on top of them. 10. Dust the cookies with icing sugar if you like.

Notes

If you make little cookies then they are similar to confection. The holes in the top cookies can be shaped like stars or hearts or whatever you like.

 

Chocolate Chip Cinnamon Cookies

Chocolate Chip Cinnamon Cookies

Author: Seawaters of California

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup rolled oats
  • 2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 cup 2 sticks butter, softened
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar packed
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 2 eggs
  • 3 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 1-1/2 cups chopped walnuts

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grind oats in a food processor or blender until fine. Combine the ground oats with the flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon in a medium bowl. Cream together the butter, sugars, vanilla, and lemon juice in another medium bowl with an electric mixer. Add the eggs and mix until smooth. Stir the dry mixture into the wet mixture and blend well. Add the chocolate chips and nuts to the dough and mix by hand until ingredients are well-incorporated. Spoon rounded 1/4-cup portions onto an ungreased cookie sheet. Place the scoops about 2 inches apart. You don't need to press the dough flat. Bake for 16-18 minutes or until cookies are light brown and soft in the middle. Store in a sealed container when cool to keep soft. For the best results, chill the dough overnight in the refrigerator before baking the cookies.

 

Cinnamon Christmas Trees

Cinnamon Christmas Trees

Author: Rob of Kentucky

Ingredients

  • 1 12.4-oz. can Cinnamon Rolls with Icing
  • 4 candied cherries cut into quarters

Instructions

  • Heat oven to 375 F. Grease cookie sheet. Remove cinnamon rolls from can. Arrange 3 whole cinnamon rolls in triangle in center of greased cookie sheet. 2.Cut remaining rolls in half. Arrange to look like tree (3 halves on each side of triangle and 1 for trunk). Loosely place 30x1-inch strip of foil around outside edges to prevent excessive browning.3.Bake at 375 F. for 13 to 19 minutes or until deep golden brown. Loosen tree carefully with pancake turner. Carefully slide onto serving platter. Frost warm rolls. Decorate as desired with cherries.

 

Uncooked Chocolate Bars

Uncooked Chocolate Bars

Author: Kelly Ann of Swansea, UK

Ingredients

  • 50 g 2oz of butter or margarine
  • 200 g 7oz plain chocolate
  • 3 tablespoons of golden syrup
  • 250 g 8oz digestive biscuits, crushed

Instructions

  • Place the butter or margarine, chocolate and syrup in a saucepan and heat gently until melted. Stir in the biscuits and mix thoroughly. Turn into a greased and lined shallow 18cm (7inc) square tin and smooth the top with a palette knife. Leave to set, then cut into bars!!

 

Tastes Like Fruitcake Cookies

Tastes Like Fruitcake Cookies

Author: Seawaters of California

Ingredients

  • 1 1/4 cups yellow cake mix
  • 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter flavored shortening at room temperature
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
  • 1/4 cup dried cherries
  • 1/4 cup white raisins
  • 1/4 cup chopped dried apricots or pineapple
  • 1/4 cup chopped walnuts
  • 1/4 cup chopped almonds
  • 1/4 cup chopped pecans

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a large bowl, blend cake mix, brown sugar. Add to dry mixture, the shortening, egg, vanilla and almond extract. Fold in cherries, raisins, apricots or pineapples, walnuts, almonds, and pecans or your favorite nut. Blend mixture well. Drop cookie dough (dough should be sticky, doughy, not too wet), if too wet add a couple of spoonfuls of leftover cake mix to give it the right consistency) by spoonfuls, about 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until golden brown.