Chocolate Cake

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Chocolate Cake

Author: MerryChristmasRecipes.com

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 C. All purpose flour
  • 1 C. sugar
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 4 tbs. unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 C. cold water
  • 1/3 C. vegetable oil
  • 1 tbs. cider vinegar
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract

Instructions

  • Mix dry ingredients in one bowl and wet in another bowl and combine.
  • Mix until completely mixed.
  • Pour mixture in a 9x9 cake pan and bake at 350 for 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
  • Cool on a wire rack completely before frosting.

 

Blueberry Cheesecake Fudge

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Blueberry Cheesecake Fudge

Author: Seawaters of California

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 2 1/2 cups granulated sugar
  • 2/3 cup evaporated milk
  • 12 ounces vanilla chips
  • 3 ounces cream cheese at room temperature
  • 5 ounces Marshmallow Crème
  • 1 1/2 cups dried blueberries
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon butter flavoring or extract

Instructions

  • Line a 9-inch square pan with aluminum foil and set aside.
  • Heat milk over medium heat until warm; add sugar.
  • Bring to a rolling boil over medium-high heat while stirring constantly with a wooden spoon.
  • Add Marshmallow Crème and butter.
  • Return to a rolling boil for 5 1/2 minutes (start timing as soon as the rolling boil resumes).
  • Cut cream cheese into small dice, and add it to the boiling mixture about 1 minute before the end of the boil. If brown flecks begin to appear in the mixture, lower the heat a little.
  • Remove from heat and add vanilla chips and blueberries.
  • Stir until creamy and all chips are melted.
  • Stir in vanilla extract and butter flavoring or extract.
  • Mix thoroughly.
  • Pour into prepared pan.
  • Cool. Remove from pan; remove foil, and cut into squares.
  • Yields 2 pounds.

 

Popcorn Balls

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Popcorn Balls

Author: MerryChristmasRecipes.com

Ingredients

  • 6 qt. popped corn
  • 1 C. sugar
  • 1 C. white corn syrup
  • 1 pkg. gelatin any flavor

Instructions

  • Combine syrup and sugar and gelatin while stirring.
  • Bring mixture to a boil and pour over popped corn.
  • Shape into balls.

 

Chocolate Cherry Fudge

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Chocolate Cherry Fudge

Author: Seawaters of California

Ingredients

  • 12 ounce package semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1/4 cup light corn syrup
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • 1/4 cup evaporated milk
  • 1 teaspoon real vanilla extract
  • 6 ounces dried cherries
  • 1/3 cup chopped pecans

Instructions

  • Line a 9 inch square pan with foil and butter or coat with cooking spray.
  • In a heavy saucepan, combine chocolate chips and corn syrup.
  • Cook and stir on low heat until melted.
  • Remove from the heat, stir in powdered sugar, evaporated milk and vanilla.
  • Beat with a wooden spoon for about 5 minutes until thickened and glossy.
  • Stir in cherries and pecans.
  • Spread in prepared pan. Refrigerate until firm.
  • Lift fudge out of pan with foil and discard foil.
  • Cut fudge into 1 inch squares with knife or pizza cutter.
  • Store in airtight container in refrigerator.

 

Soft Gingerbread Cookies

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Soft Gingerbread Cookies

Author: One Spoiled Brat of North Carolina

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup molasses
  • 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/3 cup water
  • 1/8 cup butter softened
  • 3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Instructions

  • In a medium bowl, mix together the molasses, brown sugar, water and butter until smooth. Combine the flour, baking soda, allspice, ginger, cloves and cinnamon, stir them into the wet mixture until all of the dry is absorbed.
  • Cover the dough and chill for at least 3 hours.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  • On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough out to 1/4 inch thickness.
  • Cut out into desired shapes. Place cookies 1 inch apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.
  • Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven.
  • Remove from the cookie sheets to cool on wire racks.

 

Sausalito Cookies

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Sausalito Cookies

Author: Seawaters of California

Ingredients

  • 2 cups butter softened (no substitutes)
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 5 cups flour
  • 2 cups chocolate chips
  • 3 cups chopped macadamia nuts

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375.
  • In large bowl, cream together butter, sugar and brown sugar.
  • Beat in eggs and vanilla.. Stir in salt, baking powder and baking soda.
  • Mix in flour. Stir in chocolate chips and nuts.
  • Shape into 1 inch balls and place on ungreased baking sheet, 2 inches apart.
  • Bake for 9-11 minutes.
  • I leave mine just a little soft set, just starting to turn golden on the bottom. You can roll into larger balls, for larger cookies. Adjust the baking time accordingly.

 

Eggless Coffee Crisps

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Eggless Coffee Crisps

Author: PamC

Ingredients

  • 2-1/2 cups of flour
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup softened butter
  • 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
  • 2 teaspoons instant coffee granules dissolved in 2 teaspoons hot water

Instructions

  • Mix flour, cinnamon & salt in a separate bowl, beat butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
  • Beat in the dissolved coffee.
  • With the mixer on low speed gradually mix in flour mixture until blended.
  • On wax paper shape dough into 2 blocks about 8" long by 1-1/2 inches square.
  • Wrap and chill for at least 4 hours until firm enough to slice.
  • Heat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Slice dough into 1/2" slices and place on ungreased cookie sheets 1 inch apart.
  • Bake 12 to 14 minutes until light golden brown and firm.
  • Remove to racks to cool.
  • Glaze
  • teaspoons instant Coffee granules dissolved into 4 teaspoons hot water
  • cup confectionery sugar
  • Mix until smooth and drizzle over cookies.

Notes

If you can get chocolate covered coffee beans, place one in the center of each cookie, using a drop of glaze as glue.
*Chocolate coffee beans can be expensive and after much searching last year the beans that I did find (at the mall) looked a little old to me. So as an alternative I used those new premium M&M's in mocha flavor. They worked out nicely.

 

Applesauce Cookies

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Applesauce Cookies

Author: MerryChristmasRecipes.com

Ingredients

  • 1 C. Shortening
  • 4 eggs
  • 2 tsp. Baking soda
  • 2 C. apple-sauce
  • 2 C. sugar
  • 4 C. flour
  • 1 tsp. cinnamon
  • 1 tsp. nutmeg
  • 1 tsp. cloves
  • 1 tsp. salt

Instructions

  • Mix applesauce and baking soda in bowl.
  • Cream shortening and sugar together in a bowl and add eggs.
  • Sift flour and spices into mixture and add applesauce.
  • Bake for 12 minutes at 350.