Monday, December 26, 2011

Some holiday recipes

One of my favorite things to do during the holiday season is mail munchies to people. Not only do I get to eat the leftovers (that is, after all, the chef's prerogative), but you can't really go wrong with giving people food. There's blood and sweat and toil in those goodies!

Right. Now, since I can't possibly gift munchies to all of you guys, I thought I'd at least share the recipes I used. Sound good?

The only picture I took. And it was to update my cookbook.
  • Melt in the Mouth Caramels
    This is a recipe I'm pretty familiar with, as I've made these caramels about five times. I prefer softer caramels though, so we only cooked the mixture to 235ºF on the candy thermometer. It might just be an elevation thing though, so make sure to use the cold water test.

  • Molasses Chocolate Chip Cookies
    One of my favorite chocolate chip cookie recipes. The molasses and sea salt really bring out the chocolate flavor, and the recipe makes a lot of cookies. We used semi-sweet chocolate chips because, uhh, we just did.

  • Peppermint Bark
    Definitely my favorite peppermint bark recipe--I think the puffed rice cereal adds a necessary crunch. We we drizzled melted almond bark over the top of our finished bark, which was pretty and tasty. Just check that picture!

  • Peanut Butter Balls
    Which are delightful and easy to make. But it's Boyfriend's recipe . . . and I'm not sure if I can share it. Sorry? O_O They look like this though:
This picture is actually from last year. Also for the cookbook.
ANYWAY. What treats do you guys make around the holidays? My family also whipped up sugar cookies, lemon bars, horns, and Russian teacakes. ^_^ Tell me what you munch on in the comments.

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My mom and I get together and have a cookie baking marathon. This year, my mom made sugar cookies and mocha butter nut balls, and I made chocolate chip cookies and these uh-mazing chocolate caramel thumb print cookies (chocolate cookies with a puddle of caramel on top).
I was going to make candies this year because my Food Network magazine had 50 tempting recipies. I even bought a candy thermometer, but I never got around to it.
1 reply · active 691 weeks ago
Making candies is kind of menacing, if only because there's boiling sugar involved and you usually have to stir things for what feels like forever. >_>

But all of those cookies sound amazing. I'm jealous! Baking marathons are totally fun too . . . in a tiring, crazy sort of way. :)
I highly doubt "boyfriend" would mind you sharing the recipe. They are all yummy. I WAS quite curious about the cookies (just finished them today). I realized they were different than a normal chocolate chip cookie, and I kept thinking to myself, "I swear I can taste salt!" Turns out, I was right. Good to know. And you know I love the sweet/salty combo. Yum.
2 replies · active 691 weeks ago
He failed to answer my text when I asked him, so, yeah. >_> Glad you liked the cookies though! And now, if you want, you can make them on your own!
Win!!!

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