Monday, December 24, 2012

Christmas Eve Delights

Christmas Eve is nearing, and the air smells of freshly baked cookies. One of my families traditions that never fails, is a massive amount of cookie baking. When every other tradition fails to happen, the cookie bake-off still stands. Christmas music ringing in our ears, women dancing in the kitchen and deep, masculine voices floating in from the living room couches. With the excitement of little voices finally quiet, we bake. Time for some of my favorite Christmas recipes to appear.

Chocolate Holiday Pretzels

 
Ingredients:
-3(10 oz.) bags of Checkerboard Pretzels
-1 (17 5/8 oz.) bags of holiday M&M's (Red & Green)
-3 (13 oz.) bags of Hershey's Hugs Kisses
-3 (13 oz) bags of Hershey's Chocolate Kisses
 
Cooking Directions:
-Preheat oven to 170 degrees.
-Place unbroken pretzels on wax paper-lined cookie sheets in a single layer.
-Unwrap Hugs, and place one on each pretzel.
Tip: Only one type of Kiss per sheet. Hugs do not take as much time to soften.
-Place the hugs/pretzels in the oven. Hugs: 4 minutes Kisses:5-6 minutes.
-As soon as removed from oven, place M&M's on the top of each kiss/pretzel.
-Place cookie sheet in freezer for 8-10 minutes.
-Repeat until you have the desired amount.
 

Seven Layer Bars

 
Ingredients:
-1/2 Cup of butter(Melted)
-1 1/2 Cups Graham Cracker Crumbs
-1 (14 oz.) can Eagle Brand Sweetened Condensed Milk
-1 Cup Butterscotch morsels
-1 Cup Semisweet Chocolate Morsels
-1 1/3 Cups Flaked Coconut
-1 Cup Chopped Walnuts
 
Cooking Directions:
-Heat oven to 350 degrees(325 for glass dishes).
-Coat 13X9-in. baking pan with Pam Spray.
-Combine Graham Cracker Crumbs and melted butter.
-Press the mixture into the bottom of the pan.
-Pour sweetened condensed milk on top of the graham cracker crumb/butter mixture.
-Layer chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, coconut and nuts evenly on top of the sweetened condensed milk.
-Press down firmly with a fork.
-Bake 25 minutes or until lightly browned.
-Cool the layer bars, and then cut into bars or diamonds.
-Store at room temperature.
 

Rasberry Jam Thumbprint Cookies

 
Ingredients:
1 pouch Betty Crocker sugar cookie mix (1 lb 1.5 oz.)
-1/2 Cup Butter(Softened)
-1 Egg
-3 Tbsp. All-Purpose Flour
-1/3 Cup Seedless Rasberry Jam
-1 Cup White Vanilla Baking Chips
 
Cooking Directions:
-Heat oven to 375 degrees.
-In large bowl, stir cookie mix, butter, egg, and flour until dough forms.
-Roll dough into 3/4 inch balls.
-Place about 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
-Using your thumb, make an indentation in the center of each cookie.
-Spoon 1/4 teaspoon jam(maybe a little more) into each indentation.
-Bake cookies 8 to 10 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes.
-In a small microwavable bowl, microwave baking chips on High 1 to 2 minutes or until the chips have melted.
-Pour the melted chips into a small resealable plastic bag.
Cut a hole on one bottom corner of the bag, and squeeze gently onto the cooled cookies.
 
 
 

The kids are fast asleep, and Santa has already ate his cookies, drank his milk, and let his reindeer eat their food (Oats with red and green pellet sprinkles) that the children provided. He also wrote them a letter back, and he is now working on stockings, and placing the presents under the tree. Merry Christmas Eve everyone.

21 comments:

Shauna Quintero said...

I love the raspberry thumbprint cookies but never with the sugar cookie mix. Make those every year and again for Valentines Day. Maybe I'll try with the mix next time!

Nancy @ Ordinary Miracles & The Crazy 10 said...

Just found your blog from Bloggy moms FMFY, and am a new follower. We just made some of pretzle chocolate yummies last week and they were delish! Sadly that are all gone. May have to make more!
nancy-of the crazy 9
http://nancyvnjourney.blogspot.com/

Unknown said...

I just found you on Bloggy Moms as well! Thanks for the great recipes! I'm excited to spend some more time perusing your blog!
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Unknown said...

ShaunaQ, they actually turned out pretty good! I'm a huge fan of rasberry jam though, so that may have taken over my tastebuds, haha
Nancy, the pretzel bites do tend to go fast! :)
in pursuit, You are very welcome, and I will be visiting your blog!

Unknown said...

You had me at Christmas cookie baking and then, well... the recipes and pictures and I'm totally smitten.

Aloha Sweet Friend,

How lucky am I to be a fellow bloggy mom and to be on this sweet journey right along with ya. I'm following you now from the December Bloggy Moms hop.

If you're up for a bit of a ride I'd love, love, love for you to join me at "Local Sugar Hawaii where we're riding the wave of life together, one adventure at a time. And this weekend we're ringing in the new year together at An Aloha Affair. You can link up all of your creative work and share it with other sweet souls looking to make meaningful connections. Save ya a spot?

Happy New Years to You and Yours.
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Unknown said...

Definitely save me a spot! :) Visiting you as we speak.

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