Sweet Interruptions For the Holidays

I thought that we have been putting in recipes for the Holidays and making crafts that this wood be good and the other one we can chat
All are Welcome to show what you have done.
This is my First time making Peanut Butters Cups I got this the only thing hard was trying to stuff the peanutbutter into the cup
Just joking
Peanut Butter Cups
Taste of Home's Holiday & Celebrations Cookbook


SERVINGS: 48

CATEGORY: Lower Fat

METHOD: Microwave

TIME: Prep/Total Time: 20 min.

Ingredients:
1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
1 cup Jif® Creamy Peanut Butter
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons butter, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups (12 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips
1/4 cup shortening
Directions:
In a small bowl, combine the confectioners' sugar, peanut butter, brown sugar, butter and vanilla; cover and set aside.
In a microwave-safe bowl, melt chocolate chips and shortening. Pour teaspoonfuls into paper-lined miniature muffin cups. Drop a rounded teaspoonful of peanut butter mixture into each cup; top with another teaspoonful of chocolate mixture. Refrigerate until set. Store in an airtight container. Yield: about 4 dozen.

Good job Kim!!

Dirt Cake

Do this the day before serving, refrigerate. This makes a large amount, but will keep for several days.
Serves 12-15
1 1/4 lb. Oreo cookies, crushed
1/2 stick margarine
1 cup powdered sugar
8 oz. cream cheese
3 1/2 cups milk
2 small packages instant vanilla pudding
12 oz cool whip

Mix together last 6 ingredients and layer with crushed Oreos.
For fun, use a flower pot, and add candy worms...

This message was edited Dec 2, 2008 8:14 PM

here is my Date bars Whats nice I will have all the recipe in one form Kool
This was to be Raspberry bars but Had no Raspberry jam so I made Dates Bars
Very good just had one
1/2 cup Soft Butter 1/2 cup lite brown sugar 1 cup Flour
1/4 tsp Baking soda 1/8 tsp salt 1cup Rolled oats ( Quacker are just the same and you don't have to use a rolling pin to get rolled)
I used 1 box of choped dates 1 cup of sugar 1 cup water and boiled and make it thick like honey
Heat oven350 degrees In a 8 inch square pan line with Aluminum Foil and than butter
Mix all the ingredients together and press 2 cups of the mixture in the bottom of the pan than spread the Date or jam as the next layer than sprinkle the rest of the flour mixture on top lightly press in to thr mixture
Bake 35 to 40 mintues allow to cool before cutting
Dimmer(AKA) Kim Flamingo Kim

Here is for Chili Snack Mix
I used
1 bag pretzels mini, 1 bag oyster crackers, all my left over nuts , and mini cheese it
3 tbsp melted butter, 1 tsp chili powder;1/2 tsp cumin powder 1/4 tsp garlic powder
Heat oven to 375 Combine crackers and nuts in large bowel Mix butter and seasonings together drizzle over mixture and toss
Spred into a 15 x 10 inch pan bake 10 minutes strir after 5 makes 5 cups

This is my favorite cookie recipe.

Snickerdoodle Cookies

Ingredients
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 4 Tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon

Directions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a mixing bowl, beat the butter on medium speed for 30 seconds. Add the 1 cup sugar, baking soda, and cream of tartar. Beat until combined, scraping sides of bowl occasionally. Beat in the egg and vanilla until well blended. Beat in as much flour as you can with the mixer, and stir in remaining flour. Cover with plastic wrap and chill for 1 hour.

Combine the 4 tablespoons sugar and 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon. Shape the dough into 1 inch balls and roll in cinnamon sugar mixture to coat. Place balls of dough 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 10 to 11 minutes or until edges are beautifully golden. Transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool.

Here is mine: Cornflake Cookies

1 cup butter
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon soda
1 teaspoon cream of tarter
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
2 cups crushed corn flakes

Place corn flakes in bag and crush throughly--use a rolling pin if you would like
Mix all ingredients in large bowl in order given. MIX WELL!!!!
Drop by teasoons onto ungreased cookie sheet, flatten with fork and bake 9-15 minutes at 350.

Note: I would suggest doubling it from the start as they go fast!

This is getting pretty cool Well I made a teat For tomrrow with our coffee
Bailey's Hope thats spelled right
16 oz of Vodka
3 beaten eggs
1 pt whipping cream ( carton)
1 can sweet can milk
Split 1/2 Vanilla and 1/2 Coconut ( tsp)
Now I am chilling for coffee in the Morring

I'll be up before the chickens for that!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Maid M.. would you know those are my favorite cookies too? My youngest sister would send me a box for the Malay holidays, all the way from Singapore!!
Hmm.. I'll just tell her I still can't bake as well as her ;)

Well good, Jaye, now you have the recipe! It was Ross' favorite cookie besides oatmeal.

Wow!!! She's been sending those to me since the late 80's. Must not break the tradition, Marion!

No shouldn't do that!!!

Ya no I wonder if you made that Bailey's with 1/2 and 1/2 or real cream instead of the Vodka that it might taste pretty good For
Non Alcholoal (SP)
Just a thought
Dimmer

It wouldn't be Christmas at our house without these caramels!

2 sticks butter
1 lb. light brown sugar
1 c. light karo
1 can condensed milk
dash salt

Melt butter in heavy saucepan. (I use the bottom to my pressure cooker) Add the rest of the ingredients and stir constantly until 250 degrees on the candy thermometer over medium high heat. Remove from heat and add 1 Tbl. vanilla. Pour into buttered 9x13 pan. Cool, cut, wrap, enjoy.

Lovely setting for the table..just did it, cost probably under $5.00

cranberries
greenery
water
floating candles

Oh Betty You must be very busy I just got layed off I just made a Wearth for out side saw it in Better Homes and Garden But I used a plastic tray from the dollar store Got it out frezzing now Snow strom to come today
Sorry kitchen a mess Well hope it works we will see in a frw hours its about 32 and it has just started to snow
I am sorry I ment to tell you that your Table topp is very pretty is that all floating in water or do you have a splash of oil in it?
Dimmer

This message was edited Dec 3, 2008 1:33 PM

I have a very good Gingersnap Cookie recipe but it's at home and I'm at work, so I'll have to get back to you on that one. I have a KitchenAid Artisian Mixer on order and should be arriving next week. I can't wait to get it, I am going to be one baking and cooking chic! I'll be trying all of your recipes LOL!

Hopfully this will work and its so easy I hope I can do this
http://www.bhg.com/bettertv/?cid=507869917&lid=1906869079&tid=2634097001

Oh crissyr please do post the gingersnap cookies. We love them and I have lost my recipe!!!

Kim, I love the site you sent, so many ideas! Thanks
LK

Hey Kim,

You said it's snowing there? Would you take a pix of your the front of your house? I love the snow and where I live we don't get any at all. Where I used to live we would get a little bit, just enough to make every thing pretty then melt.

Cindy

I use the recipe on the back of I think it's the molasses bottle, I'll look when I get home, it's on some container. I just don't cook them so long that they get crunchy, so mine are chewy. Delicious!

Well You can't tell much but now it looks like sleet and you can't see the snow but I will take pictures as it gets heaver

How much snow are you suppose to get?

I think up to 5 inches we will see Just got new Shovle and salt

Oh Flamingo Kim, what a neat picture!!! I do envy you--loved the snow the year I lived in Canada with my brother and SIL!!!!

Okay Baked today also I had gotten bananas forr my lunch but they were getting to ripe so I made
Banana-sourcream Cake
1 pkg yellow cake mix
3 eggs,4 banana mashed 1 cup sour cream 1/4 cup oil and chop nuts. splash of vanilla

Filling
1 pkg soft cream cheese,1/2 cup or 1 stick of butter 1/2 pkg of powder sugar it said hole bag (16 oz) I used half
Oven 35 beat all the top ingredents on low for 2 mintues pour into greased and flour pan ( I am trying mini meat loaft pans) Bake for 35 minutes or until toothpick is clean
Than Made filling hope fully you can read this

HAve to recook not long in oven

Flamingo Kim, I have gained 10 pounds since you have been laid off from work!!!! Here you have gone and one it again--banana cake --one of my favorites!!!

Yummmmm, everything looks so good! Love those frozen luminarias!

Brenda

A photo for you all of my front yard taken about 5 minutes ago...calling for major storm tomorrow...so glad I'm at home, can't say resting, finished Santa's suit today now must attach Mrs. Santa dress...for my SIL and BIL...best get off to bed!

Oh Betty how pretty Thanks for sharing. Oh I love the snow.

Oh Betty, that is so pretty! Very nice photo, but please stay warm.
LK

Beautiful, Betty!

Brenda

Oh, Betty, that looks like a winter wonder land. Beautiful. Will you have that much snow on the ground for the rest of the season? Your arrangement is so pretty. Yes, I'm curious too like Kim, did you put any oil in the water? Not sure what it does but it seems to give it depth.

Kim, you're a baking machine! What do you do with all the food you cook? Do you need us to come help you eat it????

kim(dimmer), you rock girlfriend!

betty, meant to say i love the center piece. gonna make one for my christmas party

Well I guess my idea didn't work out But I will keep trying
First I need to get distill water they say that frezze clear and that I use a platice cup cause the glass one doesn't work and no raspberrys I think it has to be cranberry so what that saying never quit quiting OH thats for smoking ^_^
Think the water was to hot
Dimmer

This message was edited Dec 4, 2008 8:51 AM

Such a pretty arrangement Betty. Worthy of a BHG centerfold. I don't care for snow, but love looking at them from afar!!

Kim, knowing you, you're not gonna give up right?

Fleurs, to us it's just a little dusting, blizzard day here today...last year my snowbanks were over 10' high..I'm in the snowbelt of Ontario, lots/lots of snow..

Last night finished cutting around painted poinsettia's that were done on heavy canvas..will use them on my table..

Just dishing out some easy Christmas ideas for decorating...