Does anyone have any good recipes??!
Answers: Anybody have any good yummy recipes for christmas squares, or yummy christmas treats? I am going to start my christmas baking soon and would like to try some new recipes. Please don't give me links to recipe sites, I know I can go there and look. I would like recipes that people have actually made and love. Thanks very much!!!
I got this recipe online awhile ago, and it's so delicious, it should probably be illegal. It's a great bar cookie for Christmas cookie exchanges or for at any time of the year!
Taffy Apple Bars
1 package (18 ounces) refrigerated sugar cookie dough
1 package (18 ounces) refrigerated peanut butter cookie dough
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
2 large apples, cored, peeled and chopped (3-1/2 to 4 cups)
1 cup chopped peanuts
1/2 cup caramel ice cream topping
Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease 13X9-inch baking pan. Let both packages of dough stand at room temperature about 15 minutes.
Combine both doughs and flour in large bowl; beat until well blended. Press dough evenly onto bottom of prepared pan. Spoon apples evenly over dough; press down lightly. Sprinkle with peanuts.
Bake about 35 minutes or until edges are brown and center is set. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Drizzle with caramel topping.
My mom always made these things called magic bars... and they were SOOOOO good... I make them every christmas as gifts for people around the office and for people like my UPS guy, the mailman, garbage collectors, neighbors and they all LOVE them. Here's the recipe.
Ingredients
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1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine, melted
1 (14-ounce) can Sweetened Condensed Milk (NOT evaporated milk)
2 cups (12 ounces) semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 1/3 cups flaked coconut
1 cup chopped nuts
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350°F (325°F for glass dish). In small bowl, combine graham cracker crumbs and butter; mix well. Press crumb mixture firmly on bottom of 13X9-inch baking pan.
Pour condensed milk evenly over crumb mixture. Layer evenly with remaining ingredients; press down firmly with fork.
Bake 25 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool. Cut into bars or diamonds. Store leftovers covered at room temperature or wrapped with some wax paper in a pretty cookie tin, they make excellent gifts!
Lemon Squares
INGREDIENTS:
2 cups flour
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
2 sticks butter
2 cups sugar
1 tablespoon flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
4 eggs, well beaten
1 heaping tablespoon grated lemon rind
1/4 cup lemon juice
PREPARATION:
Sift flour and powdered sugar together. Cut in butter until well blended. Press mixture over bottom of a 9 by 13 by 2-inch pan. Bake about 25 minutes at 300° until lightly browned. Combine remaining ingredients and spread on top of the baked crust. Bake at 350° for 25 to 30 minutes. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.
Pecan Tarts
INGREDIENTS
1 recipe pastry for a 9 inch double crust pie
2 eggs, beaten
1 cup white sugar
3 tablespoons butter, melted
5 tablespoons dark corn syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup chopped pecans
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Lightly grease 8 3-inch tart tins. Roll out pastry and cut 8 5-inch circles. Fit pastry circles into greased tart tins. In a large bowl, combine eggs, sugar, butter or margarine, corn syrup, and vanilla extract. Mix well, then stir in pecans. Pour an equal amount of mixture into each pastry-lined tart tin. Bake in preheated oven for 30 to 35 minutes until pastry is golden brown and filling is set.
ENJOY!!! and Happy Holidays!!!