EVEN MORE RECIPES.....

[judyb57]

Eggnog Bread

2 eggs
1 cup sugar
1 cup dairy eggnog
1/2 cup butter, melted
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
2 tsp. rum extract
1 tsp. vanilla
2 1/4 cup flour
2 tsp baking powder

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease bottom of bread pan.
• Beat eggs, add sugar, eggnog, butter, rum and vanilla.
• Blend well, add flour, baking powder and nutmeg.
• Stir until just moistened. Pour into greased pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 45-50 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean
• Cool 10 minutes. Remove from pan. Cool bread completely before slicing.

 

[judyb57]

Christmas Berry Mocha Fudge - A Heavenly treat

1/4 lb. butter
12 oz. can of evaporated milk
3 1/2 Cups of sugar
1 heaping tablespoon of INSTANT COFFEE
10 oz. Hershey's Raspberry chocolate chips
2 oz. bittersweet chocolate
7 oz. Marshmallow cream
1 tsp. Vanilla


In a heavy saucepan melt the butter. Add evaporated milk, sugar, and
coffee.
Bring to a rolling boil, stirring constantly until the temperature
reaches 235 degrees. Remove from heat and and raspberry chocolate chips
and the bittersweet chocolate. Stir the mixture until all ingredients
are melted. Add the marshmallow creme and stir until blended. Stir
in the vanilla. Pour into a lightly greased 9 X 13 inch pan.
Cut in bite sized squared when cooled.

 

[CareyG]

Eggnog Bread

My son would love this, he loves eggnog!!

 

[judyb57]

Christmas Divinity

2 cups sugar
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup white corn syrup
1 egg white stiffly beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup broken nut meats (optional)
Pinch of salt
Food coloring (optional)


Beat the egg white in a large bowl and set aside. In a saucepan, boil
the sugar, water and syrup while stirring gently. The mixture is done at
235 degrees or if it forms a soft ball when a tablespoon full is dropped
into cold water.

Pour the mixture over the beaten egg white, beating continually. Add
vanilla, nuts and a pinch of salt. Add a few drops of red or green food
coloring if desired. Beat this mixture until it is almost hard, then
drop by the teaspoonful onto waxed paper.

Makes about 35 - 40 pieces.

 

[judyb57]

Santa's Best Ever Christmas Sugar Cookies

1 C. oil
1 C. powdered sugar
1 C butter (do not use margarine or Naughty Elves will visit you)
1 C. white sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
4 C. plus 4 T. flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. cream of tartar
1 tsp. salt

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream oil, powdered sugar, butter and white
sugar. Add eggs and vanilla; cream this mixture very well. Sift flour,
baking soda cream of tartar and salt. Add to the creamed mixture and
cream well again until thoroughly mixed. CHILL COVERED OVERNIGHT. Roll
into balls the size of walnuts. Roll balls in sugar, put on cookie sheet
and flatten with a glass dipped in sugar. Bake at 350 degrees for about
11 minutes. Do NOT overbake. This will make about six dozen.

 

[judyb57]

Willie’s PENUCHE FUDGE

1 1/2 cups Sugar
1 cup Brown sugar (packed)
1/3 cup light Cream
1/3 cup Milk
2 TBSP Butter
1 tsp Vanilla
1/2 cup Walnut pieces (opt)

Butter a 9 inch square baking dish. Butter the sides of a heavy
2 quart saucepan

Combine sugars, cream, milk and butter in saucepan. Cook over
medium heat, stirring constantly., until sugars dissolve and
mixture boils. cook to soft ball stage or 238 deg on a candy
thermometer. Stirring only occasionally. Remove from heat and let
return to 110 deg. DO NOT STIR!

Add vanilla and beat vigorously until mixture is thick and start
to lose its gloss. Quickly stir in nuts and spread into prepared
baking Score while warm Cut when firm.

 

[judyb57]

HOLIDAY PEPPERMINT CANDY

4 oz. cream cheese, softened
1 T. margarine
1 T. light corn syrup
1/4 tsp. peppermint extract or few drops peppermint oil
4 cups powdered sugar
green and red food coloring
sifted powdered sugar
green, red and white decorating icing (optional)

Beat cream cheese, margarine, corn syrup, extract. In large mixing bowl at medium speed with electric mixer until well blended. Gradually add 4 cups powdered sugar; mix well. Divide mixture into 1/3's. Knead few drops green food coloring into one third. Repeat with red food coloring, second third. Wrap each third in plastic wrap. Working with one color mixture at a time, shape into 3/4 inch balls. Place on waxed paper-lined cookie sheet. Flatten each ball with bottom of glass that has been lightly dipped in sugar. Repeat with remaining mixtures. Decorate with icing. Chill.

 

[judyb57]

Cashew Brittle

3 c Sugar
1 c Light corn syrup
1/2 c Water
2 c Cashew halves
1 1/2 tb Butter
1 1/2 ts Vanilla

Place sugar, water and corn syrup in a sauce pan. Stir over medium high
heat to dissolve sugar. Continue cooking, without stirring, until
mixture reaches 280 degrees on a candy thermometer. Add cashews.
Continue cooking until mixture reaches 300 deg f (hard crack stage).
Remove from heat and add vanilla and butter. Stir to mix well. Pour onto
greased baking pan. When cool, break into pieces. Makes about 2 lbs. of
candy.

 

[judyb57]

Kris Kringle Punch

6 cups chilled cranberry juice
3/4 cup chilled lemon juice
3 cups chilled apple juice
1 1/2 cups chilled orange juice
2 16 oz. bottles ginger ale

Combine all juices in a large punch bowl.
Just before serving add the ginger ale. Makes 4 12 qts.

 

[sorcer3ss]

Santa's Best Ever Christmas Sugar Cookies


1 C butter (do not use margarine or Naughty Elves will visit you)

Okay I just have to tell my friend that quote, she always yells at me for using margarine...lol

Thanks for all those recipes Judy, but do tell, how do you find to cook all those!

 

[Iamagambler]

Yummy, Yummy, Yummy!!! Will have to make some of that low cal soup.....

 

[judyb57]

Thanks for all those recipes Judy, but do tell, how do you find to cook all those!

I dont make all these, lol. I get them in my email (I have like 22,000 now) and just am posting some that sound good.

 

[CareyG]

Judy some of these recipes look amazing! I have to try some for sure!​

 

[judyb57]

Chocolate Covered Cherry Cookies

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup butter, room temperature
1 cup granulated sugar
1 egg
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
1 (10 ounce) jar maraschino cherries, drained, reserve juice
1 (6-ounce) package semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk

Preparation: In a large bowl, combine flour, cocoa powder, salt, baking powder and soda, blending well; set aside. In a mixing bowl, beat together butter or margarine and sugar on low speed until fluffy. Add egg and vanilla; beat well. Gradually add dry ingredients to the creamed mixture; beat until smooth and well blended. With hands, shape dough into 1-inch balls; place on ungreased baking sheet. Press down center of dough with thumb. Drain Maraschino cherries well, reserving juice. Place a cherry in the center indention of each cookie.In small saucepan combine chocolate pieces and sweetened condensed milk; heat over low heat until chocolate is melted. Stir in 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon of the reserved cherry juice. Spoon about 1 teaspoon of the topping over each cherry, spreading to cover cherry. If frosting seems too thick, thin with a little more cherry juice. Bake at 350° for 10 minutes, or until done. Remove to wire rack to cool.
Makes 3 to 4 dozen cookies.

 

[judyb57]

Marshmallow Divinity

1/2 c. water
2 c. sugar
1 Dash salt
1 jar marshmallow creme -- (1 pt.)
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 c. chopped nuts or fruit

Bring water, sugar, and salt to rolling boil in heavy pan and continue
to boil until 250 degrees or hard ball stage. Add boiling syrup to
marshmallow cream all at once. Stir until mixture forms soft peaks. Add
vanilla and nuts or fruit. Stir well and work quickly because it sets up
pretty fast. Drop in puffs on buttered foil or cookie sheet.

 

[judyb57]

Mamie Eisenhower Chocolate Fudge

4-1/2 c. granulated sugar
2 tbsp. butter
1 can evaporated milk
Pinch of salt
12 oz. semi-sweet chocolate or chocolate bits
12 oz. German sweet chocolate
1 pt. marshmallow cream
2 c. nutmeats, chopped

After boiling first ingredients 6 minutes, or soft ball forms, 232
degrees, pour boiling syrup over ingredients in bowl, beat until
chocolate melts. Pour into buttered pan. Let stand a few hours before
cutting into squares.

 

[judyb57]

TOOTSIE ROLL FUDGE

1 tsp. plus 2 T. butter
2 cups tootsie roll midgees
2 T. peanut butter
3 3/4 cups confectioners' sugar
2 T. milk
1 tsp. spice island pure vanilla extract
1 cup chopped pecans
1/3 cup green and red M&M's

Line a 9" square pan with foil. Grease foil with 1 tsp. butter; set aside. In a heavy saucepan, melt tootsie rolls, peanut butter, remaining butter over low heat, stirring constantly. Gradually stir in confectioners' sugar, milk, vanilla (mixture will be very thick). Fold in pecans. Spread into prepared pan. Using a sharp knife, score surface into 1" squares. Press a M&M's candy into center of each square. Cool. Using foil, remove fudge from pan; cut into squares. Store in an airtight container. Makes about 2 lbs.

 

[judyb57]

Cranberry Fudge

Ingredients:
1/4 cup Butter (half stick)
2 1/2 cup Sugar
1/3 cup Evaporated Milk
1/3 cup Cranberry Juice Concentrate
12 oz Package of White chocolate chips
7 oz.Marshmallow Creme
1 cup Craisins
1/2 tsp Orange Extract

Method:
Line a 9" x 9" pan with aluminum foil and set aside.Place white chips, orange extract, craisins and marshmallow cream into a 3-quart Pyrex bowl and set aside. Heat milk and cranberry juice at Medium setting until warm then add sugar. Bring to a rolling boil, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon. Continue to boil for 8 full minutes or if using a candy thermometer continue boiling until the boiling temperature reaches 235 F but do not exceed 9 minutes rolling boiling time total. Remove from heat and add butter. Stir until dissolved

Pour hot mixture over white chips, orange extract, and marshmallow cream without scraping the sides of the hot saucepan. Mix until the chips are melted. Mix thoroughly and cast into prepared pan. Cool at room temperature. Chill in refrigerator prior to cutting. Remove from pan, remove foil, cut into squares.

 

[judyb57]

Boston Cream Candy

6 c. sugar
3 c. whipping cream
2 c. Karo syrup (white)
2 c. chopped walnuts


Combine sugar, cream and syrup; cook until medium hard ball forms in
cold water. Beat until thick. Add nuts. Pour in buttered pan to cool
ooth. Add raisins and almonds. Pour onto wax paper - this will be a thin
candy. Let cool then break into pieces.

 

[judyb57]

Christmas M and M Cookies

4 cup miniature marshmallows
1/3 cup margarine
3 1/2 cup crisp rice cereal
1 1/3 cup candy covered plain
chocolate (or peanut chocolate) small M&M-type candies

Melt together marshmallows and margarine in heavy saucepan over low
heat, stirring occasionally until smooth. Pour over combined cereal and
candies; toss until lightly coated. With greased fingers, gently shape
mixture into 1 1/2-inch balls. Place on wax paper. Let stand at room
temperature until set.