Crunchy bars (12 o'clock covered in chocolate and pecans) You would never believe that these are made with saltines. They taste like Skor bars.
Shortbread with cranberries and pistachios (2 o'clock round cookies). I made these with whole wheat flour and the least amount of butter I could to keep the cookie from falling apart. They turned out quite well. Pretty and yummy!
- Candy Cane Bark (4 o'clock squarish things) made with white chocolate and smashed up candy canes. I don't like either of these ingredients, but they look nice in my gift baskets so I feel compelled to make them every year.
- White cranberry biscotti (7 o'clock biscotti-shaped cookies). These are by far my favourite treat. I will take half of the batch, dip one end of each slice in dark chocolate and then package them up in baggies. They look so pretty in a gift basket. I experiment with many different biscotti recipes and try to have a batch on hand. They go great with a cup of coffee or tea.
- Chocolate Candy Cane cookies (9 o'clock candy-cane shaped cookies). These things are chocolate cookies made with a package of cream cheese. It's the first year I've made them and I had quite a time getting the correct consistency for a cookie. My daughter drizzled white chocolate and topped them with candy cane pieces. I have to confess, they look better than they taste.
I also made cookie fudge (way too rich to eat) which is like giving the gift of sugar shock. I'm worried that these things are going to fall apart when I put them in gift baskets so I'll have to warn the recipients. No photo sorry. Just picture chocolate fudge with chunks of Oreo cookie sticking out.
I still have to make truffles and fruit balls. I've never made the truffles before but I'm looking forward to trying. I bought a bottle of Grand Marnier to add to the recipe (and a bottle of Bailey's Irish Cream for the cook :) so I think they will be quite decadent. If they turn out I'll take photos and post them. If they don't, I'll steal a photo and take the credit anyway (tee hee).
I would love to post more photos but it takes somewhere between 5 and 10 minutes to upload over this connection. I absolutely HAVE to show you all the snow we're getting though. Amazing!
6 more sleeps gang!
2 comments:
The Biscotti shaped cookies do sound good! It all looks good.
Do you make anything with meat and salt? :)
Wow! I'm so impressed!
Christmas really caught me off guard this year. My parents are going to be lucky if I can show up at their doorstep tomorrow night with a bag of clothes and toiletries!
Truffles sound like fun - let us know how they turn out!
I'm also interested in the biscotti! I've only tried making them once and I didn't think they turned out too well. Or maybe I waited too long before slicing it up? Can you post a favorite recipe?
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