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Last minute holiday cooking/baking...
I have two presents to "make" in addition to my responsibilities for Xmas Eve. I'll be bringing baked haddock and my xmas eve cheesecake for the holiday, but I'm also doing a lot of baking that needs to be ready Xmas Eve morning. We're dropping a basket off with DH's boss and also bringing one as a present. I'm making spiced pecans, zucchini bread, oreo truffles, a regular loaf of bread from my breadmaker and a jar of jam, seasoned popcorn, and brownies.
Needless to say, I'm starting tonight. What are you doing for last minute holiday prep?
Re: Last minute holiday cooking/baking...
I'm doing fudge - chocolate walnut and chocolate peppermint.
I was going to do peppermint bark, but I am being a big chicken.
I just finished wrapping up English toffee and turtle candies for my co-worker gifts, and now I need to do another batch of each to bring with me to Ken's family Christmas... I got into the good graces of my extended-family-in-law by bribing them with chocolate treats, and if I don't show up with my traditional toffee and turtles on Christmas Day, I will probably not be allowed into his aunt's house!
Yesterday I felt like Willy Wonka with my entire kitchen covered in chocolate and caramel!
I've got a super easy fudge recipe.....
1 12 oz bag of semi-sweet choc chips
1 Cup of sweetened condensed milk
1 tsp. vanilla
melt the choc chips and sc milk
once melted add vanilla
transfer to a greased or foil lined pan and chill in the fridge for 2-4 hours or until you can cut it w/ a knife.
Wicked easy and wicked good!! I took some to work today and EVERYONE kept telling me it was excellent. It only took me about 15min!
Holy crap Heather you are making me look bad! I am only making cranberry pie and pretzel/rolo/pecan turtles tonight.
nrkloveswrk - thanks for the fudge recipe!
mrs.magoo - would you mind sharing your feta/artichoke recipe??
Sure thing!
Feta Artichoke Dip (makes 2 cups)
Oven: 350 Time: 20-25 min.
1 can artichoke hearts, drained and chopped (14 oz)
1 pkg (8oz) Feta cheese
1 c mayo (or miracle whip)
1/2 c parmesan cheese
1 jar (2oz) diced pimentos, drained
1 clove garlic, minced (I just use 1/2 to a 1/4 tbls and add a dash of garlic powder)
1. Mix all ingredients
2. Spoon into a 9" pie plate or 3c baking dish
3. Can be made the night ahead and refrigerated before baking - also tastes good cold, or you can bake it and re-heat in the microwave (not in the pie plate)...use crackers or other dippers
Lets see....
English Toffee
Sour Cream Walnuts
Peanut Brittle
Pumpkin Fudge
Gingerbread kids
Homemade Funny Bones
Peanut Butter Cups
Penuche
Sugar Cookies
Tiramisu
Other stuff but i dont have the list in front of me. And of course the dinner on Xmas.
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Well, I usually do them completely from scratch with a soft oatmeal cookie recipe that I have somewhere, but I didn't have time so I just used the betty crocker oatmeal cookie mix and added 1 cup of craisins and about 1 cup of chopped walnuts. ?They came out really good. ?If I find my soft oatmeal cookie recipe, I'll pass it along.?