your favorite holiday baking recipe!

[dealsniffer]

yummy some amazing sounding recipes that also look amazing!!!

[couponcrazy]

I make about 20 things but will post a few of the easier things that only take one day!!!

Chunky TOBLERONE Shortbread




makes about 4 doz accodring to recipe but mine made more!!!



2 cups butter, softened


1 cup super-fine sugar


3-1/2 cups flour


1/2 cup cornstarch


2 bars (100 g each) TOBLERONE Swiss Milk Chocolate, chopped


3 Tbsp. sifted icing sugar




HEAT oven to 350°F.

BEAT butter and super-fine sugar in large bowl with mixer on high speed until light and fluffy. Mix flour and cornstarch. Gradually add to butter mixture, beating well after each addition. Stir in chocolate.
DROP by heaping tablespoonfuls, 1 inch apart, onto baking sheets.
BAKE 20 to 25 min. or until lightly browned. Cool 5 min. on baking sheets. Transfer to wire racks; cool completely. Sprinkle with icing sugar.

We just baked these for our Santa cookies and they are delicious. Thank you for the recipe.

[Chantal Figeat]

I know Christmas has come and gone, but I made this for the first time this year and was pleased so here's to some seasonal sharing.

Cook Time: 1 hour

Ingredients:

• juice and grated peel of 1 orange
• boiling water
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 cup chopped fresh cranberries
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder

Preparation:

Put orange juice in a 1-cup measure. Add enough boiling water to orange juice to make 3/4 cup. Add grated orange peel and butter; stir until butter is melted. Set aside.
In a mixing bowl, beat sugar and egg together; add orange mixture and stir until well blended. Add cranberries and nuts. Sift together flour, salt, baking soda and baking powder. Stir into egg and orange mixture. Pour batter into a greased 9x5x3-inch loaf pan. Bake at 325° for about 1 hour, or until a toothpick inserted in center of loaf comes out clean. Cool on a rack and store overnight before serving.

Orange Glaze

Ingredients

• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon finely grated orange zest
• 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed orange juice, or as needed

Directions

1. Whisk sugar with orange zest and orange juice in a small bowl until smooth.
2. Using a tablespoon, drizzle the glaze side to side over the cooled loaf once the loaf has cooled down.
3. Let the glaze harden before storing.

[Natalka]

Chantal, that looks good, and I have some cranberries to use. Some of us have an extended holiday baking season!!!

[phgirly]

Here is a recipe that was a hit this year. Got it from a coworker

Chocolate Bark

2 cups of chocolate (used Melten Discs from the Bulk Barn)
3/4 cup of Almonds (buy these at Costco best deal found) lightly toasted
1 Tbsp of Shortening

In a double boiler (or what I did as I don't have a double boiler a pot full of water with a clear pyrex glass bowl on the top of it) melt the shortening. Once that is melted add the chocolate and mix until melted and then add almonds that you warmed in the oven in a baking dish at 250-300F for about 10 minute watch to make sure they don't turn black. Make sure that is fully mixed and then pour into a 9x13 glass cassorole dish lined with buttered wax paper and put in fridge until hard approx 30 minutes. Put on cutting board cover the top with wax paper and break into whatever sized pieces you desire I used a wooden spoon and put the handle under the chocolate bark. Way better then boxed chocolates. I made it this year with white, dark and milk chocolate.

[Chantal Figeat]

I've added the simple orange glaze that I used on the Cranberry Orange Bread. Optional, but was yummy and made it look more festive.

[leftie]

Bumping up this thread - maybe get some more great recipes added

[Eeyah]

Leftie - THANK YOU!!! For bumping this thread, I just got an invite to a cookie exchange and ummm.....I'm not much of a baker, so this thread is GREAT!

[Lynn49]

Each year I make my Mom's "Coconut Strawberries"...they look so pretty on a cookie tray..they're so different.
And the recipe couldn't be easier!

Coconut Strawberries

1 can Eagle Brand condensed milk
1 200gm pkg flaked coconut
2 pkg strawberry jello

Into a bowl place the milk, mix in the coconut, then 1 pkg of jello (strawberry is nice, but so is raspberry, or put one into the mixture and use the other one as the dip).
Mix thoroughly and place in fridge for several hours.

Shape into strawberry shapes, dip into the other pkg of jello powder and place on cookie sheets. Then decorate with green icing leaves...gorgeous!

Warning: they're very addictive!

[Lua]

So glad this thread has been bumped up again

I'm actually getting organized to start my baking for this year. I have 3 baskets to make as gifts and a tray to make up for work... along with some for us to enjoy

If anyone wants some inspiration, here's what my end result for gifts was last year





They were an absolute HIT as gifts last year In fact, my brother's fiancee just asked me a few weeks ago if I was going to make them again this year because they loved it so much!

I hope to top these this year

... for more pics of what was in my 2009 baskets go here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lualizc...th/4223436509/

[Eeyah]

I saw this set of pans in a Chateline article, and they look great for gifts!(by gifts I mean, filled with baked goods ) Thought I'd pass this on to people who are doing some seasonal baking. They are found at RCSS and here's what the article says about them:
"They come in two different sizes – 8.25” x 4.3” loaf pans and 9” x 9” square pans. They come with red ribbons so you can dress up your baked goods for gift giving. Made with silicone-coated paper, these are oven-safe up to 392F, so you can literally bake-and-take straight in the pan. Best of all, they're reasonably priced at $9.99 per set (6 for loaf pans, 4 for square pans)."

[awalkman]

No recipe, just a couple of pictures. It's a tradition with my mom to make cookies for the holidays. I just try to find different stuff to do with the tiny bit that's left at the end...

[RobynCD]

My go-to holiday recipe is ridiculously simple, and decadently indulgent

Basic Chocolate Truffles
8oz good dark chocolate, chopped into smallish bits
1 cup 35% whipping cream

Heat cream until just before it boils, then pour over chocolate. Let sit for a few seconds and stir to blend evenly. Refrigerate until firm. Scoop small balls by teaspoon or using a melon baller, roll in cocoa powder (or whatever you want).

Easy-peasy! Most of the time I'll swap out the cream for a cup of Irish Cream...makes everyone a little jollier!

[Angela273]

Great thread. I will have to keep it in mind.

[Angela273]

Thank you.