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Tell me what you think, and if there would be something else to balance it all out. Some I do every year and some I am going to make for the 1st time...
Puppy Chow
Candycane Cookies
Mint "Forgotten Cookies"
Lemon Sugar Cookies
Frosted Cut Outs
Peanut Blossoms
Sour Cream Drops
Pumpkin Cookeis
7 Cup Cookies
Cherry Bombs
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Re: Christmas Cookie list...
« Reply #1 on: Nov 26th, 2005, 10:38am » |
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I love Puppychow, just made some for Thanksgiving.
One of my all time favorite cookies is "No bake" cookies. Those are awesome.
The list you have going looks great.
Are you sending out any care packages? 
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« Reply #3 on: Nov 26th, 2005, 10:57am » |
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I have to ask: What's puppychow?
a definite 'must-have' christmas treat with my kids: date nut chewies.
they're little chewy cookies with (what else?) chopped dates and walnuts or pecans, baked, rolled into balls while still really hot, then rolled in powdered sugar.
really yummy!
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Re: Christmas Cookie list...
« Reply #4 on: Nov 26th, 2005, 11:01am » |
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Puppychow is rice chex, with melted peanut butter and chocolate chips over it, then shaken in powdered sugar.
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« Reply #5 on: Nov 26th, 2005, 11:11am » |
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Gravy Train is better. You can get a big bag cheap, feeds the entire visiting family, and they will never know the differance.
PLUS you can use the spare gravy on the mashed taters.
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Re: Christmas Cookie list...
« Reply #6 on: Nov 26th, 2005, 11:17am » |
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One of my childhood Christmas cookie memories is of a butter cookie with hazelnuts. Found one recipe
which looks pretty similar. 
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« Reply #7 on: Nov 26th, 2005, 11:32am » |
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We don't have Christmas cookies....I'm Jewish, however on Hanukkah we make Sufganiyot (Jelly Doughnuts)
Sufganiyot (Jelly Doughnuts)
1 tablespoon dry yeast
2 tablespoon sugar
2 tablespoons powdered sugar
3/4 cup lukewarm milk (or water, if you want to eat them after a meat meal)
2 1/2 cups flour
Pinch of salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
2 eggs, separated
2 tablespoon butter (or pareve margarine)
Apricot, strawberry or some type of preserves
Sugar
Vegetable oil
Mix yeast, 2 tablespoons sugar and milk. Let sit until bubbly. Sift flour and mix in remaining sugar, salt, cinnamon, egg yolks and yeast mixture. Knead dough until it forms a ball. Add butter or margarine and knead until butter is well absorbed. Cover with a towel and let rise overnight in the refrigerator.
The next day, roll out the dough to a thickness of 1/8 inch. Cut dough into 24 rounds with a juice glass or other object about 2 inches in diameter. Place half a teaspoon of preserves in the center of 12 rounds. Top with the other 12. Press down at edges, sealing with egg whites. Crimping with the thumb and second finger is best. Let rise for about 30 minutes.
Heat 2 inches of oil to about 375 degrees F. Drop the doughnuts into the hot oil, about five at a time. Turn to brown on both sides. Drain on paper towels, then roll in powdered sugar.
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Re: Christmas Cookie list...
« Reply #8 on: Nov 26th, 2005, 11:34am » |
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on Nov 26th, 2005, 10:35am, Melissa wrote:| Tell me what you think, and if there would be something else to balance it all out. |
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I can't decide???? Tell you what...send me a dozen of all of em...then I'll let you know.
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« Reply #9 on: Nov 26th, 2005, 12:07pm » |
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Goodness Me! You ladies are so energetic and creative! I'm afraid I wouldn't know where to start baking any sort of cookie, let alone any of the above-mentioned.
Down here we have Rum Balls (very yummy - especially if made with real rum rather than rum-essence - and this from someoneone who can't stand the smell of rum!), and a super-sweet confection known as "White Christmas", which is a noughat filled with chopped glace cherries and nuts. Have never attempted to make either.
Years ago when I was living in Turkey - I remember being treated to Ginger cookies in the shape of Christmas trees. They were delicious and I think they were a traditional Scandinavian treat? If anyone has the recipe it would be much appreciated, I'll hand it on to the family confectioner (Brian!!!)
Happy Baking!
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« Reply #10 on: Nov 26th, 2005, 12:43pm » |
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All the Swedish ladies here in my town make these things. Wonderful stuff:
Swedish Spritz (Spritsar) Cookies
Categories: Cookies | Christmas
Serves: 96 Servings 
Ingredients:
2 c Sifted all-purpose flour
2 Egg yolks
1 ts Almond extract
3/4 c Sugar
1 c Butter
Instructions:
Sift together flour and sugar onto bread board. Make a well in center and
into this drop egg yolks, butter and extract.
Mix into a smooth dough with finger tips. Force through cookie press onto
ungreased cookie sheets in O and S shapes.
Bake in moderate oven (375) 8 to 10 minutes.
Yield: 8 dozen spritz.
(Note: Store cookies in air-tight container. You may want to let them sit
a day to "ripen" the almond flavor!)
Uh....96 is a bit much though.
If you do it right you get "points" on them. I could never quite do it though
Swedes know how to make heart-unhealthy foods.
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« Reply #11 on: Nov 26th, 2005, 1:11pm » |
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Denny here is a Ginger Cookie recipe:
6 cups flour
1 cup butter
2 cups sugar
2 tablespoons ginger
2 eggs
1 cup golden syrup
3 flat teaspoons bicarbonate of soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
Beat sugar and butter together then add eggs and beat until creamy
Add syrup, salt and ginger and mix
Mix bicarb with 2 tablespoons of milk then add to mixture
Sift flour 3x then add and mix well
Preheat oven and bake for 15 -20 min at 180 deg C
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« Reply #12 on: Nov 26th, 2005, 1:17pm » |
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Wow thanks for the new ideas for stuff........I am looking for new stuff to make for gatherings and get togethers and holidays. Whats the specs on the puppy chow cookies.....them sound YUMMY.......anyone have the recipie for the exact amount of this and how to do that for them ?? Copied yer recipie too Charlie.....sounds good !!! Anyone ever try the taosted peacans ?
Bag of halves of pecans
Stir into bowl of brown sugar, melted butter and cinnimon to coat
Bake for about a half hour on a cookie sheet till nuts break crisp. I bake them at 350 degrees and have went as long as 45 minutes till the nuts seem'd crisp'r not chewy. Then you can lightly sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon and serve also if you want.
These go over EXCELLENT at parties.........nutty baker Pam
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« Reply #13 on: Nov 26th, 2005, 2:28pm » |
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Melly you need to share those recipes please!
One of the best bits of Christmas Eve for me is making cookies (or biscuits as we call them) to leave out for Santa. Even the flaming birds wouldn't eat them after MY kids have had their paws in the dough but its one of the most fun hours of the whole Christmas period for me.
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on Nov 26th, 2005, 12:07pm, DennyM wrote:| Down here we have Rum Balls |
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Is it true that rum balls go good with a milky sausage?
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« Reply #15 on: Nov 26th, 2005, 2:47pm » |
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OMG, you are all making me sooooooo hungry! Thanks for the the ideas and recipes, Mel if you have them can you share some? (recipes I mean!)
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Puppy Chow
1 stick butter
1 c. chocolate chips
1/2 c. peanut butter
8 c. Rice Chex
2 c. powdered sugar
Melt butter. Add chocolate chips and then peanut butter; stir until smooth. Pour over Rice Chex and mix well. Put powdered sugar in bag. Add cereal and shake until pieces are well coated. Cool and store.
Peanut Blossoms
3 1/2 c. sifted flour
1 c. sugar
1 c. brown sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp. soda
1 tsp. salt
1 c. butter or margarine
1 c. peanut butter
2 tsp. vanilla
1/4 c. milk
Chocolate stars
Sift flour, soda and salt together. Cream butter and peanut butter. Gradually add sugar, eggs, vanilla and milk. Add dry ingredients gradually. Shape dough into balls. Roll balls in sugar and bake on an ungreased cookie sheet for 10 minutes at 375 degrees. Remove and press chocolate stars on top. Press firmly so that cookie cracks.
Pumpkin Cookies (I just made these, they're AWESOME)
1 c. sugar
1 c. brown sugar
1 c. shortening
4 eggs
1 can of pumpkin
4 c. flour
2 tsp. baking powder
2 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. nutmeg
1 tsp. salt
2 tsp. soda
2 tsp. vanilla
1 or 2 c. nuts (optional)
Bake at 375 degrees for 12 minutes. Drop cookies (heap full for small cookies or 1 tablespoon for larger cookies). I get 6 dozen. Suppose to get 8 dozen smaller ones.
You can also spread these with cream cheese frosting. Here's the recipe:
1 tbsp. vanilla
1 lb. powdered sugar
1 stick oleo
8 oz. cream cheese
Beat until smooth.
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Yeah jonny as long as ya 'beat till smooth'........you asked Pam 
THANKS for the recipies.....I am printing them out now......want to make DIFFERENT things this year !! Cool !!
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I gained two pounds reading this thread ! I am with you Pam printing these out. Damn I am hungery!!!
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« Reply #19 on: Nov 26th, 2005, 8:20pm » |
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How about Snickerdoodles? 
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I thought that was Charlies pet name! You mean we all get to nibble on Charlie?! Crumbs
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« Reply #23 on: Nov 26th, 2005, 10:00pm » |
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Thanks for the recipe, Jas. Have just added Ginger & Golden Syrup to my "Mainland" shopping list.
This time next week we'll have been back in "civilization" for a whole twenty-four hours.
We'll be gone for two and a half weeks - most of that travelling. There's a lot of ground to cover catching up with family. Computer access will be fairly sporadic, so you'll only be hearing from us as and when.
Important date! Dec 12 is Brian's birthday. He hits the big 50! We'll be celebrating with his Mum in Maryborough (Qld).
Back to Dauan Is. for Christmas. Hopefully, I'll be able to let you know how Ginger Cookies go down with the locals.
Johhny, get your mind out of the gutter!!!
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« Reply #24 on: Nov 26th, 2005, 10:10pm » |
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Shoot, I was hoping this thread was about getting on Melissa's CHristmas Cookie list.
I want some....
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