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Christmas Cookies: Candy Cane OREO Santa Hats

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Santa Hat Cookies

Candy Cane Santa Hats Recipe from Oreo

4 oz. cream cheese, softened
2 tbsp. sugar
1/2 cup thawed frozen whipped topping
1 pkg. (10.5 oz.) OREO Cookies with Candy Cane Flavor Crème, available at Target
20 fresh strawberries, caps removed

 

  1. Mix cream cheese and sugar in small bowl until blended. Gently stir in whipped topping. Spoon into small plastic bag; cut off 1 corner from bottom of bag.  Tip: Cream cheese mixture can be prepared ahead of time. Spoon into bag as directed, but do not cut corner off bag. Seal bag. Refrigerate up to 2 days before using as directed.
  2. Pipe cream cheese mixture onto cookies. Top with strawberries, bottom-ends up, pressing gently into cream cheese mixture to secure.
  3. Pipe remaining cream cheese mixture onto bottom tips of berries.

This is yet another extraordinary recipe from Target’s A Bullseyeview. They must have a fulltime staff of kitchen elves who work day and night coming up with creative, delicious, and fun recipes.

Well played, elves, well played.

Credit: Recipe and Photo from A Bullseyeview

Christmas Cookbook You Have to Order Today!

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Pillsbury Christmas 2011.

Pictured above is one of my favorite Christmas cookbooks, Pillsbury Christmas 2011. I actually use this cookbook year round – not just during the holidays. Recipes for Pot Roast, Herbed Alfredo Sauce Over Linguine, Chili, Bread, Soups, salads, etc. make this a cookbook you’ll find on my counter throughout the year.

The recipe below is for Almond Holly Wreaths, one of the prettiest and most delicious Christmas cookies you’ll ever bake or eat. These make exquisite gifts and will steal everyone’s attention when arranged on a platter.

I strongly recommend clicking on the link above (or the picture of my own cookbook at the top) and buying your copy on Amazon.  If you act fast (as in TODAY), you can take advantage of Cyber Monday. Buy the cookbook for yourself, then shop around for gifts for everyone else! See all the Cyber Monday Deals on Amazon.

Almond Holly Wreaths Christmas Cookie Recipe

1 roll (16.5 oz) Pillsbury refrigerated sugar cookies
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon almond extract
Granulated Sugar
15 red gumdrops (1/2 inch)
8 green gumdrops (1/2 inch)
Blue and green colored sugar

  1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F.  In large bowl, break up cookie dough. Stir or knead in flour and almond extract until well blended. Work with half of dough at a time; refrigerate remaining dough until needed. In cookie press fitted with 1/2 inch star template, place dough.  On ungreased cookie sheets, press dough into 7 inch strips. Shape each strip into a 2-inch ring, crossing ends slightly.
  2. Sprinkle small amount of sugar onto flat surface.  Flatten green gumdrops with thumb. Using a paring knife, cut out shapes that resemble holly leaves, two for each cookie.  Sprinkle more sugar onto flat surface and flatten red gumdrops; use paring knife to cut out shapes that resemble small berries, three for each cookie.  Arrange 3 red gumdrop “berries” on top of each wreath where ends cross; arrange 2 green gumdrop “leaves” next to and touching “berries” on each cookie.  Press firmly into dough.  Repeat with remaining dough and gumdrop pieces. Sprinkle wreath with colored sugar.
  3. Bake 7 to 9 minutes or until edges just begin to brown.  Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheets. Cool completely, about 10 minutes. Store in tightly covered container.

Yield: 2-1/2 Dozen Beauties!

Christmas Gift Ideas for Foodies:


Heavenly Chocolate Chunk Cookies

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Gooseberry Patch Christmas Cookbook

Okay, before we get to these delicious cookies (cookies that all walnut lovers will die for), let me tell you how much you need to zip over to Amazon right now and order a copy of the Gooseberry Patch Christmas Cookbook. Amazon has paperback copies available for less than $5.00 (new) and even less for used ones. But, seriously, for less than $5.00, I’d go with new.

This Christmas cookbook is filled with wonderful, festive, beautiful, and delicious recipes that’ll quickly become family favorites – at Christmas as well as throughout the year.  I keep my copy on the hutch in my kitchen year round with my other frequently-used cookbooks.  Trust me, this one’s filled with recipes you’ll use again and again. I am blown away that you can get a copy for less than I just paid for a Chai Tea Latte at Starbucks!

Some of the recipes you’ll find in this cookbook:

  • Eggnog Tea Bread
  • Cheddar Scones
  • Buttery Dinner Rolls
  • Amish Orange Rolls
  • Winter Salad
  • Christmas Eve Salad
  • Strawberry Holiday Trifle
  • Chocolate Truffle Cheesecake
  • Poinsettia Punch
  • White Bean Chili
  • Lasagna with Colorful Peppers
  • Chewy Chunky Chocolate-Walnut Cookies
  • Rich Seafood Casserole
  • Cornbread Dressing
  • Holiday Yams
  • Cranberry Applesauce
  • Double Chocolate Christmas Praline-Fudge Cake
  • Baked Sausage and Eggs
  • Mediterranean Coffee
  • Gingerbread Scones
  • Peppermint Candy Ice Cream Pie
  • Beef and Three Cheese Tetrazzini
  • Party Rosemary Pork
  • Layered Cheese Torta
  • Millionaires
  • Eggnog Cookies
  • Nutcracker Cookies
  • Spiced Pecans
  • Mocha Punch
  • Florentine Artichoke Dip
  • Yuletide Crab Puffs
  • Many, many, many more wonderful recipes!

Heavenly Chocolate Chunk Cookies Recipe

2 cups plus 2 Tbs. all purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
3/4 cup butter or margarine
2 Tbs instant coffee granules
1 cup brown sugar, packed
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
1 egg yolk
11-1/2 oz package semi-sweet double chocolate mega-chips or 12 oz package semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 cup walnut halves, toasted

Combine first three ingredients; stir well.

Combine butter and coffee granules in a small saucepan or skillet. Cook over medium low heat until butter melts and coffee granules dissolve, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat and let cool to room temperature (don’t let butter resolidify).

Combine butter mixture, sugars, egg, and egg yolk in a large bowl. Beat at medium speed with an electric mixer until blended. Gradually add flour mixture, beating at low speed just until blended. Stir in mega-chips and walnuts.

Drop dough by heaping tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 325 degrees for 12 to 14 minutes. Let cool slightly on baking sheets. Remove to wire racks to cool completely. Makes 20 cookies.

Heavenly. Delicious. Incredible. Make them tonight!

Be sure to check out the Gooseberry Patch Christmas Cookbook on Amazon. This is a great collection of outstanding recipes and is worth a lot more than you’ll have to pay.