Sunday, December 19, 2010

Mama's Sweet and Saltines

Not my mama this time. I got this recipe out of Country Living magazine and it's Trisha Yearwood's mama I guess.


I'd actually had this before, but just found the recipe for it the other day. The only thing I didn't have on hand was the unsalted butter, which Don promptly bought after seeing the recipe.


Ingredients:
40 Saltine Crackers (can use graham crackers for a sweeter taste. I've never had them that way.)

2 sticks unsalted butter

1 cup light brown sugar

8 ounces semisweet chocolate chips (about 1 1/2 cups.)


Directions:
Preheat oven to 425 degrees.


Line a large-rimmed cookie sheet with foil and the forty crackers. Be sure the pan you choose will fit in your freezer and be sure you have space in your freezer for the pan!!!



In a medium saucepan melt butter and brown sugar together and bring to a boil. Boil for 5 minutes. Remover from heat and pour over crackers covering them evenly.



Put cookie sheet in oven and watch closely. Bake for about 5 minutes (mine took three) until just bubbly.



Remove from oven adn pour chocolate chips over crackers.



When chips begin to melt, spread them over crackers with a knife.



Transfer pan to freezer for 15 to 20 minutes or until completely cold. The chocolate covered crackers will forma solid sheet. Break into pieces and store in airtight container.



** I also used about 6 extra saltines to crush up and sprinkle over the top of the chocolate before freezing.

Snickerdoodles Christmas Cookie Recipe

My kids actually found this recipe in their Strawberry Shortcake Holiday Treats cookbook! It has all regular ingredients, which is why I like it.



Ingredients:
1 3/4 cups flour

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/4 tsp salt

1/2 cup butter, softened

1 cup white sugar

also 2 Tbl. white sugar

1 egg

2 Tbl milk or cream

2 tsp vanilla

1/2 tsp cinnamon


Directions:
Preheat oven to 375

In medium bowl, stir together the flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside

Use the electric mixer to cream together the butter and 1 cup of sugar.

Beat in the egg. Add the milk and vanilla. Beat until all combined.

Add in dry ingredients and beat til well mixed.

In the small bowl, stir together the 2 TBL sugar and 1/2 tsp cinnamon.



Roll the dough into 1" balls. Roll the balls in the cinnamon sugar mixture and place them about two inches apart on the baking tray.



Bake for 10-12 minutes or until cookies are done. Remove to wire rack and cool completely.

Double Delicious Cookie Bars Christmas Cookie Recipe

Preheat oven to 350 degrees or 325 for a glass dish.




In 13x9 pan, melt one stick of butter in the heated oven.



Crush one package of Nabisco "Famous" chocolate wafer cookies (or if you can find crushed chocolate cookie crumbs, use 1 1/2 cups of those.)



Spread 1 1/2 cups of the crushed wafers into the melted butter.



Pour 1 can (14 oz) of Sweetened Condensed Milk evenly over crumbs.



Top with 2/3 of a 12 oz. bag of semisweet chocolate chips and 2/3 of a 12 oz. bag of peanut butter chips. (If the peanut butter chips are 10 oz, use the whole bag. Depends on the brand you buy.)



Press down slightly to set.



Bake 25-30 minutes or until lightly browned.



Cool and cut into bars.

Chocolate Chip Butterball Cookies Christmas Cookie Recipe

Ingredients:

2 cups flour


1 cup butter or margarine

4 TBL granulated sugar

1/4 tsp salt

2 tsp vanilla



one 12 oz. package chocolate chips



bowl of confectioner's sugar


Directions:
Combine flour, butter, granulated sugar, salt, vanilla in bowl of electric mixer. Mix well.



Add in chocolate chips, mix them into the batter.



Refrigerate dough 30 minutes (or longer.)



Form into 1" balls, place on cookie sheet. These don't spread, so you can put a lot on a sheet, no need to spread them out a ton.



Bake at 375 for 15-20 minutes.



Cool only slightly, maybe a minute or so, and then roll each one in a bowl of confectioner's sugar.



Roll a second time in confectioner's sugar before serving.

Chocolate Buttersweets Christmas Cookie Recipe

Cookies:

1 cup margarine or butter

1 cup confectioners sugar

1/2 tsp salt

2 tsp vanilla

2 cups all purpose flour



**Filling:

6 oz cream cheese

2 cups confectioners sugar

4 TBL flour

2 tsp vanilla



Frosting:

1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

4 TBL butter or margarine

4 TBL water

1 cup confectioners sugar



Directions:

**Prepare the filling first. The cookies, when done, need to be filled while warm. Have the filling ready to go.



Preheat oven to 350 degrees.



1) In large bowl cream together butter, confectioners sugar, salt and vanilla.

2) Gradually add flour to creamed mixture, mix well.

3) Roll dough into 1" balls, placing them 2" apart on ungreased cookie sheets.

4) Press hole in center of each cookie with finger or the handle end of wooden spoon (if handle is round, not flat.)

5) Bake at 350 for 12-15 minutes until edges are lightly brown.

6) Fill while warm

7) Frost



Directions for filling:

Soften cream cheese. Blend in sugar, flour, vanilla. Cream well. Fill cookies.



Directions for frosting:

In small saucepan melt chocolate chips, butter, and water over low heat. Stir constantly. Stir in confectioners sugar and mix well. Will be lumpy at first until the sugar melts. Spoon a little frosting onto each cookie.