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Christmas Cookie Edition: Gingerbread Cookies

December 19, 2009 by Holly

3 c. flour
1/4 t. salt
1 t. baking soda
2 t. ground ginger
1 t. ground cinnamon
1/2 t. grated nutmeg
1/4 t. ground cloves
1/2 c. dark brown sugar
8 T. unsalted butter, softened plus 1 T. for frosting
2/3 c. Grandma’s molasses
1 egg
1 c. powdered sugar
1 1/2 T. milk
1/4 t. vanilla extract

Cream together butter and sugar, until fluffy. Add molasses. In a separate bowl sift together flour, salt, baking soda and spices. Slowly blend into butter mixture. Wrap dough in saran wrap and refrigerate for two hours (up to one week).

Roll dough to about 1/4″ inch thick. Using your favorite cookies cutters, like a gingerbread man, cut out cookies or make a house (need to at least double the recipe for a house). Bake in oven pre-heated to 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes.

Frosting:
1 c. powdered sugar
1 T. butter, softened
1 1/2 T. milk
1/4 t. vanilla extract

Blend thoroughly. Works best in an icing tube, but a knife will be fine, too.

Groceries:
flour
egg
salt
baking soda
ground ginger
ground cinnamon
grated nutmeg
ground cloves
dark brown sugar
unsalted butter
Grandma’s molasses
powdered sugar
milk
vanilla extract

Approximate Cost: $6.75

Filed Under: Christmas, Dessert, Holiday, Uncategorized

Jefferson Davis Pie aka Kentucky Pie

December 17, 2009 by Holly

2 c. sugar
1 T. all-purpose flour
1. T. corn meal
1/4 t. salt
1/4 c. butter
1 t. vanilla
3/4 c. milk
4 eggs
1 pre-made pie shell (or recipe for pie crust here)

Place pie shell in pie plate, pressing down around the top edges with a fork or with your index finger.

Mix together in mixer: 2 c. sugar, 1 T. flour, 1 T. corn meal and 1/4 t. salt. Blend completely for 30 seconds. Add 1/4 c. butter, 1 t. vanilla, 3/4 c. milk and eggs–one at a time. Blend for one minute more.

Pour mixture into pie shell and bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes, until top is browned. (At high altitude, we turned the temperature down to 325 degrees.

Grocery List
sugar
flour
corn meal
salt
butter
vanilla
milk
eggs
pre-made pie crust

Approximate Cost: $3.88 (less if you make your own pie crust)

Filed Under: Christmas, Dessert, Holiday, Special Occasion, Uncategorized

Christmas Cookie Edition: Christmas Wreaths

December 14, 2009 by Holly


1/2 c. unsalted butter
30 large marshmallows (3 cups)
1 1/2 t. green food coloring
1 t. vanilla extract
4 c. cornflakes
2 T. cinnamon red hots
non-stick spray

Coat a large stock pot with non-stick spray. Melt butter over low heat. Add in marshmallows and melt them over low heat, stirring constantly until smooth. Remove from heat and add in food coloring and vanilla.

Add in cornflakes and stir constantly until blended. With lightly greased fingers or a tablespoon, arrange cornflakes mixture into a small donut shape–a wreath with a hole in the center–on waxed paper. Before they cool, decorate with red hots (4-5 each wreath). May also attach red hots with a small dab of icing (from the Christmas sugar cookie recipe on the post below).

Grocery List:
unsalted butter
marshmallows
green food coloring
vanilla extract
cornflakes
cinnamon red hots
non-stick spray

Approximate Cost: $4.35

Filed Under: Christmas, Dessert, Holiday, Uncategorized

Chocolate Chip Cookies

December 14, 2009 by Holly

2 sticks butter
2 eggs
2 T. molasses
2 t. vanilla
1/3 c. water
1 1/2 c. sugar
1 1/2 c brown sugar
1 t. baking powder
1 1/2 t baking soda
1 t salt
5 c. flour
18 oz semi-sweet chocolate chips

Cream butter, add eggs, molasses, vanilla and water in mixer. Sift together dry ingredients (sugars, powder, soda, salt and flour). Mix moist with dry ingredients well in mixer. Add chips and stir a couple of times through. Rolls into 1″ balls and cook at 375 degrees for 8 minutes or until light brown.

Grocery List:
butter
eggs
molasses
vanilla
water
sugar
brown sugar
baking powder
baking soda
salt
flour
semi-sweet chocolate chips

Approximate Cost: $6.25

Filed Under: Christmas, Dessert, Holiday, Uncategorized

Christmas Cookie Edition: Pfefferneuse

December 14, 2009 by Holly

1/2 c. butter
4 c. brown sugar
4 eggs
4 c. sifted flour
1 t. baking powder
1 t. baking soda
1/2 t. salt
1 t. cloves
1 t. nutmeg
1 t. crushed cardamom (or 1/2 t. crushed black pepper)
1/2 c. crushed walnuts (or almonds)
1/2 c. mixed candied fruit (or candied ginger)
16 oz. can frozen OJ (not diluted)
granulated sugar

Cream butter and brown sugar. Add eggs, one at a time and beat. Sift together dry ingredients (flour, powder, soda, salt, cloves, nutmeg, cardamom and walnuts) and add to batter. Chill for 6 hours.

Roll 1/2 ” thick. Cut each cookie 1″ and rolls into round balls. Wrap in cellophane and freeze overnight. Dip one side into thawed OJ, then into sugar. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.

Best if kept in a container for about a week before sharing, as the flavor improves with age. Slice an apple to put into the container to keep the cookies softer.

Grocery List:
butter
brown sugar
eggs
sifted flour
baking powder
baking soda
salt
cloves
nutmeg
crushed cardamom
walnuts (alternate choice: almonds)
mixed candied fruit (alternate choice: candied ginger)
frozen OJ
granulated sugar

Approximate Cost: $8.65

Filed Under: Christmas, Dessert, Holiday, Uncategorized

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