it's Christmas cookie time or close to it. So what is everyone's favorite? Pecan or walnut divinity is a fan favorite as well as chocolate dipped butter ribbon cookies. I try to do some different ones each year so suggestions would be appreciated.
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it's Christmas cookie time or close to it. So what is everyone's favorite? Pecan or walnut divinity is a fan favorite as well as chocolate dipped butter ribbon cookies. I try to do some different ones each year so suggestions would be appreciated.
My homemade Chocolate covered cherries and chocolate covered peanut butter balls.
Been making them for years .... Its almost that time !
I also have a homemade yeast roll receipe that I only make on Thanksgiving and Christmas. Its one that has been passed down for generations. Not sweet but reminds me of the holidays just the same !
A few years ago, back when Food Network didn't suck and actually had real chefs (not "personalities") and real cooking shows, I saw an interesting technique for sugar cookies.
Whoever the guy was, he melted sugar in a saucepan like he was making candy or caramel and poured it onto a silicone baking sheet liner and let it harden. Then he flipped it over and peeled the silicone away and ended up with what was essentially a thin pane of perfectly clear sugar glass.
He then took the sugar cookies he'd baked and laid them out closely in a grid and put an edible flower on each cookie. Then he laid the pane of sugar over all the cookies and flamed over everything with a propane torch.
The torch melted the sugar almost instantly, encasing the edible flowers onto the cookies under a shiny clear shellac.
The effect was pretty cool and it looked really easy to do. I've been meaning to try it for a few years now.