Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Peanut Blossom Cookies

1/2 cup crisco
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 Tablespoon milk
1 3/4 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
sugar (for rolling)
Chocolate candy kisses

Cream Crisco, peanut butter, sugar, and brown sugar. Add the egg, vanilla, and milk. Blend in the flour, salt, and baking soda.

Shape a teaspoonful of dough in a ball and roll in granulated sugar. Bake in 375 degrees for 10 minutes. Immediately top with chocolate candy kiss.

Peppermint Bark

2 bags nestle white chocolate
1 pkg of candy canes
peppermint syrup (optional)

Grind the candy canes until it's powder
Sift the candy canes until the powder and the bigger pieces are separated
Melt chocolate in the microwave 30 sec and stir repeat the process until the chocolate is smooth
Combine the powder and chocolate and stir
Thinly spread it out on parchment paper and then add the bigger pieces on top for decoration
Wait until it hardens and then break apart and enjoy

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Butterscotch Haystacks

Ingredients

  • 1 (11 ounce) package NESTLE® TOLL HOUSE® Butterscotch Flavored Morsels
  • 3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 2 (5 ounce) cans chow mein noodles
  • 3 1/2 cups miniature marshmallows

Directions

  1. LINE baking sheets or trays with waxed paper.
  2. MICROWAVE morsels in large, microwave-safe bowl on MEDIUM-HIGH (70 percent) power for 1 minute; stir. Microwave at additional 10- to 20-second intervals, stirring until smooth. Stir in peanut butter until well-blended. Add chow mein noodles and marshmallows; toss until coated. Drop by rounded tablespoon onto prepared baking sheets. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
  3. DOUBLE BOILER METHOD: MELT morsels over hot (not boiling) water; stir until smooth. Remove from heat; stir in peanut butter. Transfer to large bowl. Add chow mein noodles and marshmallows; proceed as above.