Originally Posted By melekalikimaka Butterscotch Brownies (Makes 18 bars) 1/4 cup butter or margarine 1 cup brown sugar (packed 1 egg 3/4 cup flour 1 tsp. baking powder 1/2 tsp. salt 1/2 tsp. vanilla 1/2 cup coarsely chopped walnuts (optional-we don't usually add nuts) Heat oven to 350°. Melt butter or margarine over low heat. Remove from heat; stir in sugar until blended; cool. Stir in egg. Mix flour, baking powder and salt together in a smal bowl; blend into the butter/sugar mixture. Mix in vanilla and nuts. Spread into a well-greased 8x8" square pan. Bake 25 minutes. Do not overbake! Cut into bars while still warm. These bars will keep for days in an airtight jar.
Originally Posted By LPFan22 Butterscotch brownies (only we call them butterscotch scotchies) are a traditional fave for us too. Our recipe is pretty much the same... we also add Nestle butterscotch morsels. So yummy! Also... snowball cookies kahlua cake almond cookies (with or without raspberry jam filling) Extras if more variety is needed... rice krispie treats with red/green m&ms no bake chocolate drop cookies peanut butter or chocolate chip cookies (with Christmas sprinkles) pumpkin spice bread zucchini bread cranberry orange muffins lemon poppyseed muffins or bread
Originally Posted By wahooskipper I will be eating a lot of the wife's baking. She doesn't know it...but Christmas is one of the biggest reasons I married her. Actually, she knows it.
Originally Posted By TiggerPooh1973 <<rice krispie treats with red/green m&ms>> Oooo that's a good idea, and easy. And I have holiday M&Ms. Do you just mix them in or press them on top? Has anyone ever cut the Rice Krispy treats with cookie cutters? I am wondering if it's easy to do or messy?
Originally Posted By smedley I have already made Christmas cakes, 3 shaped like Mickey, Goofy and Donald, and some muffin sized ones. I have the urge to make some of our mars bar krispies, but it depends if I get the time, I'm pretty short on that commodity lol! If not then I guess it's just the christmas cakes, DH is already complaining that I won't let him eat them yet, because I'm still feeding them brandy
Originally Posted By smedley TiggerPooh, I use cookie cutters, I find it works best if you dip the cookie cutter in hot water first
Originally Posted By Lisann22 For 12 lousy rice krispy treats you outta hand carve them.... Sorry, still bitter.
Originally Posted By mj9401 I am going to make some choc chip cookies and brownies for Christmas but that's about it....it is way to hot here to do much baking.
Originally Posted By DlandJB Lots of cooking and baking planned. We have friends coming for lunches and dinners the week before so we will do several different kinds of meals. We have friends coming to brunch on Christmas day and I will probably either do a strata or special pancakes. Cookies too -- but they will be more of the slice and bake kind. And also some breads like cranberry and pumpkin.
Originally Posted By Labuda I can bake as well as a unicorn could, so I won't be doing any holiday baking. lol
Originally Posted By DlandJB I've never made one, but my MIL made one over Thanksgiving and it rocked.
Originally Posted By Stacers76 Oh my gosh, could you guys list your addresses too, I'll start driving now! ) That all sounds SO good! Well except maybe the Lean Cuisine stuff...sorry guys!! I'm not very crafty in the baking dept, but I'm going to try and help mom with her fudge, rocky road, and some divinity if I can get her to show me how...she had shoulder surgery so I've gotta help when we go visit if I want the goods this year!
Originally Posted By officerminnie Okay, changed my mind. I just made a pan of Magic Cookie Bars and have a pan of Turtle Brownies started. Going to send them to work tomorrow with DS for his bosses to thank them for giving him a chance at a job he knew nothing about, and for welcoming him into the business and treating him like "one of the family". So there. That's all the baking I'm doing.
Originally Posted By tapdancemom I'll be baking RUSSIAN TEACAKES, SUGAR CUT OUTS and PEANUT BUTTER KISSES. FUDGE AND TRUFFLES TOO.
Originally Posted By goodgirl I love holiday baking but too much chaos at work means I can't take the extra time off to do it. And several years ago I learned that I enjoy the holidays more if I put less stress on myself. I'd love to make two or four loaves of a Czechoslovakian Christmas bread that my oldest sister taught me how to make last year. I'm thinking I may be able to do that Christmas weekend. If there's time, I'll do some other simple recipes. Otherwise, maybe next year.
