any good recipes for christmas sweets?

Question

easy receipes for christmas cakes, cookies, sweets????

Answer 1

You can find a couple here for cake and cookies.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Christmas Holly Wreath. Melt 1 stuck of butter, add a bag of large Marshmallows, when melted add a couple spoons of Green food coloring (till you get the darkness you want). Stir in 4 -5 cups of corn flakes or frosted flakes. Put it in a butter-greased bundt-cake pan and pack it tight. Immediately turn it out onto a serving dish and decorate it with cinnamon red-hots and little silver candy balls. Work quick so they will stick to the mallow. After it sets, its ready. Makes a cool centerpiece if you are having a dinner. To serve just slice it. Tastes a lot like rice krispie treats.

Sometimes I don't use a bundt pan. I just quickly spoon out wads of it onto waxed paper and decorate them. Then they are in single serving size. I call these Mistletoe. Kids really like them and they look really pretty on a plate of mixed Christmas cookies because they are such a bright green.

You can also shape them into little wreaths ( again on waxed paper), these come out a little larger. I like to do this when I am prepareing a plate of mixed cookies to give as a gift. Makes a great topper.

My favorite because its so quick and easy to make and they look so different from the usual sweets, plus EVERYBODY seems to like the mallow treat taste. Kids get a kick out of getting a green tongue!

Answer 4

Coconut and Raspberry Tarts

Beat 2 eggs. Add ¾ cup sugar, 1 tsp cornstarch, ¼ tsp salt; beat. Add ¼ cup melted butter, 1 tbsp lemon juice, 1 tsp vanilla, 1 ½ cup coconut. Put ½ tsp raspberry jam in each tart shell . Top with coconut mixture. Bake at 375 for approximately 20 minutes (until golden brown on top).

Use pre made frozen tarts shells to make it extra easy.
I LOVE these tarts they look pretty and everybody LOVES them.
:-)

Answer 5

Ginger Pigs
http://food.yahoo.com/recipes/rachael-ray/19272/ginger-pigs;_ylt=Ag7kBKItDJN91S.jAZipuZJIY.Y5
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Candy Cane Coffee Cakes
http://food.yahoo.com/recipes/taste-of-home/114775/candy-cane-coffee-cakes;_ylt=AjKprUxPCllGocSxxII4gt1IY.Y5
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PHILADELPHIA New York-Style Strawberry Swirl Cheesecake
http://kraftfoods.com/main.aspx?s=recipe&m=recipe/knet_recipe_display&u1=keyword&u2=strawberry%20swirl%20cheesecake&u3=**1*2&wf=9&recipe_id=90794
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Orange Drop Cookies II
http://food.yahoo.com/recipes/allrecipes/11420/orange-drop-cookies-ii;_ylt=AriiWK_7mr4Mm0G4GLL1hAJIY.Y5
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Holly Christmas Cookies
http://food.yahoo.com/recipes/allrecipes/9498/holly-christmas-cookies;_ylt=As5iQml4NxOIEWvPD5iDCJhIY.Y5
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Christmas Fruitcake
http://food.yahoo.com/recipes/allrecipes/7392/christmas-fruitcake;_ylt=AvOr57o24mPg5eHtzu88juVIY.Y5

Answer 6

Yes go here for some fantastic Christmas recipes. Way too many to list!

Answer 7

you should watch that one show they had on food channel. Christmas cookies or something. I don't remember the exact name. but they had like all the allstar chefs nd the cookies made under 20 minutes and its look delicious. go to the site and look it up.

Answer 8

Here is a few that I make ever year for Christmas..enjoy.


Reese's Peanut Butter Cups

1 cup peanut butter
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 (12-ounce) package Hershey's milk chocolate chips

In a small bowl, mix the peanut butter, salt and powdered sugar until firm. Slowly melt the chocolate chips in a double boiler over hot, not boiling, water. You may also melt them in a microwave oven set on high for 2 minutes, stirring halfway through the heating time. Grease the muffin tin cups and spoon some chocolate into each cup, filling halfway. With a spoon, draw the chocolate up the edges of each cup until all sides are coated. Cool in the refrigerator until firm. Spread some of the peanut butter onto the chocolate in each cup, leaving room for the final chocolate layer. Cool the cups again to firm up the peanut butter. Pour some chocolate onto the top of each candy and spread it to the edges. Let sit at room temperature, or covered in the refrigerator. Turn out of the pan when firm.

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Easy Rum Balls
2 1/2 c. vanilla wafers, crushed
1 c. chopped nuts, finely
1 c. powdered sugar
1 1/2 tbsp. cocoa
Dash of salt
1/2 c. rum or brandy or orange juice or bourbon
2 1/2 tbsp. light Karo

Mix thoroughly and form into small balls. Roll in powdered sugar and wrap in wax paper.

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Corn Flake Candy

1 2/3 cup Corn Syrup
1 2/3 cup sugar
Boil until sugar is melted, remove from heat, then add
1 2/3 tablespoon vanilla
2 1/2 cup peanut butter

In a big pan that is coated with butter, put in 10 cups Corn Flakes.
Pour the above mixture over the Corn Flakes and stir with a large spoon that is coated with butter. I have even coated my hands with butter for the last of them to be put on wax paper so not to burn my hands as it is still very hot.
Stir until Corn Flakes are covered. Spoon out on wax paper and let cool.

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No Bake Cookies

2 cups sugar
1/2 cup milk
1 stick butter
1/2 cup peanut butter
4 tablespoons cocoa
3 cups oats
1 teaspoon vanilla

Boil sugar, milk, butter and cocoa for 1 1/2 minutes (until all the sugar is melted).
Start timing when mixture comes to a boil.
Remove from heat.
Add peanut butter, oats, and vanilla.
Mix until blended.
Drop by spoon fulls onto waxed paper to set and cool.

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Four Layer Delight
or
Better Than Sex Cake

1st Combine
1 cup flour
1/2 cup chopped nuts
1 stick butter
Press in a 9 X 13 pan, bake at 350 for 20 minutes.
2nd Blend together to a bowl
8 ounces cream cheese
1 cup powder sugar
1 cup cool whip
Spread on cooled 1st layer
3rd Mix together in a bowl until thick, then spread on 2nd layer
6 ounces instant pudding
3 cups cold milk
4th Spread on 3rd layer (chocolate)
Cool whip
Grate a sweet chocolate bar of your choice over cool whip
Sprinkle chopped nuts on top if desired.
Keep in refrigerator.

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SHEET CAKE

In a bowl mix
2 cups sugar
2 cups flour

Bring to a boil, then remove from heat
1 stick butter
3 1/2 tablespoons cocoa, omit if you want a white cake
1 cup water
1/2 cup shortening

Pour into sugar and flour, mix together.
Add 2 eggs
1/2 cups buttermilk
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla
Mix all together, batter will be thin.
Pour into a SHEET CAKE PAN (looks like a cookie sheet with sides) that is greased and dusted with flour or cocoa.
Bake at 400 for 20 minutes

ICING

1 stick butter
3 1/2 tablespoon cocoa
1/3 cup milk
bring to a boil in a pan, and remove from heat
Add 1 teaspoon vanilla and stir
Then start adding powder sugar and stir until it is as thick as you want it and then spread over the cooled cake.
This cake taste best when it is very cold.

Answer 9

Pistachio Swirl Cake -

1 yellow butter cake mix
1/2 c water
1/2 c orange juice
1/2 c oil
4 eggs
1 small box pistachio puudding
1 small can of choc syrup

Mix dry cake mix, water, juice, oil, eggs, and pudding. Remove about 2 c of the mixture and put into separate bowl. Add the can of choc syrup to the remaining batter. Pour the reserved green mixture in a well-greased bundt cake pan. Pour the choc mixture over the top and then swirl in with a knife. Bake in a 350 oven until golden brown and the cake pulls away from the edges.
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Snow-Capped Tree Cookies -

6 oz white chocolate baking bar
1 pouch Betty Crocker® sugar cookie mix
1/3 cup butter or margarine, melted
1 egg
2 tablespoons Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
7 drops green food color
24 thin stick pretzels, broken in half
1 teaspoon shortening


1. Heat oven to 375°F. Grate 2 oz of the white chocolate. In large bowl, stir cookie mix, melted butter, egg, flour, almond extract, 2 oz grated white chocolate and green food color until soft dough forms.
2. Divide dough into 6 pieces. Press each piece into 6-inch round. Cut each round into 8 wedges; separate wedges. On ungreased cookie sheet, place wedges 2 inches apart. Under each wedge, place half of 1 pretzel stick for tree trunk.
3. Bake 6 to 8 minutes or until set. Cool 1 minute. Remove from cookie sheet. Cool completely, about 15 minutes.
4. Line cookie sheet with waxed paper. In small microwavable bowl, microwave remaining 4 oz white chocolate and the shortening uncovered on High 30 to 60 seconds, stirring every 15 seconds, until melted. Dip top of each cookie in white chocolate mixture, allowing excess to drip off. If desired, decorate with decorator sprinkles or sugars. Place cookies on waxed paper; refrigerate until set, about 30 minutes.
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Peppermint Cookies -

3/4 cup granulated sugar
2/3 cup vegetable oil
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract
2 eggs
2 cups Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
About 1/4 cup granulated sugar
About 1/4 cup red colored sugar


1 . Heat oven to 400ºF. In large bowl, mix 3/4 cup sugar, the oil, baking powder, vanilla, salt, peppermint extract and eggs with spoon. Stir in flour.
2 . Drop dough by teaspoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheet. Press bottom of glass onto dough to grease, then dip into 1/4 cup granulated sugar; press on balls until 1/4 inch thick. Spoon red sugar on cookies, using very small spoon, in spiral design to look like peppermint candies. Or place red sugar in resealable food-storage plastic bag; snip off tiny corner. Squeeze red sugar from bag onto cookies.
3 . Bake cookies 8 to 10 minutes or until light brown. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.

Answer 10

There are some on this website : http://www.recipesforvegans.co.uk/christmas.html