ok so i'm a broke college student and bought nice christmas baskets and wuld like to fill them with cookies or something. Theyre for my b/f's parents his aunt and uncle, and his friends parents, and probably my own parents as well....
but i dont have a lot of money and thought buying nice baskets with putting like some assorted home made goodies would be nice.
BUT...
i need some original home made recipes for cookies or just ANYTHING!! please help!!
i dont want websites
i want HOME MADE FAMILY recipes!!! whats you guys like! not betty crocker! lol
THANK YOU!!
and Happy Holidays!!
2007-12-13 12:29:02 · 7 answers · asked by roxybeach793 4 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
ok im not ur typical college student besides the fact im broke. so YES i have done a lot of cooking before just not many sweets. and not many cookies. and i just want to know YOUR favorite or best recipe so i can experiment and make sure i like the taste before i give them away!
2007-12-13 12:44:47 · update #1
Ok first of all, kudos for the idea!
I do this and people love it.
Needed: White chocolate and regular chocolate bark
Small pretzel twists
Ritz crackers with peanut butter between them - like little sandwiches, I know you can buy these but make your own, it's lots cheaper.
White plastic spoons
Hot cocoa envelopes
Mini marshmallows
Bag of Heath candy bits - in baking aisle beside chocolate chips.
Wax paper and plenty of counter space and or large trays
Ok After you get all these things at Wal-Mart,
1. fix the ritz peanut butter crackers
2. put a cocoa envelope in a little zip top bag
with a handful of marshmallows
3. put wax paper on table, counters or trays - tape it down with a little tape on the edges
4. use a double boiler or a small pot with a glass bowl sitting on top of it. If you use a pot and bowl, put about two inches of water in the pot, bring to a simmer, turn stove down and set bowl on top. make sure bowl is DRY. Put in your chocolate bark pieces and stir until completely melted
5. When chocolate bark is melted, dip the plastic spoons ( up to where the handle begins) and lay them on wax paper to dry
6. with a fork, dip half your pretzels and lay them on seperate sheet of wax paper to dry
7. Melt the white chocolate in another pan and bowl. Carefully dip the ritz crackers and the other half of your pretzels. LEt everything dry.
8. When white and chocolate pretzels are dry, peel them off wax paper and mix them together in a single layer on wax paper. Take your melted chocolates and drizzle over them, while this is wet, sprinkle with HEath pieces.
9. Drizzle your dry spoons with white chocolate, let dry
10. Make baskets that have
*choco-dipped pretzels
*cocoa kits with choco dipped spoons
*white choc covered ritz pb crackers
* pretzels with heath and both chocolates
You use the spoons to stir your cocoa mix and your little marshmallows, As you stir, the chocolate melts off the spoon and into your cocoa making it delicious!!! Hope I helped you. I do this every year and everyone loves it.
I can usually make a basket for 5 different families for less than 20.00. Buy everything at wal mart. Merry Christmas!!
2007-12-13 13:01:11 · answer #1 · answered by Zoe Marie 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Chewy Macaroons:
5 1/3 cups flaked coconut
1 ( 14 oz. ) can sweetened condensed milk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract. ( we use different flavors. Banana extract, raspberry,)
1. in a bowl combine all the ingredients. Drop 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned. With a spatula dipped in water, immediately remove to wire racks to cool.
This is a really good cookie and get a lot of compliments on them.
2007-12-13 13:02:43 · answer #2 · answered by LIPPIE 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
While home made recipes are wonderful, you may be better off buying cookie dough and decorating the cookies that you bake. Or buy a brownie mix and cut them up on a pretty plate from the dollar store. If you aren't a baker, don't experiment for gifts.
P.S. Find the nearest dollar store for baskets, plates and other cute items to include in the basket.
2007-12-13 12:33:42 · answer #3 · answered by Susan 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Iced Pumpkin Spice cookies
INGREDIENTS
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 cups white sugar
1 cup canned pumpkin puree
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups confectioners' sugar
3 tablespoons milk
1 tablespoon melted butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, ground cloves, and salt; set aside.
In a medium bowl, cream together the 1/2 cup of butter and white sugar. Add pumpkin, egg, and 1 teaspoon vanilla to butter mixture, and beat until creamy. Mix in dry ingredients. Drop on cookie sheet by tablespoonfuls; flatten slightly.
Bake for 15 to 20 minutes in the preheated oven. Cool cookies, then drizzle glaze with fork.
To Make Glaze: Combine confectioners' sugar, milk, 1 tablespoon melted butter, and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Add milk as needed, to achieve drizzling consistency.
2007-12-13 12:55:21 · answer #4 · answered by Dragonfly 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Homemade fudge...
Every year I have to make this for my dad. He loves it and is pretty stingy with it too. :o)
This is such an easy recipe and so yummy and pretty cheap too.
You can package it in a cute little Christmas box or tin.
1 package of Hershey's semi-sweet (or milk choc) chips
1 can of Eagle Brand ( Sweetened Condensed milk) NOT evaporated.
1tsp. vanilla
dash of salt
**I always add a teeny tiny bit of regular sugar, because I like semi-gritty fudge... but you don't have to do this!!
Melt chips and Eagle milk on the stove on very low heat until creamy. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla (and nuts optional).
Pour in a wax paper lined 8X8 pan.
Chill until firm... several hours or longer if needed.
Cut into small squares.
This is sooo fool proof and delicious!!!
Add walnuts if you want to!!
2007-12-13 12:52:25 · answer #5 · answered by SamCam 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hhm... for the superbowl party I'd whip something up or order and pay for pizza's. For the housewarming part since you don't know the couple well enough I'd purchase a gift certificate to somewhere useful.
2016-05-23 11:18:08 · answer #6 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get some melting chocolates and make candies with rasins, nuts and pretzels . They are so good.
2007-12-13 13:45:09 · answer #7 · answered by spanky 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋