Christmas Cookies and Candies
This year I took two days to make cookies and candies for family, friends and clients. I usually pack it all into one day, but this year I wanted to experiment with chocolate.
Last Sunday with my mom and nieces, we made Chocolate Peanut Butter Balls, Sugar Cookies, Milk Chocolate Peanut Butter Candy Bars, M&M Clusters, White Vanilla Chocolate and Peppermint Bark and a Milk Chocolate and Peanut Butter Candy Bar Bark. We had so much fun decorating and taste testing.
Today, I made the two most requested Christmas treats; Holiday Biscotti Dipped in White Vanilla Chocolate and M&M Clusters. For the biscotti, I replaced the dried cranberries with Tart Dried Cherries. The tart cherries gave it so much more flavor. I can’t wait to dip one in my coffee tomorrow morning.
The M&M Clusters are the perfect candy. They have salt from the pretzels and dry roasted peanuts, then dipped in white vanilla chocolate, and topped with mini M&M’s. It’s the perfect balance of salt and sweet.
I had bought some caramel balls at the candy store the other day, but I didn't know what I was going to make with them. Then I was thinking about brownies made with peanut butter chips and caramel. How can you go wrong with chocolate, peanut butter and caramel? You can't. So I made them into Mini Brownie Bites. They were gooey like a brownie should be and with the melting caramel it was perfection. Definitely making those again!
I was putting some things away in my pantry when I noticed two pounds of Callebaut Milk Chocolate. My mind instantly starting thinking about what kind of chocolatee bark can I make? I thought almonds and coconut would be really good. I used slivered almonds to go with the delicate sweet coconut. It was so good!
When I was putting away the coconut, I noticed I had some raw cashews. I toasted them in olive oil and added cayenne and smoked salt. Now, I have only seen people on TV say how good cayenne is with chocolate, but I have never tasted it together. This is my new favorite bark! You can taste the cayenne, but it’s not hot like you would think, just a warm hint in the background of great tasting chocolate. It is an amazing flavor combination.
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Please post your favorite Christmas Cookies or Candied you make?
Last Sunday with my mom and nieces, we made Chocolate Peanut Butter Balls, Sugar Cookies, Milk Chocolate Peanut Butter Candy Bars, M&M Clusters, White Vanilla Chocolate and Peppermint Bark and a Milk Chocolate and Peanut Butter Candy Bar Bark. We had so much fun decorating and taste testing.
Today, I made the two most requested Christmas treats; Holiday Biscotti Dipped in White Vanilla Chocolate and M&M Clusters. For the biscotti, I replaced the dried cranberries with Tart Dried Cherries. The tart cherries gave it so much more flavor. I can’t wait to dip one in my coffee tomorrow morning.
The M&M Clusters are the perfect candy. They have salt from the pretzels and dry roasted peanuts, then dipped in white vanilla chocolate, and topped with mini M&M’s. It’s the perfect balance of salt and sweet.
I had bought some caramel balls at the candy store the other day, but I didn't know what I was going to make with them. Then I was thinking about brownies made with peanut butter chips and caramel. How can you go wrong with chocolate, peanut butter and caramel? You can't. So I made them into Mini Brownie Bites. They were gooey like a brownie should be and with the melting caramel it was perfection. Definitely making those again!
I was putting some things away in my pantry when I noticed two pounds of Callebaut Milk Chocolate. My mind instantly starting thinking about what kind of chocolatee bark can I make? I thought almonds and coconut would be really good. I used slivered almonds to go with the delicate sweet coconut. It was so good!
When I was putting away the coconut, I noticed I had some raw cashews. I toasted them in olive oil and added cayenne and smoked salt. Now, I have only seen people on TV say how good cayenne is with chocolate, but I have never tasted it together. This is my new favorite bark! You can taste the cayenne, but it’s not hot like you would think, just a warm hint in the background of great tasting chocolate. It is an amazing flavor combination.
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My nieces are so creative with their decorating.
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