Grandma’s Divinity Every Christmas we'd make these with Grandma – now you can make them too! 2 Large Egg Whites 3 cups Sugar ⅔ cup Water ½ cup Light Corn Syrup 1 tsp Vanilla Extract 1 cup Chopped Pecans Place egg whites in the bowl of a stand mixer; let stand at room temperature for … Continue reading Grandma’s Divinity
Candy Cane Reindeer Rudolph and his friends never looked sweeter than they do with pretzel antlers, chocolate eyes, and candy noses made with Red Hots. 8 oz White Candy Coating (Coarsely Chopped) 12 Candy Canes (6 inches) 12 Miniature Pretzels 12 Red Hots or Milk Chocolate M&Ms 12 Double Candy Eyes or 24 Single Candy … Continue reading Candy Cane Reindeer
Fantastic Butter Toffee This easy toffee recipe is a family favorite! 2 cups Unblanched Whole Almonds 11 oz Milk Chocolate (Chopped) 1 cup Butter (Cubed) 1 cup Sugar 3 Tbsp Cold Water Preheat oven to 350° In a shallow baking pan, toast almonds until golden brown, 5-10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Cool. Pulse chocolate in … Continue reading Fantastic Butter Toffee
Angel Food Christmas Candy Tasty Christmas Candy! 1 cup Sugar 1 cup Dark Corn Syrup 1 Tbsp White Vinegar 1 Tbsp Baking Soda 1 lb Milk Chocolate Candy Coating (melted) In a heavy saucepan, combine the sugar, corn syrup and vinegar. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until sugar dissolves. Cook without stirring until the … Continue reading Angel Food Christmas Candy
Snowman Oreo Balls Get the kids involved with making these adorable snowman Oreo balls. A small box of these cuties makes a delicious food gift during the holidays! 14.3 oz Oreo Cookies 8 oz Cream Cheese (softened) 13 oz White Baking Chips (melted) 15 Mini Oreo Cookies 30 Rolo Candies Assorted sprinkles for eyes, nose … Continue reading Snowman Oreo Balls
Saltine Toffee Bark These salty-sweet treasures make delightful gifts, and their flavor is simply irresistible. The bark is like brittle, but better. Get ready for a new family favorite! 40 Saltines 1 cup Butter (cubed) ¾ cup Sugar 2 cups Semisweet Chocolate Chips 8 oz Milk Chocolate English Toffee Bits (1 package) Line a 15x10x1 … Continue reading Saltine Toffee Bark
Chocolate Billionaires Everyone raves about these chocolate and caramel candies! 14 oz Caramels (1 package) 3 Tbsp Water 1 ½ cups Chopped Pecans 1 cup Rice Krispies 3 cups Milk Chocolate Chips 1 ½ tsp Shortening Line 2 baking sheets with waxed paper; grease the paper and set aside. In a large heavy saucepan, combine … Continue reading Chocolate Billionaires
Fig Cookies or Cucidati My Italian grandmother made these for Christmas but I did not get this recipe from her. I found this one in A Baker's Guide to Christmas Cookies and knew I had to try it. The book describes it as "a tender rolled pastry filled with as sophisticated filling moist with … Continue reading Fig Cookies or Cucidati
Hot Water Sponge Cake Can be used for jelly roll, upside down cake, Washington pie… This recipe is from my great-grandmother Hargis 2 Eggs 1 cup Sugar 1 cup Unsifted Flour 2 tsp Baking Powder ¼ tsp Salt 1 tsp Vanilla ¾ cup Boiling Water Heat oven to 350°. Beat eggs until very light and … Continue reading Hot Water Sponge Cake
Kentucky Derby Pie Pecan Pie with Chocolate Chips. Recipe from a restaurant chef in Mansfield Ohio ½ cup Margarine (melted) ½ cup Sugar ½ cup Brown Sugar ½ cup Flour 2 Eggs (beaten) ½ cup Chocolate Chips 1 cup Pecans 1 tsp Vanilla Stir together all ingredients and put in unbaked pie shell. Bake at … Continue reading Kentucky Derby Pie
