Cranberry Walnut Oatmeal Cookies

I found this on the crisco website http://www.crisco.com/Default.aspx It is a good cookie for Christmas.



INGREDIENTS:

• Crisco® Original No-Stick Cooking Spray
• 3/4 cup Crisco® Butter Shortening
• OR 3/4 Crisco® Butter Shortening Sticks
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup Pillsbury BEST® All Purpose Flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 3/4 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
• 1 cup dried cranberries
• 1 cup chopped walnuts

PREPARATION DIRECTIONS:

1. 1.
   HEAT oven to 350ºF. Coat baking sheets with no-stick cooking spray.
2. 2.
   BEAT shortening, sugar and brown sugar in large bowl at medium speed of electric mixer until blended. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt in small bowl. Beat into shortening mixture until smooth. Stir in oats, dried cranberries and walnuts. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls about 2-inches apart on prepared baking sheets.
3. 3.
   BAKE 10 to 12 minutes or until light brown. Cool on baking sheets 2 minutes. Place on cooling rack to cool completely.

just got the tree up

I just finished decorating the tree and still have a lot to do, I hope y'all are doing better than I. Thought I'd share. My hubby calls me a christmas freak and I call him the grinch, he, he, he. Merry Christmas Y'all



White Chocolate Macadamia Cranberry Dreams

Bake this cookie it is so good and christmasy too. I have started my cookie baking, my kids and hubby are so happy right now. I made this for the tree trimming at the chruch everyone loved them  Merry Chritmas Y'all

Ingredients

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup white sugar
• 1 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 2 eggs
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup vanilla baking chips
• 1 cup chopped macadamia nuts
• 1 cup dried cranberries

Directions

1. In a medium bowl set aside flour, baking soda and salt.
2. Cream together white sugar, light brown sugar and butter (do not use shortening). Add slightly beaten eggs and vanilla.
3. Add flour mixture until just mixed. Stir in vanilla chips, macadamia nuts and dried cranberries.
4. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Place on ungreased cookie sheet by small scoop or rounded teaspoon. Bake for 10 minutes or just until set. Remove from oven and let cool. Cookies will sink slightly.
5. Variations: To make chocolate cookies - omit 1/2 cup flour and replace with 1/2 cup cocoa. To make refrigerator cookies - Roll dough into 2 rolls, wrap with plastic wrap and chill or freeze. (If you freeze the dough - thaw for at least 1/2 hr). Slice 1 inch slices - cut into 4 and place on baking sheet point up. For fancier cookies: Drizzle melted white chocolate on chocolate cookies and melted dark chocolate on the white cookie. Enjoy

Nutritional Information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 202 | Total Fat: 10.2g | Cholesterol: 25mg

My dad's favorite gingerbread cake

I remember as a kid, we would go up home to narrows virginia at christmas, to vist my daddy's people. My Great Aunt Elgie would alway make my dad a gingerbread cake. My dad is no longer with us, but I still make  my  Great Aunt's gingerbread cake in remembrance of daddy, and my hubby loves it too.

1/2 cup white sugar

1/2 cup butter

1 egg

1 cup molasses

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 teaspoon ground ginger

1/2 teaspoon ground cloves

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 cup hot water

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a 9 inch square pan or bundt pan.
2. In a large bowl, cream together the sugar and butter. Beat in the egg, and mix in the molasses.
3. In a bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, and cloves. Blend into the creamed mixture. Stir in the hot water. Pour into the prepared pan.
4. Bake 1 hour in the preheated oven, until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Allow to cool  on a cake rack  before serving.

Peppermint Cookies

I found this on the crisco website  and Man! they are good. this outta get you into the cristmas spirit too.  Here is the website I found it on if you want to check it out.

http://www.crisco.com/Recipes/Details.aspx?recipeID=1931

• 3/4 stick Crisco® Butter Shortening Sticks
• OR 3/4 cup Crisco® Butter Shortening
• 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 large egg
• 2 cups Pillsbury BEST® All Purpose Flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 cup crushed peppermint candy canes or peppermint hard candies, divided

PREPARATION DIRECTIONS:

1. 1.
   HEAT oven to 350ºF.
2. 2.
   BEAT shortening, brown sugar, sugar, milk and vanilla in large bowl of electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Beat in egg. Combine flour, salt and baking soda. Mix into shortening mixture at low speed just until blended. Stir in 1/2 cup crushed candy. Shape into 1-inch balls. Place 2-inches apart on ungreased baking sheet.
3. 3.
   BAKE 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned. Immediately sprinkle each cookie with about 1/4 teaspoon crushed candy. Cool 2 minutes. Remove to rack to cool completely.
4. TIP
   To have enough crushed candy for this recipe, use 9 medium candy canes or 36 peppermint hard candies.

maple chipotle wings

this is my recipe, I make it during the holidays and the hubby and kids love it.

chicken wings ( I use the drumettes)
1 stick of butter
1 cup of ketchup ( I use Hunts)
1 chipotle pepper ( I buy the canned ones in adobe sauce)
1/2 cup of maple sryup
1 tbsp of vinegar


first I bake the chicken drummettes.  I melt the butter in the saucepan, then chop the chipotle pepper up and to butter, add ketchup  and maple sryup plus a the vinegar. I generally cook the sauce until it thickens. I then toss in a large bowl with the cook drummettes until the wings are coated with the sauce

Mini Pumpkin Pecan Orange Soaked Cakes

Here is a recipe I found on the http://www.verybestbaking.com/

 and it was really good. I also plan on making some for holiday gifts too. I love homemade baked items during the holidays, from friends and family. I also love to bake and give them to friends and family myself. Merry christmas Y'all

Mini Pumpkin Pecan Orange Soaked Cakes

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 1 pkg. (18.25 oz.) spice cake mix
• 1 can (15 oz.) LIBBY'S® 100% Pure Pumpkin
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 4 large eggs

Directions

PREHEAT oven to 350º F. Grease and flour two 6-cake mini Bundt pans. Sprinkle nuts over bottom.

COMBINE cake mix, pumpkin, vegetable oil and eggs in large mixer bowl. Beat on low speed for 30 seconds or until blended. Beat for 4 minutes on medium speed. Spoon about 1/2 cup into each mold.

BAKE for 20 to 25 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in cakes comes out clean. Remove from oven. With back of spoon, carefully pat down dome of each cake to flatten. Let cool in pans for 5 minutes. Invert cakes onto cooling rack(s). Poke holes in cakes with wooden pick. Spoon a tablespoon of Orange Syrup over each cake. Allow syrup to soak in. Cool completely before serving or wrapping for gifts.

FOR ORANGE SYRUP:
PLACE 1/4 cup butter, 1/2 cup granulated sugar, 2 tablespoons water and 2 teaspoons grated orange peel in small saucepan. Bring to a boil. Remove from heat. Stir in 2 tablespoons orange juice.