Tag: Christmas

Serves: 4 Dozen
Source:

Ingredients:

• 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 1/2 cups rolled oats
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup butter and 3/4 cups canola margarine (total 1 1/4 cups)
• 1 cup white sugar
• 2/3 cup brown sugar, lightly packed
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup honey and 1/4 cup of milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup each candied cherries, raisins, coconut
• 3/4 cups each chopped dates, and chopped nuts

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Combine flour, oats, baking soda, and salt. Cream butter and margarine with white sugar, brown sugar, egg, milk, honey, and vanilla on medium speed of an electric mixer until mixture is light and creamy.
3. Gradually add dry ingredients until smoothly blended. Stir in fruit, raisins, coconut, dates, and nuts. Mix well.
4. Drop dough by tablespoonfuls onto an ungreased cooked sheet,leaving room for the cookies to spread.
5. Bake 9 to 11 minutes for chewy cookies or 11 to 13 minutes for crisp cookies.

Serves: 8 Dozen
Source: Chatelaine, November 2006

Ingredients:

• 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup butter
• 1 cup icing sugar
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 1/2 cup chopped red and green glacé cherries

Instructions:

Combine flour, baking soda, and salt in a bowl. Place butter in a large bowl and gradually mix in icing and white sugar with an electric mixer. Beat until butter sugar mixture is light, about 2 minutes. Beat in egg and vanilla. Stir in flour mixture, raisins, and cherries.

Divide dough in three portions. Place each portion on a large piece of wax paper, and shape into a log about 12 inches long. Refrigerate until firm for at least 4 hours or up to 5 days. Dough can be frozen for up to a month. When ready, slice dough into 1/4 inch slices and bake on a parchment lined cookie sheet for 7 to 10 minutes. Remove from cookie sheet and cool on rack.

Serves: 24
Source: Trellis Taylor

Ingredients:

• 2 large eggs, beaten
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup canola margarine
• 1 cup marachino cherries, finely chopped
• 1 cup dates, finely chopped
• 1 cup coconut
• 2 cups graham cracker crumbs

Instructions:

1. In a heavy saucepan, combine brown sugar, margarine, and eggs. Cook over low heat stirring constantly. Add chopped dates and continue to cook until the dates are soft. Remove from the heat. Stir in coconut, cherries, and graham cracker crumbs. Let mixture cool and then roll in balls and dip in chocolate.
2. Melt wafers in microwave on medium for 3 to for minutes stirring occasionally. Dip chocolate balls in chocolate and let cool. Refrigerate.