Calling all Cooks...CHRISTMAS

[grandma2]

yes this is our Christmas baking eating thread.

please to post all your Christmas recipes here.

here is our link from lass year

http://www.jamaicans.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=24;t=000510#000000

an a must have in our house

http://www.jamaicans.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=24;t=000524

[loops]

Re: Calling all Cooks...CHRISTMAS

Needhams
¾ cup mashed potatoes (unseasoned)
½ tsp salt
2 1 lb pkgs of confectioners sugar
1 stick of oleo
8 oz or ½ lb flaked coconut
2 tsp vanilla

Melt oleo on top of double boiler. Add salt, mashed potatoes, confect sugar, flaked coconut and vanilla. Mix well, turn on buttered cookie sheet. Let harden, cut into squares to dip in chocolate mixture.

Chocolate Mixture

1 – 12 oz pkg of choc bits
4 squares unsweetened chocolate
½ cake paraffin (2 ½ x 3 ½)

Use double boiler again, melt paraffin first, then add squares of chocolate, last chocolate bits. Melt all, stir well. Pick up squares w/toothpicks and dip into melted chocolate, put on wax paper to harden.

[loops]

Re: Calling all Cooks...CHRISTMAS

Chocolate Toffee Cookie Crunch Bars

Cookie Base:
2 cups finely crushed vanilla wafers (about 50)
¼ cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/3 cup butter, melted

Toffee layer:
½ cup butter
½ cup firmly packed brown sugar

1 6 oz pkg (1 Cup) semi sweet chocolate morsels
½ cup finely chopped nuts

Cookie Base: Preheat oven to 350. in bowl, combine wafer crumbs and brown sugar. Stir in butter, press into 13x8 baking pan....i use a flat spatula for the pressing.

Bake at 350 for 8 minutes.

Toffee Layer:

In saucepan, combine butter and brown sugar. Cook over moderate heat stirring constantly, until mixture comes to a boil. Boil for 1 minute....okay maybe a little more than a minute. Pour immediately over baked base and spread to the edges of the crust...carefully.

Bake at 350 for 10 minutes....the toffee mixture will kinda sink down into the base.

Let stand 2 minutes and sprinkle chocolate morsels on top. Let stand 2-3 minutes until morsels are shiny and soft, spread evenly. Sprinkle with chopped nuts. Chill. Break into irregular pieces.

[grandma2]

Re: Calling all Cooks...CHRISTMAS

ok loops is the potatoes without butter also, just boil an mash, will make that next week dont have no parifin

as to the other meking it today sounds just like the Almond Rocco

[grandma2]

Re: Calling all Cooks...CHRISTMAS

Almond Rocco Cookies

1 cup butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
1 egg yoke
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups flour
10 oz milk chocolate
1 cup finely chopped toasted almonds

Cream butter and sugar, add egg yolk and vanilla. Stir in flour.Spread mixture thinly on greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees
for 15 to 20 minutes. Melt chocolate over hot water or on medium power in the micro wave and spread over warm baked cookies. Sprinkle on nuts and press them firmly. Cut in bars while still warm. Let stand until chocolate is dry. enjoy

[loops]

Re: Calling all Cooks...CHRISTMAS

yep, just mash the potato...you want them to set up nice and firm...see all that sugar? The dipping is slow, but these are delish.

The rocco breaks up like brittle?

[grandma2]

Re: Calling all Cooks...CHRISTMAS

loops mi mek de toffee one will mek yu knoh how mi fair wen mi taste it, already mi had problems [img]/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[msportmore]

Re: Calling all Cooks...CHRISTMAS

Calling all cooks???

Did someone call mi?? [img]/forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

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