Thursday, December 19, 2013
Holiday Snowball/Butterball Cookies
Yum!
Hot Mama Notes: This recipe is a keeper. My Mom made this recipe last year (Dec 2013), and I finally made the recipe myself this year (12/24/2014). Everyone loves these cookies, including myself. They are *very* buttery (for obvious reasons!!) and good. Melt in your mouth good. :) I had a package of the tollhouse holiday chips, and decided to make these for the Christmas Eve party we were attending. They were a hit. The entire plate got eaten. I didn't even notice until later that there isn't even one egg in this recipe. Just buttery goodness and lots of yummy chips. Enjoy! Note that these cookies are very rich.
Hot Mama Grade: A-
Wednesday, December 18, 2013
Monday, December 16, 2013
Gingerbread Houses
http://www.food.com/recipe/gingerbread-for-cookies-or-a-gingerbread-house-149257
Ingredients:
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup molasses
1 1/2 teaspoons ginger
1 teaspoon allspice
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon clove
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 cup margarine
1 egg, beaten
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup molasses
1 1/2 teaspoons ginger
1 teaspoon allspice
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon clove
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 cup margarine
1 egg, beaten
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
Directions:
1. In a medium saucepan, heat sugar, molasses, ginger, allspice, cinnamon, and cloves to boiling, stirring occasionally.
2. Remove from heat; stir in soda (it will foam up).
3. Stir in margarine till melted.
4. With a fork, stir in egg, then flour.
5. On a floured surface, knead dough till mixed. Divide dough in half, wrap half with plastic wrap; set aside.
6. Roll half the dough, with a rolling pin, slightly thinner than 1/4 inch.
7. Cut with cutters.
8. Bake at 325F on a cookie sheet for 12 minutes; cool on a wire rack.
9. Makes about 3 dozen 3" gingerbread people.
10. NOTE: We make houses by cutting out our house design (the 2 sides of the roof, two sides, a front and a back of the house) on graph paper, and then placing the graph paper shapes on the dough and cutting the dough shapes out with a knife.
Hot Mama Notes: This recipe turned out really well! :)
Gingerbread House Stencil Templates:
http://images.hellokids.com/_uploads/_tiny_galerie/20091253/gingerbread-pattern-front-b-source_953.jpg
http://images.hellokids.com/_uploads/_tiny_galerie/20091253/gingerbread-pattern-roof-source_fwj.jpg
http://www.hellokids.com/c_19315/kids-crafts-and-activities/christmas-crafts/christmas-decorations/gingerbread-house
How to assemble the gingerbread house using caramel syrup "glue":
http://www.marthastewart.com/341781/caramel-syrup
Caramel Syrup:
Ingredients:
Directions:
Bring sugar and the water to a boil in a medium saucepan; reduce heat, and simmer until thickened and light brown, about 10 minutes. Use immediately.
http://www.marthastewart.com/907718/snow-swept-gingerbread-cottage
http://www.marthastewart.com/339021/molasses-gingerbread-cookie-dough
http://www.marthastewart.com/284120/royal-icing
1. In a medium saucepan, heat sugar, molasses, ginger, allspice, cinnamon, and cloves to boiling, stirring occasionally.
2. Remove from heat; stir in soda (it will foam up).
3. Stir in margarine till melted.
4. With a fork, stir in egg, then flour.
5. On a floured surface, knead dough till mixed. Divide dough in half, wrap half with plastic wrap; set aside.
6. Roll half the dough, with a rolling pin, slightly thinner than 1/4 inch.
7. Cut with cutters.
8. Bake at 325F on a cookie sheet for 12 minutes; cool on a wire rack.
9. Makes about 3 dozen 3" gingerbread people.
10. NOTE: We make houses by cutting out our house design (the 2 sides of the roof, two sides, a front and a back of the house) on graph paper, and then placing the graph paper shapes on the dough and cutting the dough shapes out with a knife.
Hot Mama Notes: This recipe turned out really well! :)
Gingerbread House Stencil Templates:
http://images.hellokids.com/_uploads/_tiny_galerie/20091253/gingerbread-pattern-front-b-source_953.jpg
http://images.hellokids.com/_uploads/_tiny_galerie/20091253/gingerbread-pattern-roof-source_fwj.jpg
http://www.hellokids.com/c_19315/kids-crafts-and-activities/christmas-crafts/christmas-decorations/gingerbread-house
How to assemble the gingerbread house using caramel syrup "glue":
http://www.marthastewart.com/341781/caramel-syrup
Caramel Syrup:
Ingredients:
Directions:
Bring sugar and the water to a boil in a medium saucepan; reduce heat, and simmer until thickened and light brown, about 10 minutes. Use immediately.
http://www.marthastewart.com/907718/snow-swept-gingerbread-cottage
http://www.marthastewart.com/339021/molasses-gingerbread-cookie-dough
http://www.marthastewart.com/284120/royal-icing
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