Holiday Treats

[DasGout]

I hope this topic generates a more positive response then my last. :-D

Tonight I spent my evening with the family making peppermint marshmallow rice krispie treats. It got me thinking about what people like to eat during the holiday season.

Do you like sweet or salty, fruity or chocolate, healthy or sinful? Are you a fudge person, a cake person, a veggie tray person, or a chex mix person? Or dose deviled eggs and eggnog tickle your fancy? (I know its gross)

Please chime in.

I wish everyone a safe and happy holiday season. This is the time for family, so make some memories...

 

[CharlotteLace]

I'm a big fan of peppermint bark. Also I love anything sugary/chocolately. Not so much on salty things this time of year. What am I doing. I'm really tempted to go buy stuff to make treats now.

Also, eggnog is acceptable as long as there's copious amount of alcohol in it. Same goes for cocoa with peppermint schnapps.

 

[Just Me]

I am not a big fan of peppermint flavored things, so Christmas time is not the best time for me. :lol: Given that restriction there is not much else I don't like this time of the year. Though, I would never ruin perfectly good rice krispy treats with peppermint just to make it seasonal.

 

[JerryBoBerry]

Might as well just give the recipes to some of my fav's. Based on these i've pasted below I would have to say i'm a cookie person.

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Date Pinwheel Cookies
Date filling:
1 pound dates finely chopped
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup water
Boil until thick -- stir constantly (sticks and burns easily). Use medium heat and set aside to
cool.
Cookie dough:
1 cup oleo
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
3 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
4 cups flour
1 tsp. soda
dash of salt
Roll dough on floured board to 1/4 inch thickness, spread with filling and roll up (wrap in wax
paper and refrigerate overnight). Slice 1/4 inch thickness. Bake at 400° 8 to 10 minutes.
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Bonbon Cookies
3 cups Rice Krispies
2 cups crunchy peanut butter
1 stick oleo melted
enough powder sugar to cut stickyness (one pound?)
Roll into balls and chill. Melt almond bark (in oven or microwave) and roll balls to cover. Set
out on wax paper and chill.
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Peanut Blossom Cookies
1/2 cup butter or oleo
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla
1 3/4 cup flour
1 tsp. soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
(1/2 pound chocolate stars)
Shape dough into balls -- roll into sugar. Bake at 375° for eight minutes. Remove and place
candy stars on top. Bake two to five minutes longer.
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Carrot Cookies
1 cup mashed cooked carrots
3/4 of cup sugar
1/2 cup oleo
2 eggs
2 cups flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
(optional 3/4 cup coconut and some chopped nuts)
Bake at 400° for eight minutes until almost no indentation remains.
Orange Frosting:
3 cups powdered sugar
1/2 cup oleo
orange juice -- enough to make it spreadable consistency.
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Sweet and Salty Goodies
1 box Keebler townhouse crackers
1 can boarden sweetened condensed milk
1 pound dates (cut up fine)
cook milk and dates over medium heat until thick, stirring often, then add:
about 1 cup chopped nuts
spread on crackers and cool.
Frosting:
brown 6 to 8 tablespoons of butter
add:
1 1/2 to 2 cups of powdered sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
and enough half and half to make spreading consistency.
Frost crackers and chill to set frosting. Then freeze until ready to eat.
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Pumpkin Bars
2 cup sugar
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 -- 16 oz. can pumpkin
4 eggs beaten
Mix above four ingredients for one minute on medium speed
stir in:
2 cups Bisquick
2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 cup raisins
Put in 9”x13” greased pan bake at 350° for 25 to 30 minutes. Check with toothpick.
Cream Cheese Frosting:
1 package cream cheese -- 3 oz. -- softened
1/3 cup oleo or butter softened
1 tbsp. milk
1 tsp. vanilla
Beat and add 2 cups powdered sugar.
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Ritz Cookies
Ritz (or tollhouse) round crackers
Peanut butter
almond bark
Spread peanut butter between two crackers and cover in melted bark. Let set.
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All recipes from dearly departed mom.

 

[Teagan]

Well im allergic to chocolate so a lot of holiday treats are out for me. What I can't get enough of though are deviled eggs, the obligatory vegetable tray with dip, egg nog, chex mix, candied yams, and pumpkin spice lattes. Also it's not for me but the kitties always get an all you can eat buffet of soft food on xmas day too.

 

[RedneckHick]

Well im allergic to chocolate.

Well that sucks. Big Hugs!!! I kind of like dark chocolate but I have met some women who didn't fancy chocolate at all. True story, not making that up.

During the holiday season, I will allow myself to indulge in a few things I normally don't eat much of during the rest of the year. Cheese dips/balls, bread, crackers, chips and all that other stuff but only in moderation and the sweets. Ohhhh how the fat man trapped inside loves the sweets. Sugar pie, pecan pie, sugar cookies, just give me a stick of butter, a tub of brown sugar, lock me in a room and do not disturb cause it's about to get messy!!!!

To prevent pigging out though, I'll usually eat a meal before heading out to gatherings. The holiday season allows me the opportunity to focus on training and nutrition more than other days of the year so I have to take advantage of that. Last time I went on vacation however, I put on a pound a day for 2 weeks straight. Took me nearly 3 months to rectify that problem.

 

[Rose]

I'm not a big chocolate eater and hate peppermint so I usually go for savory stuff or skip dessert altogether, but my mom's raspberry tart, fluffed jell-o, lemon ice box pie and amaretto cake are good if I'm in the mood for them. Though I still think my version of amaretto cake is better, lol.

Muddy buddies are ok if I don't have to eat more than a handful, Bryer's holiday spice ice cream is really yummy in small amounts and Archway's seasonal wedding cookies are just fucking amazing if I'm allowed to eat all 15 from the box without sharing.