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Post by scrapmaven on Dec 18, 2014 17:44:42 GMT
I am still narrowing down my list of what to make. So, I hope I'm not the only one who is still in the planning stage. Feel free to share photos of your already made creations, so that the rest of us can imagine ourselves indulging in your treats.
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Post by kimmie75 on Dec 18, 2014 17:48:16 GMT
I made chocolate mint cookies last week with the Andes mints and they were SO yummy. The BF took them to his "cookie exchange" on the train. This past Sunday night, I made chocolate chip cookies for a board meeting I had Monday and I only ate one (they disappeared in minutes). So this weekend I am baking a ton of cookies and making sure to keep some for myself. I will be doing a variety of kinds, but already got the ingredients for the "Dead Aunt Cookies". Have never tried them, looking forward to sampling.
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Post by newlywoods03 on Dec 18, 2014 17:56:33 GMT
I am SO far behind! Between a kid in school, him getting sick last week and just life itself- nothing has been made.
I want to try to make a batch of fudge and the boys want to make sugar cookies. I think that is about all we will do.
Oh and I need to figure out a dessert for Christmas.
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Post by The Birdhouse Lady on Dec 18, 2014 18:00:22 GMT
The only thing I have made so far is biscotti.
I have all the stuff to make spritz cookies and my daughter and I were supposed to make them last night but she had too much homework so hopefully tonight.
We will make gingerbread men if it kills me. I have been wanting to do that for the last few years.
I want to make both my sons favorite cookies for them to take home.
Apparently I have a lot of baking to do and I am running out of time! Yikes!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 18, 2014 18:13:44 GMT
I'm still trying to decide, too!!! I'm making reindeer cupcakes for the girls to take to school tomorrow.. that's sort of how I work. Need it tomorrow, decide today.  |
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Post by scrapmaven on Dec 18, 2014 18:17:33 GMT
Well, I know I'm making my chocolate dipped butter cookies. I'm going to make doughnuts for Chanukah, but that's different from my regular baking and my first time making them. I'm still debating about the other cookies and candies I might make.
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Post by Lovebug2867 on Dec 18, 2014 18:21:39 GMT
I haven't taken any pictures yet because I'm still so busy making lol.
I've made so far:
Chocolate Nut Fudge
Peanut Butter Fudge
Soft Caramels
Chewy Chocolate Caramels
Caramelized nuts
Banana Bread
Apple Bread
ooh forgot I made Almond Roca too lol
I still need to make peppermint bark, chocolate covered pretzels and rice krispie treats these are for family gifts.
Then I need to make peanut butter blossoms, chocolate chip cookies, and molasses cookies.
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Post by vspindler on Dec 18, 2014 18:29:34 GMT
I am buying the last of my supplies tonight for some marathon baking this weekend.
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Post by ~Susan~ on Dec 18, 2014 18:30:42 GMT
Last weekend I made Peppermint bark, peanut butter fudge and chocolate fudge w/walnuts. I still want to make sugar cookies, sausage balls, fruitcake cookies and peanut butter balls.
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Post by valincal on Dec 18, 2014 18:45:46 GMT
I'm done! My DSs arrived home from university for Christmas break just last night so I wanted to have some treats ready for them. I made
Soft ginger cookies
Chewy sugar cookies
Almond Roca (Suffy Ann's recipe)
Butterscotch Confetti (DHs favourite)
Toffee Crunch Graham Crackers
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Post by leslie132 on Dec 18, 2014 18:47:08 GMT
I hate baking. I hate it more since my twin sons grabbed the cooling rack off the counter, and helped themselves to my first 2 dozen cookies of the season. Their getting coal this season  |
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Post by deshacrafts on Dec 18, 2014 19:15:14 GMT
I might make one more batch of caramels. This weekend I am going to make my DSs favorite orange cookies and I will need to make a dessert for Christmas dinner. I'm not doing much baking this year at all.
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Post by scrapmaven on Dec 18, 2014 19:23:57 GMT
So, so jealous.
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Post by keithurbanlovinpea on Dec 18, 2014 19:38:41 GMT
I made bark last weekend with my girls. Peppermint and also espresso. Last night I made no bake tiramisu balls for work and won a prize, so I will probably make another batch for christmas along with sand tarts.
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Post by perumbula on Dec 18, 2014 21:23:16 GMT
I've gone nuts with the candy making this week. I've made a batch of caramels, another of toffee, then I've made four batches of fudge: root beer float, orange dream bar, maple nut, and chocolate. The family ate all the root beer float fudge and caramels but I managed to get enough of the others to give away. I still need to make peanut brittle and another couple of flavors of fudge and one more batch of caramels.
My youngest won't let the year be done without some sugar cookies so I'll have to get to that as well.
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Post by snugglebutter on Dec 18, 2014 21:34:28 GMT
I'm behind. Half of us have been sick and that cut into my baking time.
Last night I made a batch of Christmas Crack that went to work with Dh - he texted me at 9am to say he'd had several recipe requests already lol.
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Post by kelly8875 on Dec 18, 2014 22:05:59 GMT
I need to make up my sugar cookie dough, and make sure it's chilling for the weekend usage. I'm sure the kids will want to make some (mostly 15 yo DS  ?). I think I might make up some cinnamon rolls next week too, and bake them Christmas morning. Otherwise, we get so much junk food at work, I'm not making stuff! |
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Post by akathy on Dec 18, 2014 22:28:53 GMT
I've made 800 caramels, about 11 dozen rolled out cookies and decorated them and made a pan of fudge. I've delivered almost all of it. I still have 2 batches of puppy chow and another pan of fudge to make but that won't take long and I can put it off until Monday or Tuesday.
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Post by gloryjoy on Dec 18, 2014 22:40:02 GMT
I did chocolate dipped pretzel rods, candied pecans&almonds, tiger butter.
I need one more good thing, off to google Christmas crack.
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Post by azredhead on Dec 18, 2014 22:59:21 GMT
I was gonna start sugar cookies and brown bites with cream cheese filling but I'm too dang tired. So here I sit. Maybe tomorrow. I did also get the christmas Hersey kisses for the little round cookie and you put the chocolate kiss in the middle. That's as complicated as a it gets around here. Oh and I'm gonna eat the bag of white chocolate truffles myself. I don't think they'll make it to the treat bags! LOL!
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Post by mjmone on Dec 19, 2014 0:40:03 GMT
have been stalking pinterest, and making my lists, let's see what I actually do
planning to bake sugar cookies with the grandbabies Fri night, I'd like to encourage my 5 year old granddaughter to give some to a couple of their neighbors...don't know if that is really done anymore. (I live in the boonies, so no neighbors to speak of)
a cake for Sunday School kids, probably simple, yellow cake, choc frosting with crushed oreos on top
then Sunday afternoon some popcorn treats for the coworkers...also 'eyeballing' some Christmas crack for them
and Weds, a German gingerbread cake for Christmas.
tonight, dd is baking some maple/bacon cookies for her yearly exchange...can't wait to see how they turn out.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2014 19:03:39 GMT
These are the reindeer cupcakes I made for the girls to take to school. Easy, and they were very happy!  I do think they remind me of a Gary Larson (Far Side) drawing. I think it is the eyes. |
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Post by scrappinghappy on Dec 19, 2014 19:28:04 GMT
Today I made the dough for
Ginger Mollasses Cookies
World Peace Korova Cookies
Mrs Field's/Nieman Marcus Chocolate Chip Cookies
Almond cookies
I'll bake them all tomorrow in one marathon session.
Today I baked Mexican Chocolate chip cookies
I still need to make BellaMagic's Dead Aunt Cookies, English toffee, rugelach and a cheese cake
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Post by suffyann on Dec 19, 2014 19:55:51 GMT
I made Almond and Mocha Roca, about 30 pounds. Doing Peppermint Biscotti right now and have Grinch and Chocolate Crinkles rolled and ready for the oven. I made 12 huge gingerbread boys last night, and still have 36 more to go. (I used a Pea-Recipe, Thanks!) I think I should have them all ready for Sunday School classes....If I bake all night and decorate them tomorrow. They take about 21 minutes apiece in that giant pan. I am never offering to do 48 ginormous gingerbread men again!  |
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Post by giatocj on Dec 19, 2014 20:19:11 GMT
I only have my sugar cookie cutouts made yet. This weekend I will be making Butterballs, Eggnog Cookies, Brownie Mint Cookies and an Eggnog Cheesecake as part of my boyfriend's gift.
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Post by lumo on Dec 19, 2014 20:32:19 GMT
I've done nothing! I'm going to get cracking this weekend, though. I hope. ETA: I threw together a batch of Christmas Crack before I left to bring the kid to swim practice, so at least I've started now!  |
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Post by *christine* on Dec 19, 2014 20:48:54 GMT
I made bark last weekend with my girls. Peppermint and also espresso. Last night I made no bake tiramisu balls for work and won a prize, so I will probably make another batch for christmas along with sand tarts. Oooh I'd love the recipe for the no bake tiramisu balls if you are willing to share. I'm jealous of all of you who can make such fabulous treats. My baking skills are very lackluster. I can make a couple of things that taste ok, but they look so horrible not too many are willing to try them! |
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Post by paperaddictedpea on Dec 19, 2014 21:52:48 GMT
Well, I've decided what I want to make - now I need to buy groceries and get baking! I think Sunday is going to be a baking marathon for me.
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Post by suzastampin on Dec 19, 2014 23:31:24 GMT
I haven't started. But, I only began shopping yesterday. . It came too quickly this year! |
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Post by brandy327 on Dec 19, 2014 23:56:38 GMT
I'm done except for cookies to make for Santa, which my kiddos and I will do on Sunday. For my dh to take to work I made this:  Iced sugar cookies, chocolate crinkles, gingerbread, mini chip snowflakes, turtle thumbprints, snickerdoodles and pb blossoms. Also, not pictured is Oreo Truffles. About 150 of them. Around 75-100 of each of the other ones. I made these for my girls to take into school for their parties today: chocolate crinkle cookies with peppermint kisses. ![]()  And a few of the pics of the cookies I made for dh to take in...the turtle thumbprints and the sugar cookies were the most popular, although everything was eaten. LOL    Tonight, I made a double batch of brownies that I'm going to top with chocolate icing and Christmas sprinkles tomorrow morning. We're going to a friend's house to hang out and have dinner with so I'll bring those for dessert. I also am going to surprise my hubby and kids with my grandmother's recipe chocolate fudge. It's not a smooth/soft type of fudge but an old Hershey's recipe that is very granular in nature and a bit of work to make. I spent an hour tonight (after they'd left to go Christmas shopping for me) making it...and it takes about 20-30 mins of boiling on the stove and then 20-30 mins of hand whipping...and lots of prayer that it sets up the right way. LOL It's in the refrigerator now and after cutting it once it'd been chilling for an hour, I'm fairly certain it's going to set properly. I haven't made this recipe in 2-3 years so it's a special, special treat! |
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?). I think I might make up some cinnamon rolls next week too, and bake them Christmas morning. Otherwise, we get so much junk food at work, I'm not making stuff!
