Christmas Baking! Share your favorites

[shockponie]

I LOVE Christmas baking!

My SILs do sugar cookies with the kids every year. That's always cute & fun. This year my work is having a Cookie Exchange. I think I'll bring NYT chocolate chip cookies. You know, extra chocolatey! Haha.

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I kinda want to try these for family.
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They look super fatty & delicious. Hey! It's only once a year.

Do you do any Christmas baking? What are your family favorites? Are you going to try baking any new treats this year? Share links to recipes if possible!

[Beldarna]

I'll make daim, Ice chocolate and fudgecookies.

[MikeysGrrrl]

Oh those do look so delicious

I love cooking and baking, so I'll probably make pumpkin pie cheesecake since it's hubby's favourite

[shockponie]

I'll make daim, Ice chocolate and fudgecookies.

Hey Beldarna! What's daim? I got graffiti results on google.

Oh those do look so delicious

I love cooking and baking, so I'll probably make pumpkin pie cheesecake since it's hubby's favourite

I have only had pumpkin pie cheesecake once, but it was yummy!

[MikeysGrrrl]

My husband refuses to eat regular pumpkin pie now, he says the cheesecake ruined it for him Which is funny, because before we got together, he hated cheesecake. Then again, I don't make cheesecake the way that a lot of restaurants do which might be why everyone likes it so much

I don't think I'll do any other treats simply because it's just the 2 of us this year. I will be making a full on Christmas dinner, but that's not what this thread is about

I can't wait to see what other tasty treats people will be making

[kaoskat]

I like making cookies of various sorts!

[MyLilPonies]

that salted caramel bar looks *amazing* !!!!

[Lollipop]

Nom Nom those look yummy     I actually bake allll the time (thinking about opening up my own bakery or Tea Shop at some point)

I am making a lot for Christmas (we have a very big family & Christmas day is about a week long for us)
Gingerbread house
Yule Log
Do Da Whats its - aka chocolate crispies (Nana calls them this it kinda stuck)
My special bacon & Cheese puffs - gone in 2mins last Christmas lol
My own Recipe cookie cakes- (very proud of these first recipe I completely made up )
Swedish Meatballs (making these with my Swedish bf though as I have never made them and he has his mums recipe )
Truffles - also were gone within 2mins last Christmas lol
Pistachio Caramel Crunch
Mint Ice Cream

There will probably be a lot more as well 

[melodys_angel]

Saying yes would be an understatement.  I go nuts every year, since its the main gift I give to  everyone.

I think I have 6 or 7 things planned this year.  ill be in the kitchen for 2 or 3 solid days.

On the list are these german 'hermit' cookies that remind me of my childhood and were a hit last year, Italian wedding drop cookies, cookie dough truffles, coconut chocolate truffles, candycane/jam thumbprints...and a few other things

[Beldarna]

I'll make daim, Ice chocolate and fudgecookies.

Hey Beldarna! What's daim? I got graffiti results on google.

It's hard fudge with fine chopped nuts covered in chocolate. Storebought is awesome and home made even more so *drools*
http://www.marabou.se/marabou/page?&locale=sesv1&PagecRef=684

[shockponie]

Nom Nom those look yummy     I actually bake allll the time (thinking about opening up my own bakery or Tea Shop at some point)

I am making a lot for Christmas (we have a very big family & Christmas day is about a week long for us)
Gingerbread house
Yule Log
Do Da Whats its - aka chocolate crispies (Nana calls them this it kinda stuck)
My special bacon & Cheese puffs - gone in 2mins last Christmas lol
My own Recipe cookie cakes- (very proud of these first recipe I completely made up )
Swedish Meatballs (making these with my Swedish bf though as I have never made them and he has his mums recipe )
Truffles - also were gone within 2mins last Christmas lol
Pistachio Caramel Crunch
Mint Ice Cream

There will probably be a lot more as well 

They all sound delicious, but I'm intrigued by these bacon & cheese puffs. Winning combo! Do you have a recipe you'd be willing to share? *hunts around google*

Post Merge: December 13, 2013, 07:31:14 AM

Saying yes would be an understatement.  I go nuts every year, since its the main gift I give to  everyone.

I think I have 6 or 7 things planned this year.  ill be in the kitchen for 2 or 3 solid days.

On the list are these german 'hermit' cookies that remind me of my childhood and were a hit last year, Italian wedding drop cookies, cookie dough truffles, coconut chocolate truffles, candycane/jam thumbprints...and a few other things

Nice! I've wanted to try making truffles before, but I'm worried they'd taste too much like cocoa powder. Maybe melted chocolate is the way to go, then rolling them in something besides cocoa powder. I looove truffles.

Post Merge: December 13, 2013, 07:34:52 AM

I'll make daim, Ice chocolate and fudgecookies.

Hey Beldarna! What's daim? I got graffiti results on google.

It's hard fudge with fine chopped nuts covered in chocolate. Storebought is awesome and home made even more so *drools*
http://www.marabou.se/marabou/page?&locale=sesv1&PagecRef=684

That sounds good! I enjoy things like chocolate covered peanuts & turtles, so it'd probably be to my taste.

[kezrob23]

i'm making this xmas tree for my daughter's teacher - the one below was my test tree

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and here's the recipe for some yummy gingerbread (australian, so metric and celsius)

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and if you don't like truffles covered in cocoa, here's how i make mine

2 cups finely crushed sweet biscuits (i use marie, but unsure of other country equivalents)
1 400 gram can condensed milk
1 cup coconut
2 tablespoons cocoa
extra coconut for rolling

mix it all together, roll into balls, and roll in coconut. mmmm!!!!

i add a grated peppermint crisp choc bar to mine for something a bit different and next time i make them i'm gonna dye the rolling coconut green

[Sonata]

I'm not the one that cooks, my boyfriend is !! Since I will be working Christmas eve, he will do it all xD

There will be a chocolate cake (because I asked for it), egg pudding, a traditional cake from my boyfriend's family side and a few other traditional Portuguese sweets. Basically, a truckload of fat LOL

[NoDivision]

Well, last night I baked up a few dozen gingerbread men and today I'm decorating them. They are all going to get ugly/tacky christmas sweaters for a tacky christmas sweater party I'm going to tonight!

[banditpony]

Christmas Turtles
(molasses cookies, out of an old recipe book)

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