For Christmas I only made 3 different treats this year, which worked out well. It didn't take up too much of my time and also reminds of why I like to do cakes! All three recipes did not like how dry it was in the condo.
1. Millionaire's Shortbread - This is my absolute favourite. I only make it at Christmas otherwise it would be all I eat. It's like a homemade Twix bar. I double the recipe for the shortbread and bake in a 9 x 13 pan. The caramel and chocolate topping I only use one recipe for and it works well. This first batch turned out really well. The 2nd batch the shortbread was way to flakey; not a bad thing but it doesn't cut as nicely when it's a bit wetter. Of course, I had to add some gold to the top to see how it turned out.
2. Melting Moments - This is a family recipe, but you can find different variations on Pinterest. They don't normally look like balls as I would normally press them down with a fork before baking but again it was too dry to do so. I should have just added some more butter but I was stubborn. The almond extract in the cookie and icing makes it taste so good! My Auntie Marg always made these for her Boxing Day parties. Such fond memories.
3. Chocolate Mint Cream Cheese Buttons - This recipe was all over Facebook so I decided to make these for the first time. The first batch were a little dry which is why they are cracked but the 2nd batch I left out 1/2 cup of icing sugar and they worked much better. These are no bake which is great! I love mint and chocolate combined.
1. Millionaire's Shortbread - This is my absolute favourite. I only make it at Christmas otherwise it would be all I eat. It's like a homemade Twix bar. I double the recipe for the shortbread and bake in a 9 x 13 pan. The caramel and chocolate topping I only use one recipe for and it works well. This first batch turned out really well. The 2nd batch the shortbread was way to flakey; not a bad thing but it doesn't cut as nicely when it's a bit wetter. Of course, I had to add some gold to the top to see how it turned out.
2. Melting Moments - This is a family recipe, but you can find different variations on Pinterest. They don't normally look like balls as I would normally press them down with a fork before baking but again it was too dry to do so. I should have just added some more butter but I was stubborn. The almond extract in the cookie and icing makes it taste so good! My Auntie Marg always made these for her Boxing Day parties. Such fond memories.
3. Chocolate Mint Cream Cheese Buttons - This recipe was all over Facebook so I decided to make these for the first time. The first batch were a little dry which is why they are cracked but the 2nd batch I left out 1/2 cup of icing sugar and they worked much better. These are no bake which is great! I love mint and chocolate combined.
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