Christmas Cookies

Grannie's Recipe for Shortbread

1 pound of butter
1 cup of fine berry sugar
3 to 4 cups of flour
Mix flour in slowly kneading with your hands  and when it comes together away from bowl it is ready to roll out.
Use the rest of the flour for rolling ... 
Bake at 325 till lightly browned, about 20 mins. For large cakes 1 hour.




Grannie's shortbread!

Here are a few more ideas for shortbread,
I like to make some rounds and put homemade jam in the middle and ice with a cherry on top.

Cinnamon Buns

I am hiding these on you know who.

Pizza Appetizers

Ingredients

• 1 recipe of dough
• 1/2 cup pizza sauce
• 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 1/2 cup chopped seeded tomatoes
• 1/2 cup preserved red peppers  
• 1/3 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
• Fresh basil leaves, thinly sliced
• Roll out pizza dough
• Make long strips of the dough
• Layer above and roll
• Sprinkle parma over just before you put in oven
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 Bake at 375 about 10 minutes.

Appetizers for over the Holidays

Stuffed Mushrooms

 


You can do many different combinations.
Cream cheese bacon bits , chives

Sprinkle walnuts crumbs on tops
Asiago, Blue or Parmesan are a few
to try.

Cream cheese, salsa, basil parsley
garlic crushed into the cheese

Pineapple upside down Cake

White Cake

So quick and easy.

1 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter 2 eggs beaten
2 tsp. vanilla
1 1/2 cups flour
1 3/4 tsp. baking powder
1/2 cup milk

Butter pan generously 
Add :
brown sugar with some maple syrup on the bottom of pan.
spread pineapple rings, put cherries in circle of pineapple
Pour batter over
Bake at 350 for 30 to 40 mins.

Apple upsidedown Cake

So easy to make.

I use some brown sugar and maple syrup,over the apples on a buttered pan. A simple white cake poured over the apples. Serve warm or cold

Marmalade

The oranges and grapefruit 

are very sweet right now.

I use 3 oranges 2 lemons 1 grapefruit

Tarts

 A variety of tarts add to make a plate look Delicious

I usually make my own pastry, but the frozen ones will suffice over the busy holidays.

Asiago Dip

2 cups grated Asiago cheese
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup sour cream or 1/2 cup plain yogurt
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 garlic cloves
6 -8 ounces marinated artichoke hearts
1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
3 tbs. marinated red pepper

Directions:
1
Mash up the artichoke hearts in a bowl along with the minced garlic.
2
Add the other ingredients.
3
Mix it all together and refrigerate until using.
4
All the proportions can be tweaked according to personal preference. You can also serve this recipe hot!