Christmas Recipes

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I just made rum balls last night. Here is my recipe:

Rum Balls

2c finely crushed vanilla wafers
2c chopped nuts
2c powdered sugar
1/4c cocoa
1/2c bourbon, rum or brandy
1/4c light corn syrup

Mix wafers, nuts, sugar and cocoa in large bowl. Stir in rum and corn syrup until well blended. Shape into 1 inch balls. Roll in sugar( powdered or granulated) I prefer granulated personally. Refrigerate in atightly covered container for a few days.

I am making cookie trays this year for family and friends so I'm pulling out all the good old recipes!

[Not Afraid]

I can tolerate a rum ball every once in a while, but one bite of Coaster Matt's balls was akin to having a cocktail. Strong stuff.

[Snowflake]

Originally Posted by Not Afraid

I can tolerate a rum ball every once in a while, but one bite of Coaster Matt's balls was akin to having a cocktail. Strong stuff.

[Not Afraid]

My favorite thin to make for Xmas eve is Prime Rib and Yorkshire Pudding.

[bewitched]

Originally Posted by Not Afraid

I can tolerate a rum ball every once in a while, but one bite of Coaster Matt's balls was akin to having a cocktail. Strong stuff.

LOL!



(thanks for the cream clarification, lashbear!)

[Mousey Girl]

LOL It is really easy, but verrrrry good. I got the recipe out of a Baker's Chocolate cookbook pamphlet thingy that my mom had, the thing is from the 70's.

1 1/2 cups sugar
1/4 cup margarine
2/3 cup evaporated milk (NOT condensed)
around 35-40 large marshmellows
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 12 oz package of semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2-1 cup of walnuts (optional)

mix everything but the vanilla and chocolate chips in a LARGE saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon until it comes to a roiling boil. Once it boils, set the timer for 5 minutes and keep stirring. After 5 minutes add the chocolate chips until they melt then remove from heat. Add the vanilla and nuts. Pour immediatly into a very well greased metal 8-8 or 9-9 pan. Let set and cool for a few hours.

The hardest thing is the stirring. I make so much each year that my hands and wrist get sore. Start to finish it takes about 10 minutes. For greasing the pans I use butter flavor Pam, it beats trying to get margarine in the corners of the pan with my nails.
Also, you don't want to let it cool too much before pouring it into the pan. It sets up pretty quickly. As soon as the vanilla and nuts are mixed in completly pour it.

[Nephythys]

Thank you MG- I really wanted to try fudge this year.

[Strangler Lewis]

Originally Posted by Not Afraid

I can tolerate a rum ball every once in a while, but one bite of Coaster Matt's balls was akin to having a cocktail. Strong stuff.

Surely you were asking for it from this dirty-minded crowd. That's why I inserted my clarification:

"The way I used to do it in college--make rum balls (and bourbon balls) that is--was to crush up a bunch of vanilla wafers, add corn syrup, cocoa powder and liquor."

Heh, heh. I said "inserted."

[Nephythys]

Originally Posted by Morrigoon

Oh! Oh! I've got a recipe to share: Crack Candy

(okay, technically the "crack" comes from crackers...)

Ingredients
1 c. Brown Sugar
2 sticks butter
Saltines
Chocolate chips (dark recommended)

Melt butter and cook with sugar 5 minutes. Spread saltines on cookie sheet, pour sugar mix over. Bake at 325' for 6 minutes, remove from oven. Spread chocolate chips out over it and let them get melty. Spread over crackers. Cool in fridge a couple hours.

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Now to be fair, I haven't made this myself yet, but it was served to me a couple months ago at a tailgate. Basically, the sugar stuff soaks up into the crackers, then when you put the choc. chips over the top, the heat melts them, you smear it, then stick the whole thing in the fridge so the chocolate hardens up. You basically have the sugar/salt on one side, and the chocolate on the other. It's awesome and somewhat addicting.

Crack cooling as I speak-

Let's see how that came out-

[cirquelover]

So how were they?

I've seen the recipe but never thought crackers could be turned into candy. I saw a recipe this year that used graham crackers instead of saltines. I may have to try one of these.