Forgotten Kiss Cookies

Recipe Description

These cookies are bite-size bits of heaven! They call for mini chocolate chips in the dough, but I was out of mini chocolate chips.

Ingredients

• 1 Cup Softened Margarine
• 1/3 Cup Sugar
• 1/3 Cup Light Brown Sugar (packed)
• 1 Teaspoon Vanilla
• 2 Cups Flour
• 1 Cup Mini Chocolate Chips Or Mini M&ms
• 1 9oz. Bag Hershey Kisses
• FOR CHOCOLATE DRIZZLE (optional):
• ¼ cups Mini Chocolate Chips
• 1 teaspoon Shortening

Preparation Instructions

Directions:
1. Preheat over to 375 degrees F.
2. In a large bowl, beat butter/margarine, sugars, and vanilla until well blended.
3. Add the flour and blend until smooth.
4. Stir in mini chocolate chips.
5. Mold a scant tablespoon of cookie dough around each unwrapped kiss, covering completely. Shape into balls.
6. Place into un-greased cookie sheet.
7. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until set.
8. Cool slightly, move from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely.
9. Prepare chocolate drizzle, if desired, and drizzle over each cooled cookie.
10. Enjoy!

Makes about 4 dozen cookies.
*Yes, you read it right: there are NO EGGS in this recipe.
To make chocolate drizzle: In a small microwavable bowl, place 1/4 cup mini chocolate chips and 1 teaspoon shortening. Microwave for 30 seconds to melt. stir until smooth. Drizzle over cookies.

Marzipan Cherries

 

 We covered dried sour cherries in marzipan and luster dust, then added faux leaves on top for a touch of gold. For the stems and leaves of these cherries, we dismantled gold plastic foliage.

Martha Stewart Weddings, Winter 2010

• Yield Makes 12

Ingredients

• 3 1/2 ounces marzipan
• 12 dried cherries
• Luster dust, in tan opal (Sugarcraft)

Directions

Divide marzipan into 12 pieces. Flatten, and wrap around dried cherries, covering completely and rolling into a ball. Using a toothpick, make a hole at the top of each and an indent along one side. Brush with luster dust. Insert stems into top holes.

Peanut Butter Balls Recipe

Yummm, I came across this recipe from Lisa Allen on the Just a Pinch website today, thought I'd share it for the holidays with everyone...enjoy!!!

Ingredients 1-1/3c peanut butter 1-1/3c graham crackers, crushed 2 stk margarine,melted 1 tsp pure vanilla extract 1 bx powdered sugar (1 pound box) 1/3 block paraffin (it is not very much, just makes the chocolate set better, candy bars have wax in them) 12 oz bag semi sweet chocolate chips Directions 1 - Mix peanut butter, margarine, vanilla in large bowl. Mix in graham crackers and powdered sugar with hands until stiff. Form into bite size balls. 2 - Melt chocolate chips and paraffin in top pot of a double boiler. (with simmering water in lowest pot) Dip peanut butter balls into melted chocolate with toothpick and put on wax paper to dry.