Snow Kisses Cookies #ChristmasCookies

Posted on December 6, 2017 by Cindy Kerschner

Snow Kisses platter

Snow Kisses cookies melt like snow flakes on your tongue! Soft Moravian cake cookies perfect for Christmas.
Welcome to #ChristmasCookies! I hope you’re enjoying our 5 days of terrific Christmas cookie recipes from over 40 food bloggers! Thank you Ellen Folkman from Family Around the Table for hosting this event!
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I love a soft cookie for snacking.
These Snow Kisses are extra big to big that cake texture in every bite. Not too sweet, too!

Snow Kisses
A simple cookie made with basic ingredients. I like to dress them up just a bit with a sprinkle of colored sugar and dusting of powdered sugar.

Snow Kisses
Snow Kisses

Snow Kisses

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Snow Kisses Cookies

Yield: 12 large cookies

Serving Size: 1 each

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • colored sugar or powdered sugar for decorating (optional)

Instructions

  • Cream together sugar and shortening. Add egg and vanilla.
  • In a separate bowl whisk together flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda.
  • Alternate adding flour mixture and buttermilk into the dough.
  • Chill at least 30 minutes. Roll dough out to about 1/4-inch thickness. Cut into desired shapes.
  • Bake at 375 for 8 to 10 minutes until cookie sets and bottoms slightly brown.
  • Cool completely and decorate as desired.

Notes

Adapted from a page torn from an old Pennsylvania Dutch cookbook that my Mom had.

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Food for Thought…What kind of Christmas cookies could you eat any time of year? I’d love to hear your thoughts in a comment below!

Enjoy all these wonderful Christmas Cookie ideas form Festive Foodie Bloggers!

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Candy Cane Tassies #ChristmasCookies

Posted on December 4, 2017 by Cindy Kerschner

Candy Cane Tassies wrap moist, tender brownie in a cookie crust with candy cane bits. Minty, chocolaty goodness!
Candy Cane Tassies #ChristmasCookies
Welcome to #ChristmasCookies week! Enjoy 5 days of terrific Christmas cookie recipes from over 40 food bloggers and a giveaway too! Thank you Ellen Folkman from Family Around the Table for hosting this event!
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I love cookies any time of year but at Christmas…
I turn into Cookie Monster!
So for Day one of #ChristmasCookies week I wanted to share a new tassie with you. I fell in love with these little cookies about a year ago. Simply put, tassies are little cookie crusts filled with your favorite fillings.
Some cookie crusts are have nuts most are made with a base of butter, cream cheese, sugar and flour.
Candy Cane Tassies have bits of crushed candy canes in the dough and sprinkled on top. A simple chocolate brownie filling works perfectly with the peppermint cookie base.
Candy Cane Tassies #ChristmasCookieWeek
Candy Cane Tassies

Candy Cane Tassies

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Candy Cane Tassies

Yield: 12 cookies

Serving Size: 1 each

Ingredients

    dough
  • 1/4 cup butter, softened
  • 1 1/2 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1/2 cup flour
  • 2 tablespoons crushed candy cane pieces
    • brownie filling
  • 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 tablespoon crushed candy canes for decoration

Instructions

    dough
  • cream together butter, cream cheese and sugar. Add flour and candy canes. Beat into smooth dough.
  • Divide dough into 12 equal balls. Press into individual mini muffin tins. Smooth evenly on bottom and up sides.
    • brownie
  • Whisk together egg and vanilla. Set aside.
  • Melt chocolate chips, butter and sugar over medium heat, stirring constantly until melted. Remove from heat.
  • Add a bit of egg mixture to slightly cooled chocolate to temper it.Add chocolate into egg mix. Whisk out any lumps.
  • Add about 1 teaspoon of brownie mixture to each cup. Bake at 325 for about 20 minutes until brownie is set and cookie slightly browns,
  • Cool in tin on rack for several minutes before removing tassies. Carefully loosen and allow tassies to cool on rack.
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Strawberry Cream Cheese Stuffed French Toast #NationalFrenchToastDay

Posted on November 28, 2017 by Cindy Kerschner

Strawberry Cream Cheese Stuffed French Toast layers luscious strawberry cream cheese between thick slices of batter-dipped English Toasting Bread. Top with fresh Strawberry Balsamic Syrup. A great way to celebrate National French Toast Day!

Strawberry Cream Cheese Stuffed French Toast

Our group of Festive Foodie Bloggers got together to share our favorite French Toast recipes. You will find the list at the end of this post. Please take the time to check them out! Thanks go out to Wendy from A Day in the Life on the Farm for hosting this event!

Strawberry Cream Cheese Stuffed French Toast plate

One of the coolest memories I have is picking strawberries at my neighbor house. They had a strawberry patch about 100 yards from my back door.  Jean would send us kids out to pick a colander full at a time to make her best ever jam.

The best part was we could eat what we want for helping. There was always enough to go around. Even for the birds!

Today we don’t need to wait for late spring or early summer to enjoy strawberries. Florida Strawberry season is starting now!
Strawberry cream cheese made with fresh strawberries as opposed to jam, is…the…BOMB! There is still nothing as good as the real thing!

So for today’s celebration of National French Toast Day, I decided to combine all these things into one decadent, delicious, strawberry nutritious meal.

Strawberry Cream Cheese French Toast

Strawberry Cream Cheese French Toast

Strawberry Cream Cheese French Toast.

I chose English Toasting Bread for its light, almost Angel Food Cake texture. Texas Toast or any thickly sliced bread will work. Enjoy with your favorite syrup or dust with powdered sugar if you like!
Strawberry Cream Cheese Stuffed French Toast

Strawberry Cream Cheese Stuffed French Toast for #NationalFrenchToastDay.

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Strawberry Cream Cheese French Toast

Yield: 3

Serving Size: 2 slices

Ingredients

  • 1/2 chopped strawberries
  • 8 ounces cream cheese or Neufchâtel cheese, cut into chunks
  • 2 Tablespoons powdered sugar
  • 1 loaf bread thick sliced (4 to six slices)
  • 4 eggs
  • 1/4 cup half and half
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • spray oil

Instructions

  • Puree strawberries and powder sugar together in a food processor. Add cream cheese and blend until smooth. set aside.
  • Whisk together eggs and half and half. Coat each side of bread with egg mixture. Sprinkle with cinnamon. Fry bread on hot greased griddle until golden brown.
  • Spread strawberry cream cheese on one side and top with another slice.
  • Serve with your favorite syrup.
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Cook One Roast Enjoy it 3 Ways #RoastPerfect

Posted on November 27, 2017 by Cindy Kerschner

This​ ​post​ ​is​ ​sponsored​ ​by​ ​the​ ​Certified​ ​Angus​ ​Beef​ ​®​ ​brand​ ​in​ ​conjunction with​ ​a​ ​social​ ​media​ ​campaign​ ​through​ ​Sunday​ ​Supper​ ​LLC.​ ​All​ ​opinions​ ​are my​ ​own. 

Honey Mustard and Garlic Beef Roast

I’m a big proponent of cook less and enjoy more when it comes make ahead meals. Making a beef roast that yields enough for more than one meal is ideal. You can enjoy some with your choice of sides or save it for economical weeknight meals.
You can get the most out your purchase by using the Roast Perfect App (#RoastPerfect) from ​Certified​ ​Angus​ ​Beef​ ​®​ ​brand​. This free app downloads in minutes and helps you prepare your roast from start to finish.
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Select your roast, choose the amount of servings and the weight. The app calculates the cook time from sear to rest. A timer signals you when sear is done, when to reduce heat, rest and serve.
You will also find great ​Certified​ ​Angus​ ​Beef​ ​®​ ​brand​ kitchen tested recipes created by their awesome chefs!
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Here’s some suggestions for any leftover roast:

Sandwich Night

  • Hot Roast Beef with gravy over toast and a side of mashed potatoes.
  • Roast Beef Au Jus serves thin sliced beef in a roll with a side of enhanced beef broth for dipping.
  • Roast Beef BBQ piled high on rolls.

Canada Dry® Blackberry Ginger Ale Beef BBQ Sandwich

Casseroles

Multi-grain Beef Pilaf

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Beefy Chili Mac

Beefy Chili Mac

How about classics like Tacos

Cinnamon Beef Tacos

or

Stir-fry?

Beef Vegetable Stir-Fry

 

A quality roast like this Certified​ ​Angus​ ​Beef​ ​®​ ​brand​ tri-tip roast will inspire you too.

Tri-Tip Roast Fredricks

I’d love to hear your ideas in a comment below!

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