Christmas Crunchies Food

CRUNCHY CHRISTMAS COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream butter; add sugar, egg and vanilla.
• Sift in dry ingredients.
• Add cornflakes, oats, coconut and nuts.
• Roll into small balls an place 2-inches apart on a cookie sheet. Bake at 350° for 10-15 minutes.

CHRISTMAS CRUDITéS

Steps:

• Make the dip: Combine the parsley, sour cream, chives, tarragon, anchovies, lemon juice, garlic, shallot, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper in a blender and puree until smooth. Scrape into a bowl and gently stir in the mayonnaise. Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours or overnight.
• Arrange red and green veggies on a platter. Serve with the dip.

PEPPERMINT CRUNCH CHRISTMAS COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in extracts. Gradually beat in flour. Divide dough in half; tint 1 portion red and the other green. Wrap each in waxed paper; refrigerate 2 hours or until easy to handle., Preheat oven to 350°. On a lightly floured surface, roll each portion of dough to 1/4-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 1-1/2-in. round cookie cutter. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake 8-10 minutes or until firm. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely., Dip half of each cookie into melted candy coating; allow excess to drip off. Sprinkle with crushed candies. Place on waxed paper; let stand until set.

CHRISTMAS CRUNCHIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Cream butter and sugars together.
• Beat egg and vanilla, add to creamed mixture.
• Sift flour, soda, salt and baking powder together.
• Add dry ingredients to wet, and stir to blend.
• Add remaining ingredients and combine.
• Roll dough into 1 inch balls and place on greased cookie sheet, 2 inches apart.
• Bake 10-15 minutes, until browned.