Glazed Fruit Punch Cookie Bars Food

FRUIT CAKE COOKIE BARS

Steps:

• Spread pecans evenly over the bottom of a greased 10x15x1" baking pan.
• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Crema together the butter and sugar. Add the eggs and vanilla. Beat well.
• Add the flour and salt. Blend well.
• Spoon the batter over the pecans. Dampen your hands and gently press to spread the dough evenly over the pecans.
• Sprinkle the chopped fruit over the batter. Press down on the fruit slightly so it pushes gently into the dough.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 50-55 minutes.
• Once the bars are cooled, prepare a powdered sugar glaze.
• Whisk together the powdered sugar, vanilla and 3 tablespoons of heavy cream. If needed, add additional heavy cream until the glaze is at drizzling consistency.
• Drizzle the glaze over the cooled bars.
• Sprinkle with chopped pecans, if desired.
• Cut the bars and store in an airtight container.

FRUITED PUNCH

Steps:

• For sugar syrup, combine sugar and water in a small saucepan; bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 3-4 minutes or until sugar is dissolved, stirring occasionally. Cool completely. Transfer to a covered container; refrigerate until cold, about 1 hour., To serve, combine ginger ale, tea, fruit juices and sugar syrup in a punch bowl. Or, divide ingredients between 2 pitchers and stir to combine. Serve with strawberries.

BASIC CURRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat oil and margarine in a small skillet or wok over medium high heat. Add onion and saute until very brown, 10 to 15 minutes. (Note: This is an important step; if onion is not cooked well, sauce will taste funny.)
• Add ginger and garlic to onion and saute for an additional 2 minutes. Process onion/ginger/garlic mixture in food processor until smooth. Do not rinse food processor.
• Place onion mixture in a large saucepan. Stir in the cinnamon, black pepper, coriander, cumin, turmeric and cayenne pepper and cook over low heat until mixture is thick and has the consistency of a paste.
• Puree tomatoes, chile peppers and cilantro in food processor until smooth. Add to onion mixture and stir well over low heat, cooking off moisture from tomatoes and cilantro. Add yogurt a little bit at a time, stirring constantly to avoid curdling.
• Blend the whole mixture in food processor to puree it (for a very smooth sauce). Return to saucepan, add water and increase heat to high; bring sauce to a rolling boil. Cover saucepan and boil for 3 to 5 minutes. Reduce heat and simmer until desired consistency is reached.
• To serve with meat, cook the meat first separately, then simmer for 5 to 10 minutes in the sauce before serving over rice or with bread. To serve with vegetables, steam raw veggies first 4 to 5 minutes, then simmer for 5 to 10 minutes in the sauce before serving.

FRUIT PUNCH BARS

Steps:

• 1. Beat eggs and sugar until light. Add fruit, flour, soda, salt and vanilla. Spread in 15"x10"x2" greased pan. Sprinkle top with coconut and chopped nuts. Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes.
• 2. While the cake is baking make the Glaze.
• 3. Combine all glaze ingredients. Cook at medium heat. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Boil for 2 minutes.
• 4. Drizzle on cake as soon as you bring the cake out of the oven.

GLAZED CANDIED FRUIT COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour and baking soda; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Stir in pineapple, pecans and cherries. Divide dough in half; shape each into a 9-in.-long roll; wrap each in plastic. Refrigerate 2 hours or until firm., Preheat oven to 350°. Unwrap and cut into 1/4-in. slices. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake 7-9 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool completely., In a small saucepan, combine brown sugar and butter. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Cook and stir 30 seconds. Remove from heat; cool 5 minutes. Beat in confectioners' sugar and milk. Immediately drizzle over cookies. Let stand until set., To Make Ahead: Dough can be made two days in advance. Wrap in plastic and place in a resealable plastic bag. Store in the refrigerator., Freeze option: Place wrapped rolls in a resealable plastic freezer bag. To use, unwrap frozen rolls and cut into slices. If necessary, let dough stand a few minutes at room temperature before cutting. Bake and decorate as directed, increasing time by 1-2 minutes.

PINK RHUBARB PUNCH

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, bring rhubarb and water to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes. Drain, reserving liquid (save rhubarb for another use). , In a large bowl, dissolve sugar and gelatin powder in boiling water. Stir in pineapple and lemon juices. Stir in rhubarb liquid; refrigerate until chilled. , Just before serving, pour into a punch bowl and stir in ginger ale. If desired, garnish with fruit.

FRUIT PUNCH BARS

Steps:

• 1. Drain fruit well.
• 2. In large bowl, beat eggs and sugar until fluffy; stir in fruit, flour, baking soda, salt, and vanilla. Mix well.
• 3. Spread in greased 9-inch square pan. Sprinkle with coconut and walnuts. Bake at 350° until done, 30-35 minutes. While cake is baking, prepare glaze.
• 4. GLAZE: In saucepan, combine sugar, margarine, evaporated milk and vanilla. Over medium heat, bring to a boil and boil 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and add walnuts. Drizzle over hot cake.

FRUITY HAM GLAZE

Steps:

• Puree in a blender: apricot preserves, fruit cocktail and Dijon mustard. Pour into a saucepan and add nutmeg. Heat over medium heat until bubbly.

SOFT GLAZED LEMON COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350F/180C and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
• In a large mixing bowl, beat the butter and sugar until smooth.
• Add the egg, vanilla, lemon juice and zest and beat to combine.
• Sift in the flour and add the baking soda, then fold everything together.
• Add a few drops of yellow food coloring and fold again (optional).
• Chill the cookie dough in the fridge for 1 hour.
• Take handfuls of the mixture and roll into balls (each should weigh approx. 50g/1.8oz). Place these on the baking sheets, leaving enough space between them for spreading as they bake.
• Bake for 11-13 minutes.
• Leave the cookies on the baking sheets for about 10 minutes before using a spatula to transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely.
• Make the lemon glaze by mixing together the powdered sugar and lemon juice.
• Drizzle the glaze over the top of the cooled cookies.
• Lemon cookies will keep well in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 4 days.

FRUITCAKE BAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Grease and flour a 13x9x2-inch pan. (Or spray with nonfat cooking spray).
• In a small bowl, blend flour, salt, soda, cinnamon and nutmeg.
• In a large bowl, beat butter, sugar, and eggs at medium speed until light and fluffy. Mix in rum or brandy extract.
• Stir in flour, dates, candied fruits, 1/2 cup cherries and nuts. Spread in prepared pan and bake 30 minutes until golden. Cool on wire rack, in pan.
• In the meantime, prepare the frosting by mixing together sugar and milk. Stir until smooth; then cover with a damp cloth until ready to use.
• When cake has cooled, frost, suing a spatula.
• Cut into 2 x 1-inch bars and decorate with red and green candied cherries. Store in a covered container, with pieces of wax paper between layers.