Holiday Baskets 2009

After much debate, I finally decided what would make up my Holiday Baskets this year.

Soft Ginger Snap Cookies
Neiman Marcus Chocolate Chip Cookies
Peanut Butter Cup Cookies
Snickerdoodle Blondies

18 dozen cookies later the finished product came out wonderful! Each year I look forward to making these Holiday baskets, giving a little bit of home away from home.

May all of my blog readers have a Happy Holidays and a very prosperous New Year!

Box O' Chocolate Crinkles

Chocolate Crinkles
½ Cup Vegetable Oil
4 Squares Unsweetened Chocolate
2 Cups Sugar
4 Eggs
2 Tsp. Vanilla
2 Cups Flour
2 Tsp. Baking Powder
½ Tsp. Salt
Confectionary Sugar

· Melt chocolate in a double boiler
· Mix melted chocolate, sugar, and oil
· Add one egg at a time while mixing
· Add vanilla
· Add dry ingredients
· Chill dough over-night in covered bowl
· Roll dough into balls (about the size of a ping-pong ball)
· Roll dough balls in confectionary sugar
· Place on a greased baking sheet
· Bake at 375 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes
· Let cool on flat surface

Chocolate Crinkle Cookies

Christmas Baking

Butter & Jam Thumbprint Cookies

Christmas Baking

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Happy Halloween

Vanilla Cupcakes Tinted Orange Topped With Homemade Buttercream & Spiderweb Design

Chocolate Cupcakes With Homemade Buttercream Topped With Green Sprinkles And Candy Corn


Sugar Cookies Rolled In Orange Tinted Sugar


S'mores Cookies


Bags O'Cookies


Bags For Cookies


Bag Filled With Candy

Cookie Cutters

My friend bought a bunch of cookie cutters and wanted to try them out. Here are the results...

My friend's cookies

My cookies (obviously not my forte)
We did make some not so attractive cookies.

On the left is CATDOG and on the right BATFLY.

We had fun and that is all that matters!!!!

Thank goodness we were not entering a contest!!

Chocolate Chip Cookies

I am a big fan of chocolate chip cookies. When I saw a recipe on http://goodthingscatered.blogspot.com/ they were said to be "The Best" I knew I had to try them out to see. I do have to agree that they are, "The Best" Chocolate Chip Cookies I have eaten. I will now use this recipe from now on!

Outrageous Chocolate Cookies

Recipe from:

http://www.marthastewart.com/recipe/deliciously-outrageous-chocolate-cookies?lnc=b1fc2798cf2ee010VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD&rsc=navigation_food_cookies