Category: Recipes


Dec
2015

Christmas Cookie Recipes

categories: cookies, Desserts, Recipes

Christmas-Cookie-Baking-Day-Ideas-1Yay!  It’s Christmas cookie time again.  It’s the time of year when you make all of your favorite holiday treats.  Every year my family has a Christmas cookie baking day.  We makes six types of cookies each year: Colleen’s Candy, Almond Bark Pretzels, Star Cookies, Spritz Cookies, Cut-Out Sugar Cookies, and Carmel Chocolate Swirl Fudge.  We have varied the cookies some years by deleting some and adding others, but for the most part the list has stayed the same for about 15 years.  We have a master list of ingredients we use to buy the supplies for this cookie baking day, which is shown at the bottom of this post.  This list makes checking your pantry for ingredients or buying the supplies easier.  You can also divide the ingredient list among the people coming to the cookie baking day to make it less of a burden for any one person.  In this post I will have a link for each cookie and a printable master ingredient list at the end of the post.  On the cookie making day we make enough cookies for three families so you could adapt this for a cookie exchange party with three friends or you can just use the recipes that follow for your holiday baking.  Choose one or two this year and start your own tradition.

colleen's-candy

                                       Click here for Colleen’s Candy recipe.

Almond-Bark-Pretzels

                                 Click here for Almond Bark Pretzels recipe.

star-cookies

                                                Click here for Star Cookies recipe.

spritz cookies

                                                Click here for Spritz Cookie recipe.

Cut out sugar cookies

                                         Click here for Cut-Out Sugar Cookies recipe.

Caramel Chocolate Swirl Fudge

                                 Click here for Caramel Chocolate Swirl Fudge recipe.

Christmas-Cookie-Ingredient-List-1

 

                                                          Click here to print cookie ingredients list.

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Nov
2015

Scalloped Corn

categories: Recipes, Side dishes

Scalloped Corn 1Today I’m featuring an old-fashioned side dish that will take you down memory lane and become an instant favorite at your holiday table. It’s quick and easy to make, because it features just a handful of ingredients. My family always has a cream style corn recipe on our holiday table whether it is Creamed Corn Cornbread or Scalloped Corn.  They are both great choices and everyone has their favorite. This recipe is simple and topped with the richness of hand buttered saltines.  So if you need a quick side dish for Thanksgiving, look no further than this Scalloped Corn recipe.

Scalloped corn 2For this recipe you will need 2 (14.75) ounce cans of cream style corn, 1 cup of milk, 1 well-beaten egg, 35 crushed saltine crackers, 2 tablespoons dried minced onion, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, 1/4 teaspoon of pepper, and 20 crushed and buttered saltine crackers for the top.

ingredients for scalloped corn

Mix two cans of cream style corn with the milk and then stir in one well beaten egg.

mixing in milkNext crush 35 saltines in a bag into fine pieces.

crackers in bagPour the crackers into the corn.

mixing in crackersNow add 2 tablespoons of dried minced onion, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, and 1/4 teaspoon of pepper to the corn mixture.

adding onion Butter 20 saltine crackers.

buttering crackersCrush the saltines in a bag.

crushing buttered crackersPour the corn mixture in a greased 8 inch baking dish and top with the buttered crackers.corn with buttered crackers on topBake in a 350 degree oven for 1 hour.  Now you have the perfect old-fashioned side dish to feed to your holiday guests.

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Scalloped Corn

Ingredients

  • 2 (14.75 ounce) cans of cream style corn
  • 1 cup of milk
  • 1 well-beaten egg
  • 35 saltine crackers crushed into crumbs
  • 2 tablespoons of finely minced onions
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 20 buttered saltine crackers crushed into crumbs for the top

Instructions

  1. Mix two cans of cream style corn with the milk and then stir in one well beaten egg.
  2. Next crush 35 saltines in a bag into fine pieces.
  3. Pour the crackers into the corn.
  4. Now add 2 tablespoons of dried minced onion, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, and 1/4 teaspoon of pepper to the corn mixture.
  5. Butter 20 saltine crackers. Crush the saltines in a bag.
  6. Pour the corn mixture in a greased 8 inch baking dish and top with the buttered crackers.
  7. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 1 hour.
https://www.cookingupcottage.com/2015/11/25/scalloped-corn/

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Oct
2015

Chocolate Chip Caramel Apple Dip

categories: Appetizers, Recipes, Snacks

Chocolate-Chip-Caramel-Apple-Dip-6Happy Halloween everyone! Halloween is all about great costumes and delicious treats.  One of the treats I like to enjoy every year is a caramel apple, and today happens to be National Caramel Apple Day.  So this is the perfect recipe to celebrate both holidays.  Caramel apples are always amazing in the fall, and I have the perfect dip that will satisfy anybody’s apple cravings.  My Chocolate Chip Caramel Apple Dip is so simple to make yet it looks so elegant it will impress your guests.  This dip is the perfect indulgent snack for any occasion like a football party, entertaining some friends and family, or even for a midnight  snack.  Either way it is sure to be a crowd pleaser for everyone.  It features a block of cream cheese smothered in delectable caramel sauce and topped with heavenly chocolate chips. 

apple dip 2The ingredients you will need are apples, 1/4 cup of caramel flavored topping, 1 (8 oz.) block of cream cheese, and miniature chocolate chips.

ingredients

Start by slicing your apples and dipping them in lemon juice to preserve their color.

applesThen get out the block of cream cheese and set it in the middle of a platter.  Then pour the 1/4 cup of caramel sauce over the cream cheese.

pouring caramel sauceNow add a sprinkling of miniature chocolate chips to the top and surround the dip with the apples that you have cut.

apple dip 4

You can drizzle the whole platter with more caramel sauce.  Now you can impress your guests with this easy appetizer. 

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Chocolate Chip Caramel Apple Dip

Ingredients

  • Apples (enough to fill your platter, I used 5 apples)
  • 1/2 cup of lemon juice to dip apples in to preserve their color
  • 1 (8 oz.) package of cream cheese
  • 1/4 cup of caramel flavored topping
  • miniature chocolate chips (enough to sprinkle on top)

Instructions

  1. Start by slicing your apples and dipping them in lemon juice to preserve their color.
  2. Then get out the block of cream cheese and set it in the middle of a platter. Then pour the 1/4 cup of caramel sauce over the cream cheese.
  3. Now add a sprinkling of miniature chocolate chips to the top and surround the dip with the apples that you have cut.
  4. You can drizzle the whole platter with more caramel sauce.
https://www.cookingupcottage.com/2015/10/31/chocolate-chip-caramel-apple-dip/

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Oct
2015

Garlic Mashed Potato Casserole

categories: Recipes, Side dishes

carlic-mashed-potato-casseroleSome of you are probably looking for the perfect side dish to take to a Halloween party. Well look no further, I have that perfect creamy, garlicky mashed potato recipe for you to take.  Let’s just say having potatoes topped with bacon alone will get you cheers from everyone at the party!  Everyone including my husband. He loves bacon!  Anytime I include it in a recipe he is excited.  He was happy when I made Easy Baked Beans with Bacon, Twice Baked Potatoes with Bacon, and Bacon-Wrapped Beef Filets. This recipe has the perfect blend of bacon, garlic, mashed potatoes, and cheese that will make you the culinary hero at any party.  So get out your potatoes and let’s start cooking..

Garlic-Mashed-Potatoes-Casserole-2Look at all of that cheese and bacon!

close up of casseroleFirst prepare the 8 slices of bacon in the microwave or the oven according to the package directions. When bacon is cooked set it aside. Then peel and quarter 5 lbs. (around 11 potatoes) of potatoes and place them in a pot and fill it with water so it just covers the potatoes. Now let the potatoes come to a boil and boil them for 20 minutes.

boiling potatoes

potatoes in water Drain the potatoes and place them in a mixer.

potatoes in the mixerAdd 1 (8 oz.) package of softened cream cheese and 4 tablespoons of butter.

adding cream cheese Add 1/2 cup of milk.

adding milkNext sprinkle in 2 teaspoons of dried parsley and 1/2 teaspoon of garlic powder. Now mix the potatoes until they are smooth and everything is combined.

mixing potatoesSpoon potatoes into a lightly greased 13″x 9″ baking dish.

potatoes in panTop with 1 cup of cheddar cheese and crumbled cooked bacon.

bacon and cheese toppingCover with aluminum foil and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Uncover and bake for 10 more minutes or until the cheese is melted. 

Garlic Mashed Potaoes CasseroleNow you are ready to enjoy with all of you bacon loving Halloween guests.

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Garlic Mashed Potato Casserole

Ingredients

  • 5 pounds of potatoes (around 11 potatoes)
  • 1 (8 oz.) package of cream cheese (softened)
  • 1/2 cup of milk
  • 4 tablespoons of butter
  • 2 teaspoons of dried parsley
  • 1/2 teaspoon of garlic powder
  • 1 cup of shredded Cheddar Cheese
  • 8 slices of bacon (cooked until crisp and crumbled)

Instructions

  1. First prepare the 8 slices of bacon in the microwave or the oven according to the package directions. When bacon is cooked set it aside. Then peel and quarter 5 lbs. (around 11 potatoes) of potatoes and place them in a pot and fill it with water so it just covers the potatoes. Now let the potatoes come to a boil and boil them for 20 minutes.
  2. Drain the potatoes and place them in a mixer.
  3. Add 1/2 cup of milk.
  4. Next sprinkle in 2 teaspoons of dried parsley and 1/2 teaspoon of garlic powder. Now mix the potatoes until they are smooth and everything is combined.
  5. Spoon potatoes into a lightly greased 13"x 9" baking dish.
  6. Top with 1 cup of cheddar cheese and crumbled cooked bacon.
  7. Cover with aluminum foil and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Uncover and bake for 10 more minutes or until the cheese is melted.
https://www.cookingupcottage.com/2015/10/12/garlic-mashed-potato-casserole/

 

 

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