itsallgrand Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 Hi! I'm looking for ideas on Christmas treats. Starting to plan out my baking baskets that I give out in the community near the holidays. Anything you particularly love, would want, have nostalgic value for you, or wouldn't make for yourself?! Thanks!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seraphim Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 I love love love shortbread cookies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustlovedogs Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 Take a pretzel and put a Rolo on it. Pop it in the oven for a few minutes and then stick a toasted walnut on the top to squish it down on to the pretzel a little. Salty squishy crunchy sweet delicious https://www.geniuskitchen.com/recipe/rolo-pretzel-turtles-307807 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LillyLooWho Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 I like italian anisette cookies, the kind with the glaze and the sprinkles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greendots Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 Ooh! This is a great idea, itsallgrand! Serious question, how do you ensure baked goods keep fresh for long? I'm putting mine in tins, but I'm not sure that this is sufficient. I enjoy cinnamon, shortbread, butter and chocolate cookies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsallgrand Posted December 3, 2018 Author Share Posted December 3, 2018 Woohoo, thanks so far! The ones I get asked for the most, and so has become the 'holy trinity' core of my baking have been: Shortbread Butter tarts Biscuits au sucre a la creme I make so many of these, it's crazy. So shortbread is a yes! And I will be trying batches of the ideas given here, for variety in the mix. Green dots, I don't do anything fancy. I keep most frozen until close to giving out. I wrap in plastic wrap. Maybe someone else will chime in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy longstocking Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 I enjoy a good old mince pie grandy , especially ones with icing on . So shortbread is a yes! And I will be trying batches of the ideas given here bl00dy hell wish I lived next door , imagine me ion a munchie session and you are baking all that a stones throw away lolol I would be perched on your doorstep like a little annoying gnome . Well done for doing this , the purpose behind it xx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jellybean9 Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 I love sharing homemade fudge around Christmas time. Rum soaked raisin fudge is a good way to make it Christmassy. Who doesn't love a rum cake around Christmas time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greendots Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 Green dots, I don't do anything fancy. I keep most frozen until close to giving out. I wrap in plastic wrap. Maybe someone else will chime in! Thanks for the tip, itsallgrand. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j.man Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 I don't know if they're actually seasonal or if they just were for my family, but we'd all make buckeyes. Big fan. And not a baked good, but the holidays were also when we'd splurge a bit and always have some jamon serrano to snack on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boltnrun Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 I just discovered kouign amann. Absolutely delicious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsallgrand Posted December 4, 2018 Author Share Posted December 4, 2018 Pippy, I wish I could share treats with you! I haven't made mince pie since I was a teen- we used to make them for my grandpa. After he was gone, they'd sit there lonely and sad lol. Rum soaked! That could be dangerous. I had to look up buck eyes. I think those would go over really well. Anything like that, people seem to love. Drooling thinking of that ham. I think I would have liked eating at your house!! Kouign amann.. oh my god, yum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j.man Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 We're actually hosting a pre-holiday season brunch this coming Sunday (though I'll be making myself a burger and my wife can divorce me if she doesn't like it). I am trying to expand into baking a bit and try a couple things out on some folks this weekend, so hopefully we get some more suggestions rolling in here. Re: the ham. I actually bought a leg of ham to cure as our sunroom is pretty much perfect for hanging one up during winter. We'll see how it goes and how quick the cops get called when my neighbors see a dangling hunk of flesh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsallgrand Posted December 4, 2018 Author Share Posted December 4, 2018 Nice, you'll have to let me know if you do bake and how it goes! One of my favorite topics is food so I'm excited to hear about you hanging a ham! I love everything from the growing and origins of food, the stories, trying my hand at home made this and that, and of course cooking and eating. Spain is one of those places I really want to explore and eat my way through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy longstocking Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 Pippy, I wish I could share treats with you! I haven't made mince pie since I was a teen- we used to make them for my grandpa. After he was gone, they'd sit there lonely and sad lol. awww bring back the mince pie for me and grandpa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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