November Contest Winner - Marie - Candle and Topper Set
Yes I am up bright and very very early, way too early I might add. Need to start that baking today and wanted to make sure i got the newsletter out for ya'll today.Maybe if all of you are nice I will send you all some of my homemade fudge lol. Well I hope you all are having a great morning and a good start on a great weekend. Remember stay away from the malls today if at all possible. This goes double for you guys. You know those women on that mission of that last Christmas present they must get will hurt you bad. Stay out of their way today haha. Well hate to rush but daylight is burning so off to get ready to do a long day of baking I go. Well baking and candy making Heather informed me. See all of you Monday so have a great and wonderful weekend....
CHRISTMAS DESSERT CONTEST INFO - This month it will be a a contest for recipes for Christmas Goodies. It can be for pies, cakes, candies and all sorts of Holiday Desserts and goodies. It must be one of your own recipes or a family recipe. The one I like the best wins a Candle and Topper Set plus a $10 Walmart Gift Card. In order for me to continue to do the4 recipe contest I will and do expect a min. of 25 of you to get entered into the contest this month. Lets gets some new bllod entering the contest here and all you regular ones please continue also. Lets make this the best recipe contest of the year. Show me what you got stashed away in those recipes of yours. All its takes is for you to pull out one of your favorite recipes and sent it in to me to be entered into the contest people. All prizes come out of my pocket so what do you have to lose other then a minute of your time to send it in. Remember to send them into barry2002 @ lynchburgweb.net....
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1 pouch Betty Crocker® sugar cookie mix
1/3 cup butter or margarine, melted
2 tablespoons Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
1 egg
36 small candy canes
2 containers (1 lb each) Betty Crocker® Rich & Creamy creamy white or vanilla frosting
Directions:
1. Heat oven to 375°F. Line cookie sheets with cooking parchment paper. In medium bowl, stir cookie mix, butter, flour and egg until soft dough forms.
2. On floured surface, roll dough until about 1/8 inch thick. Cut with 3- to 3 1/2-inch cookie cutters. Place cutouts 1 inch apart on cookie sheets.
3. Bake 5 minutes. Meanwhile, break off top of each candy cane to create loop for hanging cookies.
4. Remove cookies from oven; press 1 candy piece on top of each cookie to make a loop. Bake 1 to 2 minutes longer or until edges are set. Cool on cookie sheets 2 minutes. Remove from cookie sheets to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 20 minutes.
5.Line cookie sheet with parchment paper. Place 1 container of frosting at a time in 2-cup glass measuring cup. Microwave uncovered on High 45 to 60 seconds, stirring every 15 seconds, until melted. Dip each cookie in frosting, allowing excess to drip off. Place cookies on parchment paper. Decorate as desired. Let stand until frosting is set, about 1 hour.
