Category Archives: Christmas

Treat Bag Ornaments…

Posted by sarah lindsey mallory in Christmas, DIY, Entertaining, food and tagged with , , , , , , , ,

Such a SUPER cute idea!!  I have a huge Christmas Party every year and I am always looking for a new and inventive way to do the treat bags!  I found these bags at my local paper-source store or paper-source.com (they were only $4 for 25 of them!).  And they are super easy to print on!  They even had the little round labels to use for the top in a plethora of colors, I got a gorgeous teal color called pool.  I am going to print a thank you on the outside and then hang these on the tree with fresh cookies inside for everyone to take as they leave!  I can’t wait!  I’ll post my step by step and finished product soon!  But here are the supplies that I bought to change it up just a bit and make it more festive…

The bags…

 

 

 

 

 

the labels: (I already had a hole punch for the center)

 

 

 

 

 

the twine:

 

 

 

 

 

And I bought this adorable stamp!  (I’m going to put it on the bag above “from us” maybe and then glitter in their little buttons! YAY!)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

top photo courtesy of http://www.flickr.com/photos/candlemomo/4475805995/

The Best (and Prettiest) Christmas Cookies Ever…

Posted by sarah lindsey mallory in Christmas, food and tagged with , , , , , , , ,

White-Chocolate Cherry Shortbread Cookies
Makes: 60 servings
Yield: 60 cookies
Prep: 40 mins
Bake: 325°F 10 mins per batch
Stand: 30 mins
ingredients
  • 1/2  cup maraschino cherries, drained and finely chopped
  • 2 1/2  cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2  cup sugar
  • 1  cup cold butter
  • 12  ounces white chocolate baking squares with cocoa butter, finely chopped
  • 1/2  teaspoon almond extract
  • 2  drops red food coloring (optional)
  • 2  teaspoons shortening
  • White nonpareils and/or red edible glitter (optional)
directions

1.Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Spread cherries on paper towels to drain well.

2.In a large bowl, combine flour and sugar. Using a pastry blender, cut in the butter until mixture resembles fine crumbs. Stir in drained cherries and 4 ounces (2/3 cup) of the chopped chocolate. Stir in almond extract and, if desired, food coloring. Knead mixture until it forms a smooth ball.

3.Shape dough into 3/4-inch balls. Place balls 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Using the bottom of a drinking glass dipped in sugar, flatten balls to 1-1/2-inch rounds.

4.Bake in preheated oven for 10 to 12 minutes or until centers are set. Cool for 1 minute on cookie sheet. Transfer cookies to a wire rack and let cool.

5.In a small saucepan, combine remaining 8 ounces white chocolate and the shortening. Cook and stir over low heat until melted. Dip half of each cookie into chocolate, allowing excess to drip off. If desired, roll dipped edge in nonpareils and/or edible glitter. Place cookies on waxed paper until chocolate is set. Makes about 60.

from the test kitchen

  • Storage Layer cookies between waxed paper in an airtight container; cover. Store at room temperature for up to 3 days or freeze for up to 3 months.
nutrition facts (White-Chocolate Cherry Shortbread)

  • Servings Per Recipe 60
  • Calories87,
  • Protein(gm)1,
  • Carbohydrate(gm)9,
  • Fat, total(gm)5,
  • Cholesterol(mg)9,
  • Saturated fat(gm)3,
  • Vitamin A(IU)97,
  • Sodium(mg)28,
  • Calcium(DV %)10,
  • Iron(DV %)0,
  • Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet