Monthly Archives: December 2011

Christmas Sweets Candy for Peanut Lovers

 Christmas Sweets Candy for Peanut Lovers   What You Need:   1 egg 2 C confectioner’s sugar, divided 1/8 t salt 1/2 t vanilla extract 1/3 C peanut butter 1 T butter, room temperature 3/4 C salted peanuts, chopped fine   How to Make It:   Place the egg in a small mixing bowl. Beat … Continue reading

Christmas Sweets Cookies and Cream Break Apart

Christmas Sweets Cookies and Cream Break Apart   What You Need:   1 (8 sq) pkg. semi sweet baking chocolate 1 (6 sq) pkg. white baking chocolate 10 chocolate and cream sandwich cookies, coarsely crushed   How to Make It:   Place the 2 chocolates in separate microwave safe bowls. Microwave each bowl on high … Continue reading

Christmas Sweets Winter Wonderland Redneck Snow Balls

Christmas Sweets Winter Wonderland Redneck Snow Balls   What You Need:   2 2/3 C sugar 2/3 C light corn syrup 1/2 C water 2 egg whites 1 t vanilla extract 2/3 C nuts, chopped   How to Make It:   Place the sugar into a medium heavy saucepan. Add the corn syrup and water. … Continue reading

Christmas Sweets Cookies Vanilla Peanut Butter O’s

Vanilla Peanut Butter O’s   What You Need:   1 (4 oz.) pkg. vanilla pudding and pie filling mix (not instant) 1/2 C light corn syrup 1/3 C peanut butter, crunchy 4 C Cheerio cereal   How to Make It:   Place the dry pudding mix into a large heavy saucepan. Stir in the corn … Continue reading

Christmas Sweets Coconut Walnut Drops

Christmas Sweets Coconut Walnut Drops   What You Need:   2 (1 oz.) squares unsweetened chocolate 1 (15 oz.) can sweetened condensed milk 2 C coconut, flaked 1/2 C walnuts, chopped   How to Make It:   Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil. Set the oven temperature to 350 degrees and allow to heat … Continue reading

Ideas for Christmas~Planning For Christmas All Season Can Save You Money

Planning For Christmas All Season Can Save You Money The final six days of the season could be costly. From Thanksgiving through Christmas, we just prepare and eat, visit and travel, spend and shop. It may ruin a normally tight budget. Many savvy spenders plan for Christmas total twelve several weeks of the season, not … Continue reading

Christmas Ideas How To Spend Less and Give More

Christmas Ideas How To Spend Less and Give More   What about a Fruit-of-the-month club? but there are many ways to enjoy Christmas for less. Like many will get more satisfaction out of buying that special toy for the Toys for Tots campaign at the office than they ever do from the office secret Santa. … Continue reading

Christmas Sweets Butterscotch Nut Crunches

Christmas Sweets Butterscotch Nut Crunches What You Need:   2 (6 oz.) pkg. butterscotch pieces 1 C Spanish peanuts 1 1/2 C chow mien noodles   How to Make It:   Bring the water in the bottom of a double boiler to just boiling. Place the butterscotch into the top of the double boiler and … Continue reading

S’more Christmas Sweets Squares

S’more Christmas Candy Squares   What You Need:   1/3 C light corn syrup 1 (6 oz.) pkg. semisweet chocolate chips 1/2 t vanilla extract 4 C graham crackers, broken into small pieces 1 1/2 C mini marshmallows   How to Make It:   Place the corn syrup in a heavy pan. Place the pan … Continue reading

Christmas Candy A Bit of Frosty Fudge

A Bit of Frosty Fudge   What You Need:   1 (14 oz) can sweetened condensed milk 1/8 t salt 3 C semi sweet chocolate chips 2 T butter 1 1/2 t vanilla extract 2 C mini marshmallows   How to Make It:   Pour the milk in to a large saucepan and set the … Continue reading