Easy Holiday Recipes
Delicious Holiday Food
Christmas Fudge
2 cups granulated sugar
1 cup half-and-half
1/3 cup white corn syrup
1/3 cup butter
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup candied red cherries, halved
1/2 cup candied green pineapple, diced
1 cup broken walnuts
1 cup halved pecans
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Directions
Combine sugar, cream, corn syrup, butter and salt in heavy saucepan. Cook and stir over medium heat until sugar is dissolved. Cover saucepan and boil 1 minute (this helps prevent sugar crystals from forming). Uncover; cook at medium steady boil to the soft ball stage (236 degrees F) or until a soft ball forms in cold water. Remove from heat.
Add vanilla extract and immediately beat with electric mixer at medium speed. Beat until mixture is creamy and begins to hold shape, about 10 minutes. Thoroughly mix in fruits and nuts. Pour into a greased 9-inch square pan. When firm enough, cut into squares. Let stand for 24 hours.
Christmas Delight Candy
1/2 pound marshmallows
1 small package figs
1/2 pound dates, stoned
1/2 pound blanched almonds
1/2 cup pecans or walnuts
1 cup shredded coconut
1 small jar maraschino cherries
Directions
Melt marshmallows over hot water until very soft. Grind figs, dates, nuts and coconut. Chop and drain cherries. Mix all ingredients together well. Pat out to 1/2-inch thickness. Cut in squares, then roll in granulated sugar.
Mint Snowballs
1/2 Cup Icing Sugar
1/2 Cup Shortening
1/2 Cup Butter
1/2 Tsp Peppermint Flavouring
2 Cups All Purpose Flour
1/2 Tsp Salt
Directions
Cream sugar, shortening, butter, and extract thoroughly. Measure unsifted flour into wax paper, add salt and blend well. Now add dry ingredients to creamed mixture. Mix well. Form into one inch balls, place on cookie sheet and cook in 400F oven 8-10minutes. Cool on rack. Dip tops in icing, pink and green, then in coconut. Yield 4-4 1/2 dozen.
Holiday Rum Balls
3 cups finely crushed vanilla or chocolate wafers
1 cup finely chopped walnuts
1 1/3 cups (1 can) sweetened condensed milk
1/3 cup rum
Candy-making chocolate
Directions
Combine first four ingredients and blend well. Chill for 1 hour.
Shape into balls. Melt chocolate according to package directions. Dip balls into melted chocolate and set on wax paper until chocolate is set. Store in a covered container in a cool place.