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Permalink Reply by Nanette Ellis on November 8, 2011 at 9:48am

Well I like to make pumpkin cheesecake, peppermint swirl cookies and fudge is always a favorite : )  If you are interested I can get the recipes.  We just moved to Claremore and they're in storage.

Permalink Reply by Samantha Dunaway on November 8, 2011 at 10:42am

Oh, my husband and daughter would love the pumpkin cheesecake!!

Permalink Reply by Nanette Ellis on November 11, 2011 at 1:03pm

Sorry it took me a bit to get the recipe but here ya go. I hope you all like it!

 

Crust:

1 1/2 cups crumbled grham crackers. ( put them in a ziplock bag and seal then crush with hands)

5 tbsps melted butter and 1 tbsp sugar ( add to crumb mixture in bag and knead it in. It should be the texture of wet sand not paste. if it gets pasty add more graham crackers) 

 

Spread and press in a spring form pan on bottom and sides ( a little thicker on the bottom)

 

Filling:

Mix the first three ingredients together with a hand mixer until smooth:

3- 8oz.pkgs. cream cheese, room temperature.

1 cup sugar

1 tsp. vanilla

 

Then add and mix until creamy:

1 cup canned pumpkin

3 eggs

1/2 tsp. cinnamon

1/4 tsp. nutmeg

1/4 tsp. allspice

 

Bake at 350 for 60-75 minutes. Chill for atleast four hours and serve with whipped cream.

 

 

Permalink Reply by Samantha Dunaway on November 11, 2011 at 6:13pm

Thank you so much, I am going to make it for Thanksgiving....it sounds really yummy and I KNOW my husband and daughter will be thrilled.  Thank you!!

Permalink Reply by Nanette Ellis on November 11, 2011 at 8:18pm

You are very welcome!

Permalink Reply by Samantha Dunaway on November 14, 2011 at 9:20am

Made it early and they loved it!!

Permalink Reply by Nanette Ellis on November 14, 2011 at 9:52am

Good.. But now I'm craving it too lol!  I can't wait to make it again.

Permalink Reply by Samantha Dunaway on November 14, 2011 at 10:13am

lol.

 

Permalink Reply by Samantha Dunaway on December 9, 2011 at 9:29pm

Santa Hat Cookies

These crispy confections are brimming with kid appeal, and they're easy to make by the trayful for holiday parties.

Ingredients

• 2 egg whites, at room temperature
• 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

• 1/2 cup sugar
• Red colored sugar

Instructions

1. Heat the oven to 200º F. With an electric mixer, beat the egg whites until soft peaks start to form. Beating all the while, add the cream of tartar and vanilla extract, then slowly add the 1/2 cup of sugar. Continue to beat until the peaks stiffen.

2. Spoon the meringue into a quart-size plastic bag. Snip off a corner and pipe 2 dozen 1 1/2-inch-tall Santa hat triangles onto a parchment-lined baking sheet (you should have about 1/4 of the meringue left).

3. Sprinkle the triangles with the red sugar, then use the remaining meringue to give each one a pom-pom and trim. Bake the hats until they're hard but not browned, about 1 hour and 20 minutes. Turn off the oven and leave the hats in it for an hour to crisp before removing.

Permalink Reply by Samantha Dunaway on December 9, 2011 at 9:26pm

Does anyone have any good Christmas recipes to share?

Permalink Reply by Samantha Dunaway on December 16, 2011 at 9:56pm

Christmas Peppermint Candy

Great way to use up broken candy canes

1 pound white chocolate, chopped
3/4 cup crushed peppermint candy
1/2 teaspoon peppermint flavoring

In the top of a couble boiler over hot (not boiling) water, melt white chocolate. Stir in crushed candy and peppermint flavoring. Spread on wax paper and cool. When hard, break into pieces.