3 Simple Candy and Cookies Recipes for the Holidays

3 Simple Candy and Cookies Recipes for the Holidays With so many things to do at holiday time, finding something simple and easy but tastes good is a delight. Here's three of my favorite things to make during the holidays for family and friends.

[1] Creme Drop Fudge You will need: 2 packages of Old Fashion Creme Drops and 1/2 cup of peanut butter. Heat the creme drops in a small bowl in the microwave for 80-90 seconds. You may have to stir it about halfway through the heating. When heated, stir in the peanut butter and pour on to a buttered dish. Allow to cool, cut into pieces and enjoy. [2] Peanut Butter Cookies You will need: 1 cup of peanut butter 1 cup sugar 1 egg 1/2 vanilla Mix in a medium bowl. Incorporating all ingredients. Pinch off a small ball of dough about the size of a quarter, roll it between your hands and lay the ball of dough on a cookie sheet. Placing them about 3 inches apart. Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 7-9 minutes. When you see the edges are turning brown, pull them out, even if the middle doesn't seem fully baked. The heat from the cookie sheet will finish the baking without burning the edges. [3] Cinnamon Twists You will need: I package of pie dough mix 1/4 cup sugar 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 5 tablespoons cold water Mix the sugar and cinnamon in a small shaker or dish. Place dry pie dough mix in a bowl and add 3 tablespoons of cold water, mix with a fork. Slowly add the other 2 tablespoon in the mixture until all is used. Roll out pie dough thin. Using a sharp knife cut dough into 1/2 inch wide and 6 inch long pieces. Give the dough a twist then sprinkle the cinnamon and sugar mixture over it. Place them on a cookie sheet and bake in a 350 degrees in a preheated oven until they are lightly brown. Enjoy the goodies with a cup of hot chocolate for a late night snack. 3 Simple Candy and Cookies Recipes for the Holidays

Simple Children Cookies - Recipe That Tastes Great

Simple Children Cookies - Recipe That Tastes Great When you think of recipes for children cookies you probably think "easy" & "tasty," right? I certainly do. Sometimes you are in the mood for an elaborate grown-up cookie, but there are definitely times when all you want is an easy to make recipe for children cookies.

Here is a tasty and simple children cookie recipe: 1/3 cup butter 1/3 cup shortening 2 cups flour 1 egg 1/2 cup sugar 1 tablespoon milk 1 teaspoon baking powder pinch of salt 1 teaspoon vanilla candy sprinkles Mix the butter and shortening. Add 1 cup of the flour, egg, sugar, milk, vanilla, baking powder, and salt. Beat until mixed. Add the rest of the flour, mix together and cover. Place in the refrigerator. Roll the dough to 1/16 - 1/8 of an inch. Depending on your mood, you can cut the cookies into fun shapes with your child or you can use pre-formed cookie cutters. Bake at 375F for 6-8 minutes. Let cookies cool on racks and then sprinkle lightly. Voila, you are done! And the best part of all is that children cookies are easy to make! But wait, I want more! If you are feeling a little more ambitious there are some additional ingredients or tweaks you can make. If your child likes peanut butter, and most do, then try spreading a little peanut butter on the cookie and drizzle some honey on top of that. Sounds out there, right. Don't worry, your child will probably love it! Simple Children Cookies - Recipe That Tastes Great

Molasses Cookie Recipe - Simple Steps

Molasses Cookie Recipe - Simple Steps Before starting, you need to make sure you have the following items in your kitchen. They include, butter, sugar and egg. Other than these check if you have cookie flour, soda, salt, ginger and other stuff you would like to add to your cookies.

To start with, you need to mix butter and sugar with egg. Then you need to add molasses with it. Once you get a fine mixture, you can start adding the other stuff like baking soda, salt, ginger etc. These are no way different from the conventional items you would add to make any kind of cookies. In fact, this list would vary depending on your preference. For example some would like to add more salt with others would add only a little. These small things can bring lot of difference in the final taste of cookies. Then you need to heat the paste in a oven till it becomes golden brown. Now you can roll them in white sugar. Following this you can place the cookies on baking sheet. Then you need to place the cookies rolled with white sugar in the oven. Set the temperature levels. Modern ovens have predetermined settings for baking cookies. If you are unsure of the temperature level you need to set, you can just set it to the default level given for cookies and relax. Generally it would take around 15 minutes for cookies to get their crispy nature. Now its done. You have cookies ready which you are going to love and so would your kids. Molasses Cookie Recipe - Simple Steps

Simple European Desserts

Simple European Desserts When entertaining, its best to follow a scrumptious meal with a dessert equally as satisfying and delicious. Give yourself a break from the kitchen and choose something simple yet elegant. Instead of opting for the usual, why not try one of the following simple European desserts:

Dulce de Leche: Translated to milk candy, an easier dessert has never been invented. All this takes is one simple ingredient, a can of condensed milk. Place one 14-ounce can of condensed milk into a pan of boiling water. Pop two small holes into the top of the can so it does not burst upon heating. Refill the water in the pan as needed (or both your pan and your dulce de leche will burn). After two hours or so on the stovetop (can also be cooked in the microwave or baked in oven, but both methods still take a while), the condensed milk will have turned brown and creamy. Pour over ice cream, pie or fruit. Ecclefechan Tarts: This Scottish recipe has very few ingredients and is delicious at any time of the day. A sweet mixture of butter, brown sugar, vinegar, one egg, mixed dried fruits and walnuts blend to create a satisfying after dinner treat or a sweet pick-me-up. Irish Coffee Cake: A perfect ending to St. Patrick's Day dinner, or coupled with coffee in the morning. This simple European desserts contains chocolate cake mix, coffee, Irish whiskey, oil, chocolate pudding and whipped cream. Who wouldn't want to be Irish on a day this was served? Cossack Honey Mousse: This very easy Ukrainian dessert contains nothing but eggs and honey. The method involved includes beating the yolks and honey slowly together and heating it until it becomes a thick mass. After removing from heat and allowing to cool at room temperature, fold the whipped egg whites into the honey and yolk mixture. Chill for a couple of hours, then garnish with fruit slices and nuts. Swedish Chocolate Balls: These delectable little goodies might take a little time, but they are well worth the wait. Included in the recipe is butter, sugar, eggs, coffee, oats, kahlua, cocoa, vanilla and Irish cream. Mix the ingredients together and form balls, roll in sugar and chill. These simple European desserts are delicious around the holidays or any time of the year. Silk Cake: Very few ingredients to combine for this simple European desserts. Dark chocolate, unsalted butter, eggs and vanilla essence. The trick with this dessert here is not to overcook the chocolate, as it needs to be melted with the butter in a double boiler. The eggs are gradually whisked in and the entire mixture is baked in the oven at only 300 degrees. Afterwords, this cake must cool for 5 hours and then serve with warm chocolate and nuts. Chestnut Cake: Heavy cream, rum, sugar, a sprinkle of nutmeg and three pounds of chestnuts comprise this deliciously nutty cake. The chestnuts are skinned and boiled, mash everything together and chill, then serve with whipped cream. Couldn't be easier! Simple European Desserts

Simple Nail Designs You Can Do Yourself

Believe it or not, you do not have to be an artist to do your own nail designs. However, nail designs are a type of art and like art, you start off with basic shapes and keep adding details along the way. And also like art, simplicity is visually pleasing. Here are a few simple nail designs you can try yourself. If you are a beginner, start with the easy ones first to get practice. If you are a beginner or an expertise and desire more complex designs with ease, try Konad.

Random Lines- This look may be the easiest to achieve because of its abstract nature. To do, apply one coat of colored nail polish to your nails. My suggestion is red. If you are giving yourself a pedicure, you only have to apply the nail design to each of your big toes. Nail art brushes that you find at any beauty store are the easiest to use when doing nail designs, but if you do not have one, regular nail polish will do. You can also use a toothpick. Take black nail polish and make thin, random strokes that start at the base of your nail and shoot up from there. It is important to have very little nail polish on the brush so that you do not end up with globs on your nail. It is also important that your lines are thin. Your lines can start from the same point each time or you can have the lines come from different places. Two-three black lines per nail should do it. Apply a coat of clear nail polish and you are done! Flowers- Flowers are a good starting point because if you are a beginner, your accidents can easily be made into flowers. To start, choose what color you want the middle of your flower to be. Yellow and white are popular colors. Then, place a dab of nail polish on your nail. Choose a nail color for the actual flower and make several dabs around the first dab you made. You have now created a flower. Do this with each nail. Creating flowers to the side of the nail look more professional. You do have one more option. Using a toothpick or a thin nail art brush, fill in a circle for the center of the flower. Then draw small circles or ovals around it to create a flower. You do not have to fill in the circles with nail color. You can simply draw a center and have a bunch of small lines emanating from a central point. With this method, you only have to use one color, instead of two, to create your flowers. It is your preference. French Manicure or Pedicure- The French manicure is relatively simple, but following the natural curve of the nail is challenging. First, apply a coat of clear nail polish to each nail. Then take white nail color and apply it to only the tips of your nails. Some people like to use nail art brushes-those nail polishes in a skinny bottle that come with a skinny brush. It is easier to form a curve with these brushes, but they are not necessary. You can sweep the white nail color across each nail from left to right. The other option is to apply the white nail polish just like you were applying nail polish to the entire nail. In other words, apply the nail color the long way but only do the tips. Either way works, and there are now French manicure pens available to make the process even easier. Don't give up. Do all of your nails and you will be surprised at how well they turn out. They may not be perfect, but most people will be looking at them from a distance. For a pedicure, you can get away with only having nail designs on your big toe. For hands, you can cover any mistakes by purchasing a nail art brush in silver. Run the silver polish along the curve where the clear nail polish meets the white nail polish. This will form a silver line that will hide your mistakes and add an air of sophistication as well. Apply one more coat of clear nail color and you're done. French Manicure with Gems- Nail decals are a simple and easy way to make your nails look professional. To do, give yourself a French manicure or pedicure. Pick up one of your nail gems with a pair of tweezers and place it on top of your nail. You can choose to place just one nail decal, or several, on each nail. Watermelon Surprise- This nail design may look difficult, but remember that it is only a compilation of basic shapes. Apply pink nail color to all of your nails. Polish the tips of your nails with an off white or pearl color. Using a nail art brush or toothpick, trace the other edge of your nail with dark green nail color. You should now have a thin, green line along the outside of your nail. Add 4 black dots to each corner of the nail and one black dot in the middle and you are finished.

Simple Cupcake Recipes for Kids

Cupcakes have become a favorite to kids all over the world and not just adults, and what's more than eating cupcakes for kids but to make them? There are a number of simple cupcake recipes for kids to enjoy and to help you with. No matter what the season, cupcakes are an ideal snack and you can decorate them all sorts of ways.

You can begin with a box cake mix, but this is not much fun. Here are some great ideas of cupcake recipes for kids to help you with. These are great ones that you and the kids can do from scratch. This can be a great idea to do to create memories.

Easy Cookie Recipes For Kids

Lemon Cupcakes

3 ½ oz butter softened 2 tsp lemon rind 2/3 cup fine sugar 3 ½ oz. cream cheese 2 eggs 1/3 c. flour ½ c. all purpose flour

Pre-heat your oven to 325 degrees, and place cupcake liners in a muffin pan. Bake them in the oven for about 20 minutes, or until a fork or toothpick is inserted and comes out completely clean. Let your cupcakes cool down completely before you start to frost them. When it is time to decorate, don't hold back. Let you children go crazy and put decorations from sprinkles to little candies on them.

Vanilla Cupcakes

1 tsp. vanilla 6 oz of flour that self rises 5 oz. sugar 5 oz of butter that has been softened 3 eggs

Once you have your oven pre-heated to 350 degrees, place cupcake liners in a cupcake pan. Place eggs in a cup and beat them with a fork. Place the remaining ingredients in the bowl and continue mixing for about two minutes, or until the batter light and creamy. Pour the batter into the cupcake liners and bake for about 20 minutes. Before frosting them, allow them to cool down completely.

These are just a few of the many delicious recipes for cupcakes to bake with your children. There are more to find and you can begin on the Internet. There are many sites that are designed to give kid friendly recipes that are easy and fun to make as well.

When it comes to decorating your cupcakes, you can go nuts with this. Add food coloring to the frosting to make it fun colors and even add candies of all sorts. Let your children pick out something that they want and make them feel more involved in the whole process. This can be something fun to do with your children and can create memories to last.

Simple Cupcake Recipes for Kids

Sonya Kissi is a registered pharmacist practicing in Ohio. She's also the founder and managing partner of KissiCakes-n-Sweets, LLC, a privately owned Bakery in Dublin, OH that specializes in gourmet cupcakes, home made cookies, pies, cheese cakes, sweets and treats for every occasion. Find out more about her delicious cupcakes at http://www.kissicakesnsweets.com