These easy-to-make, flourless cookies are excellent served with tea or coffee. They will keep for over a month stored in a sealed container. Makes 24 cookies Ingredients 1/4 pound almonds, whole, blanched 1 cup sugar 2 eggs, beaten lightly 2 cups water 1/2 cup sugar … Read More →
Category Archives: Confections
Christmas Fudge
Ingredients 14 ounce can sweetened condensed milk 1 cup brown sugar 2 tablespoons corn syrup 4 ounces butter, chopped 6 ounces dark chocolate, finely chopped 1/3 cup dried cranberries 1/2 cup chopped dry-roasted hazelnuts Directions Grease pan a 2 inch deep, 8 inch (base) square … Read More →
Chocolate Bark
Ingredients • 16 ounces semi sweet or bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped • 1/4 – 1/2 cup dried cranberries or cherries • 1/4 – 1/2 cup dried apricots, diced • 1/2 cup shelled salted or unsalted pistachios, coarsely chopped Note: You can use other types of … Read More →
Strufoli (Italian Honey Balls)
Ingredients: 2 cups flour 2 eggs 1/4 tsp. salt 2 cups oil (for frying) 1/2 cup Honey 1/2 cup sugar 2 Tbs. pine nuts or slivered almonds 1 Tbs. candy sprinkles Directions: Place 1 cup flour in large bowl. Add eggs and salt. Mix and … Read More →
Caramels
Ingredients 1/2 cup cream 1/4 tsp vanilla extract 6 tbsp butter, cut into small pieces 1-1/3 cups light brown sugar Directions 1. Prepare a small (6×6 inch) square pan by spraying it with nonstick cooking spray. 2. Combine the sugar, cream, butter, vanilla, and 1 … Read More →
White Chocolate Funny Bones
1 (12-ounce) package white chocolate chips (2 cups) 36 pretzel sticks and rods of various sizes 72 mini-marshmallows (about 1 cup) Directions: 1. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment or wax paper. 2. Place the chips in a double boiler over just-simmering water and … Read More →
The Best Peanut Brittle
2 cups sugar shopping list 1/2 cup water shopping list 1 stick unsalted butter shopping list 1/3 cup light corn syrup shopping list 1/2 teaspoon baking soda shopping list 12 ounces roasted salted peanuts, cashews, pistachios and/or pecans shopping list Fleur de sel or crushed … Read More →
HOT CINNAMON CANDY APPLES
6 apples 6 wooden or bamboo skewers 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar 1/8 tsp. cream of tartar 1/3 cup water 1/2 tsp. fresh lemon juice 6 whole cloves 1 tsp. red food coloring cinnamon red hots candies, crushed (optional) flaked coconut or chopped nuts … Read More →
Bourbon Balls
Ingredients 1 cup chopped nuts 5 tablespoons Kentucky bourbon 1/2 cup butter, softened 1 (16 ounce) package confectioners’ sugar 18 ounces semisweet chocolate Directions Place the nuts in a sealable jar. Pour the bourbon over the nuts. Seal and allow to soak overnight. Mix the … Read More →
Chocolate Raspberry Truffles
Ingredients 20 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped into small pieces 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons heavy cream 6 tablespoons corn syrup 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 6 to 7 tablespoons raspberry liqueur, such as framboise Cocoa powder, for dusting Directions Put 12 ounces of the chocolate in a bowl. Whisk together the … Read More →
Chocolate Crackles
Ingredients 4 cups crispy rice cereal 1 cup vegetable shortening or margarine 1 cup confectioners’ sugar, sifted 3 Tablespoons cocoa Directions Melt the shortening in a large saucepan over low heat or in a microwave oven. Add crispy rice cereal, confectioners’ sugar, and cocoa to … Read More →