Easy Christmas Dessert Recipes
Christmas is a wonderful time for lots of goodies and desserts. It's not hard to find easy Christmas dessert recipes, or Christmas cookie recipes. Although just in case you need a little help finding "the classics", below you'll find many easy Christmas dessert recipes you can use this year.Christmas Cookie Recipes
Since sugar cookies is the most popular of all Christmas cookie recipes, we'll start with a few different versions. Feel free to tweek these to your own liking, as they've come from my recipes collections.Mary's Sugar Cookies
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1 cup butter or margarine -- softened
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1 egg
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
Granulated sugar
Beat powdered sugar and butter in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon. Stir in vanilla, almond extract and egg. Stir in flour, baking soda and cream of tartar. Cover and refrigerate about 2 hours or until firm.
Heat oven to 375º. Roll half of dough at a time 1/8 inch thick on lightly floured cloth-covered surface. Cut into desired shapes. Place about 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Sprinkle with granulated sugar. Bake 7 to 8 minutes or until light brown. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.
Christmas Cookie Recipes: No-Roll Sugar Cookies
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup powdered sugar
1 cup butter or margarine -- softened
1 cup vegetable oil
2 teaspoons vanilla
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup cornstarch
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/2 teaspoon salt
Granulated sugar
Beat sugars, butter, oil and vanilla in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon. Stir in remaining ingredients except granulated sugar. Cover and refrigerate about 2 hours or until firm. Heat oven to 375º. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place about 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Press bottom of glass into dough to grease, then dip into granulated sugar; press on shaped dough until about 1/4 inch thick. Bake 6 to 8 minutes or until set but not brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.
Christmas Cookie Recipes: Rolled Sugar Cookies
1 package yellow cake mix
1/2 cup shortening
1/3 cup butter or margarine -- softened
1 teaspoon vanilla, almond extract or lemon extract
1 egg
White or colored granulated sugar
Heat oven to 375º. Beat half of the cake mix (dry), the shortening, butter, vanilla and egg in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth, or mix with spoon. Stir in remaining cake mix. Divide dough into 4 equal parts. Roll each part 1/8 inch thick on lightly floured cloth-covered surface with cloth-covered rolling pin. Cut into desired shapes; sprinkle with sugar. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake 5 to 7 minutes or until light brown. Cool slightly; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.
Christmas Cookie Recipes - Cookie Slices
1 cup sugar
1 cup butter or margarine -- softened
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
2 eggs
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
Beat sugar, butter, vanilla and eggs in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon. Stir in flour, salt and baking soda. Divide into 3 equal parts. Shape each part into roll, about 1 1/2 inches in diameter. Wrap and refrigerate at least 4 hours. Heat oven to 400º. Cut rolls into 1/8-inch slices. Place about 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or just until golden brown around edges. Immediately remove from cookie sheet. to wire rack.
Dessert Recipes
Not much of a fan of cookies? How about fudge and other desserts? Try these easy Christmas dessert recipes this holiday season.Foolproof Dark Chocolate Fudge
3 C semisweet chocolate chips
1 can (14 oz.) sweetened condensed milk
dash salt
1 C chopped walnuts
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
In heavy saucepan over low heat, melt chips with sweetened condensed milk and salt. Remove from heat; stir in walnuts and vanilla. Spread evenly into aluminum foil lined 8 or 9 inch square pan. Chill 2 hours or until firm. Turn fudge onto cutting board; peel off foil and cut into squares. Store loosely covered at room temperature.
Quick & Easy Microwave Peanut Butter Fudge
12 oz. semisweet chocolate chips
12 oz. peanut butter
14 oz. sweetened condensed milk
Makes approximately 42 pieces
In a 1-1/2 quart microwave-proof bowl, melt chocolate and peanut butter on high power for 3 minutes. Stir well. Add milk and stir until well blended. Pour mixture into 8x8 dish lined with waxed paper. Refrigerate to chill.
Easy Truffles
(Servings: 64)
Ingredients:
8 oz Semi-sweet chocolate
1/3 c Milk
1/3 c Unsalted butter
2 ea Egg yolks, slightly beaten
1/4 t Vanilla extract
1 x Unsweetened cocoa
Instructions:
In saucepan, melt chocolate with milk and butter over low heat, stirring until smooth. Remove from heat. Stir 1/4 cup hot mixture into egg yolks, the whisk yolks into chocolate mixture in saucepan. Add vanilla; beat well. Pour into small bowl; cover and refrigerate until firm. (You can store in refrigerator for up to 2 days at this point.) Form teaspoonfuls into balls; roll in cocoa and shake off excess. Makes 1 pound (about 2 dozen). About 75 calories each.
For gift-giving: use a glass jar with lid or candy dish covered with plastic wrap. Store covered in refrigerator for 3 weeks and in freezer for up to 2 months.
Additional Easy Christmas Dessert Recipes
Still need some ideas for easy Christmas dessert recipes? At the link below, you'll find over 600 different chocolate lover's dessert recipes. This includes fudge, Christmas cookie recipes, truffles, cake, pie, and other easy Christmas dessert recipes.Idea Queen
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