For Derrick's staff, my coworkers and a Christmas party at my gorgeous cousin Sarah's house- I baked a multitude of Christmas cookies. About 30 dozen to be exact...I also made candied popcorn (which has quickly become a favorite of my husband...who was caught sneaking bags to snack on thinking I might not notice...). I made World Peace Cookies, Apricot Rugelach Pinwheels and the Sugar Cookie sandwiches that have become a Christmas tradition.
The World Peace Cookies are LOADED with gourmet cocoa powder and bittersweet chocolate chunks with a touch of fleur de sel (fancy salt from the seas of France). The Rugelach Pinwheels are my favorite of this year. The dough boasts of smooth cream cheese and the filling is a perfect combination of apricot preserves, crushed walnuts, raisins, brown sugar and cinnamon. The traditional Christmas sugar cookie sandwiches are something I created in college after adapting a Martha stewart recipe. They are melt in your mouth and also pretty. After making the sandwiches (which are part cookie, part cream cheese icing), I roll them in holiday sprinkles. Finally, I made candied popcorn, which is simple! You take 3 bags of popped buttered popcorn, a bag of white bark coating (or almond bark), M&Ms, and peanuts. After melting the bark (4 squares to one bag of popcorn) you mix in the popcorn, M&Ms and nuts until coated and it makes a wonderful sweet and salt holiday snack. I got the world peace cookie recipe and the rugelach pinwheel recipe from...you guessed it...Smitten Kitchen.
After making the treats, I wrapped them in cello bags tied with pretty ribbon, and loaded them into Kraft paper boxes lined with Christmas paper. I tied the boxes up with Christmas Ribbon adorned with a gift tag and a mini ornament. Voila!
Here are some pictures:
World Peace Cookie Dough
World Peace Cookies Baked
Apricot Rugelach Pinwheels
Sugar Cookies Rolled and Cut
Sugar Cookie Sandwiches Cooled, Iced, and Decorated
Popcorn Still Steaming in a Bag
M&Ms in a Bowl
Roasted, Salted Peanuts
Melted White Bark Coating
Candied Popcorn in a Cello Bag
Kraft Paper Boxes
Finished Little Boxes
6 comments:
Love your post Janna! But I'm laughing because I just posted about baking cookies this weekend!!!
Your cookies all look amazing! I do hope someone took pictures at the Christmas party of both of my gorgeous nieces to share with their Aunt Andi.
I hope you have some left over. I spent the day vomiting, and I still got hungry reading that post.
OMG lady you are superwoman of the cookie world. my coworkers are astounded at your prowess.
OMG, those sugar cookie sandwiches look so good!
okay so i made the pinwheels because you said they were easy...MY GOD WOMAN! easy for who??? julia childs? they are some serious prep. anyway they are in the oven and while they don't look as fab as yours, i am sure they'll be edible.
Hi, Just clicked on your blog from the Martha website. I think you could give her run for your money!
Question: Do you have a source for your craft boxes?
Susa
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