Saturday, December 15, 2007

Christmas Cookie Day!

I have a quickly-emerging tradition of Christmas cookie-baking while watching White Christmas (1954) in the kitchen. This year's treats turned out GREAT, and I'm not done yet! I decided on 4 recipes, and I got two done today (in between usual adult obligations):

Turtles On A Raft
  • Preheat oven 200 degrees.
  • Lay out on a cookie sheet (with parchment paper if you like-- I didn't) small 1 1/2" pretzel twists. I used Rold Gold Classic Tiny Twists, and we got about 60 on a cookie sheet.
  • In the middle of each pretzel, place one unwrapped Rollo chocolate/caramel candy.
  • Bake in oven for about 4 minutes. They'll melt just slightly.
  • While the chocolates are still warm, press down onto them a large pecan half.
  • Put cookie sheet in the freezer or fridge until the chocolate is solid again.
  • Carefully pop off each turtle and store in a container in a cool place to prevent melting.

So easy, and they pop right into your mouth! Careful, though-- the calories rack up! Here's the nutritional info for one turtle:

Calories: 53.5
Carbs: 6.33 g
Protein: .7 g
Fat: 2.9 g

Next is a truly decadent cookie. This one may do some serious damage to my waistline if I'm not careful. Click here for the recipe for Pecan Pie cookies! I dare not contemplate what the calories are in these suckers. They really do taste like pecan pie, so I imagine they're at LEAST 50 calories a pop! Careful, folks-- they're super yummy!

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