Apple Slice Sugar Cookies - Pillsbury

2 tablespoons red decorator sugar

1 roll (16.5 oz) Pillsbury® refrigerated sugar cookies

2 tablespoons miniature semisweet chocolate chips

Black string licorice, cut into 1-inch pieces

Heat oven to 350°F. Cut 17x12-inch piece of plastic wrap; place on work surface. Sprinkle red sugar evenly over plastic wrap. Roll cookie dough in sugar to coat. Wrap in plastic wrap; freeze 30 minutes.

Remove half of dough from wrapper; freeze remaining dough until needed. Cut dough into 1/4-inch slices. On ungreased cookie sheets, place slices 2 inches apart. Place 3 chocolate chips in center of each slice to resemble seeds. To form slice shape, make 2 indentations on 2 opposite sides with fingers. Repeat with remaining half of dough.

Bake 8 to 9 minutes or until unsugared edges are light golden brown. Insert 1 licorice piece on top of each cookie to resemble stem. Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks.

Pillsbury Sangria Pie Yummm

1 Pillsbury® refrigerated pie crust, softened as directed on box

2 cups raspberry sherbet, softened

2 containers (6 oz each) Yoplait® 99% Fat Free raspberry yogurt

1 cup frozen (thawed) raspberries

1/2 cup sangria

1/2 cup fresh raspberries, if desired

 

Heat oven to 450°F. Place pie crust in ungreased 9-inch pie plate. Press crust firmly against side and bottom; flute. Bake 9 to 11 minutes or until light brown. Cool completely, about 1 hour.

Mix sherbet, yogurt, raspberries and sangria until blended. Spoon into crust. Freeze uncovered until firm, about 3 hours.

Let stand at room temperature 10 minutes before cutting. Garnish each serving of pie with fresh raspberries.

 

Grand Marnier Cranberry Sauce With Oranges

From Food.com

Grand Marnier Cranberry Sauce With Oranges


By KK - Chef #426156 on November 20, 2010

Prep Time: 10 mins Total Time: 30 mins Serves: 6-8, Yield: 3 cups About This Recipe

"This recipe is my family's favorite recipe for cranberry sauce. It appeared in a local newspaper about 10 years ago and I have made it every year since then. I always make two sauces if I'm having more than 8 guests - the other is usually Cranberry Sauce with Pears and Cardamom, which is very different from this sauce and gives people a choice of very different flavors and textures. I've always used Grand Marnier instead of the other choices of orange liqueur or orange juice concentrate, although when it comes to the fruit, I've used Minneola (aka Honeybell) or Orlando Tangeloes instead of Naval oranges. Hope you enjoy this recipe as much as we do!"

Ingredients

2 navel oranges 1 (12 ounce) bags cranberries 2 1/2 cups sugar 1 cup water 3 tablespoons Grand Marnier or 3 tablespoons orange liqueur or 3 tablespoons orange juice concentrate Directions

Grate 2 teaspoons zest from the oranges and set aside.

Using a sharp knife, cut away and discard the thick white pith from the oranges. Carefully cut between the membranes to release the orange sections. Set the orange sections in a colander to drain off the excess juice. (If you add the juice to the pan, it will be too watery.).

In a medium, heavy-bottomed, nonreactive saucepan, combine the cranberries, sugar, water and the zest. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring often to help dissolve the sugar. Reduce the heat to low and simmer until the sauce is thick and the cranberries have burst, 10 to 15 minutes.

During the last few minutes, stir in the orange sections.

Remove from the heat and stir in the Grand Marnier.

Cool completely.

The cranberry sauce can be prepared up to 1 week ahead, covered and refrigerated. Serve at room temperature or chilled.
 

Sweet Potato Soufflé

3-4 yams-cook and mash with:

3 T butter
1 c sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 c milk
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla

Whip until smooth. Put in greased 3 qt casserole.

Topping:
1 c brown sugar
1/3 c flour
1 c chopped pecans
6 T melted butter

Crumble over sweet potatoes. Bake at 350* for 35-45 minutes till bubbly and topping is crunchy.

Gift in a Jar - Oatmeal Milk Bath

1 cup cornstarch
2 cups powdered milk
One-half cup finely ground oatmeal (you can grind your own by putting regular oatmeal into a blender until powdery)
Any other additions such as rose petals, lavender, or rosemary all finely ground (optional)
Combine all ingredients in a blender or food processor. Blend thoroughly.

Directions: Add one-half cup to hot bath water.

Jar Recipe - Apple Cider Spice Mix

2 c sugar
2 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground cloves
1 1/2 tsp ground allspice
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg

Combine and store in airtight jar.








On the tag or lable you can put:

Spiced Apple Cider Mix
8 oz dry red wine or apple cider
2 tsp Apple Cider Mix
1 cinnamon stick
1 twist of orange or lemon peel

Heat wine or cider until very hot, but not boiling. Stir mix into wine / cider until dissolved. Pour into serving mug and garnish with peel.