Holiday Dessert Recipes

December 5, 2016
Compiled by Quinn Storm, News Editor
Overnight Eggnog Streusel Coffee Cake
(bettycrocker.com)
Prep time: 20 min.
Cook time: 40 min.
Servings: 15
Ingredients:
Streusel Topping:
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 Tbs. flour
- 1 Tbs. softened butter
- 1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg
Coffee Cake:
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup softened butter
- 1 cup eggnog
- 8 oz. sour cream
- 1 tsp. rum extract
- 2 eggs
- 2 1/2 cups flour
- 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 tsp. salt
Eggnog Glaze:
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 2 Tbs. eggnog
Directions:
- Grease a 13×9 pan.
- Mix all streusel toppings together in bowl until crumbly; set aside.
- Beat sugar and butter together in large bowl.
- Beat in eggnog, sour cream, rum extract, and egg to sugar and butter mixture.
- Stir in flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- Spread in pan; spread topping over batter and refrigerate for 8 hours.
- Heat oven to 350 degrees and cook for 30-40 minutes.
- Cool for 20 min.
- Beat eggnog glaze in small bowl and drizzle it over cake.
Gingerbread Men Cookies
(tasteofhome.com)
Prep time: 40 min.
Cook time: 10 min.
Servings: 26
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup softened butter
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/3 cup molasses
- 1 large egg
- 2 Tbs. water
- 2 2/3 cups flour
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 2 tsp. ground ginger
- 1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp. ground allspice
Directions:
- Cream butter and brown sugar.
- Beat in molasses, egg, and water.
- In another bowl, whisk together remaining ingredients and beat into the creamed mixture.
- Divide dough in half and wrap each in plastic.
- Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Roll dough into 1/8 thickness on a floured surface.
- Cut with a floured 4-in. gingerbread man cookie cutter.
- Place 2 inches apart on a greased cookie sheet.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes.
- Cool before frosting.
Candy Cane Fudge
(allrecipes.com)
Prep time: 20 min.
Chill time: 2 hours
Servings: 64
Ingredients:
- 20 oz. vanilla baking chips
- 14 oz. sweetened condensed milk
- 1/2 tsp. peppermint extract
- 1 1/2 cups crushed candy canes
- 1 dash of red or green
- food coloring
Directions:
- Line 8-inch baking square with tin foil and grease the tin foil.
- Combine the vanilla chips and condensed milk in a saucepan over medium heat; stir until melted completely and remove from heat.
- Stir in the peppermint extract, food coloring, and candy canes.
- Spread evenly in pan; chill for 2 hours and then serve.
Blue Ribbon Sugar Cookies
Prep time: 35 min.
Cook time: 25 min.
Servings: 48
Ingredients:
- 3/4 cup softened butter
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup confectioners sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup of confectioners sugar
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 tsp. lemon extract
- 4 cups flour
- 1 tsp. cream of tartar
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1/2 cup white sugar
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Combine flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt.
- Cream butter, vegetable oil, confectioners sugar and white sugar until blended.
- Mix in eggs, vanilla and lemon extract.
- Mix in dry ingredients until well blended.
- Roll the dough into balls and place 2 inches apart on cookie sheet.
- Dip the bottom of a glass and press the cookies to 1/8 thickness.
- Bake 9-12 minutes.
- Cool cookies for 5 minutes before frosting.