The Candy Makers Elves
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Comments (8)Thanks, Bill: I'll work on his gaze...! Gagesgranny, I bet gage would love them: My family usually devours a lot of them before they make it to cookie day. Recipe is simple (these started out life as candy canes but I made the dough too dry the first year and they wouldn't roll well, so the elves were born): 1 cup sugar 1 stick (1/2 c) butter Whip those together. Add: 2 eggs 1 tsp baking powder vanilla almond flavor red food color for the second batch Whip all that together. Change beaters to something heavy duty and add about 3 cups of flour. Stick it in the fridge overnight. I usually double the recipe. Actually I usually try to triple it and it overflows my kitchenaid mixer (the small one). Now I have a note on the recipe to only double it. At this point you can make candy canes by rolling and twisting, or make elves. For the elves (or grinches if you use green) I cut up little pieces of red dough (or big pieces if kids are making them: It's easier for them to handle) and roll them into balls and put them on the cookie sheet. When I have a bunch on the sheet I flatten them a bit with my palm and sometimes pinch them with thumbs and forefingers to make a nose. I use the handle end of a spoon to indent the mouth, or the handle end of the crab picker to make a singing mouth. The fork end of the crab picker makes the smiliest eyes, but the handle end works fine. I'm sure there are multiple implements in our old and new kitchens that would work! Then I cut a piece of white dough (a good sized hunk) and tear off bits for hair or noses or hats or whatever and stick them on (you don't have to press, just put it on and the baking will make it stay). You can put some faces together and make them sing (round wide open mouths), or make a pirate (white patch and a beard) or whatever suits your fancy. They bake for about 8 minutes at 350. They are best when there is no browning, just done. I use white icing (little tubes) to add teeth--this makes them look a little goofy or more lifelike or usually both-- and a dot of blue or green for eyes in the holes (you don't want to totally fill the hole if you can help it or they look like zombies, a nice variation for Halloween but less appreciated at this time of year). Marthavila, thanks for the wishes (and hoping your aga arrives soon!)!...See MoreCalling all candy makers for Peppermint Bark
Comments (5)This is from the Cooking Forum: Sharon's Peppermint Bark 1 lb bittersweet chocolate 8 drops peppermint oil 1 lb chopped white chocolate 3/4 cup chopped candy canes Line a 11 X 17 inch baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside Melt bittersweet chocolate in a heavy pan over low heat, stirring constantly. Stir in 4 drops of peppermint oil. Spread evenly over pan and chill for about 1 hour. Melt white chocolate in a heavy pot over low heat, stirring constantly. Stir in remaining 4 drops of peppermint oil and then add in candy cane. Spread white chocolate over chilled dark chocolate, spreading to the egde of the pan. Chill 4 hours. Refrigerate just until just before serving then break into pieces. Will keep in the fridge for 3 weeks...See More- 4 years ago
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