Chocolate Covered Butter Cookies Recipe

Here the basic butter cookie is elevated to a luxurious treat, by sathering it with chocolate.

Chocolate Covered Butter Cookies Recipe

Basic Butter Cookies (Double  Dough Batch):

2 cups softened butter (I use salted, if you use unsalted add a 1/2 tsp of salt to recipe)

1 1/3 cup of granulated sugar 

3  lg. egg yolks

2 tsp vanilla extract

4 3/4 cups flour

1. Preheat oven to [...]

Puff Pizzettes : Inexpensive Holiday Appetizers

 

 

Puff pastry and fresh ingredients, make these bite-size pizzas a step above the common fare.

 

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Puff Pizzettes Recipe:

Frozen Puff Pastry

Grape Tomatoes (sliced thinly)

Fresh basil leaves(sliced into 1/4″ ribbons)

Shaved Parmesan Cheese

2 tbs olive oil

1 clove of garlic (crushed & minced)

salt

Thaw the puff pastry dough thoroughly.
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
Sweat the garlic in the olive oil over [...]

Easy Parmesan Puff Christmas Cut-outs : Inexpensive Holiday Appetizers

 

Parmesan Puff Christmas Cutouts make a quick, easy and inexpensive filler appetizer for your holiday spread. These also make a great accompaniment to soups and stews.

 

Parmesan Puff Christmas Cutouts Recipe:

Frozen puff pastry

1 egg yolk

1tbs. water

paprika

grated parmesan cheese

parsley

Thaw puff pastry
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Beat egg yolk with 1 tbs of water (you can add a dash of [...]

Curried Chicken Skewers w/ Cilantro Mayonaise : Inexpensive Holiday Appetizers

Big flavor, on a small budget, is not hard to achieve, when you spice it up a bit. This simple inexpensive appetizer is packed with taste.

Recipe: Curry Chicken Skewers with Cilantro Mayonaise

2 large chicken breasts

2 dozen wooden skewers (soaked in water for at least 15 min.)

grape tomatoes

Marinate Ingredients

1/4 cup of olive oil

1 tbs. of curry

1/2 [...]

Poor Santa’s Gourmet Banana Jam Recipe

Banana Jam is a delicious and unusual gourmet Christmas gift, you can easily make yourself. Not only is this kind of jam not available commercially, but bananas are one of the few fruits which are still inexpensive in the colder months. Don’t be daunted by the canning process, it is really quite easy, especially for [...]