To assemble, pipe a ring of frosting on top of each brownie. Cut off the base of a strawberry so it is flat and place it upside down on each brownie, pushing slightly to secure in place. Top the tip of the strawberry with a dot of frosting to finish Santa hat.
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Next are all the recipes I plan on making for the Christmas Dinner/Party
Maple Pecan Baked Brie
recipe courtesy of Shannon Rainka
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| Photo Cred: Cooking Channel TV |
Ingredients:
Brie (Two wedges)
1 stick of butter
1 C of Brown sugar
Pecans
*Optional - jam, jelly, or fresh fruit. I'll use raspberries
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Melt butter and stir in the brown sugar. Drizzle butter mix over the Brie and add nuts and jam or fruit. Bake 10 - 15 minutes and serve hot with salty crackers.
Boozy Cranberries
Ingredients:
1 12 oz bag fresh cranberries
1 C firmly packed brown sugar
1 C water
2 oz Crown Royal Maple
granulated sugar for coating
Instructions:
* Place brown sugar, water and Crown Royal Maple in a medium saucepan.
* Heat over medium heat until sugar is dissolved, do not boil.
* Remove from heat, stir in cranberries, cover and refrigerate overnight.
* Place about a cup of sugar in a large bowl or cake pan.
* In small batches, strain excess liquid from cranberries and roll in sugar. Transfer to a baking sheet to dry in a single layer.
* After cranberries have dried for about an hour, repeat rolling in sugar to thoroughly coat any remaining liquid. Transfer back to baking sheet to try for at least another hour.
* Once dry, store in an airtight container in a cool location.
* Remaining liquid can be bottled and refrigerated as a delicious simple syrup.
Copycat Krystal Burgers
Ingredients:
1 lb ground hamburger meat
1 envelope Lipton onion soup mix
1 C mayo
1 C shredded cheddar cheese
yellow mustard
dill pickle chips
dinner rolls
Instructions:
* Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Into a deep sided pan, brown your hamburger meat. Remove from heat, drain excess fat & then return to pan.
* To pan add: onion soup mix, mayo & cheese. Mix to combine.
* Without tearing the dinner rolls apart, CAREFULLY cut them in half. Remove top portion. Place bottom half of buns onto a sheet of aluminum foil (large enough to cover)
* Spread meat mixture evenly on top of bread bottoms. Place a dill pickle chip on top of each bun. Top with a squeeze of yellow mustard. Place tops of buns on top of mixture.
* Wrap aluminum foil around burgers. Place onto a rimmed cookie sheet and into oven for approx. 5-10 mins until bread is toasted.
