First Day of My Cookie/Candy Marathon (Chilled Doughs)

Name: First Day of My Cookie/Candy Marathon (Chilled Doughs)
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 4 h
Yield: 15 serving(s)
Ingredients: 473.18 ml sugar; 118.29 ml oil; 113.39 g unsweetened chocolate, melted; 4 eggs; 9.85 ml vanilla; 473.18 ml all-purpose flour; 9.85 ml baking powder; 2.46 ml salt; powdered sugar; 236.59 ml softened butter or 236.59 ml margarine; 4.92 ml vanilla; 473.18 ml all-purpose flour; 2.46 ml salt; 236.59 ml oatmeal; 226.79 g package softened cream cheese; 226.79 g jar apricot preserves; 236.59 ml butter or 236.59 ml margarine; 59.14 ml powdered sugar, plus; 29.58 ml powdered sugar; 473.18 ml all-purpose flour; 9.85 ml cold water; 9.85 ml vanilla; 473.18 ml finely chopped pecans; powdered sugar; 473.18 ml all-purpose flour; 2 (170.09 g) package softened cream cheese; 118.29 ml butter, plus; 88.74 ml butter; 354.88 ml light brown sugar; 354.88 ml chopped pecans

Submitted by TPubmgjbd

"I've been doing my cookie/candy marathon for years. I prepare my chilled doughs the first day then work on items that require no baking on the second day. On the third day, I bake everything. When I have everything prepared and the plates of finished cookies and candies are sitting on my dining room table, I take my containers and go around the table filling each container with an assortment of each item. Prep time and cook time are very rough estimates. As far as servings, I make a LOT but I don't have the quantity for each recipe on my preparation sheets. I usually prepare 12 to 15 gift boxes from the assortment and then keep the rest for me!"

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Ready In:: 4hrs
Ingredients:: 34
Serves:: 15

ingredients

Chocolate Snowflake Cookies
473.18 ml sugar
118.29 ml oil
113.39 g unsweetened chocolate, melted
4 eggs
9.85 ml vanilla
473.18 ml all-purpose flour
9.85 ml baking powder
2.46 ml salt
powdered sugar
Cream Cheese Frills
236.59 ml softened butter or 236.59 ml margarine
4.92 ml vanilla
473.18 ml all-purpose flour
2.46 ml salt
236.59 ml oatmeal
226.79 g package softened cream cheese
226.79 g jar apricot preserves
Cresents
236.59 ml butter or 236.59 ml margarine
59.14 ml powdered sugar, plus
29.58 ml powdered sugar
473.18 ml all-purpose flour
9.85 ml cold water
9.85 ml vanilla
473.18 ml finely chopped pecans
powdered sugar
Pecan Tassies
473.18 ml all-purpose flour
2 (170.09 g) package softened cream cheese
118.29 ml butter, plus
88.74 ml butter
354.88 ml light brown sugar
354.88 ml chopped pecans
2 eggs
29.58 ml butter
9.85 ml vanilla
0.25 ml salt

directions

Chocolate Snowflake Cookies: Combine sugar, oil and melted chocolate and beat until blended. Add eggs and vanilla.
Combine together: flour, baking powder and salt. Add dry ingredients to creamed mixture. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate a minimum of 2 hours.
To bake, shape into 1-inch balls and roll in powdered sugar. Place the balls 2 inches apart on a lightly greased baking sheet. Bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes.
Cream Cheese Frills: Combine butter and vanilla. Add flour, salt and oats and mix well. Add cream cheese and mix until smooth. Wrap in plastic wrap and chill a minimum of 2 hours.
To bake, roll dough out on a lightly floured board to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut into 3-inch circles using a cookie or biscuit cutter. Spoon about 1/2 teaspoon apricot preserves into the center of each circle. Using your finger, slightly moisten the edge of the circle. Fold over and press edges to seal. Bake at 425 on an ungreased baking sheet for 10 to 12 minutes.
Crescents: Cream butter. Gradually add powdered sugar, beating well. Gradually add flour mixing well. Add water and vanilla. Stir in chopped pecans. Chill dough a minimum of 2 hours.
To bake: Break of dough by heaping teaspoonfuls and shape into 2-inch crescent shapes. Place cookies on a lightly greased cookie sheet. Bake at 325 for 17 to 18 minutes. Dust with powdered sugar after cooling.
Pecan Tassies: Combine flour, cream cheese and 1/2 plus 6 T butter, cutting cream cheese and butter into flour. Wrap in plastic wrap and chill a minimum of two hours.
To bake, break off pieces of dough and press into miniature tart pans.
Filling: Combine light brown sugar, chopped pecans, eggs, 2 T butter, vanilla and salt, mixing well. Fill tart shells 3/4 full. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes.

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Reviews

This sounds so much like my cookie marathon with different recipes though I will be trying some of yours. I bake for 3 to 4 days from 8 in the morning to sometimes 2 the next morning. Get a few hours sleep then back at it. I make up about 12 boxes of assorted sizes. I give to our police department, the main fire station (delivered on Christmas day) neighbors, friends, relatives, 2 of our favorite restaraunts, 2 of my doctors offices etc. I bake about 14 kinds of cookies, 8 to 10 dozen of each kind. The cookie monsters in my family manage to get their fair share before I give them out. This is my time to shine as it is yours. P.S During baking nobody dares to walk into the kitchen without my permission :-))))))).

Mommatweetie
The cream cheese frills kind of fell apart for me. The other cookie recipes were excellent. I greatly appreciated having this all written out in one spot. I will definitely be using these again next year.

Carol Mills

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TPubmgjbd

United States

I just love to cook, that's about it. I like trying new recipes for the same thing until I find the ultimate, absolutely best recipe there is for it. Fortunately, I have lots of friends and co-workers who are more than happy to sample for me.

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