Top 10 Edible Gift Recipes
Who doesn't want homemade treats?
1. Italian Cookies (Baci di Dama).
Ingredients for Italian Cookies (Baci di Dama):
FOR COOKIES:
2 cups (8 1/2 oz) Hazelnuts
1 cup All-purpose flour
⅔ cup Granulated sugar
4 tbsp Cornstarch
¼ tsp Salt
5 oz Unsalted butter
2 tsp Vanilla extractFOR THE BACI DI DAMA CHOCOLATE FILLING:
1 cup Semi-sweet chocolate
2. Ukrainian Scuffles
Ingredients for Ukrainian Scuffles:
FOR THE DOUGH:
1 tbsp Active dry yeast
¼ cup Water
3 cups All-purpose flour
½ tsp Salt
3 tbsp Sugar
1 cup Butter
½ cup Milk
2 EggsFOR ROLLING:
1 cup Sugar
1 ½ tbsp Cinnamon
3. Spiced Christmas Tree Brownies
Ingredients for Spiced Christmas Tree Brownies:
FOR BROWNIES:
150 g Dark chocolate
150 g Unsalted butter
3 Large eggs
125 g Caster sugar
1 tsp Vanilla extract
1 Clementine
3 tbsp Port
¼ tsp Cinnamon
a good pinch of Ground cloves
several gratings Nutmeg
100 g All-purpose flour
¼ tsp Baking powderTO DECORATE:
75 g Powdered sugar
1-2 tbsp Gold and silver star sprinkles
12 Cadbury chocolate fingers
4. The Perfect Newfoundland Snowballs
Ingredients for The Perfect Newfoundland Snowballs:
3 cups Sugar
1/3 cup Unsalted butter
1 cup Milk
3 cups Rolled oats
1 cup Shredded coconut
12 tbsp Cocoa powder
1½ cups Shredded coconut
5. Coffee Meringues
Ingredients for Coffee Meringues:
4 Egg whites
¼ tsp Salt
1 cup Sugar
3 tbsp Coffee
1 tsp Vanilla extract
6. Spiced Chocolate Shortbread Buttons
Ingredients for Spiced Chocolate Shortbread Buttons:
¾ cup Salted butter
1 cup Sugar
1 Large eggs
1 tsp Vanilla extract
1½ cups All-purpose flour
¾ cup Cocoa powder
1 tsp Baking powder
½ tsp Cinnamon
½ tsp Cayenne pepper
7. Star Anise Cookies
Ingredients for Star Anise Cookies:
FOR THE COOKIE:
2 cups All-purpose flour
1 cup Butter
½ cup Confectioners’ sugar
1 tsp Ground star anise
1 tsp Star anise extractFOR THE ICING:
2 cups Confectioners’ sugar
3 tsp Star anise extract
2 tbsp Milk
¼ cup Silver dragees
8. Candied Ginger
Ingredients for Candied Ginger:
6 cups Fresh ginger
6 cups Water
4 cups Granulated sugar
1 cup Cane sugar
9. Walnut Bliss Balls with Chia, Coconut and Carob
Ingredients for Walnut Bliss Balls with Chia, Coconut and Carob:
FOR THE BALLS:
1 cup Walnuts
½ cup Oats
1½ cups Dates
2 tbsp Carob powder
1 dash Salt
½ tsp Vanilla extractFOR THE COATINGS:
1 tbsp Coconut flakes
1 tbsp Carob powder
1 tbsp Chia seeds
10. Mincemeat Cookies
Ingredients for Mincemeat Cookies:
1 cup Shortening
1 1/2 cups Sugar
1/2 tsp Vanilla extract
3 Eggs
3 1/4 cups All-purpose flour
1/4 tsp Salt
1 tsp Baking soda
1 cup Walnuts
1 1/2 cups Mincemeat