Tis the Season for Treats

GodsGladiator · #1 12-15-2009, 08:52 PM

new thread to post your favorite Seasonal treats for the upcoming holidays.

Scotish Shortbread *Christmas treat*

1 cup butter, unsalted, room temperature
1/2 cup sugar
2 cups flour, all-purpose, sifted
sprinkles of your choice(red, green, blue, christmas trees, etc)

Cream butter. Beat sugar in gradually. Mix in flour well. Pat down bottom of 9 by 9 or 9 by 13 inch glass baking dish. ***** all over with fork. Sprinkle with sugar (plain or colored). Refrigerate for at least 1/2 hour. Bake at 375 degrees for five minutes. Reduce temperature to 300 degrees and continue baking for 45 minutes till a light golden brown. Cool slightly and cut into bars. Complete cooling before removing.

general nutritional facts...
http://www.nutritiondata.com/facts/b...roducts/4966/1

HardCory · #2 12-15-2009, 11:56 PM

I can't resist chocolate chip cookies, my biggest downfall, if I'm anywhere near them they will get eaten.

Jinx5000 · #3 12-16-2009, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by HardCory

I can't resist chocolate chip cookies, my biggest downfall, if I'm anywhere near them they will get eaten.

i feel you! every year my mom goes to 2-3 different cookie exchanges where each woman brings 2-3 dozen cookies to share among 6-8 women. my mom comes home with about 30-40 cookies each time. thankfully she's already been to two of them while i've still been at school, but she has one more to go to when i get home.

i'm a sucker for those little mexican wedding cookies that just melt in your mouth, choc. chip with nuts, and peanut brittle

that's why winter is the best season to bulk... crappy food all around = weight gain, cold weather = wear sweatshirts... too bad so cal doesn't really have any seasons... i still use it as an excuse to cheat a little more