Chocolatey Eggnog

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From your friendly Watkins Associate:
Michelle Klimchuk #336326
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4 cups eggnog

1/2 cup chocolate syrup

1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon Watkins Nutmeg

3 teaspoons  Watkins Vanilla Extract

Whipped cream and additional ground nutmeg

In a large saucepan, combine the eggnog, chocolate syrup and nutmeg; heat through over low heat, about 15 minutes (do not boil). Remove from the heat; stir in vanilla.

Pour into mugs. Top with a dollop of whipped cream and sprinkle of nutmeg.Yield: 4 servings.

Holiday Almond-Coconut Lemon Bars

From your friendly Watkins Associate:
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Holiday Almond-Coconut Lemon Bars

1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 cup confectioners' sugar

1/3 cup blanched almonds, toasted

1 teaspoon Watkins Lemon Peel

3/4 cup cold butter, cubed

Filling

3 large eggs

1-1/2 cups sugar

1/2 cup flaked coconut

1/4 cup lemon juice

3 tablespoons all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon Watkins Lemon Peel

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

Confectioners' sugar

In a food processor, combine the flour, confectioners' sugar, almonds and lemon peel; cover and process until nuts are finely chopped. Add butter; pulse just until mixture is crumbly. Press into a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Bake at 350° for 20 minutes.

Meanwhile, in a large bowl, whisk eggs, sugar, coconut, lemon juice, flour, lemon peel and baking powder; pour over the hot crust. Bake until light golden brown, 20-25 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. Dust with confectioners' sugar. Cut into squares. Yield: 2 dozen.

Holiday Honey Cinnamon Roll Cookies

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Holiday Honey Cinnamon Roll Cookies -   From your friendly Watkins Associate:
Michelle Klimchuk #336326
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1 cup butter, softened

1-3/4 cups sugar, divided

3 large egg yolks

1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon honey, divided

1 teaspoon Watkins Vanilla Extract

2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon Watkins Cream of Tartar

1 tablespoon Watkins Cinnamon

8 ounces white baking chocolate, chopped

In a large bowl, cream butter and 1-1/4 cups sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolks, 1 tablespoon honey and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder, salt and cream of tartar; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well.

Shape a heaping tablespoonful of dough into a 6-in. log. In a shallow bowl, combine cinnamon and remaining sugar; roll log in cinnamon-sugar. Loosely coil log into a spiral shape; place on a greased baking sheet. Repeat, placing cookies 1 in. apart. Sprinkle with remaining cinnamon-sugar.

Bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes or until set. Remove to wire racks to cool completely. In a small bowl, melt baking chocolate with remaining honey; stir until smooth. Drizzle over cookies. Let stand until set. Store in an airtight container.Yield: about 2-1/2 dozen.

Holiday Sugar Cookies

Holiday Sugar Cookies-  From your friendly Watkins Associate:
Michelle Klimchuk #336326
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1 cup butter, softened

1 cup confectioners' sugar

1 egg

1-1/2 teaspoons Watkins Almond Extract

1 teaspoon Watkins Vanilla Extract

2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon salt

Frosting

6 tablespoons butter, softened

3 cups confectioners' sugar

1 teaspoon Watkins Vanilla Extract

2 to 4 tablespoons 2% milk

Food coloring of your choice, optional

Colored sugar, edible glitter, nonpareils or frosting of your choice, optional

In a large bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and extracts. Combine flour and salt; add to creamed mixture and mix well. Chill 1-2 hours.

Preheat oven to 375°. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with floured 2-1/2-in. cookie cutters. Place on greased baking sheets. Bake 7-9 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool.

For frosting, in a small bowl, combine butter, sugar, vanilla and enough milk to achieve a spreading consistency. If desired, tint with food coloring. Frost cookies; decorate as desired. Yield: 6-7 dozen.

Chocolate Snowballs

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Michelle Klimchuk #336326
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Chocolate Snowballs

 

3/4 cup butter, softened

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 large egg

2 teaspoons Watkins Vanilla Extract

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts

1 cup (6 ounces) chocolate chips

Confectioners' sugar

Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter, sugar and salt until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Gradually beat in flour. Stir in pecans and chocolate chips.

Shape dough into 1-in. balls; place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake 15-20 minutes or until set and bottoms are lightly browned. Cool on pans 2 minutes.

Roll warm cookies in confectioners' sugar. Cool completely on wire racks. If desired, reroll cookies in confectioners' sugar. Yield: about 4 dozen.

Raspberry & Cinnamon Cream Cheese Coffee Cake

From your friendly Watkins Associate:
Michelle Klimchuk #336326
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Yummy Recipe!

Raspberry & Cinnamon Cream Cheese Coffee Cake

Directions:
CAKE: In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar and cinnamon; cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Remove 1/2 cup (125 mL) of crumbs for topping. To remaining crumb mixture add baking powder, baking soda, salt, sour cream, egg and vanilla extract; blend well. Spread batter over bottom of 8 x 8-inch/20 x 20-cm baking pan.
FILLING: In a small bowl, combine cream cheese, sugar and eggs; blend well. Pour over batter in pan. Carefully spoon preserves evenly over filling. Sprinkle 1 cup of reserved crumbs over preserves. Bake before adding glaze.
OPTIONAL GLAZE: combine powdered sugar, water and vanilla, drizzle on top of coffee cake.
BAKING: Bake at 350ºF/180ºC for 45 to 50 minutes. Serve warm or cold.

Ingredients
CAKE:

• 1 tsp (5 mL) Watkins Purest Ground Cinnamon
• 1 tsp (5 mL) Watkins Baking Vanilla
• 2 1/2 cups (600 mL) flour
• 3/4 cups (180 mL) sugar
• 1 cup (250 mL) (2 sticks) butter, cold
• 1/2 tsp (2.5 mL) baking powder
• 1/2 tsp (2.5 mL) baking soda
• 1/4 tsp (1.2 mL) salt
• 3/4 cup (180 mL) sour cream
• 1 egg

FILLING:

• 1/2 tsp (2.5 mL) Watkins Baking Vanilla
• 1 pkg (8 oz/227 g) cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 cup (60 mL) sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup (125 mL) raspberry preserves

OPTIONAL GLAZE:

• 1/2 tsp (2.5 mL) Watkins Baking Vanilla
• 1 1/2 cup (375 mL) powdered sugar
• 2 tbsp (10 mL) water

Almond Roca

Almond Roca

1 pkg. soda crackers

1 3⁄4 cups brown sugar

2 cups Chocolate chips

1 tsp. Watkins Vanilla Extract

1 tsp. Watkins Caramel Extract

1 cup sliced almonds

1 lb. butter

Spray the bottom of a cookie sheet with Watkins Cooking Spray. Cover with a layer of soda crackers and set aside.

In a saucepan, heat brown sugar and butter. Bring to a rolling boil & then add the extracts. Boil for 4-5 minutes, stirring constantly to avoid burning. Remove from heat and stir in almonds. Pour mixture over cracker base. Bake at 350 degrees F for 5 minutes.

Remove from oven and sprinkle chocolate chips over top. Place back in oven until chips start to melt (10-20 minutes). Let cool, then cut into squares or break in pieces. Freezes well.