More Easy Kids Christmas Recipes

Snow Drop Cookies

Ingredients

1 cup butter
1/2 cup sugar (powdered and sifted)
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 1/2 cups flour (sifted)
1/4 teaspoon Salt
3/4 cup chopped pecans

Directions:

Cream butter and sugar in a large bowl and mix in vanilla.  Sift flour and salt together and add to the sugar mixture.  Gently fold in the chopped pecans.  Shape mixture into golf ball sized balls.  Place on an ungreased cookie sheet and bake for approximately 15 minutes at 350F or until baked through and slightly golden. 

While cookies are baking place a little extra powdered sugar in a bowl.  Once the cookies are done baking roll through the sugar and set aside to cool.

Spiced Apple Muffins

Ingredients:

2 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
2/3 cup brown sugar
2 eggs (beaten)
2/3 cup milk
1/4 cup butter (melted)
1 cup peeled and grated/shredded apple
1/4 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Directions:

In a large bowl sift together the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg.  Mix in brown sugar.  In a separate bowl, combine eggs, milk and butter.  Mix well.  Add egg mixture to flour mixture and mix (do not over mix).  Fold in apples and walnuts (if using).  Spoon batter into lightly greased muffin tin.  Bake in preheated oven at 350F for approximately 20 minutes or until golden and baked through.  Let cool in pan for 5 minutes before removing to wire rack to cool completely.

Stained Glass Cookies

* This recipe is a lot of fun to make with the kids and the cookies look great once they’re baked.  You can use them to decorate the tree or just display them in a nice bowl or of course just eat them!

Ingredients:

3 cups sifted flour
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup butter (melted)
1/3 cup honey
¼ cup water
Bright colored hard candies
Cookie cutters

Directions:

Mix the butter, sugar and honey in a large bowl and add water, mix until smooth.  Combine the salt, baking soda and sifted flour in a large bowl.  Add butter mixture to flour mixture and knead the dough a little with your hands.  Wrap up roll in cling film and place in freezer for approximately 20 to 30 minutes.

While the dough is chilling unwrap a selection of round hard candies and set aside.
Once the dough is ready roll it on a lightly floured surface and cut out shapes using cookie cutters.  Using the tip of a knife cut out a circle in the center of the cookie to approximately fit the hard candy.  If you’re cookie is meant to be an ornament make a hole at the top using a straw.

Bake at 350F for approximately 6 to 8 minutes or until lightly golden, remove from oven and allow to cool for a few minutes.  Place the hard candy in the center of cookie and bake for another minute or so (just until the candy slightly starts to bubble).  Remove from oven and allow to cool completely before displaying or eating.

Super Easy Christmas Swirl Brownies

Ingredients:

1 package cake style brownie mix
1/ teaspoon vanilla extract
1/8 cup cream
1 package of cream cheese
1/3 cup sugar
1 bag M&Ms holiday edition

Directions:

Prepare the brownie mix according to instructions.  Like a 9x13 inch baking pan with parchment paper and then school 2/3 of the batter into the pan.  Place ½ cup of the M&Ms over the brownie batter.  Then spoon the cream cheese mixture over the M&Ms and batter.  And finally scoop the remaining brownie mixture over that.  Using the tip of a knife swirl the mixture for a marbled effect.

Bake for approximately 45 minutes at 350F until baked through but still moist (do not overbake).  Cool before cutting into squares.