white chocolate – Papas Cutting Board

White chocolate, Peanut, and Caramel Candy cookies

Southern Living 2010 Ultimate Christmas cookbook

Jim asked for more of the Brie bites, which I’ve been making this past week by having fun with brie cheese, and a variety of marmalade’s

With the extra Brie cheese, I cut a few wedges and put on cookie sheet near cups. Mixed a bit of pear marmalade with white wine; heated in microwave and poured on top of cheese wedges. Added crushed walnuts on top of wine/pear/cheese wedge. Served with fire roasted Triscuit crackers which was a delicious combo

Southern Living is as always loaded with beautiful photos with fun ideas for decorating – some of the recipes seem to be very involved, but there are many that are appealing enough to want to invest the time.

Today, I made the White chocolate, Peanut, and Caramel Candy cookies on page 117. These took some time but they are chewy and delicious. I froze half the dough balls for later baking. Jim is enjoying them and eating as many as I leave out in sight – that is a compliment because he is so so on cookies. I used Rolos, and believe you can use other candy like snickers, etc.

This is a great way to use up leftover Halloween Candy. Yes, I will make these again. I’m now looking at the White chocolate-dipped oatmeal cranberry cookies on page 148.

Cranberry White Chocolate Cookies

I freeze half this batch for later baking; I drizzle white chocolate baking discs so that I do not need to use the shortening for the top chocolate – which just makes these amazing. Delicious!

I make these every few months to restock the freezer.

Cranberry White Chocolate Cookies

These are delicious with or without the glaze –

1 cup butter, softened

3/4 cup sugar

3/4 cup packed brown sugar

2 eggs

1/3 cup cranberry juice

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

3 cups all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 cups dried cranberries

2 cups vanilla or white chips

Glaze: 2 cups vanilla or white chips 2 tablespoons plus 1 1/2 teaspoons shortening

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, cranberry juice and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Fold in cranberries and vanilla chips. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes or until edges begin to brown (mine baked for 14 minutes). Cool for 2 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool completely.

For glaze, microwave the vanilla chips and shortening at 70% power until melted; stir until smooth. Drizzle over cookies.

Yield about 7 dozen

I used a medium cookie scoop and this made over 54 – Jim was eating them as I baked so I’m not sure how much over the 54 tally.

I froze half of the dough balls for later baking. These are cake like on the inside and slight crunch on the outside.

These were also delicious without the glaze. Delicious and I will make again

Taste of Home Holiday & Celebrations 2008

Cranberry White Chocolate Cookies

1 cup butter, softened

3/4 cup sugar

3/4 cup packed brown sugar

2 eggs

1/3 cup cranberry juice

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

3 cups all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 cups dried cranberries

2 cups vanilla or white chips

Glaze:

2 cups vanilla or white chips

2 tablespoons plus 1 1/2 teaspoons shortening

Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes or until edges begin to brown (mine baked for 14 minutes). Cool for 2 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool completely.

For glaze, microwave the vanilla chips and shortening at 70% power until melted; stir until smooth. Drizzle over cookies.

Yield about 7 dozen

I used a medium cookie scoop and this made over 54 – Jim was eating them as I baked so I’m not sure how much over the 54 tally. I froze half of the dough balls for later baking.

These are cake like on the inside and slight crunch on the outside. These were also delicious without the glaze.

Delicious and I will make again