ADSactly Food: Gifts from the Heart, Gifts from the Kitchen - Santa's Cookies
Families are starting to flock together in the Western world in preparation for special times at Christmas; Moms and Grandmas busy in the kitchen preparing all kinds of family favourite treats, not forgetting their secret stash of special Brandy to keep the Christmas cake well sozzled!
We have been showing you how to make gifts that come straight from the heart, made in your own kitchen.
No meaningless mass-produced expensive gifts this year as many countries are going through hardships as many of our Steemians have been telling us; these gifts will save you more than just a penny or two!
Here are the links to the previous parts of this series:
Intro
Oranges and Lemons
Sweet Indulgences
Boozy Fruity Flavourburst
We will be baking last minute cookies for Santa today - Nutty Shortbread and Choc Oat Crunchie Cookies.
Christmas just ain't the same without buttery nutty Shortbread not so?
These are simply irresistible; nutty and crunchy and very crumbly, so those who dare to pinch one or two are easily caught out as it leaves a trail as far as they go!
NUTTY SHORTBREAD
- 1125ml (4 1/2 cups) Cake Flour
- 250ml (1 cup) Cornflour
- 250ml Castor Sugar
- 2ml Salt
- 100 gram Walnuts/ Pecan/ Macadamia Nuts - roughly chopped
- 500 gram Butter - at room temperature
Sift dry ingredients together, add nuts & butter and knead to a soft dough
Press into buttered pan, prick all over with a fork and score into fingers
Bake at 150C for 45 min till a light straw colour
Cut into fingers while hot, leave to cool before removing from pan, cool further on wire cake racks
Store in sealed containers till ready for packaging
Pack into cellophane bags and place in a pretty tea cup, coffee mug or a pretty ceramic bowl as a gift
Now that our Shortbread is all done and literally dusted, we will be making Grandma's crisp Choc Oat Crunchie Cookies, filled with the goodness of rolled Oats and Coconut. These really are super easy and bake so fast that you will be in and out of the oven at the speed of lightning!
CHOC OAT CRUNCHIE COOKIES
- 250 gram Butter
- 2 Tbsp Golden Syrup
- 3 Tbsp Water
- 500ml (2 cups) Sugar
- 10ml Baking Soda
- 1 Egg - beaten
- 500ml Cake Flour
- 500ml Rolled Oats
- 500ml Coconut flakes
- 125ml Sunflower Seeds - optional
- 100 gram Baking Chocolate
Melt together first 4 ingredients, add Soda and mix well
Add egg and mix well
In a large bowl, combine flour, oats and coconut, make a well in the centre
Pour melted mixture in and mix to a softish dough - leave to rest for about half an hour if too soft
Form small balls, place in pan, well apart as they spread, and flatten with fingertips
Bake at 180C for 8-10 min till golden brown
Carefully remove from pans and cool on wire cake racks
Drizzle with melted chocolate, cool completely before packing into airtight containers
Pack into clear containers and add a few festive touches to the packaging
One last look for all our busy people:
And so we've come to the end of our series; hope you've found inspiration here with Gifts from the Heart, Gifts from the Kitchen.
Please tell us about what you make in your country as a special treat.
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO EVERYONE CELEBRATING THIS SEASON
WISHING YOU AND YOURS A VERY BLESSED HOLIDAY!
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These two desserts, @lizelle, with which you close your Christmas series, are very appetizing. The first one would be difficult to make at the moment in our country (Venezuela) because the nuts (and even the nutmeg) are almost prohibitive because of their prices, or simply not available; I ate it once, and it's a pleasure. The second dessert, oatmeal, is more accessible. I have tried it in a less elaborate way, and it is very tasty; more with your exquisite recipe.
Thank you for sharing these delights during this time. I also wish you much happiness. Merry Christmas!
Thank you for your kind words and wonderful wishes! The shortbread usually is made without nuts, I just added it as a little luxury.
My heart really goes out to you and the people of your country!
Wishing you and yours a blessed Christmas.
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All very delicious! Visually beautiful. I love these little gift ideas. In Venezuela we make to celebrate Christmas and to share a Christmas dinner with plenty of food, especially a cornmeal cake with meat filling called "hallaca". It is filled with pork, chicken or beef, olives, prunes, capers, eggs, seasoned with oregano. It is a odorous and delicious delicacy. These "hallacas" can be shared with neighbors and friends. I love Christmas because it is shared, even if it is only a little bit, because if it is given with love, it is given a fortune. Thank you for these great ideas, @lizelle
Ah that sounds lovely @nancybriti! I've never heard of a dish like that, must be delicious. You're so right, giving something with love means a whole lot more than expensive gifts; in fact those are actually priceless not so! Thank you for always visiting here in the ADSactly kitchen:)
@lizelle, All these stuff is a sign of one thing and that is, times are about to turn Abundant and Delicious. Stay blessed.
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Thank you for popping in with such a positive message @chireerocks, blessings to you as well!
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I feel like there is ENTIRELY too much YUM in this post. I wanna upvote it like 10 times!
Thanks so much for sharing the holiday spirit.
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We prepare special non-veg lunch ( Mutton Curry, Mati Handi Mutton ) and call our guests. That's a very special treat :)
Mutton Curry is one of my absolute favourites, any curry for that matter @sanjeevm, I'm sure that is a very special gathering for you and your guests:) Thanks for stopping by!
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Looks awesome! Was looking for a few recipes to try over the next week, those choc-oat crunchers made my list!
Those are really yum and so quick! Thank you for popping in @ecoinstar:)
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