Holiday Sweets Round-Up! {linky}

Trying something new this weekend! So many Christmas parties and gatherings, I could use all the help possible with deciding what to bring! I've partnered up with Ground Beef Budget Cooking and More and Noshing with the Nolands to participate in the fun! Please visit their pages with sweets and show them some blog-love! =)

Quick Eggnog Pie

Red Velvet White Chocolate Chip Cookies

Rocky Road Chocolate

So now help us out with some delicious dishes! 

This is a blog hop! Link up your "sweets" recipes! Please limit to only 3, thanks!

Christmas Cookies Review

2011 CHRISTMAS COOKIES REVIEW

Here are a few of the cookies I made last year. I did a "25 Days of Christmas Sweets"...so every day. For 25 days. I'm not going to do that again...it was a LOT of work.

But here, enjoy them again this year!

  

  

  

FBF: Eggnog Pretzels

What a perfect Flash-Back this week since publishing the Quick Eggnog Pie!

FLASH-BACK FRIDAY

EGGNOG PRETZELS "KRINGA"

click on image to see full post from 12/7/2011

Guilty Pleasures: Quick Eggnog Pie

I was given the pleasure to review a wonderful cookbook called "Guilty Pleasures" by Gwen McKee and Barbara Mosely. I was like "ohhh time to bring out the fat pants"! There are so many fantastic recipes ranging from cakes to pies to breakfast sweets and anything in between for any occasion that you might want to have a sweet. Recipes are well written, easy to follow and you know that when you make one of them in the book, that it has been perfected.

I choose an easier recipe to start out. This pie has a very rich flavor, absolutely amazing. However, if you don't like eggnog, you will NOT like this pie. I used rum instead of vanilla flavoring and it added another level of flavor, almost a kick. A small piece was definitely enough!

QUICK EGGNOG PIE

1 envelope unflavored gelatin
3 tblsp cold water
2 cups commercially prepared eggnog
1 cup heavy cream, whipped
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 tsp salt
2 tsp vanilla or rum flavoring [I used rum!]
1 (9-inch) graham cracker pie shell
Nutmeg for garnish

• Soften gelatin in cold water. 
• Warm eggnog over direct low heat. Stir in softened gelatin, and continue heating until completely dissolved. Chill until partially set, then beat until smooth.
• Into stiffly whipped cream, beat sugar, salt and flavoring. 
• Fold into eggnog mixture. Pour into pie shell. 
• Chill 2-4 hours. Garnish with nutmeg. Serves 8.

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#7 Eggnog Pretzels "Kringla"

These have been my favorite so far! I can eat a whole batch!

EGGNOG PRETZELS "KRINGA"

1/2 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp freshly ground nutmeg (1/2 tsp ground nutmeg)
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp ground cardamom (optional)
1 egg
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp rum extract
3 cups flour
3/4 cup dairy eggnog

• In large bowl, beat butter with electric mixer on high speed for 30 seconds. Beat in the sugar, scraping bowl occasionally. Beat in baking powder, baking soda, the 1 tsp fresh nutmeg, salt and cardamom until combined. Beat in the egg, vanilla, and rum extract until combined. Alternately add flour and eggnog, beating after each addition until combined. 
• Divide dough in half. Wrap and chill for 1 to 2 hours.
• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
• Roll pieces into 10 inch ropes, or "worms" as I call it! and twisting into small pretzel shapes.
• Place on an ungreased baking sheet, 2 inches apart. Bake for 5 minutes or until the ropes turn a light brown. Transfer to wire rack, cool completely. 
• Drizzle with eggnog icing (below) and sprinkle with additional nutmeg (optional).

EGGNOG ICING: In small bowl, stir together 1 cup powdered sugar, 1/8 cup dairy eggnog, and 1/8 tsp rum extract until smooth. Stir in additional eggnog 1/2 tsp at a time to make into drizzling consistency.

If YOU have a Christmas Sweet recipe, let me know! I would love some help with these 25 days--and make you a full feature!