Wilkolaski - Cookies And Cocktails

Cookies and Cocktails Cookies and Cocktails Inspire your own holiday cookie party! Francine Boecher, Deb Harrison, Melanie Wahlbrink, Ellen Whittington, Sherrie Wilkolaski Cookies and Cocktails by Francine Boecher, Deb Harrison, Melanie Wahlbrink, Ellen Whittington and Sherrie Wilkolaski Copyright 2008 Garnet Press, Self Published MarketingGroup, Inc. Cover design and interior layout by Self Published Marketing Group, Inc. Sherrie Wilkolaski, Editor. Anastatia Ryan, Graphic Designer. Front cover image provided by Magdalena Bujak. Back cover images provided by James Tutor, Chris Hayes, Chuck Olsen, Reya Veltman and Glen Teitell. All Rights Reserved.

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Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: Available upon request. Printed in the United States of America.For the boys... CONTENTS Introduction ........................................................................................................... xxi Francine ................................................................................................................... 2 Snickerdoodles .............................................................................................. 3 Mexican Wedding Cakes ............................................................................. 7 Sponge Candy ............................................................................................... 8 Fruit Cake ...................................................................................................... 9 Danish Puff ................................................................................................. 11 English Toffee ............................................................................................ 12 Deb ........................................................................................................................ 14 Saltine Toffee Bars ..................................................................................... 15 White Chocolate-Dipped Pistachio Logs ............................................... 16 Peanut Butter Butterscotch Rice Krispies .......................................... 17 Sugared Pecans ........................................................................................... 18 Chocolate Peanut Butter Balls ................................................................. 20 Fruit Filled Oatmeal Bars .......................................................................... 21 Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies .................................................. 23 Pecan Logs .................................................................................................. 25 Pecan Crescent Cookies ............................................................................ 26 Sugar Cookies ............................................................................................. 27 Melanie .................................................................................................................. 30 Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies for the Non Cook .......................... 31 Angus Barns Chocolate Chess Pie ...................................................... 33 Jr. 33 Jr.

Mint Brownies .................................................................................... 34 Chocolate Chip Peppermint Cookies ..................................................... 36 Jennie Maes Pumpkin Cookies ............................................................... 38 Low Fat Puffed-Up Chocolate Chip Cookies ....................................... 39 Rich Chocolate Drops ............................................................................... 41 Hazels Apple Pie ....................................................................................... 44 Peanut Butter Oatmeal Rounds ............................................................... 45 Raspberry-Chocolate Bars ........................................................................ 28 Spicy Pumpkin Bread ................................................................................ 29 ix Ellen ......................................................................................................................50 Orange Blossoms .......................................................................................51 Snowflakes ...................................................................................................53 Peanut Pretzel Brittle .................................................................................56 The Best Coffee Cake ................................................................................57 Cranberry Nut Bread .................................................................................58 Peanut Butter and Hershey Kisses Cookies .......................................60 Sherrie ....................................................................................................................62 Christmas Brittle .........................................................................................63 Chocolate Chip Cookies ............................................................................66 Fastnatch ......................................................................................................67 Fantasy Fudge .............................................................................................68 Kris Kringle Cut Outs ...............................................................................70 Cream Puffs .................................................................................................72 Charlie Chaplins .........................................................................................73 Dried Cranberry-Nut Oatmeal Cookies .................................................75 Cocktails ................................................................................................................78 Apple Pie ......................................................................................................79 Blushing Reindeer ......................................................................................81 Candy Cane Martini ...................................................................................83 Christmas Cheer .........................................................................................85 Cosmopolitan ..............................................................................................87 Eggnog .........................................................................................................89 Hot Buttered Rum......................................................................................91 Hot Chocolate & Peppermint Schnapps ................................................93 Jack Frost Martini .......................................................................................95 Mimosa .........................................................................................................97 Pisco Sour ....................................................................................................99 Poinsettia................................................................................................... 101 Pomegranate Martini ............................................................................... 103 Snowball .................................................................................................... 105 x Introduction