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Countdown to Christmas Holiday Baking-Cathedral Windows

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More of a candy than a cookie, slices of colored marshmallows create the "stained glass" in a chocolaty window surrounded by flaked coconut.

Makes about 60

1/4 pound butter or margarine
1 (12-ounce) package semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 (12-ounce) package colored mini marshmallows (about 9 cups)
7 ounces sweetened grated coconut (about 2 cups) 

  Heat butter and chocolate chips in the top of a double boiler over low heat, stirring occasionally, until melted and smooth. Cool slightly. Toss marshmallows and nuts in a large bowl; stir in chocolate. Tear five 9-inch sheets of waxed paper and sprinkle each generously with coconut. Divide dough into fifths and place each fifth on a sheet of waxed paper. Roll tightly into 2-inch diameter logs and refrigerate overnight or until firm. Before serving, unwrap from waxed paper and cut into 1/2" slices.

Countdown to Christmas-Bittersweet Chocolate Truffles

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1/3 cup heavy cream
4 ounces bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped
1/2 cup cocoa powder

Heat the cream almost to a boil. Put the chopped chocolate in a medium bowl, pour the hot cream over it, and whisk gently until the chocolate is completely melted and the mixture is smooth. (Hint: up until this point, this is just a simple ganache). Allow to cool and harden. When ganache is solid enough to manipulate, scoop into 1" balls and roll in cocoa. Yield: Makes about 24 truffles or 2/3 cup of ganache.

Note: Recipe adapted from Fine Cooking Magazine, Winter 2003 issue.

Photo by sassyradish under Creative Commons license.



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Welcome To Happy Place Reviews

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Welcome to Happy Place Reviews , were so glad that you could make it . My name is Lori and I would like to personally welcome you to our little blog home. We are much more than just reviews , there are printables  , recipes, book reviews and so much more . We also on Facebook . On our Facebook page we offer a once month Recipe swap with our members . We are always adding new things  to our pages for you the reader to enjoy. So please wont you join us over there as well . There is even a newsletter filled with all of our recent Giveaways and news .

Countdown to Christmas --Homemade Peanut Butter Cups Recipe

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Homemade Peanut Butter Cups Recipe

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 20 min. + chilling

MAKES: 36 servings

Ingredients

• 1 cup creamy peanut butter, divided
• 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
• 4-1/2 teaspoons butter, softened
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups (12 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips
• 4 milk chocolate candy bars (1.55 ounces each), coarsely chopped
• Colored sprinkles, optional

Directions

1. Combine 1/2 cup peanut butter, confectioners' sugar, butter and salt until smooth.
2. In a microwave, melt chocolate chips, candy bars and remaining peanut butter; stir until smooth.
3. Drop teaspoonful's of chocolate mixture into paper-lined miniature muffin cups. Drop a scant teaspoonful of peanut butter mixture into each cup; top with another teaspoonful of chocolate mixture. If desired, decorate with sprinkles. Refrigerate until set. Store in an airtight container. Yield: 3 dozen

Count Down to Christmas Baking - Sugar Cookies

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Mary's Sugar Cookies

Makes about 60

1 cup butter, softened
1-1/2 cups powdered sugar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cream of tartar                                

granulated sugar
icing for decoration (optional)

Mix together sugar and butter. Add egg, vanilla, and almond extract; mix well. Blend in flour, baking soda and cream of tartar. Cover and chill for 2 to 3 hours. Heat oven to 375 F. Divide dough in half. Roll each half 3/16 inch thick on lightly floured cloth-covered board. Cut into desired shapes; sprinkle with granulated sugar. Place on lightly greased baking sheet. Bake 7 to 8 minutes or until light brown on edges. When cool, decorate with icing, as desired.

Note: Source: This recipe was donated by a reader in 1999. We were later told that this is an old Betty Crocker recipe, and we found it (in slightly altered form) in an out-of-print cookbook called "Betty Crocker's Cooky Book," printed in 1963. A similar recipe is also on Betty Crocker's website.

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Doing some Revamping on my blog , and I need a little input from you the reader!  Just some Random questions  to find out more on what needs more work or what needs to be removed.

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Any and all comments are welcome! It helps me focus  more on what you like to read and  are looking for when you come to my page. My goal for 2017 is to make this a better  and more interesting blog.   I have many more goals  but one at a time. 

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