Has everyone started their holiday baking yet? What's on your list this year?

Every year I make your Cashew Macadamia squares. I love them!.

Cashew Macadamia Crunch

2 cups (11.5 oz. pkg.) milk or semi-sweet chocolate chips
3/4 cup coarsely chopped salted or unsalted cashews
3/4 cup coarsely chopped salted or unsalted macadamia nuts
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
2 tablespoons light corn syrup

Line 9-inch square pan with foil, extending foil over edges of pan; butter foil (or spray with Pam). Cover bottom of prepared pan with chocolate chips.

Combine cashews, macadamia nuts, butter, sugar and corn syrup in large heavy skillet; cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until butter is melted and sugar is dissolved. Increase heat to medium; cook, stirring constantly, until mixture begins to cling together and turns golden brown.

Pour mixture over chocolate chips in pan, spreading evenly. Cool. Refrigerate until chocolate is firm. Remove from pan; peel off foil. Break into pieces. Store tightly covered in cool, dry place.

Makes about 1- 1/2 pounds of candy.

 
I'm leaving for Florida on the 17th so I started early and froze a bunch. I did

Italian Fig Cookies
Spritz,
Star sandwiches
Mini Fudge Mallows
Maida Heatter's
Christmas Bars
The I don't know what you call them but has the mini p'nut butter cup inside
Black Bottomed Macaroons
Chocolate Krinkles
Gingerbread Reindeer
Chocolate Pretzels
Nutella Snowballs

The darn americolor still hasn't come for the checkerboards so I don't know if I'll even make them.

 
Fruitcake made, ingredients for cookies being gathered.

I will make some cranberry pistachio biscotti, pecan shortbreads, white chocolate macadamia nut cookies and maybe one other.

 
Putting up the tree and making the old favorites, Molassas, Anise and

Sugar Gems from Sandi in Hawaii. Tomorrow I'll be making almond biscotti, buckeyes, chocolate butterscotch fudge and Almond Crunch.

 
My usuals, plus I think I'm going to try the orange slice bars from my childhood

I remember mom making them.

I'd also like to make panforte, but would have to venture across town to find all the stuff.

 
WOW! You have been busy! I still am waiting for a time when my parents are using their smoker to

make your smoked almonds. I often think of them!

 
Just going through the posts... So many of you have been busy! I am still getting over T-giving

 
Underway here with the usual:

Tradition and all.

Dresdener Christstollen
Münchener Zimtsterne
Wiener Vanilliekipferl'n
Springerle
Gefüllte Pfefferkörchenkuchen
Baiser
Spekulatius
Tannenbäumchen
Eierlikörkekse (our snowflake cookies)
Omas Blätterteigringeln
Marzipan-Nougat Plätchen
Christrosen
Nürnberger Elißenlebkuchen
Toll-House Cookies
Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
Walnut Bars
Peanut Butter Cup Cookies
Peppermint Patties with piped decorations (after dinner mints)
Toffee Opera Creams


Fruitcakes were baked last February and have been doused with Bourbon each month since.

Eggnog in the fridge, aged 1 year.

Cordials and Rumtopf from summer fruit in the pantry.

5 trees are decorated. Halls are decked with garlands. The dining room table has been extended with all the leaves for 12 guests, and we are well underway

Christmas Eve dinner this year is the full-Bavarian: Schweinsbraten, Erdapfelknödel'n, Sauerkraut, and all the trimmings.

 
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