Some friends and i are getting together tonight to make snacks, candy, and the like for gift baskets. What are some good things to make that people like to eat, or if you were gitting a homemade giftbasket what would you want it to have in it. I was trying to do somthing more original then checks mix

12/20/2007 9:34:09 AM

cheese straws

12/20/2007 9:38:37 AM

steak

12/20/2007 9:40:24 AM

chocolate cake or brownies

12/20/2007 9:43:54 AM

mother fucking gingerbread men

12/20/2007 9:44:02 AM

yeah because the mother fucking ones taste better than the father fucking ones

12/20/2007 9:45:00 AM

Peanut clusters
Chocolate covered pretzels
Peanut butter balls
Fudge (fucking gross, but all the fatties seem to like it)
Chex Mix
Turtles

12/20/2007 9:46:40 AM

GINGER CRACKLES
my mom has made these for forever. they're REALLY good and addicting. i have the recipe at home which i'll check at lunch, but this one i found online sounds pretty close.

3/4 cup vegetable shortening
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1/4 cup molasses
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 t. cinnamon
2 t. baking soda
1/4 t. salt
2 t. ground ginger
2-4 T. sugar for rolling

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Cream together shortening and sugar. Beat in egg and molasses. In a separate bowl, combine all dry ingredients (sift them all together) and then add to wet mixture. Chill in refrigerator for 1 hour (makes it easier and less messy to roll into balls). Shape into 1" balls and roll in sugar. Place 2" apart on greased cookie sheets. Bake for 11-13 minutes. Do not overcook.

the dough is tough as hell and you'll have to use your hands and a lot of arm strength to get it mixed well. it's worth it though.

12/20/2007 9:47:10 AM

sugar cookies or a variety of cookies. lindt truffles.

12/20/2007 9:47:44 AM

im making, not buying

12/20/2007 9:49:10 AM

Fudge - Big lots has this fudge kit thing for $3 and you just add butter. I almost got it to give some to my parents, but my mom makes fudge so I bet they already have some.

Peanut butter cookies, then put a hershey kiss on top so it half melts into the cookie. Those are GOOD.

You can make home made hot cocoa mix too. Buy Dutch style cocoa powder to put in it and it'll be much better than regular cocoa. The Hershey brand is called something stupid like "special dark" instead of Dutch style cocoa powder FYI.

12/20/2007 9:49:28 AM

get some nuts and roast them in the oven with some spices on them. you can make them sweet or savory. i don't have any recipes though, i just like to eat them when i get them....

12/20/2007 9:50:18 AM

wow. if i got any of these things i would puke, or just think you were a lowsy friend

chocolate cake or brownies ftw

12/20/2007 9:52:15 AM

My mom makes the fuck out of some holiday candy, here are a few more I just remembered:

Peanut butter cups
Snickerdoodles
Peppermint bark
Cordial/chocolate cherries
Those weird wreath cookie things that I don't like
Reindeer poop (old roommate, not mom, but still wicked tasty)

12/20/2007 9:53:33 AM

Spiced pecans FTMFW.

Sam's club has nuts cheap, around $11 for 3lbs so if you're going to be cooking try to find someone with a card.

12/20/2007 9:53:41 AM

^^ now we are talking

[Edited on December 20, 2007 at 9:54 AM. Reason : ^^]

12/20/2007 9:53:53 AM

chocolate cake is not a good idea for a gift basket i think. if you put any frosting on it, and you wrap it up for a gift basket, it will get all messed up and messy and ugly.

12/20/2007 9:54:35 AM

Jelly roll could work though.

12/20/2007 9:56:21 AM

plastic wrap.


bitch.

you don't deserve chocolate cake anyway

12/20/2007 9:57:58 AM

plastic wrap on the cake with frosting? all the frosting will come off on the plastic wrap.

the jelly roll is a good idea though.

12/20/2007 9:59:23 AM

if somebody gave me some spiced nuts i'd be like, take your fucking nuts back where you came from





spic

12/20/2007 9:59:30 AM

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"spiced nuts......spic"

ya lost me

12/20/2007 10:00:06 AM

12/20/2007 10:00:48 AM

You've obviously never had a yule log.

http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/3049/yule-chocolate-log.jsp

12/20/2007 10:02:11 AM

if you are making a gift basket, you want to make the things in it look cute...you wouldn't put the stuff in a tupperware.

yes i've had a yule log.

[Edited on December 20, 2007 at 10:03 AM. Reason : -]

12/20/2007 10:02:34 AM

^^^
that would look good in a basket


what's so good about chocolate cake, anyway?

brownies maybe, but cake?

cake is for tables, not baskets

[Edited on December 20, 2007 at 10:05 AM. Reason : ^]

12/20/2007 10:04:54 AM

12/20/2007 10:06:44 AM

No, it's Rat that hasn't had yule log.

Get some cheap plastic wrap (so it doesn't stick to itself very well) and tie it at the top with ribbon.

Also, silicone sheets for your cookies. Suckers pop right off, instead of having to try to scrape them off and hope you don't ruin them. A must have for delicate flourless cookies and meringues.

Yes, I had to spend WAY too many Christmases helping my mom bake.

12/20/2007 10:08:21 AM

toffee bars.... super easy.

12/20/2007 10:13:15 AM

i second se7entythree..... i LOVE those cookies!!!

12/20/2007 10:22:27 AM

more savory, less sweet

12/20/2007 10:23:46 AM

I'm adding this to my topics. This is tasty.

What about a sweetbread?

12/20/2007 10:37:14 AM

Homemade brittle (peanut, almond, cashew, etc..)
Fudge
Homemade truffles
Meringue cookies


im gonna make some truffles today, i think

12/20/2007 10:40:08 AM

chocolate covered peanut butter Ritz cracker sandwiches, ftw




:drool:

12/20/2007 10:44:14 AM

This is just the thread I needed! I'm going to make some goodies for my boyfriend's parents and I needed a few more ideas.


White Chocolate Covered Pretzels

INGREDIENTS

* 6 (1 ounce) squares white chocolate
* 1 (15 ounce) package mini twist pretzels
* 1/4 cup red and green candy sprinkles (optional)

DIRECTIONS

1. Melt white chocolate in the top of a double boiler, stirring constantly.
2. Dip pretzel halfway into the white chocolate, completely covering half of the pretzel. Roll in topping if desired, and lay on wax paper.
3. Continue the process until all of the white chocolate is finished. Place in refrigerator for 15 minutes to harden. Store in airtight container.

<3

12/20/2007 10:48:35 AM

lol

wow, so basically girls can't use plastic wrap.

i need to try this log you speak of. srsly. it looks great.

[Edited on December 20, 2007 at 10:55 AM. Reason : link found]

12/20/2007 10:54:43 AM

the baking is finaly over, now the packaging.

By the time this is all said and done ill have spent $100 on baking and packaging shit. Really wasn't much cheaper then presents

12/21/2007 12:50:57 AM

i made a cake for like 3.50 yesterday

12/21/2007 12:51:56 AM

i did chocolate covered pretzels one year. you can even do pretzel rods...those are cute too. i did white, regular, dark, some with sprinkles, some with peppermint etc.

also i don't know if anyone has posted this yet but a really good cookie is:

get the baking chocolate. the kind you can melt. i don't really know the brand
melt it
ritz crackers
put peanut butter in between 2 ritz crackers. dip in melted chocolate. set on wax paper. let harden

very yum

[Edited on December 21, 2007 at 12:53 AM. Reason : oops someone had posted it but...that is how you make them]

12/21/2007 12:53:01 AM

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"chocolate covered peanut butter Ritz cracker sandwiches, ftw"

yes, but try 'em with WHITE chocolate (white almond bark): you'll thank me later
those are delicious, anyway

in my house, we make the following:
peanut brittle
toffee
peanut butter fudge
peanut clusters
peppermint bark
crispy chocolate-covered peanut butter balls (for added shine, we put paraffin wax in the chocolate)

12/21/2007 1:11:13 AM

^ yah we made almost all of the items u listed plus some

12/21/2007 1:12:35 AM

god fucking dammit

[Edited on December 21, 2007 at 1:13 AM. Reason : heffer above me posted when i wanted to be under still furshia]

12/21/2007 1:12:46 AM

These are the shit....

SEVEN - LAYER COOKIE BARS

1/4 lb. butter
1 c. crushed graham crackers
1 c. angel flakes coconut
1 pkg. Nestle chocolate chips (6 oz.)
1 pkg. Nestle butterscotch chips (6 oz.)
1 can sweetened condensed milk, NOT evaporated milk
1 c. walnuts meats, chopped

Melt butter in an 8 1/2 x 11 inch pan. Add layer by layer (do not mix) above ingredients in order listed.

Bake 32 minutes at 350 degrees in an aluminum pan OR 28 minutes at 350 degrees if a glass dish is used. Cut in bars when cool. Time baking carefully.

12/21/2007 1:13:12 AM

chocolate chip cookies is my crack

12/21/2007 1:14:34 AM

^^my mom used to make those for me EVERY week when i was in elementary school. God my mom was the most bestest awsome ever!

12/21/2007 1:17:46 AM

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"peanut brittle toffee peanut butter fudge peanut clusters peppermint bark crispy chocolate-covered peanut butter balls (for added shine, we put paraffin wax in the chocolate)"

How about doing something NOT peanut themed...

12/21/2007 1:18:34 AM

allergic? what about blondie's do those have peanuts? brownies are always good (without peanuts).

lace cookies are really good but i have NO clue how to make them. and peacan balls. mmmmmm. AND cheese straws yum

12/21/2007 1:21:03 AM

Blondies are just brownies without chocolate....so no. no peanuts


ok, and i didnt read thoroughly this at first...

Quote :

"(for added shine, we put paraffin wax in the chocolate)""

WHAT THE HOLY FUCK?!?!? You fucking added WAX to chocolate?!?!


If you want shine, add a little butter and corn syrup.

DO NOT FUCKING EVER ADD WAX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

12/21/2007 1:23:51 AM

dude, it's edible

do some google searches if you need proof

[Edited on December 21, 2007 at 1:27 AM. Reason : it's a common chocolate and preservatives additive]

12/21/2007 1:25:55 AM

Yes im aware that there are plenty of goddamn morons out there who think adding wax to chocolate is acceptable.


THEY ARE ALL WRONG!!!!

It doesnt matter if parafin wax is edible or not. You're still fucking adding WAX to chocolate!!

Im sorry if my reaction seems strong, but this fucking violates every single principle i believe in in my line of work. Wax NEVER has any place whatsoever in food.

Quote :

"it's a common chocolate and preservatives additive]"

Which is precisely why american chocolate is so incredibly inferior to the rest of the worlds chocolate.

[Edited on December 21, 2007 at 1:32 AM. Reason : ]

12/21/2007 1:27:26 AM