December/Holidays 2011 Baking Challenge!

**greekislandgirl** · 12-13-2011, 11:51 AM

1. Blueberry Cornmuffins
2. White chocolate, Geranium, & Almond Muffins
3. Cinnamon-Raisin Muffins
4. Tri-color Chocolate Stars
5. Sugar Cookies with Royal Icing
6. Grissini (Italian crispy breadsticks)
7. Truffles (dark chocolate mandarin, dark chocolate mint, dark chocolate & chestnut creme, and Oreo balls)
8. Greek cheese-phyllo triangles

If you're getting sick of me, I promise to stop this silliness after Saturday. That's our Christmas party and I am probably not going to want to set foot in the kitchen for a few weeks afterwards!

**pinetree** · 12-13-2011, 12:47 PM

you really are on a roll. The only thing I have done is cover some pretzels with almond bark, I really don't consider that baking. I really to get at it or I won't have anything!

**brenda67** · 12-13-2011, 03:27 PM

Originally Posted by greekislandgirl

Does it count if I make homemade chocolates? I'm in the process of making chocolates. I've made the chocolate, now I"m just waiting for it to harden, and then I'll cut it out with cookie cutters. I'm so crazy proud of how AWESOME my chocolate looks, that I HAVE to show it to you guys and brag about it.... (and yes, there was too much spoon licking going on, I think I'll be skipping dinner tonight!!)

Step 1: melt milk, dark, and white chocolate in bain marie (separately).
Step 2: pour onto a baking sheet.
Step 3: make it beautiful!!
(Step 4: stamp out shapes with cookie cutters, it has to dry first, I'm sure they're going to be awesome though!!)

This is going to go on the dessert buffet and in the gift bags for our Christmas party next Saturday

and because I couldn't leave well enough alone...

and just to make you drool...

Absolutely amazing how pretty it looks ..I bet it's delicious! You know you are very talented & gifted in this area have you thought about maybe selling your goods? I bet you would makeout very well. ..HUGS..

**greekislandgirl** · 12-13-2011, 05:04 PM

I'm DONE for the day... adding two MORE things to the list!! But I think this is almost the end of the baking. Most everything else for the party falls under "cooking" rather than "baking"!

1. Blueberry Cornmuffins
2. White chocolate, Geranium, & Almond Muffins
3. Cinnamon-Raisin Muffins
4. Tri-color Chocolate Stars
5. Sugar Cookies with Royal Icing
6. Grissini (Italian crispy breadsticks)
7. Truffles (dark chocolate mandarin, dark chocolate mint, dark chocolate & chestnut creme, and Oreo balls)
8. Greek cheese-phyllo triangles
9. Mint Cheesecake Brownies
10. White Chocolate Lime-Coconut Truffles

**tripleb** · 12-15-2011, 01:48 PM

They look awesome!! Drool, drool~ I'm starving now for chocolate and there is not a piece in site. maybe I can find a substitute! NO Have to be good-I shouldn't have looked at those pictures! LOL

**pinetree** · 12-17-2011, 06:38 PM

ok almost done, the family decided they dont want a bunch of sweets.

made
peanut raisin bran cookies
oatmeal cookies
oreo balls
curry cookies
raspberry bars
choc covered peanut cookies
will try to make fudge tomorrow,
and thats it for the year on sweets.

**greekislandgirl** · 12-18-2011, 12:17 PM

1. Blueberry Cornmuffins
2. White chocolate, Geranium, & Almond Muffins
3. Cinnamon-Raisin Muffins
4. Tri-color Chocolate Stars
5. Sugar Cookies with Royal Icing
6. Grissini (Italian crispy breadsticks)
7. Truffles (dark chocolate mandarin, dark chocolate mint, dark chocolate & chestnut creme, and Oreo balls)
8. Greek cheese-phyllo triangles
9. Mint Cheesecake Brownies
10. White Chocolate Lime-Coconut Truffles
11. Pita bread

And I will not be baking anything else for a while! Even if I don't make 15 for the month, I'm not worried. That was enough!!