Apricot Ginger Chocolate Chip Cookies
Chocolate Fruit-n-Nut Blocks
Butter Nut Candy
Phew.
Holiday Goodies
It was a delicious few days, dreaming about these lovely sweet treats, listing folks to give them away to, wrapping options, ribbons… I think I was in a happy haze all of December.
The cookie recipe came from a lovely book ‘Supernatural Every Day: Well-loved Recipes from My Natural Foods Kitchen’ by Heidi Swanson. This is not your average sweet cookie. It is subtly sweet (molasses, raw sugar), sharply spicy (dried ginger) and rich (dark chocolate). Dried apricots lend a gentle tartness and chewy texture. I rarely roll cookies in sugar but they look lovely, don’t you think?
Chocolate Fruit-n-Nut Blocks sounded like an amazingly simple and delicious recipe. Simple, yes. But I managed to mess up, floundered a little, improvised, finally salvaged it. Follow the directions, really. I have no other wisdom to share. I used dark chocolate (50% cacao) but it was a tad too bitter for me. So I would hesitate to give this to little ones.
Butter Nut Candy is dandy! I purchased a candy thermometer to make this one and I think it was a good decision. I had to ask P to cut the candy up for me after it set. I can see myself making this recipe (and variations) again and again.
Cookies, Candy & Chocolate
