Posted on March 12, 2010.
Baked goods can become Christmas Gifts Unique Christmas is the gifts. All articles that appear in the New Year can be endowed. What about something simple and makes house? Something like the homemade cookies that can be gifted? This unique look and the recipient will be glad you spent a lot of time to prepare the gifts. The gift is not simply picked up and sent on the shelves. Do you agree with me? Here's an idea.
Christmas brings a lot of surprises and I think of giving my family this year is a new mild treatment. Cookies, candies, fruits and nuts are the usual fare for Christmas, but I decided to cook a new creation, I just read about called TURTLE BROWNIES swirled. I'm sure everyone in my family will enjoy these delights and I know I will. You can use homemade candies as gifts, too.
You'll need to preheat the oven to 325 * and grease a 13x9-inch dish. In a small bowl, add 1 & 1 / 3 cups all purpose flour, ¾ cup Nestle Toll House cocoa powder, ½ tsp teaspoon baking soda, salt ¼ c. tea. In a large bowl, add ¾ cup softened butter, 1 & ½ cup brown sugar, 2 tablespoons Tea extract vanilla and beat until creamy. Slowly add 2 large eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Gradually add flour mixture from small bowl with the cream until mixed batch then add the special ingredients, ¾ cup milk chocolate and Caramel Morsels SWIRLDED and if you like nuts, add ½ cup. Spread in prepared pan dish and sprinkle the remaining Swirled Morsels and other nuts on top. Spread batter into prepared greased pan. Bake for 25-30 minutes until toothpick inserted 2 inches from the edge comes out clean. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Drizzle with caramel sauce before cutting into squares. This recipe makes 20 brownies.
Once TURTLE swirled brownies cool, they can be wrapped individually in colored saran wrap and tied with a ribbon for gift giving. They look really good in a basket with a Christmas towel fabric in colorful brownies. A good complement to donate a cup of coffee would be nice and big and a few packets of hot chocolate.
If this will be a gift for a close personal friend, you can add a video of a classic story of Christmas, a CD of Christmas music, or new-holiday released novel. Depending on the size of the basket, you can add another personal item or two. It may be a small votive candle with a scent of Christmas cookies as sugar, cinnamon, vanilla or a smell that reminds you of the holidays. Another could be a small box of holiday cards.
A favorite snack of Christmas is elegantly in a pretty basket or box can be a very well received, loved sentimental present that will long be remembered. After baking and packaging swirled TURTLE BROWNIE, be sure to think of the interests of your recipient and try to choose small, unique items to add to the striking gift basket. You can use a wide piece of tape on the edges to wrap around the basket and tie loosely to give a final touch. Nothing is more appreciated when it is received as thoughtful, handmade gift with personal items. A sweet surprise at the bakery is a new recipe is sure to be a success for those who love sweets. Christmas sweets just seem to just scream, "Take me for holidays and make" everybody happy.
Application of mind can help us create new things that will spread much joy during the festive period. The care we take in selecting the gift is always appreciated and valued.
