Easy Christmas Recipes For Kids

Whether you are using your new kitchen gadget to stuff and truss the turkey, or planning to bake and decor Christmas cookies, Christmas is the perfect time to involve your kids with your cooking tasks. Involving your kids not just provides a sense of learning and responsibility, it will also offer some fun time together, whose memories your little ones will cherish for years to come. Christmas is the time for merriment. The family gathers to celebrate the joy and festivity, which prevails all around during Christmas. What else can be a better way to have some fun during Christmas holidays, than to have some delicacies prepared by your kids? It is certainly an exciting thought and the feeling will definitely be overwhelming. There are plenty of Christmas recipes that are easy to prepare and require less effort and thus are suitable for children. Read further to find some easy and fun kids' recipes for Christmas.

Christmas Recipes For Kids

Oats Christmas Trees Recipe

Ingredients

• 3 cups oats.
• 3 cups marshmallows.
• Green food coloring.
• 3tbsp butter.
• Canola spray.
• Mini M&M's (red and green for decoration).
• Jaffas.

Method

• Add marshmallows and butter in a microwave safe bowl and microwave for 40 seconds on high.
• Mix the ingredients well with a spoon.
• Add food coloring.
• Now add oats into the marshmallow mixture and stir well.
• Allow the mixture to cool until it becomes tacky.
• Cover a tray with baking paper and spray canola on your hands.
• Mold the oats mixture into cones.
• Place them on to the tray and refrigerate for 20-minutes so that they become firm.
• Take the tray out of the refrigerator and embellish the cones with M&M's and place a Jaffa on the top of each.

Christmas Cupcakes

Ingredients

• 3 cups self-rising flour.
• 125g butter.
• 4 eggs.
• 2 cups sugar.
• 1 cup milk.
• 60g butter.
• 1tsp vanilla essence
• 2 cups icing sugar

Method

• Preheat the oven to 180°C.
• Beat the butter and sugar using a stand mixer or hand-held electric beater until the mixture becomes smooth and fluffy.
• Add one egg at a time and mix well.
• Add vanilla essence to the mixture and keep mixing.
• Stop the mixer and add half the flour and half cup milk in the bowl. Blend the mixture until thoroughly combined.
• Repeat the same procedure with remaining flour and milk.
• Fill 2/3rd of each paper case and bake for 12-15 minutes.
• For icing, mix cream butter and icing sugar until you get a mixture of thick, spreadable consistency. Add water if it is too thick.
• Spread this icing over the cupcakes and decorate with sprinkles or any other fancy toppings.

Christmas Pudding

Ingredients

• 12 ice-cream candy sticks or skewers.
• 1 pudding, warmed.
• 2 cups toasted frayed coconut.
• 1 block white cooking chocolate, melted.

Method

• • Cover a tray with baking paper.
• • Roll pudding into balls and place it on the tray.
• • Place skewers or sticks in each pudding ball.
• • Dip each pudding ball in white chocolate and roll in shredded coconut.
• • Refrigerate it until the chocolate hardens.

Honeycomb Recipe

Ingredients

• 2tsp bicarbonate soda.
• 1 cup white sugar.
• 3tbsp water.
• ¼ cup golden syrup.

Method

• Grease a tin with butter and set it aside.
• Place the saucepan over medium heat, add golden syrup, sugar and water and heat until the sugar is completely dissolved.
• Bring the syrup to boil and simmer for 4-5 minutes.
• Bring the slice tin close to the stove and remove the saucepan from the heat.
• Immediately, mix bicarbonate soda to the syrup. It will fizz triple its size.
• Pour the hot mixture into the slice tin right away and allow it to cool down.
• After the mix cools down, slice it with a sharp knife into bite-sized squares, so that it becomes easy to break into pieces, when it is completely set.
• Store in an airtight container.

Whatever you cook this Christmas, make sure you involve your kids too. It will be fun watching your kids cooking their favorite foods for this Christmas.

Creative Christmas Recipes

Remember walking into your grandmother's house with a delicious scent of mince pies, turkey, casseroles and puddings wafting in the air? Sure they may sound like the safest options to re-create in your own kitchen during Christmas, but your children or your guests may look for something new or 'out-of-the-ordinary'. Something that entices the senses, tickles the taste buds and still locks and carries the good spirit of Christmas with it. It might only seem fitting to not re-do or modify traditional dishes, but who said you cannot create novel ones of your own? After all, Christmas is all about good times, good cheer, goodwill and great food! You can go that extra mile and add a little bit of dynamism, originality and flavor on the palate. Take a look at a few novelties that you can whip up in your kitchen with a little inspiration from this article and pool it with some inventive ideas of your own! 

Different Foods For Christmas

Snowman Cookies 
Who said chocolate chip or raisin cookies were boring? You can either lay the brown blanket over a tray while presenting it to your guests with Christmas tea, or you could actually put in some effort and whip up a cream cheese or butter cream paste to spread over the cookies. Once this is done, you can add a few gems or raisins to make it look like a snowman. Set it in the freezer, dish it out at tea and watch the tasty magic unfold! 

Christmas Cupcakes 
If baking is your forte then you have no reason to not experiment with cupcakes! They are the most versatile form of desserts and only take a few minutes to prepare. Be a little creative and opt for a red velvet, chocolate, mint or banana base and look for ways to make it visually appealing. If you are creative, try making Christmas figures, gifts, mini-Santa's or reindeers on your cupcakes with a bit of gum paste. These will steal the show and is sure to make you very popular with the children. 

Gingerbread Houses 
It would be unfair not to bake a traditional Gingerbread house during Christmas. If you have already been making it every year, look for ways to make it more creative this year. You could pin marshmallows, fruits or make a chocolate coating with jellybeans all over the house for a delicious, visual effect. 

Mrs. Claus's Pizzas 
Yes, you can now convert your ordinary pizza slice into a decorative Christmas tree! To obtain the 'green' effect as the base, opt for a tomato-spinach base with a layer of mozzarella cheese under it. Add your favorite ingredients that resemble the decorations on a Christmas tree and make it look interesting! Take your pick from a wide variety of vegetables, meats and some Salami.

Santa's Pretzels And Wreaths
Children are in for a crunchy surprise with Christmas decorated pretzels and wreaths. You can make a wreath out of edible gum paste and cover it with colorful jelly beans or marshmallows or coat Pretzels with buttercream paste and colorful edible Christmas sprinkles in red, green, blue and white! Lay these out on the table after dinner and watch it being devoured!

Marshmallow Reindeers
Create your own versions of mini Rudolph and get your children to join in! Grab a bunch of marshmallows, dip it in liquid chocolate and let it set in the freezer. Once this is done, stick pieces of pretzels with edible gum to mirror the antlers. The eyes can be made with sprinkles and the famous red nose is left to your imagination! 

Pretzel Martinis
Turn your regular martini into a creative glass of Christmas. You can add a few pretzel sprigs to the martini, or make a concoction of fresh Pretzel juice, combined with your favorite Martini base. This one is a must-do for the adventurous grown-ups!

You need not stick to Christmas to try out these ideas. But, Christmas is a good time to start. After all, it happens only once a year and you have only one chance to impress and showcase your creative, culinary products at the table.

Christmas Mocktails

The festivities of Christmas accompany exchange of gifts, melodious carols, fascinating feasts and vibrant church processions. Apart from all the traditions, Christmas also is the time where everyone seeks a respite from their mundane affairs and looks forward to spending some time with friends and family. Although, many people consume alcohol during yuletide celebrations, there are many teetotalers as well. If you are organizing a party this Christmas, then take into account the preferences of all your guests. Mocktails are drinks that can be cherished by all groups of individuals. Christmas mocktails are among the essentials of every Christmas party and are available in great many flavors as well. Right from mint to splashing soda, you have hundreds of options to pamper the taste buds of your friends and family members. Read this article for some popular Christmas mocktail recipes.

How To Make Mocktails For Christmas

Sparkling Mint Juleps

• 1 cup water (75-100ml).
• I cup caster sugar.
• 1/4th cup of chopped mint leaves.
• 750 ml soda water.

Method

• In a saucepan, add water, mint leaves and sugar and keep on a low heat.
• Keep stirring the mixture until sugar gets completely dissolved.
• Bring the mixture to boil and simmer it for 4-5 minutes.
• Pour the mixture through a sieve in a serving jug and refrigerate for 20 minutes.
• Remove the chilled mixture from the refrigerator. Serve the mocktail with ice cubes for an extra chilling upshot.

Creamy Cherry Smoothie

• Ice cubes.
• 1 litre orange juice.
• 1 cup vanilla yogurt.
• 2 cups pitted cherries.

Method

• Pour all the ingredients in a blender and blend them until you get a consistent mixture.
• Refrigerate the mixture for 10-12 minutes.
• Then transfer the mixture in serving jug or glasses.

Berry And Mint Punch

• 1 litre raspberry & cranberry juice.
• ¼ cup lime juice.
• 1 thinly sliced lime.
• 3 cups soda water.
• ¼ cup lime juice.
• 1 punnet raspberries.
• 1 punnet blueberries.
• 1 cup mint leaves.
• Crushed ice to add before serving.

Method

• Take a large bowl to mix soda water with raspberry & cranberry juice and lime juice.
• Add berries, mint leaves and lime slice for garnishing (optional).
• To serve, fill half of the glass with crushed ice and top it with punch, and stir vigorously.

Pink Lady

• 5-6 ice cubes
• 2tbsp lemon juice
• 1tbsp grenadine
• 1cup milk
• 1tbsp granulated sugar.

Method

• In a mixing bowl, blend all the ingredients until the ice melts completely.
• Immediately, pour the mixture in a glass or serving jug.

Fruit Tingle
Take equal quantities of

• Lime/green cordial
• Orange juice
• Raspberry/red cordial
• Lemonade

Method

• Take crushed ice in a glass or serving jug.
• Take a spoon of each ingredient and pour it in a glass one by one, to separate the layers.
• Your Fruit Tingle is ready to be served.

Flamingo

• 45-50ml pineapple juice.
• 90-100ml cranberry juice.
• 12-15ml lemon juice.
• 45-50ml soda water.

Method

• Add all the juices in a cocktail shaker, along with some ice and shake it well.
• Immediately, pour the mixture in a glass.
• Garnish the mocktail with lime wedges and top it with soda water.

Enjoy this Christmas with these luscious Christmas mocktails. Rest assured, this Christmas is certainly going to be the most cherished Christmas party for your teetotaler guests.

Christmas Bell Recipe

Can you imagine Christmas without a gala feast? There are two things which strike our imagination when we talk about Christmas viz., the Christmas tree and the Christmas feast. Christmas cakes and cookies have become hot favorites among children and adults around the world. People delight over these lip-smacking items during Christmas celebrations. Although there are many varieties of Christmas food, but there is always something special about the homemade Christmas bell delicacies. Its delicacy and tongue-tickling taste does enough to make Christmas celebrations special and memorable. Here, in this article, we bring you a top-notch, easy to make, Christmas bell recipe to be savored during this Christmas. Well then, get ready to prepare this delightful recipe! Try this traditional yet special Christmas bell recipe, which has been prepared year after year, on the holy occasion of Christmas. Go through the below mentioned lines and add sparkle to your Christmas festivities, with this celestial dish.

How To Prepare Christmas Bell

Ingredients

• Edible silver balls
• 300g caster sugar (golden)
• Icing sugar

For Decoration

• Cake boards
• Silver ribbon
• Edible silver balls

Method

• Preheat the oven to 110^°C.
• Take any thin cake board and cut in the shape that fits the size of your baking tray.
• Before you place the cardboard on a baking tray, don't forget to cover it with greaseproof paper.
• In a large mixing bowl, pour all the sugar and add 2 tsp of cold water. Stir it well.
• Take little amount of the sugar from the bowl and stuff the bell shaped mold with it. Press each spoonful of sugar into the mold before adding next spoon of sugar into it. This is important to ensure that sugar molds are firm and are tightly held. Repeat this process for making other bells.
• Pack the golden sugar mixture into the bell molds.
• Turn over these molds and tap them gently onto the cardboard tray.
• Repeat the entire process for making another set of six bells or until you use all the sugar you have mixed earlier.
• Place the covered cardboard tray in the oven and bake it for at least 4-5 minutes. Flip the bells onto other sides and bake for another 2-3 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and set aside, until the bells get cool enough to handle.
• Gently scoop out the middle portion of the bells with a spoon. After you remove the sugar from the center it should resemble a shell, about 1cm thick.
• Next, put two baked bells onto a small cake board, and decorate it by tying with ribbon and pipe to sprinkle some icing sugar on top of it.
• Take two bells and stick bow of ribbon using writing icing sugar.
• Top these bells with edible silver ball.
• Place one set of bells on each cake board.

Voila! Your very own Christmas bells are ready to be tasted, gifted or to be used to decorate your Christmas tree.

Christmas Fruit Bars

The menu of the Christmas feast is full of umpteen numbers of scrumptious items. Ranging from the varieties of traditional and conventional drinks to various new kinds of recipes, one can sought for any kind of item in a Christmas Eve party. The varieties of sweet dishes are also innumerable including varieties of cakes, snacks and desserts. One of these most popular traditional sweet items is the Christmas fruit bars. Extremely scrumptious to taste and easy to make, you would simply love it. If you want to try making this very delicious sweet item, scroll below for the recipe.

Christmas Fruit Bar Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups Flour
• 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
• 1/4 teaspoon Salt
• 1 1/2 cup Rolled Oats
• 1 cup brown Sugar
• 3/4 cup Margarine
• 3/4 cup Fruit Preserves

Method

• Stir dry ingredients together.
• Stir in oats and sugar.
• Cut in butter until crumbly.
• Pat 1/2 crumbs in 11 x 7 pan.
• Spread with preserves, top with crumbs.
• Bake 375 Degree Fahrenheit for 35 minutes.

Note - Makes 2 1/2 dozen.

Claus Cranberry Punch

Several kinds of delicacies are prepared in every Christian home on the occasion of Christmas. From umpteen numbers of main course meal items to desserts and from snacks to varieties of mocktails and cocktails, a Christmas feasts includes it all. In case you also want to prepare something scrumptious yet easy to make item this Christmas, we have exclusively brought for you the recipe of Claus Cranberry Punch. A wonderful drink made up of cranberries, sugar, water, cherries and lemon, Claus Cranberry Punch is extremely delicious and hardly takes few minutes to be ready to serve. Here is the recipe of the same.

Claus Cranberry Punch Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 cups Cranberries
• 2 cups Water
• 1 cup Sugar
• 3 Lemons
• 1 quarter Gingerale
• Red and Green Cherries

Method

• Cook to pulp, then strain.
• When cooled, add the following: Juice of 3 lemons, Juice of 1 lime, 1 quarter Gingerale.
• Add red and green cherries.

Note - Serves 6 - 8

Christmas Fudge

Christmas is celebrated with immense zeal and enthusiasm in every Christian family of the world. Partying and feasting form an important part of the celebrations. On the occasion of Christmas, umpteen numbers of delicious delicacies are prepared in every home. These delicacies may range from main course items to desserts and drinks. Sweet dishes like cakes, bars and fudges are vital items on the Christmas party menu. Christmas Fudge is one of the most popular of all the sweet delicacies on the menu chart. Extremely luscious to taste, the Christmas Fudge is also not very difficult to make. If you also want to try this mouth watering item, here is the recipe.

Ingredients

• 1 cup Sugar
• 1/2 cup Butter
• 1/2 cup Heavy Cream
• 1/8 tbsp Salt
• 2 cups Powdered Sugar
• 1 tbsp Vanilla
• 1/2 cup chopped Red Candied Cherries
• 1/2 cup chopped Green Candied Cherries

Method

• Spray an 8"x8" baking dish with cooking spray.
• In a large saucepan, bring the sugar, butter, cream and salt to a boil over medium heat, stirring frequently.
• Let boil for 5 minutes, stirring constantly.
• Remove from heat and slowly add the powdered sugar and vanilla.
• Keep stirring until smooth and well combined.
• Stir in the cherries until evenly distributed.
• Spoon into baking dish and chill for 1 hour or until firm.
• Cut into squares.
• Store in an airtight container.

Christmas Cake Recipe

The holiday season of Christmas is all about feasting and having a lot of fun with loved ones. On the glorious occasion, people indulge in preparing mouthwatering dishes and relishing on them and when it comes to feasting and relishing, what better can you think of than a scrumptious and luscious cake. Though during the feast on the Christmas Eve, varieties of items ranging from the main course meal to umpteen varieties of cocktails and mocktails are available, one can't simply ignore the traditional Christmas cake. Prepared a day or two before the Christmas day, this cake is generally served along with custard or double cream. Though it takes time and efforts for preparation, the taste of the cake is worth it. If you also want to try it, the recipe is given below.

Christmas Cake Recipe

Ingredients

• 12 oz Plain Flour
• 1 tsp Cinnamon
• 1 tsp Mixed Spice
• A pinch of Salt
• 4 oz Candied Peel
• 4 oz Cherries
• 2 lb Dried fruits
• 4 oz Blanched Almonds
• 4 Eggs
• 4 tbsp Sherry
• 1 Lemon (Finely grated)
• 8 oz Margarine
• 8 oz Sugar,
• 1 tbsp Black treacle

Method

• Sieve together all the dry ingredients.
• Mix the peel, fruit, cherries, chopped almonds and lemon rind.
• Whisk the eggs and sherry together.
• Beat the margarine, sugar and black treacle until soft.
• Add the flour and egg mixtures alternately to the margarine little by little till it has a thick paste consistency.
• Stir in the fruit mixture.
• Put into an 8-9 inch tin, lined with greaseproof paper round the sides and at the bottom.
• Now, tie a double band of brown paper round the outside of the rim, standing well up above the top of it.
• Put in the middle of a hot oven. Bake for 3 1/4-31/2 hours at gas mark 3 for the first 1 1/2 hours, and then decrease to gas mark 2 for the remainder.
• Cool the cake in the tin, then store in an airtight container.
• Can be served hot or cold with custard or double cream respectively

Note - Ensure this cake is made 3 weeks before Christmas.

Chilean Christmas Bread

The first two things that come to mind when thinking of Christmas are 'Christmas feast' and ' Christmas gifts'. Several kinds of scrumptious delicacies are prepared on the occasion of Christmas in every Christian family in order to celebrate the birth of Lord Christ. Right from variety of snacks to umpteen numbers of main course items and great range of desserts, you will get whatever you sought for, in a Christmas Eve party. One of the most popular delicacies prepared on the occasion is the Chilean Christmas Bread. Extremely scrumptious to taste and not very difficult to make, if you also want to try something easy and delicious, here is the recipe of Chilean Christmas Bread.

Chilean Christmas Bread Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 cups SR Flour
• 1 cup Milk
• 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
• 100 grams Cherries
• 1 teaspoon Cognac or Brandy
• 1 cup Plain Flour
• 1 cup Sugar
• 1 cup Sultanas
• 1 cup chopped Almonds
• 1/2 cup Glace Fruit
• 2 Eggs
• 115 grams Butter
• 1 Lemon Rind, grated

Method

• Sift flour.
• Cut butter into pieces.
• Cream butter and sugar, add eggs and mix well.
• Add sultanas and almonds, glace fruit, lemon rind, vanilla, cherries, and cognac to flour.
• Mix well and pour into a buttered mould.
• Bake at 150 Celsius for 1 1/2 hours.

Christmas Pudding

The tradition of serving pudding during the festive season of Christmas dates back to many years. Christmas puddings are traditionally made with a wide variety of dry fruits, including almonds and fruits, including plum. They are steamed for a long time. The sweet dish has a very long shelf life. Some puddings, if made by following the instructions correctly, can be stored for about 1 year. Every time you take out the dessert to offer to your guests, be sure to steam it an hour or two hours before serving it. In this article, we have given a couple of recipes for Christmas pudding.

Christmas Pudding Recipes

Traditional Christmas Pudding

Ingredients

• 1 cup Suet
• 1 cup Currants
• 2 cups Raisins
• 1 cup Sultanas
• 1 cup Mixed Peel
• 6 level tbsp Sugar
• 1 tsp Baking Powder
• 6 heaped tbsp Plain Flour
• 1 tbsp Almonds, blanched and chopped
• Juice and rind of 1 Lemon
• 3 Eggs
• 2 cups Breadcrumbs
• Pinch of salt
• 4-5 tbsp Brandy
• Milk (to mix)

Method

• In a large bowl, stir together all the dry ingredients of the recipe.
• Beat eggs well in a separate bowl. Add the beaten eggs to the mixture, made in the above step, and then stir in brandy and lemon juice.
• If the mixture seems to be too stiff, add a little amount of milk to it. Stir continuously, so that all the ingredients blend well.
• Pour the mixture into three 1 ½ pint pudding basins.
• Cover each pudding basin with greaseproof paper or foil. Now, tie a cloth over the top of the pudding basins, by fastening it around the rim of the basin with a length of the string.
• Take the four corners of the cloth. Now, tie them to make the handle of the pudding basin.
• In a saucepan, steam the puddings for about 8 hours. Another option is to make use of a steamer.
• After the puddings are steamed well, serve them immediately. You can also store them in air tight containers. In case you want to preserve the pudding for later use, steam them 2 to 4 hours before serving.
• Serve the pudding in serving plate, with a teaspoon of brandy poured on it. You may also serve the pudding with Cumberland rum.

Raisin Pudding

Ingredients

• 2 cups Raisins
• 2 cups Brandy
• 1 1⁄2 oz. Candied Fruits (including pitted apricots, cherries, and melon
• 1 1⁄2 oz. Citrus Peel, cut into thin strips
• 5 tbsp cold Beef Suet, diced
• 1 3⁄4 cups day-old Bread Crumbs
• 1 cup Blanched Almond Meal
• 1⁄4 cup Dark Muscovado Sugar
• 3 tbsp All-Purpose Flour
• 2 tbsp Shredded Unsweetened Coconut
• 1⁄2 tsp Lemon Zest, finely grated
• 2 tbsp Peeled Carrot, finely grated
• 1⁄4 tsp Orange Zest, finely grated
• 2 tbsp fresh Orange Juice
• 3⁄4 tsp fresh Lemon Juice
• 1⁄3 cup Guinness stout
• Pinch Ground Cinnamon
• Pinch Nutmeg, freshly grated
• 1 Egg
• 1⁄2 tsp Molasses
• Brandy Butter (optional)
• Whiskey Cream (optional)

Method

• Cut raisins into fine pieces and then put them into brandy for about 1 hour. Drain the almonds and reserve about 1/3 cup of the brandy, for later use.
• Put the soaked raisins, suet, bread crumbs, candied fruits, sugar, coconut, carrots, zests, cinnamon, nutmeg, all-purpose flour and almond meal into a large bowl and mix together well.
• In another bowl, combine molasses and egg. Beat well and then add beer, juices and the reserved brandy into the mixture. Fold in the fruit mixture and stir well.
• Grease two glass bowls with butter and put half the batter into each of them.
• Cover each bowl with buttered paper, and then foil. Secure the foil and buttered paper with twine.
• Transfer the bowl into a wide deep pot. Pour boiling water to the pot in such a way that it reaches 2" up sides of the bowls. Now, cover the pot with a lid and then steam the puddings in an oven that is preheated up to 450 degrees F, for about 4 ½ hours.
• Remove the bowls from the pot and allow them to cool, completely. Store the puddings in a cool, dry and dark place, away from direct sunlight. Every time you take the pudding, steam it by still covering the bowl with foil, for about 1 hour.
• You may serve the pudding with brandy butter.

Christmas Cookies

Making lip smacking delicacies during the festive season of Christmas is a customary seen in every Christian household. Out of all the dishes prepared for the festival, cookies stand out. This is probably because they are the chosen sweets for the festival. Christmas cookies can be prepared in innumerable ways. They have long shelf life, because of the ingredients used in them. If you are looking for easy recipes of cookies for this Christmas, then read the article. Learn how to make a couple of easy Christmas cookies recipes, in the following lines.

Christmas Cookie Recipes

Gingerbread Cookies

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup Molasses
• 1 tsp White Sugar
• 1/2 cup Butter
• 1 1/2 cups All-Purpose Flour
• 1/2 teaspoon Baking Powder
• 1 tsp Ground Ginger
• 1 tsp Cocoa Powder
• 1 pinch Ground Black Pepper
• 1 tsp Ground Clove
• 1 tsp Ground Cinnamon
• 1 pinch Ground Nutmeg
• 1 pinch Cayenne Pepper
• 1 pinch Salt

Method

• In a saucepan, combine butter and molasses. Heat the mixture over medium flame until it begins to boil, while stirring continuously.
• Remove the mixture from the flame and allow it to cool for sometime.
• In a large bowl, mix all-purpose flour, ginger, cocoa powder, sugar, baking powder, clove, cayenne pepper, black pepper, nutmeg and fold in salt. Blend the mixture well.
• Pour the warm molasses-butter mixture into the mixture made in the above step. Stir continuously to form a thick dough.
• Cool the dough in refrigerator for about 10 minutes, until it sets.
• Form small lemon sized balls of the dough, using 2 tablespoons of batter, each time. Now, pat the balls using your finger, to flatten them into the shape of cookies.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Grease a baking sheet with butter and place the cookies on it.
• Bake the cookies in the preheated oven for about 8 minutes.
• Cool the baked cookies in the baking sheet for about 5 minutes, before transferring them to wrack to cool completely.
• Store the cookies in an air-tight container.

Peanut Butter Cookies

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup Peanut Butter
• 1 3/4 cups All-Purpose Flour
• 1/2 cup Packed Brown Sugar
• 1/2 tsp Salt
• 1 tsp Baking Soda
• 1/2 cup Butter, softened
• 1/2 cup White Sugar
• 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
• 1 Egg, beaten
• 2 tbsp Milk

Method

• Sieve all-purpose flour, baking soda and sugar in a bowl and reserve.
• In a bowl, blend sugar, peanut butter, brown sugar and butter together with an egg beater, until it becomes fluffy. Fold in egg, milk and vanilla extract.
• Add the sifted flour mixture to the mixture prepared in the above step. Blend well, to form a dough.
• Shape the dough into small balls. Place the balls in your palm and using your fingers, flatten them to form the shape of cookies.
• Grease a baking sheet with butter.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Bake the cookies in the preheated oven for about 8 minutes.
• Remove the baked cookies from the oven and leave them in the sheet, for about five minutes.
• Transfer the baked cookies to a wrack and then leave them to cool completely.
• Store the peanut butter cookies in an air-tight container.

Christmas Recipes

What is a celebration without a gala feast, especially if you are talking about the Christmas Celebrations? The two things that strike on chords when we listen to the word Christmas are 'Christmas Gifts' and 'Christmas Delicacies'. Christmas cakes and cookies are the hot favorites of all the children around the world. People all over the world relish on these scrumptious items at the Christmas celebrations. Though there are varieties of Christmas special items that are available in the market around Christmas, there is something special about the home made dishes.

Here, we have brought some top-notch, easy to make special Christmas recipes for you to savor the mouthwatering delicacies prepared at home just like those days in the past when we yearned to go to our grannies' lace just to grab a bite of their delightful cakes, snacks and cookies. So get ready to prepare these delightful recipes but remember you will be taking the risk of having kids and adults alike at your house Christmas after Christmas to enjoy those special recipes. Here we are providing some of the traditional and special recipes' that are prepared year after year on the festival of Christmas.

Christmas Cookies

Making lip smacking delicacies during the festive season of Christmas is a customary seen in every Christian household. Out of all the dishes prepared for the festival, cookies stand out. This is probably because they are the chosen sweets for the festival. Christmas cookies can be prepared in innumerable ways. 

Christmas Pudding

The tradition of serving pudding during the festive season of Christmas dates back to many years. Christmas puddings are traditionally made with a wide variety of dry fruits, including almonds and fruits, including plum. They are steamed for a long time. The sweet dish has a very long shelf life. Some puddings, if made by following the instructions correctly, can be stored for about 1 year.

Chilean Christmas Bread

The first two things that come to mind when thinking of Christmas are 'Christmas feast' and ' Christmas gifts'. Several kinds of scrumptious delicacies are prepared on the occasion of Christmas in every Christian family in order to celebrate the birth of Lord Christ. Right from variety of snacks to umpteen numbers of main course items and great range of desserts, you will get whatever you sought for, in a Christmas Eve party.

Christmas Cake Recipe

The holiday season of Christmas is all about feasting and having a lot of fun with loved ones. On the glorious occasion, people indulge in preparing mouthwatering dishes and relishing on them and when it comes to feasting and relishing, what better can you think of than a scrumptious and luscious cake. 

Christmas Fudge

Christmas is celebrated with immense zeal and enthusiasm in every Christian family of the world. Partying and feasting form an important part of the celebrations. On the occasion of Christmas, umpteen numbers of delicious delicacies are prepared in every home. These delicacies may range from main course items to desserts and drinks.

Claus Cranberry Punch

Several kinds of delicacies are prepared in every Christian home on the occasion of Christmas. From umpteen numbers of main course meal items to desserts and from snacks to varieties of mocktails and cocktails, a Christmas feasts includes it all. In case you also want to prepare something scrumptious yet easy to make item this Christmas, we have exclusively brought for you the recipe of Claus Cranberry Punch.

Christmas Fruit Bars

The menu of the Christmas feast is full of umpteen numbers of scrumptious items. Ranging from the varieties of traditional and conventional drinks to various new kinds of recipes, one can sought for any kind of item in a Christmas Eve party. The varieties of sweet dishes are also innumerable including varieties of cakes, snacks and desserts. One of these most popular traditional sweet items is the Christmas fruit bars.

Christmas Bell Recipe

Can you imagine Christmas without a gala feast? There are two things which strike our imagination when we talk about Christmas viz., the Christmas tree and the Christmas feast. Christmas cakes and cookies have become hot favorites among children and adults around the world. People delight over these lip-smacking items during Christmas celebrations. Although there are many varieties of Christmas food, 

Christmas Mocktails

The festivities of Christmas accompany exchange of gifts, melodious carols, fascinating feasts and vibrant church processions. Apart from all the traditions, Christmas also is the time where everyone seeks a respite from their mundane affairs and looks forward to spending some time with friends and family. Although, many people consume alcohol during yuletide celebrations, there are many teetotalers as well.

Creative Christmas Recipes
Remember walking into your grandmother's house with a delicious scent of mince pies, turkey, casseroles and puddings wafting in the air? Sure they may sound like the safest options to re-create in your own kitchen during Christmas, but your children or your guests may look for something new or 'out-of-the-ordinary'. Something that entices the senses, tickles the taste buds and still locks and carries the good

Easy Christmas Recipes For Kids

Whether you are using your new kitchen gadget to stuff and truss the turkey, or planning to bake and decor Christmas cookies, Christmas is the perfect time to involve your kids with your cooking tasks. Involving your kids not just provides a sense of learning and responsibility, it will also offer some fun time together, whose memories your little ones will cherish for years to come.

Doodh Pak

Diwali is an occasion you can get to taste umpteen numbers of sweet dishes. Though Jalebi, Gujiya, Gulab Jamun and Gajar ka Halwa are well known and commonly seen of Diwali, Doodh Pak, an equally scrumptious dish is a little less known. Made of almond and milk, it is mostly popular in north and west India. Loved by people who relish on dairy products, the Doodh Pak makes an excellent dessert. Not only tasty, its also very stuffing and fulfilling, that is why it is also a nice recipe for fasting days. Easy to make and wonderful to taste, what all can you ask for? Read on the recipe below and try this recipe out.

Doodh Pak Recipe

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup Almonds
• 1 litre Milk
• 250 grams Sugar
• 1 teaspoon Cardamom powder
• 1 teaspoon Saffron
• 1 tablespoon Pistachios
• 11/2 tablespoon Raisins

Method

• Soak the almonds in warm water for 1 hour. Peel and grind to a fine paste. Dissolve the saffron in 1 tablespoon of warm milk and keep aside.
• Boil the milk in a heavy bottomed pan, stirring constantly. Add the almond paste and simmer for 30-35 minutes, stirring regularly.
• Add the saffron, sugar, pista and raisins. Cook on a very low flame till thick. Sprinkle cardamom powder.
• Serve hot or chilled.

Tip: You can use 1/2 cup rice instead of almonds. If using rice, soak it in warm water for 45 minutes and grind to a fine paste.

Rawa Ladoo

On the festival of lights - Diwali - preparing delicious sweets is a very old tradition. People indulge themselves in making lip smacking sweets, to serve them to their guests and exchange as gifts. Ladoo is a very popular Indian sweet, which has a number of variety. Rawa ladoo is one such variant, which is easy to make as well as tastes delicious. By keeping the key ingredients (ghee, semolina and sugar) the same, you can bring in a number of variations to the rawa ladoo recipe. For instance, you may make use of other types of dry fruits such as walnuts, apart from cashew nuts and raisins. Sometimes, dried coconut is also added to the recipe. In the article, we have given the simple and basic recipe of rawa ladoo.

Rawa Ladoo Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 cups Semolina (rawa)
• 1/2 cup Powdered Sugar
• 1 cup Ghee
• 1 tbsp broken Cashew Nuts
• 1 tbsp Raisins, fried
• 1 tsp Cardamom Powder, fried

Method

• Heat 1 tsp. ghee in a pan and dry roast the rawa (semolina) till golden color.
• Grind the fried rawa and powdered sugar in a mixer, to make a fine powder.
• Heat the remaining ghee and add the powdered rawa, cashew nuts, raisins and cardamom powder. Mix thoroughly.
• While still warm, make the mixture into small lemon-sized balls.
• Cool the rawa ladoos and store them in an airtight container.

Lapsi

Diwali is a festival of sweets, lights and crackers. On this occasion, every India house is flooded with variety of sweets. However, the variety of sweets depend upon the culture and taste of the region as if people in South India make Mysore Pak, Kesari, Rava Ladoo, Pongal, Payasam, Badhusa and in North India people make ladoos, Jalebi, Kheer, Kaju barfi, halwa etc. Lapsi is also a sweet and scrumptious north Indian dish. Made of broken wheat pieces and ghee along with nuts, raisins and dry fruits, it is an easy to make and nutritious recipe. Even if you are willing to try it, read on for the recipe.

Lapsi Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 cup Broken wheat
• 2 1/2 cups Hot water
• 2 tablespoon Almonds
• 3/4 cup Sugar
• 15 nos. Raisins
• 1 teaspoon Cardamom powder
• 3/4 cup Ghee

Method

• Soak the raisins in 1/2 cup water and keep aside.
• Heat ghee in a heavy bottomed pan, add the broken wheat. Saute on a high flame till it turns pinkish brown. Add hot water, partly cover and cook on a medium flame till most of the water has evaporated. Add more water if the wheat is not tender enough.
• Once all the water has evaporated add the sugar, ghee and 1/2 cup water. Stir. Place a griddle or tava below the pan and cook on a low flame for 8-10 minutes. The lapsi is ready when the ghee starts oozing out from the sides of the pan.
• Serve hot garnished with blanched almonds and pistachios.

Ghathia

On the occasion of Diwali when everybody around is busy making sweet dishes, tasty, crunchy and salty Ghathia or Namak Pare are great relief. Though it is not full time dish, it can be used as snacks and munchies anytime anywhere. Ghathias are like finger chips in shape. Made of either white flour or maida, the Ghathias are light snacks which can be served alone or along with any sweet dish like Gujiya or Gulab Jamun. Preparing a Ghathiya is a very less time taking and hassle free task. So even if you want to be prepare something crunchy and scrumptious without much effort, here is the recipe of the universally liked Ghathias.

Ghathia Recipe

Ingredients

• 1/2 kg Wheat Flour
• 11/2 cups Water
• 1/2 tsp Ajwain
• 2 tbsp Oil
• Oil for frying as required
• Salt according to taste

Method

• Sieve the wheat flour and rub the oil into it.
• Then add the salt, Ajwain and mix well.
• Make a well in the center, add enough water and knead into a stiff dough.
• Heat oil in a kadhai, to smoking point.
• Roll out the dough into big size Chapati (flat round Indian bread)and cut it into long strips.
• Now put these long strips into the hot oil.
• Remove from the oil when crisp and golden brown in color.
• Drain on tissue paper, cool and store in airtight containers.