Hidden Treasures Appetizers Recipes

HIDDEN TREASURE COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. In large bowl, mix 1/2 cup powdered sugar, the butter and vanilla. Stir in flour, nuts and salt until dough holds together.
• Mold portions of dough around pieces of caramels to form 1-inch balls. On ungreased cookie sheet, place balls about 1 inch apart.
• Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until set but not brown. In small bowl, place additional powdered sugar. Roll cookies in powdered sugar while warm. Cool completely on wire rack, about 30 minutes. Roll in powdered sugar again.

HIDDEN TREASURES APPETIZERS

Steps:

• Drain buttery broth from mushrooms.
• Reserve broth.
• Blot excess moisture from mushroom crowns with paper towels.
• Separate biscuits and cut each one into fourths.
• On a floured board, press biscuit quarters into rounds and wrap one around each crown.
• Brush wrapped mushrooms with buttery broth and roll in Parmesan cheese.
• Bake on a greased cookie sheet in a preheated 400F oven for 10-15 minutes.

BURIED CHERRY COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Drain cherries, reserving juice. Halve any large cherries.
• In a medium mixing bowl beat butter with an electric mixer, on medium to high speed, for 30 seconds.
• Add the sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and 1/4 teaspoon of salt. Beat until combined, scraping sides of bowl.
• Beat in egg and vanilla until combined.
• Beat in cocoa powder, and as much of the flour as you can with mixer.
• Stir in remaining flour using a wooden spoon.
• Shape dough into 1" balls.
• Place balls about 2" apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
• Press your thumb into the center of each ball. Place a cherry in each center.
• For Frosting:.
• In a small saucepan combine chocolate pieces and sweetened condensed milk.
• Cook and stir, over low heat, until chocolate is melted.
• Stir in 4 teaspoons reserved cherry juice.
• Spoon 1 teaspoon frosting over each cherry, spreading to cover (frosting may be thinned with additional cherry juice, if necessary).
• Bake for 10 minutes, or until edges are firm. Cool 1 minute on cookie sheet.
• Transfer to a wire rack, and let cool.
• Note:
• For best results DO NOT substitute imitation chocolate pieces.

SWEETMEATS

Steps:

• Crust: Preheat oven to 350*.
• Grease a 9x12 inch baking pan.
• Cream butter and brown sugar together.
• Add flour and mix well.
• Pat mixture into the prepared baking pan.
• Bake for 15 to 20 minutes.
• Remove from oven.
• Topping: Mix sugar and eggs.
• Add flour; stir well.
• Fold in walnuts and coconut.
• Pour topping onto crust.
• Bake for 20 to 25 minutes longer, until topping is set.
• Cool in pan and cut into squares.
• Makes 30 squares.