Sherried Butter Nut Drops Recipes

BUTTER-NUT DROPS

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugar well.
• Add egg yolk, vanilla, orange and lemon zest and salt; beat well.
• Stir in lemon juice and flour.
• Cover and chill 3 or more hours.
• Preheat oven to 350F.
• Roll dough into 40 small balls of about 1/2 rounded teaspoon each.
• Dip balls into the slightly beaten egg white, then roll in the chopped nuts.
• Place 1 inch apart on a greased cookie sheet, and press 1/2 candied cherry on top of each.
• Bake 25 minutes.

NO BAKE REINDEER DROPS

Steps:

• Combine sugar, milk, butter, & cocoa in a saucepan and cook over medium-high heat until it boils.
• Boil and stir for one minute.
• Add remaining ingredients and stir.
• Quickly spoon cookie size pieces on wax paper and allow to cool.

CHOCOLATE SURPRISE DROPS

Steps:

• Go wild use your imagination!
• Mix whatever you have into melted chocolate.
• Drop by spoonfulls on waxed paper.
• Let harden.
• Eat!

SHREDDED BUTTERNUT SQUASH WITH BROWN BUTTER, SAGE AND PECANS

Steps:

• In a food processor fitted with the grating attachment or on a box cutter, coarsely grate the squash.
• Melt the butter in a very large skillet over medium heat. Cook until the foam subsides and the butter turns a deep, golden brown and starts to smell nutty and rich. Add the shallot and cook, stirring, 2 minutes. Stir in the garlic and ginger for 1 minute. Toss in the squash a handful at a time an and cook, tossing occasionally and scraping up any browned bits in the bottom of the pan, until the squash is just tender, about 10 minutes. Toss in sage, salt and pepper. Sprinkle with nuts and pomegranate seeds (if using) and drizzle very lightly with lemon juice or balsamic vinegar.

ALMOND BARK CRISPY DROPS

Steps:

• In a microwave oven or double boiler, melt the almond bark, stirring frequently until smooth.
• Remove from heat and stir in peanut butter until well blended.
• Fold in peanuts, cereal and mini marshmallows.
• Drop by heaping spoonfuls onto waxed paper lined baking sheets.
• Cool completely before serving.