I can not say that I have made all of these — I can say that I’d like to though! They all look yummy-delicious! We are slowly rapidly approaching Christmas and what else could be as fun to receive as sweet goodness? I delivered my 1st batch of treats to the neighbors over the past two days. I say 1st batch as I have to deliver to more neighbors but a girl can only get so much done at a time. The way I was taking over the kitchen in my apron with utensils flying and ingredients disappearing was alarming my hubby {OK thing weren’t really flying but I was bustling about at top speeds with mass amounts of cookie sheets, flour, sugar, bowls, etc. and my hubby DID say that I was crazy!} But I know that he likes that holiday craziness that comes over me because he gets to eat lots of fun treats!

This is what I delivered to 4 of my neighbors and their kiddos. I included lots of goodies, hot cocoa mix with LOTS of marshmallows and of course reindeer food Don’t worry — round 2 is coming SOON! No one will be forgotten (should you be reading this post!)

So a couple of yummy items that I included in my deliveries?

Yummy item #1: Pretzel Goodies, I shared these previously but oh yum! You can find them here at Family Fun.

Ingredients

• Bite-size, waffle-shaped pretzels
• Hershey’s Kiss or Hershey’s Hug

• M&M’s candy

Instructions

1. Heat the oven to 170F. Set a number of bite-size, waffle-shaped pretzels (one for each treat) in a single layer on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper, then top each pretzel with an unwrapped Hershey’s Kiss or Hershey’s Hug.
2. Bake for 4 to 6 minutes (the white chocolate will melt more quickly), until the chocolates feel soft when touched with a wooden spoon. Remove the cookie sheet from the oven and quickly press an M&M’s candy into the center of each Kiss.
3. Allow the treats to cool for a few minutes, then place them in the refrigerator to set, about 10 minutes. Place handfuls of the candies in clear plastic bags and tie on colorful ribbons.

Yummy item #2: The first time I made these was for Thanksgiving. WOWZERS! They are seriously delish!! I think they would be really yummy served warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. I dare you to try it! I found these one day when I Googled “Oreo recipes”. Thank God I did too. They are called Oreo Bar Cookies.I did not add the white chocolate and felt that they were A-OK. Check out Knead to be Loaved for the full story on how these came to be.

The Ingredients:

1 18 oz. package of Oreo cookies
1 stick (1/2 cup) butter, melted
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chunks
1/2 cup milk chocolate chips
1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
1 cup white chocolate chips, melted

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 325F.  Line a 9 x 13 baking pan with foil (shiny side down) and give it a good coating of non-stick spray.

2. Set aside 8 Oreo cookies, and then put the rest in a large food processor. You can use the plastic bag – rolling pin method for turning them into crumbs, too, but you’ll want this as fine as possible, so a food processor helps A LOT. Add the salt to the crumbs and then stir to combine.

3. Melt the butter and gently stir into the cookie crumbs.  Then, dump the crumbs into the foil-lined pan and press them to the bottom to form an Oreo cookie crust.

4. In the microwave (or a double boiler) melt the 1 cup of chocolate chunks and the milk chocolate, along with the sweetened condensed milk and vanilla.  Make sure that if you use the microwave, you stop and stir in various intervals to keep the chocolate from burning.

5. Stir the chocolate mixture frequently until smooth and spread evenly over the prepared cookie crust.

6. Sprinkle the mini chocolate chips and the Oreo cookies chunks over the top of the filling. Press down gently into the chocolate topping. Bake for 20-22 minutes oven. I also added a sprinkling of additional semi-sweet chunks, so it looks chunky and chocolatey.

7.  Take the reserved Oreo cookies and break into large chunks.  Sprinkle over the top of the bar cookies.

8. Allow the Oreo cookie bars to cool for one hour, then melt the white chocolate chips.  Drizzle the white chocolate over the top of the bars, adding another dose of heavenly chocolate to the  top.

9. Chill until firm and then enjoy.  These are much easier to eat when they are thoroughly cooled, though I will say that they are also delicious warmed and on top of vanilla ice cream, too.

Yummy item #3: These goodies from Picky Palate — I used the Trader Joe’s Candy Cane Jo-Jo’s. Now, I am sharing her photo as they look perfect. Mine were a little less pretty but still share worthy Please note her pan recommendation. This might be what made the difference between her goodies and mine. I used the pan that I own which is so old, I couldn’t even tell you what the brand is!

Brownie Covered Oreos

Best Hot Cocoa Mix — Family Fun

Ingredients

• 2 cups nonfat dry milk powder
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa

• 1/2 cup mini semisweet chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup powdered nondairy creamer
• 1/8 teaspoon salt

Instructions

1. Measure all of the ingredients into a mixing bowl and whisk them until they are evenly blended.
2. Store the mix in a tightly covered container at room temperature until you’re ready to package it. Makes about 4 cups of mix.
3. Wrap each filled gift cup in cellophane and don’t forget to include a tag with the following instructions: “Spoon 3 or 4 generous tablespoons of cocoa mix into your cup (depending on the size), add boiling water, and stir well.”

OK — Now for a couple of items that are on my immediate holiday baking list. And yes, I do like Oreo’s. Obviously

Once again Picky Palate makes me drool with these Chocolate Chip Oreo Cookie

Chocolate Chip Oreo Cookies

1 stick softened butter
6 Tablespoons sugar
6 Tablespoons brown sugar
1 egg
½ teaspoon vanilla
1 ¼ Cup flour
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
8 broken pieces Oreo Cookies
1 Cup chocolate chips

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Cream butter, and sugars until well combined. Add egg and vanilla until mixed well.

2. Place flour, baking soda and salt into a large bowl, stir to combine. Slowly add dry ingredients to wet ingredients then stir in oreos and chocolate chips until just combined.

3. With a medium cookie scoop, scoop onto a parchment or silpat lined baking sheet. Bake for 7-9 minutes or until cooked, but still soft. Let cool on baking sheet for 3 minutes before transferring to cooling rack.

I also HAVE TO make some cranberry almond bark. Bark is such an easy thing to make. I love that it can be broken up and does not have to look perfect.I came across this recipe on All You.