With Christmas and New Year, the last week of the year brings a lot of joy & happiness to our lives!
So, whether you are hosting a big party or just want to have a small get-together with your loved ones, you will need a menu for that! Here are 5 best recipes that you can add to your menu and impress your guests.
5 Recipes for Celebrating Christmas & New Year
Christmas tree Cookies
Ingredients:
- Softened Butter 50 grams ¼ cup
- Powdered Sugar 50 grams ¼ cup
- Vanilla Essence ½ teaspoon
- All Purpose Flour 90 grams ¾ cup
- Milk, if needed 1-2 tablespoons
- Baking Powder ½ teaspoon
- Softened butter 50 grams ¼ cup
- Icing Sugar 140 grams 1 cup
- Green Gel Color 3-4 drops
- Vanilla Essence ½ teaspoon
- Sprinklers, to garnish 1-2 teaspoons
Method
- Beat sugar and butter together till incorporated well.
- Add vanilla essence.
- Add dry ingredients gradually and keep mixing. Add a little milk if needed.
- Chill the dough for 20 minutes in the fridge.
- Once the dough is ready, take it out from the fridge roll it into a dough ball and flatten.
- Roll it into a thin sheet of ½ inch thickness and then cut round cookies using different-sized cookie cutters. Freeze the cookies for another 10 minutes.
- Bake in a preheated oven at 180 degrees for 12-15 minutes.
- Take the cookies out of the oven and allow them to cool for 15-20 minutes on the baking tray.
- Then cool on a wire rack until completely cool.
- Prepare the buttercream with softened butter, icing sugar, green color, and vanilla essence.
- Once cooled completely, apply the buttercream using a piping bag and repeat for all layers, then complete it with the final layer of buttercream.
- Sprinkle some sprinkles on top.
Oreo Truffles
Ingredients
- 1 cup Chocolate, melted
- Sprinkles
- 1 pack Oreos
- 1/2 cup Cream cheese
Method:
- Take 1 pack of Oreos and crush them well.
- Add cream cheese and form small truffles with it.
- Dip them in melted chocolate until completely coated & then drizzle some sprinkles on top.