7 baked wrapped pastry Recipes

butter, softened, sugar, eggs, almond extract, vanilla extract, king arthur unbleached all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, milk, green colored sugar, cookie cutters -4-inch and 5-1/4-inch christmas trees, 4-1/2-inch santa and 3-inch reindeer, egg whites, sugar, water, x 16-inch display base (heavy-duty cardboard, cutting board or piece of plywood, covered with foil wrapping paper or aluminum foil), serrated knife or emery board, pastry bags or heavy-duty resealable plastic bags, pastry tips-#3 round, #67 leaf and #27 star, canned goods and small spice bottles for propping, peppermint candy canes, green, brown, and red paste food coloring, brown plus 7 red candy-coated milk chocolate balls , such as hershey s, chocolate and colored sprinkles, vanilla wafers, red colored sugar, flaked coconut, starburst candies , unwrapped, red shoestring licorice (10 to 12 inches)

butter, melted, dark brown sugar, egg, molasses, dark corn syrup, king arthur unbleached all-purpose flour, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, hot brewed coffee, baking soda, egg whites, sugar, water, display base (heavyduty cardboard or cutting board or piece of plywood, covered with foil wrapping paper or aluminum foil), serrated knife or emery board, green, red and yellow liquid or paste food coloring, pastry bags or heavy-duty resealable plastic bags, pastry tips - #10 round, #5 round and #16 star, canned goods) from pantry for propping, colored gumdrops, andes mint candies , unwrapped, spearmint candies or green gumdrops, pretzels twists, sugar, cotton ball or batting

phillips crabmeat, stalk green onion, minced, tabasco sauce, best food mayonnaise, brie cheese, sheet pepperidge farm puff pastry, thawed, egg yolk, mixed with, water

phyllo pastry sheets, thawed, butter, melted, brie round, chilled (i use a triple cream brie), red pepper jelly

cuccidati (italian fig and date bar cookies), margarine, granulated sugar, eggs, rind of 1 orange, orange juice, flour, baking powder, vanilla extract, string of figs, raisins, brown sugar, walnuts, dates, orange, cinnamon, whiskey, black pepper, water, powdered sugar, butter, orange juice, preheat oven to 375 degrees f., crust: in large bowl, cream together first 3 ingredients. add orange juice and orange rind. in separate bowl, combine flour and baking powder. add to creamed mixture along with vanilla., filling: prepare several days ahead of time. in a food grinder , grind figs and raisins. in large saucepan, simmer raisins and figs with brown sugar and water for 15 minutes. grind walnuts, dates, and orange. stir into hot mixture along with cinnamon, black pepper, and whiskey. remove from stove, mix well, cover, and let mellow for 3 days., roll dough into 3-inch wide strips on pastry cloth. lay filling down the center and wrap dough to form a long sausage-like" cookie. roll back and forth until crust seems very thin. cut in diagonal about every 1 1/2 inches. place on cookie sheet close together and bake for 10-13 minutes. cookies should be barely brown. cool and store in tins 5 days, then frost., frosting: in medium bowl, mix together margarine and powdered sugar until well blended. add enough juice to make a thick glaze. top cookies with a thin coat. let frosting dry a couple of hours then store in tins as follows., store : line tins with foil, place a layer of cookies, then a layer of wax paper (not plastic wrap). keep repeating, ending with foil and then the lid.