70 dark holiday Recipes

cooked bone in spiral ham , preferably shank end, neelys dry rub seasoning , recipe follows, salted butter, dark brown sugar, molasses, apple cider, bourbon, ground cinnamon, paprika, sugar, onion powder

holiday fruit cake, printed from cooks.com, shelled whole brazil nuts, whole dates, maraschino cherries (red ), maraschino cherries (green ), whole walnuts, candied pineapple, dark raisins, put all above ingredients in a bowl. then measure and sift the following ingredients over fruit and nuts, baking powder, sugar (i use half splenda ), salt mix well ., then beat, eggs and add., add, vanilla ., pour over fruit and nuts.

i bag of fresh large white marshmallows ., fresh chocolate marshmallows, semi-sweet chocolate chips , dark chocolate chips, butterscotch or peanut butter chips, vanilla chips, cherry chips, etc, nuts , candy sprinkles, coconut, chopped oreos, crushed candy bars, toffee bits, m&ms, mini chips, sugar flowers, or anything you like, you can purchase holiday-themed tins and boxes at most craft stores along with decorative cupcake or candy paper baking shells which look lovely filled with the decorated marshmallows. if you make tins of cookies or candy to give away, add a few of these marshmallows as a special treat for your friends and family., holidays , you can dip your marshmallows in your choice of chocolate and then sprinkle with crushed candy canes or other peppermint hard candies., chopped up andes mints are great with the marshmallows as a topping over a white chocolate or dark chocolate layer of dip. you can of course do this with the other dipped marshmallow recipe on my site here.

m & s, dark chocolate candies for the holidays, dove brand miniatures milk chocolate (or dark ), biscotti (your favorite )

unsalted butter softened, dark brown sugar firmly packed, white granulated sugar, egg, molasses , unsulfured, pure vanilla extract, ground ginger, ground cinnamon, ground allspice, baking soda, salt, ground black pepper, all-purpose flour, turbinado (raw ) sugar for rolling do not substitute

lightly salted butter, softened, sugar, orange , zested, all-purpose flour, plus 1/2 cup additional for rolling , if needed, baking powder, baking soda, ground dry ginger, ground nutmeg, ground allspice, ground cinnamon, kosher salt, eggs, dark molasses, lemon, juiced, powdered sugar, grated zest of 1 orange, freshly squeezed orange juice, orange liqueur, light corn syrup

unsalted butter, softened at room temperature, light brown sugar, egg, dark molasses (not blackstrap), pure vanilla extract, cake flour, baking soda, salt, ground cinnamon, ground ginger, more confectioners sugar, milk, egg white, raisins , as needed, white chocolate chips , as needed, various food coloring, various colors of sanding sugar, equipment : pastry bag fitted with small, round tip; cookie cutters in the shape of gingerbread men and women, dreidels, christmas tree ornaments, and snowflakes; wire, string or yarn for stringing

butter or margarine, softened, sugar, light brown sugar, dark brown sugar, egg, vanilla extract, all-purpose flour, baking soda, salt, semisweet chocolate morsels, divided, white chocolate morsels, divided, crunchy peanut butter, toppings: holiday sprinkles , candy-coated chocolate pieces, white chocolate pretzels, white chocolate, melted