November 2022 - Christmas Cookies & Holiday Treats | The Shopping News

Ingredients

• 4 cups chocolate chips
• 8 oz. cream cheese, softened
• ¾ cup sweetened condensed milk
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 4 teaspoons instant coffee dissolved in 2 teaspoons hot water
• 1 cup butter, softened
• (2) 3 oz. packages cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• ½ teaspoon almond extract
• 2 cup all purpose flour
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 3 cups crisp rice cereal, crushed
• red & green candies cherries, halved
• 4 cups fresh or frozen cranberries
• 1¼ cups sugar
• 1¼ cups water
• 4½ cups cubed bread (about 5 slices)
• ½ cup raisins
• 1/3 cup butter, melted
• 2 teaspoons grated lemon peel
• (2) 6 oz. packages strawberry gelatin
• (2) 6 oz. packages lime gelatin
• 5 cups boiling water, divided
• 2 cups cold milk
• (2) 3.4 oz. packages instant vanilla pudding mix
• 6 oz. (3/4 of an 8 oz. package) cream cheese, softened
• 1 package Nutter Butter cookies, finely crushed, about 3½ cups (can use food processor to crush)
• ¼ cup creamy peanut butter
• 12 oz. Baker’s semi-sweet chocolate, melted