Category: Cherries

Posted in Cherries, christmas making and baking, Cookies, Holiday/Christmas

Santa’s Whiskers – Christmas Making and Baking

Posted on by traci

I made these many years ago.  This year I decided to make them once again.

Things you need to remember – Don’t use press and seal plastic wrap when you wrap the cookie dough in plastic wrap.  That made it difficult to make a roll.  The coconut will make a mess.  Just keep the broom around.  🙂

santa's whiskers

Santa’s Whiskers

Adapted from Cooking with Stolen Moments

Stars of the recipe:

  • 1 c. butter (2 sticks), softened
  • 1 c. sugar
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • 1 1/2 Tbsp. milk
  • 2 1/2 c. flour
  • 3/4 c. maraschino cherries, diced, plus 1 tsp. juice from the jar (I may have used more juice because I love maraschino cherries.)
  • 1 c. coconut, unsweetened

Steps:

  1. Beat the butter and sugar together until fluffy.
  2. Add vanilla and milk.  Beat until combined.
  3. Add flour, 1/2 c. at a time.  Mix until incorporated.
  4. Fold in the cherries and juice.  (I used my mixer.  You can certainly use a spoon for this step.)
  5. Divide the dough in half.  Form each half into an 8 or 9-inch log.  Roll each half in coconut.
  6. Wrap in parchment paper or plastic wrap.  Freeze for at least 30 minutes.
  7. Slice in 1/4 inch cookies.  Place on baking sheets.
  8. Bake at 375 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes.
  9. Cool on wire racks.

I froze mine overnight and then pulled them out of the freezer for 15 minutes before slicing them.

Posted in 31 days, Cherries, Dessert, slow cooker

Cherry Crisp (Day 27)

Posted on by traci

I’ve signed up for a 31-day writing challenge.  Every day in October, I post a new slow cooker recipe, a link to a previously posted slow cooker recipe, or a recipe from another blog.

Can you believe this is the 27th day of the writing challenge?  I can’t believe it, either.

Tonight I asked the family what they thought of the challenge so far.  The Imaginative One told me that it’s as though everything is normal.  The family is fed and happy, so that is normal.   I don’t have to worry about rushing home from work because I know dinner will be ready.  Those are both winners in my book.

My mother-in-law has also been happy about the challenge because she hasn’t had to make a Sunday dinner recently.  I’ve been making the dinners to test new recipes.

On Sunday, I invited my mother-in-law and a member of our church over for Sunday dinner.  I cooked a pre-Thanksgiving dinner – turkey, green bean casserole, rolls, homemade applesauce, and dessert.  I was in the mood for cherry crisp, so I tried to cook it in the crock pot.  The cherry crisp was delicious!

My mother-in-law and F. loved the crisp.

I had more on Monday, and it was even better than on Sunday.

Cherry Crisp

Cherry Crisp

Stars of the recipe:

  • 1 (15 oz) can of cherry pie filling
  • 2/3 c. brown sugar
  • 1/2 c. old-fashioned oats
  • 1/2 c. all-purpose flour
  • 1 Tbsp. vanilla extract
  • 1/4 chopped pecans
  • 1/3 butter, softened, cut into small pieces

Steps:

  1. Spray a 2 or 3-quart crock with cooking spray.
  2. Pour the cherry pie filling into the crockpot.
  3. In a small bowl, add the other ingredients (topping) except for the butter.  Mix.
  4. Cut the butter into the topping ingredients using 2 knives, a pastry blender, or your hands until crumbly.
  5. Drop the topping over the cherry pie filling.
  6. Cook on low for 3 to 4 hours until bubbly.
  7. Enjoy with ice cream or homemade whipped cream!
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If you enjoyed this recipe, please share it on Facebook or Pinterest.  Here is a link to my Facebook page and my Pinterest page.

To check out the rest of the recipes I’ve shared during this challenge, click on this link.

Happy eating,
Traci