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Christmas Gifts From the Kitchen introduces you to all kinds of traditional and innovative gifts that are simple to make, along with plenty of creative and fun ways to decorate and wrap them up.
Christmas Gifts From the Kitchen
Berry-Full Wafers

Berry-Full Wafers      "Berry-Full Wafers" is available in PDF format print friendly version
An absolutely decadent cookie! So simple to make and give away in a pretty decorated gift box to someone special.
 
BERRY FILLING
Light spreadable strawberry1/2 cup125 mL
(or raspberry) cream cheese
Icing (confectioner's) sugar1/2 cup125 mL
Finely chopped dried cranberries1/2 cup125 mL
Raspberry-flavoured liqueur1 tsp.5 mL
(such as Chambord), optional
 
Vanilla wafers7272
 
Semi-sweet chocolate baking1212
squares (1 oz., 28 g, each),
chopped
Hard margarine (or butter)1 tbsp.15 mL
 
White chocolate baking square,1 oz.28 g
chopped
 
Berry Filling: Combine first 4 ingredients in medium bowl. Makes about 3/4 cup (175 mL) filling.

Spread 1 tsp. (5 mL) filling on bottom of 1/2 of wafers. Place remaining 1/2 of wafers on top of filling. Chill for about 1 hour until filling is firm.

Heat semi-sweet chocolate and margarine in small heavy saucepan on lowest heat, stirring often until chocolate is almost melted. Do not overheat. Remove from heat. Stir until smooth. Place 1 cookie on top of fork. Dip into chocolate mixture until completely coated, allowing excess to drip back into pan. Place on waxed paper-lined cookie sheet. Repeat with remaining cookies and chocolate mixture. Let stand until set. May be chilled to speed setting.

Heat white chocolate in separate small heavy saucepan on lowest heat, stirring often until almost melted. Do not overheat. Remove from heat. Stir until smooth. Spoon into paper cone, or into small resealable freezer bag with tiny piece snipped off corner. Drizzle chocolate in decorative pattern over each dipped cookie. Let stand until set. Makes 3 dozen (36) cookies.
 
1 cookie: 101 Calories; 4.6 g Total Fat (1.7 g Mono, 0.4 g Poly, 2.1 g Sat); 5 mg Cholesterol; 15 g Carbohydrate; 1 g Fibre; 1 g Protein; 31 mg Sodium
 
 
 
Reprinted from Christmas Gifts From the Kitchen © Company's Coming Publishing Limited

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