Christmas Goodie Recipes

Jaci over at Writeminded asked for some Holiday recipes. It's just as easy to post here for everyone. (JC -- fix your wife some of these for delivering that beautiful baby)

Here's a few Christmas Goodie Recipes!







PECAN PRALINE PIE

1 (9 inch) pie crust (graham cracker or butter cookie)
1 (9 oz.) Cool Whip
1 (8 oz.) cream cheese
1 can Eagle Brand milk
1 c. flake coconut
1/2-1 c. chopped pecans
1/2 stick butter
1 jar caramel topping

Melt butter; stir in coconut and pecans and toast. Watch carefully or will burn before you know it. Mix Eagle Brand milk and cream cheese thoroughly; fold in Cool Whip.

Pour half of mixture into pie shell. Drizzle 1/2 the jar of caramel topping over mixture. Pour remaining pie filling over caramel, then remaining caramel topping over the top of pie. Sprinkle with toasted coconut and pecans. Cover and put in freezer for at least 12 hours before serving.



Snowman Treats
Ingredients:

* 1/2 to 3/4 cup Jif® Creamy Peanut Butter
* 34 round butter-flavored crackers
* 12 ounces white candy coating, coarsely chopped
* 34 miniature chocolate chips
* 9 pieces candy corn, cut lengthwise in half
* 34 milk chocolate M&M's
* Assorted colors of decorating gel

Directions:
Spread peanut butter over half of the crackers; top with remaining crackers to make sandwiches.
In a microwave, melt candy coating; stir until smooth. Dip sandwiches in chocolate; allow excess to drip off. Place on waxed paper.
Immediately position chocolate chips for eyes and mouths and add a candy corn half for nose. For earmuffs, place an M&M on either side of face, connected with a strip of decorating gel. Let stand for 30 minutes or until set. Yield: 17 servings.


Colorful Candy Bar Cookies

Ingredients:

* 1/2 tube refrigerated sugar cookie dough, softened
* 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
* 24 miniature Snickers candy bars
* Red and green colored sugar

Directions:
In a small bowl, beat cookie dough and flour until combined. Shape 1-1/2 teaspoonfuls of dough around each candy bar. Roll in colored sugar.
Place 2 in. apart on parchment paper-lined baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Remove to wire racks. Yield: 2 dozen.