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April 15, 2007 at 12:55 pm #240419
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Holiday Eggnog
POINTS? Value: 5
Servings: 4
Preparation Time: 10 min
Cooking Time: 10 min
Level of Difficulty: Easy
This rich-tasting creamy beverage is a delicious way to celebrate
with family and friends.
1 large egg(s)
1/4 cup fat-free egg substitute
1/4 cup sugar
2 cup fat-free evaporated milk
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 fl oz brandy, or rum, 80 proof (1/4 cup)
1 tsp ground nutmeg
Instructions
Beat together egg, egg substitute and sugar in a medium bowl; set
aside. Warm milk in a small saucepan until it steams (do not boil);
very gradually beat milk into egg mixture.Return egg-milk mixture to stove and cook over low heat, stirring
constantly, until thickened slightly and very steamy. Do not let
eggnog boil. Stir in vanilla and chill thoroughly.Stir brandy into chilled eggnog. Pour into four glasses and sprinkle
a touch of nutmeg on top of each serving. Yields about 3/4 cup per
serving.
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Holiday Punch
Servings: 8
Preparation Time: 10 min
Cooking Time: 0 min
Level of Difficulty: Easy
Make this healthy punch for your New Year’s celebrations. Omit the
rum for a flavorful, alcohol-free refresher.Ingredients
4 cup Schweppes Diet Ginger Ale, or equivalent product
4 cup grapefruit-mango juice
2 2/3 Tbsp frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
4 fl oz rum, preferably white, 80 proof
2 lime(s)
1 small grapefruit, red, sliced
1 orange(s), sliced
Instructions
Combine ginger ale, juice, concentrate, rum and juice of 1 lime.Slice remaining lime. Garnish punch with sliced lime, grapefruit and
orange. Yields eight 1-cup servings.
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Mulled Apple-Cranberry Cider
Servings: 6
Preparation Time: 5 min
Cooking Time: 15 min
Level of Difficulty: Easy
This hot drink is perfect for chilly autumn nights. Curl up with a
good book and indulge.Ingredients
3 cup apple cider
3 cup cranberry juice cocktail
1 Tbsp unpacked brown sugar
1/2 tsp ground allspice
1/4 tsp ground cloves
1 Tbsp orange zest
3 average cinnamon stick
Instructions
Combine all ingredients in a large saucepan. Bring to a slow boil
over medium-high heat and then reduce heat to simmer. Simmer for 15
minutes and then strain into mugs. Yields about 1 cup per serving.
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Spicy Hot CocoaPOINTS? Value: 3
Servings: 4
Preparation Time: 5 min
Cooking Time: 5 min
Level of Difficulty: Easy
This spicy cocoa recipe tastes special, but you can make it in a
jiffy.
3 cup water
16 fl oz hot instant cocoa, no sugar added
1 Tbsp vanilla extract
1 tsp ground nutmeg
1/2 tsp ground ginger
2 tsp ground cinnamon
1 Tbsp unpacked brown sugar
1/4 cup sweetened condensed milk
1 cup aerosol whipped cream
Instructions
Bring 3 cups water to a boil.Mix cocoa mix, vanilla, nutmeg, ginger, cinnamon, brown sugar and
condensed milk in a heatproof pitcher.Add boiling water and stir to blend.
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Classic Sugar CookiesPOINTS? Value: 1
Servings: 45
Preparation Time: 15 min
Cooking Time: 12 min
Level of Difficulty: Moderate
Complete your holiday gathering with these classic cookies. Vary the
cookie cutters and colored sugars to create an endless variety of
shapes and designs.Ingredients
3 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
1/4 cup butter
1/4 cup Neufchatel cheese
1 cup sugar, granulated
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 large egg(s)
1/2 cup fat-free skim milk
1 tsp all-purpose flour
1/3 cup sugar, colored (for decorating)
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350?F.
bowl; set aside.Place butter and cheese in a large bowl; cream using an electric
mixer. Add sugar and beat until batter is pale yellow; beat in
vanilla extract and egg.Add about 1/3 of flour mixture and 1/3 of milk to cheese mixture; mix
batter on low speed until just combined. Repeat with remaining flour
and cheese mixtures.
your palms, press down on plastic wrap to flatten dough into a
hamburger shape; refrigerate for at least 30 minutes and up to 2 days.Sprinkle a teaspoon of flour on a flat work surface. Pull off about
1/3 of dough and, using a rolling pin, roll out dough to 1/8-inch
thickness. Using a 3-inch circular cookie cutter, cut cookies out of
dough and place on ungreased baking sheets. Roll up dough scraps and
add back to dough ball. Pull off another 1/3 of dough and repeat
process until all dough is used ? recipe will make approximately 45
cookies.Sprinkle cookies with colored sugar and bake until edges just start
to turn golden, about 10 to 12 minutes. Remove cookies to wire racks
and cook completely. Yields 1 cookie per serving.
Notes
Make these cookies any shape you want. You can sprinkle them with
colored sugar as we’ve done here or make colored icing and paint on
your own designs (may affect POINTS values). To ice the cookies, bake
them without the colored sugar topping. While they are cooling,
combine 1/2 cup of powdered sugar, 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract
and 1 to 3 teaspoons of hot water in a small bowl. Divide icing in
half and add drops of different food coloring to each half; paint
designs on cookies using small painting or basting brushes.
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