I have made mostly the same things each Christmas, but I wanted to try some new things this year. In the past I made chocolate raspberry fudge (which I still plan to make), popcorn balls, macaroons, and chocolate Oreo cookie bark.
I always bought baskets for them up until last year. I couldn't find any baskets I liked at a decent price so I got goodie boxes instead. This year, I found some tins.
Unfortunately, the tins didn't hold as much as I thought they would, so I was relegated to only two items per tin. (Wow, will I ever get to the food part of this post?)
I made Holiday Biscotti and Chocolate-Dipped Marshmallows topped with Peppermint.
I'm not sure why, but I've always been intimidated by biscotti. I'd never looked at a recipe for it, but I was convinced it must be difficult. It isn't at all difficult.
The recipe is extremely straightforward. I did think it needed more pistachios and cranberries. I also was a bit shocked by the absence of anise, and to be quite honest it needed anise. Biscotti is not biscotti without anise. I followed the recipe this time, but next time it's getting anise.
It does make a beautiful presentation though with the green pistachios and the red cranberries offset by the white chocolate. Very impressive.
The chocolate-dipped marshmallows were inspired by something similar I saw at Fresh Market. Very straightforward idea. Heat chocolate, dip marshmallows in chocolate, sprinkle with crushed peppermint candy and let cool. Also a very nice presentation, and very tasty.
I don't have any photos yet of the tins or their contents, but I have one left to do and will take and post pictures.
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