Holiday Baking 2021
Things you’ll find here:
Zoom link to connect to class
Equipment list for all classes
Ingredients List for each class
Recipes
Class Connection Details:
Dates: * Note all times are Eastern Time Zone (ET)
Nov 27 @ 11am - Kitchen Sink COOKIES (EZ)
Nov 27 @ 1:30pm - Ginger Snaps (EZ)
Dec 4 @ 11am - White chocolate and Almond Thumbprint cookies
Dec 4 @ 1:30pm - Confetti SQUARES (EZ)
Dec 11 @ 11:00am - Chocolate BROWNIES (EZ)
Dec 11 @ 1:30pm - Shortbread Cookies (EZ)
Dec 18 @ 11:00am - Sugar Cookies - cut out and decorate (EZ)
Dec 18 @ 1:30pm - Crinkle Cookies - molasses or chocolate options
Dec 20 @ 9:30am - Chocolate Mice Truffles (EZ)
Dec 20 @ 1:30pm - Cranberry Bliss Bars - The BEST!
Dec 21 @ 9:30am - Gingerbread COOKIES - Cut out and decorate (EZ)
Dec 21 @ 1:30pm - Holiday Chocolate Peppermint Bark
Dec 22 @ 9:30am - Reindeer cookies (EZ)
Dec 22 @ 1:30pm - Chocolate-dipped shortbread with candy cane
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Kitchen Baking Equipment for All Classes:
TOOLS:
Apron
Cutting board
Cutlery knife
Fork, Spoons
Food waste bowl
2 Medium Bowls, small bowl
Measuring spoons
Measuring cups
Baking sheet
Parchment paper or silicon baking sheet (optional)
Oven * ADULT SUPERVISION
Cleaning cloth
Nov 27 @ 11am
Kitchen Sink Cookies
INGREDIENTS:
● all-purpose flour
● baking powder
● salt
● 1 cup butter (or 1 cup coconut oil)
● 1 cup brown sugar – loosely packed
● ½ cup white sugar
● vanilla extract
● 1 egg (or 1/4 cup applesauce, or 1/4 cup aquafava)
● 1 ½ cup fun bits e.g. chocolate chips, cut up candy bars, cacao nibs, hemp hearts, nuts, seeds, crushed up potato chips, pretzels, dried fruit, cereal, raisins, marshmallows, sprinkles, or your favourite)
Flakey or coarse salt to sprinkle on top (optional)
Nov 27 @ 1:30pm:
GINGERSNAP COOKIES
INGREDIENTS:
● butter or margarine-at room temperature
● 1 egg
● molasses (or corn sryup or maple syrup)
● icing sugar
● flour
● baking soda
● salt
● cinnamon
● ground ginger
● nutmeg
● cream of tartar (for crispy cookies)
Optional-Decorative Fun bits: Raisins, sprinkles for decoration
Dec 4 @ 11am
White Chocolate & Almond Thumbprint Cookies
INGREDIENTS:
all-purpose flour
baking soda
salt
butter or coconut oil
white sugar
brown sugar
1 egg
vanilla
seedless raspberry, strawberry jam or grape jelly
White chocolate chips
almonds - whole or pieces
icing sugar
milk
*** Substitute an extra 1/2 cup butter if you want to make Buttery thumbprint cookie. Can make it vanilla, lemon or chocolate flavoured (add lemon juice & zest or cocoa powder)
Fun Cookie coatings: shredded coconut, other nuts,
coarse sugar, chocolate cookies crumbs
Dec 4 @ 1:30pm
Confetti Squares
INGREDIENTS:
● ½ cup butter
● 1 cup peanut butter or soynut butter
● 8 oz pkg butterscotch chips (1 cup)
● 1 cup shredded coconut
● 3 cup miniature coloured marshmallows
● Fun Bits Optional: ½ cup nuts, seeds, hemp hearts for added nutrition
Substitutions:
Wow butter for peanut butter
Chocolate chips for butterscotch
Plain small for colours marshmallows
Fried chow mein noodles or Nuts or seeds for marshmallows
TOOLS:
· Apron
· Cutting board
· Spoon
· Cutlery knife
- medium bowl - microwave safe such as glass
Measuring cups and spoons
Baking pan - 9x9 square or similar
Microwave Oven * ADULT SUPERVISION
Oven mitts
· Cleaning cloth
Soapy water in sink
Dec 11 @ 11am
Chocolate Brownies with Frosting
INGREDIENTS:
See above recipes - option to do traditional or BLACK BEAN brownies!!
INGREDIENTS:
Traditional Brownies or Black Bean Brownies
WET INGREDIENTS:
Fat: ½ cup butter or ¼ cup coconut oil
Sweetener: ¾ cup brown sugar or 1/3 cup honey or maple syrup + 1 TBSP
Protein: 2 eggs or 1 can black beans
DRY INGREDIENTS:
Carbohydrates: ½ cup flour or ½ cup quick oats
Flavourings:
1 tsp vanilla * (add with liquids)
1/3 cup cocoa powder
¼ tsp salt
½ chocolate chips
Leavening agent: ¼ tsp baking powder
(optional) Fun bits: Walnuts, peanuts, hemp hearts, sprinkles
Icing:
Icing sugar, butter, milk, cocoa powder
Special Tools:
Baking pan 8x8 or 9x13 for double batch
Dec 11 @ 1:30pm:
Shortbread Cookies
INGREDIENTS:
● 1 Cup Butter(Softened)
● ½ Cup Powdered sugar
● ¼ Cup Cornstarch
● 1 ½ Cups Flour
● Coarse sugar crystals (optional)
Fun bits: to decorate with
Sprinkles, choc chips, candies, melted chocolate
Icing - for glaze or drizzle (optional)
Icing sugar, milk (food colouring)
TOOLS:
Apron
Cutting board
Cutlery knife
Fork, Spoons
Food waste bowl
Medium Bowl, small bowl
Measuring spoons
Measuring cups
Electric blender (optional)
Baking sheet
Parchment paper (optional)
Spatula
Cooling rack (optional)
Oven * ADULT SUPERVISION
Cleaning cloth
Dec 18 @ 11am:
SUGAR COOKIES
INGREDIENTS:
★ butter room temperature
★ granulated sugar
★ vanilla extract
★ 1 egg
★ flour
★ baking powder
Icing sugar
Milk
Optional: Food colouring, raisins, choc chips or sprinkles and small candy decorations
Dec 18 at 1:30pm:
Crinkle Cookies
These cookies can be made as molasses crinkles or chocolate cookies by switching the spices for coco powder, and altering the sweetener
INGREDIENTS:
● butter at room temperature
● brown sugar
● white sugar
● 1 egg
● vanilla
● flour
● baking soda
● salt
● cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cloves or coco powder
Molasses (option for Molasses cookies)