With Christmas and New Year, the last week of the year brings a lot of joy & happiness to our lives!
So, whether you are hosting a big party or just want to have a small get-together with your loved ones, you will need a menu for that! Here are 5 best recipes that you can add to your menu and impress your guests.
5 Recipes for Celebrating Christmas & New Year
Christmas tree Cookies
Ingredients:
- Softened Butter 50 grams ¼ cup
- Powdered Sugar 50 grams ¼ cup
- Vanilla Essence ½ teaspoon
- All Purpose Flour 90 grams ¾ cup
- Milk, if needed 1-2 tablespoons
- Baking Powder ½ teaspoon
- Softened butter 50 grams ¼ cup
- Icing Sugar 140 grams 1 cup
- Green Gel Color 3-4 drops
- Vanilla Essence ½ teaspoon
- Sprinklers, to garnish 1-2 teaspoons
Method
- Beat sugar and butter together till incorporated well.
- Add vanilla essence.
- Add dry ingredients gradually and keep mixing. Add a little milk if needed.
- Chill the dough for 20 minutes in the fridge.
- Once the dough is ready, take it out from the fridge roll it into a dough ball and flatten.
- Roll it into a thin sheet of ½ inch thickness and then cut round cookies using different-sized cookie cutters. Freeze the cookies for another 10 minutes.
- Bake in a preheated oven at 180 degrees for 12-15 minutes.
- Take the cookies out of the oven and allow them to cool for 15-20 minutes on the baking tray.
- Then cool on a wire rack until completely cool.
- Prepare the buttercream with softened butter, icing sugar, green color, and vanilla essence.
- Once cooled completely, apply the buttercream using a piping bag and repeat for all layers, then complete it with the final layer of buttercream.
- Sprinkle some sprinkles on top.
Oreo Truffles
Ingredients
- 1 cup Chocolate, melted
- Sprinkles
- 1 pack Oreos
- 1/2 cup Cream cheese
Method:
- Take 1 pack of Oreos and crush them well.
- Add cream cheese and form small truffles with it.
- Dip them in melted chocolate until completely coated & then drizzle some sprinkles on top.
Strawberry Cheesecake Jars
For the base
- 3 Tablespoons ground biscuits or crackers
- 1 teaspoon fine sugar
- Pinch of salt
- 1 Tablespoon unsalted butter- melted
For the cheesecake:
- 1/4th cup+ 2 Tablespoons cream cheese (at room temperature)
- 1/4th cup heavy whipping cream- whipped to stiff
- 1 Tablespoon icing sugar- sifted
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- For the strawberry compote:
- 1/3rd cup strawberries- diced
- 1/2 Tablespoon water
- 1/2-1 Tablespoon fine sugar
Method:
- Prepare the biscuit layer by combining crushed biscuits, salt, sugar & butter.
- Add them to the jars and press them well.
- For the cheesecake layer, whip all the ingredients together. Add them to a piping bag and then to the jars.
- For the compote, take a pan and cook the strawberries with water and sugar until it start leaving the sides of the pan.
- Let it cool down and garnish your jars with the compote.
Reindeer Froyo Bites
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup Greek yogurt
- 1/2 tsp essence
- 2-3 drops green colour
- 1/2-1 Tablespoon honey
- 1/4 cup melted chocolate
- Gems
- Sprinklers
Method:
Mix everything, spread it in circles onto a tray or plate lined with parchment paper, garnish with gems and chocolate horns & freeze till set!
Broccoli corn pasta bites
Ingredients:
- Broccoli, blanched 1 cup
- Walnuts 1⁄4 cup
- Salt 2 tsp
- Garlic Cloves 2
- Olive Oil 2 tbsp
- Black Pepper Powder 1 tbsp
- Pasta, boiled1 cup
- Sweet Corn, boiled 1⁄2 cup
- Water 1⁄2-1 cup
- Canapés
Method:
1. In a food blender, add blanched broccoli florets, walnuts, garlic cloves, and olive oil, and blend it to a smooth paste.
2. In a pan, add 1 tsp. oil and sauté the paste.
3. Add salt, pepper and garlic seasoning.
4. Add sweet corn and boiled pasta to it.
5. Add water, mix well, and simmer for another minute or two.
6. Garnish with red chili flakes and serve hot.
Celebrate and enjoy Christmas!
About the Author:
Tanya Bhatia
Chef, Food Photographer, Food Stylist
Having worked for 5+ Years as a Recipe Curator, Food Photographer, and stylist with over 100+ Brands. Featured on Asian Food Network, NDTV India, Times Now, Google, and many other platforms. She now creates content for her Instagram page which goes by the name @thegracekitchen_tgk