The Bedell sister clan gets together every year a little shy of Christmas to surround ourselves with with some sugar, flour and endless chocolate chips, to make the latest amazing holiday treats. This year was different from any years past: none of us were coming home from college, we don't have the Plano house anymore (no double ovens), and no Dave commentary...or cleaning skills. But we did have a sister addition with our friend, Megan-she filled in for Dave's commentary and cleaning seamlessly.
Enough commentary lets get to the sugar. Per usual we picked our own recipes (I stayed away from anything looking too complicated) and we were off. I got a little too busy snapchatting all the delicious goods that I forgot to save them to my phone, so unless you were some of the lucky few that tapped on my snap story this is what I got for ya.
I am not against snatching the last piece of toffee from someone's hands, and this one makes no exceptions. Not only is it festive and pretty for the holidays, but its delicious too. The recipe looks intimidating (key as to why I passed it on to Lyndsy), but don't be scared away-other than the 30 minutes of stirring the sugar. Just make sure to have some good company...and a glass of wine or two.
These festive gems are anyone's winter dream come true. Chocolate and marshmallows homed by a graham cracker crust is an s'mores lover's dream. Definitely make sure to listen to the instructions and don't over cook them, let the doneness be prefaced by the mallows not the dough.
*best served warm and gooey...straight out of the oven is preferred
Note to self: Marshmallow will melt onto the cookie sheet, have no fear...get a thin spatula and scoop that mess straight into your mouth.
Well thats all I got in terms of close-ups.
But here is the overview shot of what the sugar factory came up with this weekend.
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From top left clockwise: Chai Spice Snickerdoodle, Rolo Cookie Bars, Pretzel Salted Caramel Brownies, Campfire Cookies, Almond Toffee, Peppermint Cups.
