Egad! The winter holidays have officially thrown down their gauntlet. Are you ready? As a little warm-up, try our Christmas dessert puzzle. Below are groups of ingredients, listed in rough order of largest to smallest quantity. Can you name the sugary treats that they combine to form? If you can get all ten, treat yourself to a little nip of schnapps in that hot cocoa.
Flour, butter, powdered sugar, finely chopped nuts, vanilla- Chocolate chips, sweetened condensed milk, chopped walnuts, butter
- Flour, eggs, sugar, margarine, baking powder, anise extract
- Flour, Hershey’s Kisses, brown sugar, peanut butter, butter, sugar, eggs, baking soda, baking powder
- Powdered sugar, peanut butter, white potatoes, vanilla
- White chocolate, candy canes, mini-marshmallows
- Graham cracker crumbs, sweetened condensed milk, coconut, chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, pecans, butter
- Flour, sugar, butter, eggs, cinnamon, cream of tartar, baking soda, salt
- Flour, sugar, butter, fruit preserves, egg, vanilla, salt
- Powdered sugar, almond meal, butter, egg whites, egg yolks, sugar, milk, vanilla
Don’t click “continue” until you’re ready to see the answers.
Answers:
- Mexican wedding cookies
- Chocolate fudge
- Pizzelles
- Peanut butter blossoms
- Potato candy
- Peppermint bark
- Seven-layer magic cookie bars
- Snickerdoodles
- Jam thumbprints
- French macarons