2009 Christmas (1) Homemade Holiday Sweets 自己做圣诞饼干

2009 Christmas is right on the corner. The baking season is here. As usual, I started my baking task after work and in the weekends. Didn't do what I wanted to do due to the load at work. For examples, no ginger breadman, no frosted cookies. Instead, I made some toffees, nut brittle, etc.. Here are some goods I made.
2009 年的圣诞节尽在眼前，做饼干的季节到了，和以往一样，下班后和周末开始了我的烘烤工作。由于工作忙，好多我想做的最后还是没有做，比如说，ginger breadman 和装饰饼干。不过我今年做了一些花生糖和 toffees。下面是我做的。。。

(1) Jam Thumb Print Cookies 拇指果酱饼干

配方在这：
2/3 cup butter
1/2 cup Sugar
2 egg yolks
1 tsp Vanilla
1 and 1/2 cup flour
1 egg white
1 cup chopped pecan
1/3 cup of peach jam and black berry jelly
Use top five ingredients to make cookie dough. Detail is in this link: How To Make Cookies
Shape 1 inch ball, dip in the egg white; roll it in the chopped nuts; place it on the cookie pan. See picture below:
上面5样东西混合均匀做成1英寸的球，沾上蛋清，再滚上碎核桃，放入烤箱。看下图。

Bake the cookies in 375F oven for ~12 minutes. Remove from oven. Press your thumb into the center of each cookie. Cool completely; Fill center with jam or jelly. They are so good. I only got few. He ate all.
烤好后用手指在中间按一坑，，凉后放入喜欢的果酱。

(2) Pinwheel cookies 风车饼干
They are short bread cookies, basically. Divide the dough into two parts; Add 1oz melt chocolate and 2 tsp coco powder to one of dough. This will be the chocolate dough. Roll each dough into flat. Put 1 dough on top of another. Roll it into a roll. Chill the cookie rolls for at least 3 hours. Then slice it into 1/4 inch thick cookies. See below.
做法和配方和short bread饼干差不多。面和好后，分成2份，取一份加入1oz的巧克力和2小勺的可可粉就变成了巧克力面团，把每个面团擀成长方形的面片，迭起来，卷起来，放冰箱里冷却至少3小时，然后切成片状。看下图。放入烤箱烤好。

The final products are here:这是最后的产品。

(3) Butter Toffee Crunch: 奶油酥脆 Toffee 糖
Here is traditional candy during the Christmas season. It is easy to make and everyone love it. The basic ingredients are sugar, butter, chocolate and pecans.
Cook sugar, butter to 290F to reach the crunch stage. Pour onto a buttered baking sheet. Slightly cool and sprinkle chocolate chips on top. 5 minutes late, spread the chocolate evenly and sprinkle chopped pecan on top. Chill completely and break into small pieces by hand.
这是圣诞节传统的糖。人人爱又好做。主要原料是糖，奶油，巧克力和核桃。
把奶油和糖加热到290F,倒入抹上奶油的并撒上核桃的锡纸盘上，稍微凉一点，撒上巧克力，5分钟后把巧克力摊开，再撒上核桃，等到完全冷却，用手掰成小块即可食用，好吃！

Here is the final product:这是做好的成品。

(4) Greek cookies希腊饼干

The final products are here:这是最后的产品。

This is Russian Tea cookies. Similar with the Greek cookies.

(5) Peanut Butter Blossom：这个汉语叫什么不知道。
I have posted the recipe before. You can still find it follow this link. 我以前有贴过，看这个连接：Peanut Butter Blossom

(6) Pazelle: Italian Cookies

我以前有贴过，看这个连接：Peanut Butter Blossom
Below picture was taken from last year. 这是去年的照片。

Now, they are wrapped and ready to give. 看看包好了，可以送朋友了。

Here are some pinwheel cookies are ready be packed. 这些是风车饼干，可以装包送朋友了。

Below are peanut butter cookies and Peneton. 左下角是花生酱饼干，左上角是迷你意大利Peneton

Here are the candies: nut brittle and butter toffee crunch 这些是糖果，花生糖和奶油酥脆 Toffee 糖

圣诞节快乐！