Home for the Holidays Hop!
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HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS HOP!
The holidays are fast approaching and that means it is time to break out the fat pants! All those yummy fattening foods, dinners, drinks, and desserts. Yum! For this blog hop, I want to give you all a special recipe to add to your dessert table. It is a cookie recipe my aunt used to make every Thanksgiving, and these cookies were/still are my favorite! When I made them for the first time, I had people begging me to make more. The cookies make great gifts for Christmas too. Just put them in a decorated tin and poof–instant delicious present! Everyone loves personal, handmade gifts. And your family and friends won’t even think about returning them!
PECAN TASSIES (a recipe modified from Brown Eyed Baker)
Yield: 48 cookies
Prep Time: 45 minutes
Cook Time: 20 to 25 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
Picture from Brown Eyed Baker
Ingredients:
For the Dough: 1 cup unsalted butter, 6 ounces cream cheese, 2 cups all-purpose flour
For the Filling: 1½ cups light brown sugar, 1 cup chopped pecans plus more for sprinkling on top, 2 eggs, 2 tablespoons unsalted butter melted, ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions:
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Prepare mini muffin pans by greasing cups if it is not a nonstick pan. Set aside.
2. To make the dough, beat together the butter, cream cheese and flour on low speed of a stand or hand mixer until all of the flour is incorporated. Divide the dough into 48 pieces and roll into balls.
3. Either press the dough balls into the muffin cups and up the sides, or flatten the balls slightly with your palm and use a rolling pin to roll into a disk about 2-3 inches in diameter (a little larger than the size of the muffin cup opening) and place into the muffin cups.
4. To make the filling, mix together the brown sugar, chopped pecans, eggs, melted butter and vanilla extra with a spoon and then evenly divide it between the dough-lined mini muffin cups. Top each with some additional chopped pecans.
5. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until the tops are set. Cool for a few minutes in the muffin cups and then remove to a cooling rack to cool completely. The tassies can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature. Add powder sugar (if desired).
**To see the original recipe, go to Brown Eyed Baker’s website**
Now, onto the really good part–the novel!
HIS HAVEN
The Redemption Series: Book 1
Ignorance isn’t always bliss…
Handsome and diligent Avrum Brenin should have died in the fire with his mother and older brother. Instead, he is saved by the powerful and wealthy immortal, Lord Henri. Placed under his care, Avrum shares in his world of en
dless splendors. He must do one thing in return—look after Haven, a human and Lord Henri’s newest rescue.
The simple task proves to be more complicated than it seems. Haven is disobedient, ungrateful, and hostile, yet she is beautiful and mystifying at the same time. One night, when Avrum stumbles across Haven barely clothed and bound at the wrists, the world he has trusted in unravels before his eyes. He soon discovers that no one—from Lord Henri and Haven to his closest friend, Lysander—are who they seem to be.
Now faced with the truth, will Avrum choose to surrender to the man who rescued him, or will he have the courage to save the woman who captivated him?
Publisher: Secret Cravings Publishing
Heat Level: Sensual
Genre: Historical/Paranormal Romance
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His Haven is available now in ebook and paperback formats!
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~H.A.B.
40 Responses
My fat pants are ready for the holiday. Thank you! Carpediem5366@yahoo.com
Love the recipe!!! thanks for the great giveaway! jasdarts (at) hotmail (dot) com
Love any recipe that has pecans in it! Thanks for this one.
skpetal at hotmail dot com
Thank you so much for the recipe and for joining the giveaway!
melaniemcclure@knology.net
Thanks for the recipe and giveaway. esseboo@yahoo.com
Those sound yummy… thanks for being part of the hop.
j.m.platt83@gmail.com
Yum yum yum… your recipe looks so good:) And I love your book… read it and now I can’t wait for the next one!! tania.f.walsh@gmail.com
Great Recipe! Bbyg612@YAHOO.COM
Your book looks absolutely amazing!! Tanks for joining in!!
viajeradelmar@aol.com
Those things look really good. Thanks for joining the hop! woofiepublications@gmail.com
OMG this sounds amazing….the book & the recipe 😀 I dont have either & I’m glad I found them…hehe Thanks & Big Hugs
Missie Jones
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Thanks for the recipe. I like trying new things in the kitchen. The book sounds really good and I have added it to my TBR list.
That recipe looks amazing ! Must try !
Klsargen@ncsu.edu
Thanks for participating in the blog hop!
eliseandtegan@gmail.com
A nearby bakery has great tassies, but they’re hugely overpriced and hardly have any filling. So, this recipe is a true public service! Thanks so much for participating…
vitajex(at)aol(dot)com
They look so scrumptious. marie.mattingly88@gmail.com
My grandmother used to make something similar. She always baked about 20 different varieties of cookies for Christmas (She was a caterer).
Thanks for the recipe!
Robin
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Sounds like a great recipe – I don’t think I’ve ever had them home made, but I’m ready!
liz
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Thank you for the recipe! Caraolson24@yahoo.com
That’s a recipe that I can make and eat. I couldn’t eat much of it since I’m a diabetic. I enjoyed the excerpt and the cover is stunning.
Also, I just want to thank everyone for participating in the giveaway and offering a helping hand. It means alot to me even if I don’t win.
Angela
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Another yummy recipe I love pecans! I find myself eating them by themselves by the handful! Look forward to trying this recipe . thanks and have a happy holiday! amybowens34@yahoo.com
Thank you for the recipe.
bituin76 at hotmail dot com
I think this my be my new favorite pecan recipe. It looks tasty and simple.
koonie2888 at yahoo dot com
Thanks for the great hop.
magic5905 at embarqmail dot com
The recipe looks delicious!
Thanks for the amazing giveaway!
elizabeth @ bookattict . com
I can’t wait to make these!
lovbooks641@gmail.com
The recipe and the book sound great! Thanks for sharing them. Thanks for sharing the hop and your giveaway. Wishing everyone a wonderful and magical holiday season! evamillien at gmail dot com
Recipe looks yummy .flanagan@mebtel.net
Looks like a delicious recipe
smurfettev AT gmail DOT com
How adorable! Both the book and the recipe sound fantastic.
dancingcelt at gmail dot com
Wow, this book and recipe sound extremely tasty. I’m glad I dropped by.
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Hi! Yummy recipe! Those tassies look delicious! I cant wait to try my hand at making them! And fantastic trailer! Your book sounds awesome! Thank you for sharing and for the giveaway!! Happy Thanksgiving!
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Thanks for the great recipe and the chance to win!
natasha_donohoo_8 at hotmail dot com
I am getting so many great recipes to my collection. Thanks for the recipe, it looks yummy.
Thanks for the hop and giveaway, hope you have a wonderful holiday season.
koala571 (at) msn (dot) com
I don’t really like pecans, but maybe I can sub walnuts for them. 🙂
The blurb is intriguing!
Thank you for sharing your recipe and for the giveaway.
trb0917 at gmail dot com
Your Pecan Tassies sound wonderful! Thanks for the great giveaway.
bhometchko(at)hotmail(dot)com
I tried to make these once – it was a dismal failure. 🙁 Yours look great though!
Thank you for being part of this hop,
Karen(dot)arrowood(at)sbcglobal(dot)net
great recipe thanks for the hop! – regnod(at)yahoo(d0t)com
Thanks for being part of the hop. mrscrabbyfan(at)gmail(dot)com
This contest is now over. The winners will be contacted by The Romance Troupe sometime soon. A BIG thank you to everyone who stopped by my blog! It was great having you all here. I hope your holidays are extra yummy this year! Come back soon! 🙂
~H.A.B.
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