Winters are absolutely incomplete without loads of delicious treats and eats throughout the season of festivities, glad tidings and joy. It is a time for family, friends, and of course, treats! Whether it’s a homemade gift, going out for dinner, or grabbing something from the store, there is always something to indulge in this time of year. There’s no doubt that Christmas is one of the most wonderful times of year. Families come together, friends get together and everyone celebrates with some delicious food.
Apart from the usual Christmas cakes, lunches and dinners, there are a few treats that you could bake and keep ready for this time around, maybe for those sudden family visits or to simply give your loved ones a box full of your homemade eats.
Let’s check out the easiest recipes for 3 such interesting winter treats you could bake at home in minutes and stock them up to eat and share all throughout the season!
We all love gingerbread man biscuits, but where did they originate? The story behind gingerbread man biscuits is a fun one!
It all started in medieval England, when bakers would decorate their biscuits with colorful shapes and designs. Bakers created some designs that resembled humans or animals to give them a fun and festive look. These became known as gingerbread men because they looked just like a man wearing a suit of armor. The symbols represented different good luck wishes for different seasons of the year. The most common symbol was the fish symbol. This symbolized fertility and abundance because fishermen often caught large numbers of fish at the same time.
A traditional gingerbread man biscuit is made from a spiced cake dough that is cut into shapes and then baked. Although you can bake gingerbread biscuits in any shape you like, as a tradition, people use special ‘Human’ shaped cookie cutters to shape these.
Let’s look at a simple recipe to make these!
250g all-purpose flour 100g packed brown sugar 6 tbsp butter room temperature 2 tbsp full fat curd ½ tsp baking soda ½ tsp salt | ¼ tsp ground clove ¼ tsp ground nutmeg ¼ tsp ground ginger powder 1 tsp ground cinnamon Icing for decoration |
In a bowl combine all the dry ingredients: flour, baking soda,salt, ground cinnamon, clove and nutmeg. Whisk everything together and set aside.
These delicious chewy brownies will blow your mind away with its richness. Every bite shall fill your mouth with the chocolatey goodness and those rum soaked raisins. Yes, the prep takes a bit of time as the raisins have to be soaked in rum for at least 48 hours for best results.However,trust us when we say that it will truly be worth it.
Let’s bake some amazing brownies!
-230g melted butter -2 tablespoons vegetable oil -180g brown sugar -220g white sugar -4 eggs (room temperature) | -142g all purpose flour -115g good quality cocoa powder (unsweetened) -1 teaspoon salt -200g chocolate chips -150g Yellow raisins (soaked in rum for 48 hours) -4 teaspoons vanilla essence |
NEVER use cheap cocoa powder or sweetened cacao powder (drinking chocolate) to make brownies. Always opt for unsweetened high quality cocoa powder.
What could be better than a warm, gooey chocolate chip cookie? How about one that is freshly made and has a dash of mint to compliment the chocolate? These Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies are perfect for any time of the day!
Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies are one of the most popular cookies on the planet! They are so delicious that even people who don’t like chocolate love them. To top it off, they are easy to make and can be made in so many different ways. Many people hate mint chocolate chip ice cream because they mistakenly think that it tastes like toothpaste. However, the cookie version is really tasty and does not taste like toothpaste at all!
There are lots of different recipes for these cookies, but they all contain the same basic ingredients. Let’s bake some!
-120g Maida (All Purpose Flour) -20g Unsweetened Cocoa Powder -3g baking soda -3g cornstarch -3g salt -85g Butter | -68g brown sugar -50g white sugar -1 large egg -2 tbsp vanilla essence -Mint Essence (a few drops) -100g chocolate chip |
All the mentioned ingredients in the recipes can be easily ordered via the Milkbasket app which then will be delivered conveniently to your doorstep by 7 AM, the very next morning!
Bake these 3 winter time treats easily at your home and enjoy these with your friends and family or gift them to your loved ones to make their season a blissful one!
☃️Happy Baking!❄️
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