3 sleeps until Christmas!

Today I am sharing with you the sweet little things I have been making/baking this week. Most of the recipes were made in the Thermomix and I did use as many organic ingredients as I could.

4 Ingredients Oreo Truffles

I made these truffles as a gift for a friend's birthday. As I am having a break from chocolate at the moment I didn't get to sample them but I am told by very reliable sources that they are amazing. Plus the birthday girl loved them so that is really all that matters.

Donna Hay Peanut Butter & Almond Cookies

These beautiful biscuits were made for a friend who just loves Peanut Butter. They were super easy and really yummy. I wrapped them up as soon as I could so that I wouldn't eat them all. They were well received and hard to resist by the person I made them for.

Honey & Nut Cluster Muesli

After seeing this muesli by a fellow blogger I just had to make it. At the moment it is in our cupboard but it may also be gifts if needed. You can see the recipe for this at Lacey's Blog: http://www.afruitfullifeblog.com/2011/12/christmas-muesli.html

Donna Hay Gingerbread People

When Joel saw me making biscuits he asked for gingerbread people. I obliged. The boys had fun decorating and eating them.

Donna Hay Caramel Shortbread

When I saw this delicate biscuits in the latest Donna Hay magazine I knew that I would need to make them for Jas, which I did. They were super yummy- like a soft caramel tart in a biscuit. Oh yum. The only thing is that they go soft pretty quickly so need to be eaten or refrigerated. Jas didn't mind.

Donna Hay Choc Chip Shortbread

I simply added choc chips to the basic shortbread recipe for these biscuits that are mainly for the kids. They don't all look this good as some of them were a bit overcooked. Never the less they still get eaten.

Donna Hay Shortbread Jam Fingers

Now these shortbread looked so lovely in the magazine that I just had to make them. Sadly mine look nothing like the ones in the magazine (as you can see in the photo), despite the many hours spent making them. I have kept them for the kids to eat but they really are my baking disappointment for the week. But all things considered it could be much, much worse.

We did also make Chocolate Balls that have all been eaten and that I didn't get the chance to take a photo of. You'll have to trust me when I say they looked and tasted divine- some rolled in coconut, the others in cocoa. We plan on making another batch tomorrow using wheatbix instead of milk arrowroot biscuits.
Would you like any of the recipes? Just let me know via email at jasandshellwieden@bigpond.com, otherwise I will add them to the blog at a later time.