Tristate Thrifty Nickel Christmas Gift Guide #3 2021

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YOUR AD COULD BE HERE, CALL US FOR DETAILS! Owensboro 270-683-5557 • Evansville 812-428-8484

SOFT CHRISTMAS COOKIES Ingredient: 3 3⁄4 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1⁄2 teaspoon salt 1 cup margarine, softened 1 1⁄2 cups white sugar 2 eggs 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Directions: Instructions Checklist

Step 1 Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together, set aside. In a large bowl, cream together the margarine and sugar until light and fluffy.

Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Gradually blend in the sifted ingredients until fully absorbed. Cover dough, and chill for 2 hours.

Step 2 Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets. On a clean floured surface, roll out small portions of chilled dough to 1/4 inch thickness. Cut out shapes using cookie cutters.

Step 3 Bake 6 to 8 minutes in the preheated oven, or until edges are barely brown. Remove from cookie sheets to cool on wire racks.

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Merry Christmas From Your Tri State Thrifty Nickel

Ingredients

CHRISTMAS WREATH APPETIZER

• 2 cans crescent rolls, well chilled (rolled up dough) • 1 cup finely chopped vegetables* • 6 ounces spreadable herbed or garlic cream cheese (such as Boursin or Alouette) • 1 teaspoon dried herbs, such as dill, basil, tarragon

Instructions:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. • Remove the very cold dough from cans (do not unroll the dough).

• Slice the dough tubes into 1/2" rounds (pat them back into a round shape if slicing flattened them out a little). A small serrated knife works great here.

• Arrange the slices of dough on a parchment-lined round pizza pan or baking sheet about 1/2" apart (to allow the dough to expand while baking). Make one large wreath, or a smaller double-rowed wreath.

• Bake for 11 to 13 minutes, or until the tops are nice and golden.

• Note that the instructions on the can call for less time, but because the dough is unrolled, it takes a little longer to bake.

• Remove from oven and allow to cool.

• Spread the cream cheese on the top of each round (a nice wide spreader or offset spatula makes easy work of this), taking care not to break the wreath apart.

• Top each round with a big pinch of the vegetables, patting lightly to secure them into the spread. Sprinkle herbs over the top.

• Transfer to a serving platter or board, if desired.

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CHRISTMAS COOKIES! (Vanilla Biscuits/Sugar Cookies) Ingredients: • 225g / 1 cup unsalted butter , softened (or use salted, skip salt) • 1 cup (220g) white sugar , preferably caster / superfine • 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract • 1 large egg (55-60g / 1.9-2oz) • 3 cups (450g) flour , plain / all purpose • 3/4 tsp baking powder • 3/4 tsp salt • Icing for Sugar Cookies:

Instructions: • Preheat Oven to 180°C / 350°F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.

• Beat butter and sugar in a large bowl until creamy (1 minute on speed 5) • Add egg and vanilla, beat until completely combined.

• Add flour, baking powder, and salt.

• Start mixing slowly, then beat until the flour is incorporated - it will be clumpy.

• Dust work surface with flour, scrape dough out of bowl.

• Pat together then cut in half, then shape into 2 discs.

• Roll out to 0.3cm / 1/8" (for thinner, crispier cookies) 1/4" (for thicker, softer cookies), sprinkling with flour under and over the dough so it doesn't stick.

• Use cookie cutters to press out shapes and use a knife or spatula to transfer shapes to prepared baking sheets. (Keep dough that doesn't fit in the oven in the fridge).

• Bake for 10 minutes, swapping trays halfway (Note 2), until the surface is pale golden and the edges are just beginning to turn light golden.

• Allow cookies to cool completely on trays (they will finish cooking on the trays).

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WHO’S NUMBER AM I CONTEST 3

1st Prize - $250 Gift Certificate • 2nd & 3rd Place - $50 Gift Certificates • 4th & 5th Place - $25 Gift Certificates All Gift Certificates Good Toward Any Merchant in the 2021 Christmas Gift Guide

11. WHOSE NUMBER AM I 270-276-3545? ___________________________ 12. WHOSE NUMBER AM I 270-926-4203? ___________________________ 13. WHOSE NUMBER AM I 270-757-1133? ___________________________ 14. WHOSE NUMBER AM I 812-536-3486? ___________________________

1. WHOSE NUMBER AM I 270-926-0235? ___________________________ 2. WHOSE NUMBER AM I 270-231-8155? ___________________________ 3. WHOSE NUMBER AM I 812-449-4626? ___________________________ 4. WHOSE NUMBER AM I 270-684-5237? ___________________________

15. WHOSE NUMBER AM I 270-295-3854? ___________________________

5. WHOSE NUMBER AM I 1-618-842-9166? ___________________________ 6. WHOSE NUMBER AM I 270-684-1741? ___________________________

16. WHOSE NUMBER AM I 812-428-8436? ___________________________ 17. WHOSE NUMBER AM I 270-683-7575? ___________________________

7. WHOSE NUMBER AM I 270-240-4673? ___________________________ 8. WHOSE NUMBER AM I 270-827-0797? ___________________________

18. WHOSE NUMBER AM I 270-926-2555? ___________________________ 19. WHOSE NUMBER AM I 270-684-5419? ___________________________

9. WHOSE NUMBER AM I 270-757-2426? ___________________________

20. WHOSE NUMBER AM I 270-683-7396? ___________________________

10. WHOSE NUMBER AM I 812-897-1720? ___________________________

Name ___________________________________________

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Address _________________________________________ City ______________________State Zip______________ Phone _________________________________________

RULES: Each week in the Christmas Gift Guide there will be a Contest (total of 5 weeks). Fill out the contest entry form each week and then drop it off at the Thrifty Nickel office or mail to: Christmas Trivia, C/O Thrifty Nickel, 629 East 21st St. Owensboro, KY 42303.

You can turn them in each week or at the end of the 5th week. Must enter all 5 weeks to be eligible. The winners will be chosen by the most correct answers of each week. Deadline for all entries will be Monday, January 3rd at 5 p.m. Winners will be announced in the January 6th issue of the Thrifty Nickel. Must be 18 years of age or older to be eligible. Employees and relatives of employees of Thrifty Nickel are not eligible. Only one entry per household per week will be accepted.

OLD FASHIONED CHOCOLATE COVERED CHERRIES

Ingredients:

36 Maraschino cherries with stems 3 tablespoons butter softened 3 tablespoons corn syrup 2 cups powdered sugar sifted 1 1/2 bags chocolate chips semi-sweet or milk chocolate 2 teaspoons oil

Instructions: • Drain cherries and set on paper towel to dry • In a medium bowl, combine butter and corn syrup until smooth. Stir in powdered sugar and knead to form a dough. Chill to stiffen if necessary.

• Wrap each cherry in about 1 tsp of dough. Chill until firm.

• In a microwave-safe bowl melt chocolate chips with oil for about 20 seconds at a time (stirring each time) until chocolate is just melted and completely smooth.

• Dip each cherry in by its stem and place on wax paper-lined sheets.

• Place in an air-tight container (like a large tupperware) and store in a cool place for TWO WEEKS (yes, it is a long time– but patience… I promise they taste best if you wait until the fondant softens)!

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