Christmas Edible Gifts- any suggestions???

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I am hoping to make some edible gifts to give away this Christmas. Has anyone used Nigella Christmas-in particular these recipes: Christmas chutney, Cranberry and apple chutney and Christmas chocolate biscuits? I am looking for easy and tasty recipes. All suggestions/ recipes would be great.

shortbread & gingerbread are excellent gifts and a bit easier?? The hairy bikers have a nice ginger bread recipe (lebkuchen), creamy xmas fudge, xmas chutney to name a few.

Thanks for that. Which Hairy Bikers cook book has these recipes? I will need to get it.

12 days of xmas, i got it on ebay cheapest. i saw the series as they travelled the uk, the other recipes were lovely too, I have made a few of them and were gorgeous. I was actually reading when I had a nosey on here.

a friend gave me a recipe for the white choc florentines that she gave me last christmas and that she had made with her dd - we are going to make them and give to family this year. Not sure where the recipe is right now but it wasn't complex and was from a Morrisons magazine - you could try googling it!
we have also made fudge before, always popular

here is a few

I make macadamia and cranberry cookies every year, they are yum. Can post recipe if you're interested.

I also make pink grapefruit marmalade and cranberry compote.

Yes please. I would love the recipe for the cookies.

I made nut brittle last year which was really easy.

Would need to look up recipe but it was basically sugar and loads of nuts and seeds.

Also my Grandma's fantastic chocolate truffle recipe which I can dig out if you like.
Doesn't contain any cream (loads of choc, ground almonds and booze amongst other things) so can be made in advance.

Cranberry macadamia cookies

Makes 20 ( I normally make double or triple )

125g very soft butter
185g golden caster sugar
1 medium egg lightly beaten
185g plain flour plus extra for dusting
1 tspn baking powder
50g whole macadamias
50g dried cranberries

2 large baking sheets, lightly oiled or lined with baking parchment

Preheat oven to Gas 4/180c/fan 170c. Using electric whisk cream butter and sugar for 3-4 mins. Gradually add egg, whisking. Sift in flour, baking powder and half a teaspoon of salt. Roughly chop macadamias and cranberries add to mix and stir all together. Bring mix together with your hands and form a ball. Halve the ball then cut one half into 10 pieces. With lightly floured hands, roll each piece into a small ball. Transfer to one of the baking sheets and press each one gently to flatten slightly. Bake for 18-20 mins on centre shelf. Form the other half into balls. When first batch ready, put second batch in. Leave cookies to cool for about a minute no longer or they will stgcik, then, using a fish slice, carefully transfer to a cooling rack. Repeat with second batch etc.

Keep for a week in airtight container or also freeze well.

Cantucinni (sp) or biscotti which are basically the same but bigger. Very easy, very tasty. Even been asked by Italians for the recipe. Look lovely in a cellophane bag with a nice ribbon. Also made limoncello and truffles.

Nigella chocolate cookies are really easy to make (in processor) & the white choc & cranberry cookies are great also. the chilli jelly is great although the boiling vinegar makes your eyes sting!

I do loads but particulars this year are satsuma marmalade, Delia's pickled pears and spiced fig and plum jam: once done you can forget, fab! Adding cakepops as well.

I'm bumping this thread because I've just added a recipe which would make an original gift.

Chocolate saussison

Double Chocolate Truffles

If the true meaning of Christmas is giving gifts which credit you with the greatest amount gratitude for the least amount of effort, then these truffles are a winner:

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