I have a friend who claims she cant cook and she needs recipes for simple Christmas nibbles?

I assure you that these are very good and easy appetizers to make.

Mini Broccoli & Ham Cups

Prep Time: 15 min

Total Time: 30 min

Makes: 2 dozen appetizers or 24 servings, 1 appetizer each

1 pkg. (10 oz.) frozen chopped broccoli, thawed, well drained

1/4 cup chopped sun-dried tomatoes

4 oz. (1/2 of 8-oz. pkg) PHILADELPHIA Light Cream Cheese Spread

1 Tbsp. KRAFT 100% Grated Parmesan Cheese

1/4 tsp. garlic powder

24 slices OSCAR MAYER Shaved Smoked Ham

1/3 cup chopped PLANTERS Smoked Almonds

PREHEAT oven to 350°F. Mix broccoli, tomatoes, cream cheese spread, Parmesan cheese and garlic powder until well blended.

FLATTEN ham slices. Press 1 ham slice onto bottom and up side of each of 24 miniature muffin pan cups. Fill evenly with the broccoli mixture; sprinkle with almonds.

BAKE 15 min. or until heated through. Serve warm.

Having a party? Assemble appetizers several hours in advance; cover and refrigerate until ready to serve. Then, uncover and bake as directed.

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Baked Crab Rangoon

Prep Time: 20 min

Total Time: 40 min

Makes: 12 servings, one wonton each

1 can (6 oz.) white crabmeat, drained, flaked

4 oz. (1/2 of 8-oz. pkg.) PHILADELPHIA Neufchatel Cheese, 1/3 Less Fat than Cream Cheese, softened

1/4 cup thinly sliced green onions

1/4 cup KRAFT Mayo Light Mayonnaise

12 won ton wrappers

PREHEAT oven to 350°F. Mix crabmeat, Neufchatel cheese, onions and mayo.

SPRAY 12 medium muffin cups with cooking spray. Gently place 1 won ton wrapper in each cup, allowing edges of wrappers to extend above sides of cups. Fill evenly with crabmeat mixture.

BAKE 18 to 20 min. or until edges are golden brown and filling is heated through. Serve warm. Garnish with chopped green onions, if desired.

**ALTERNATE VERSION...

We've taken a favorite appetizer and made it over. We substituted PHILADELPHIA Neufchatel Cheese, 1/3 Less Fat than Cream Cheese and KRAFT Mayo Light Mayonnaise instead of regular cream cheese and mayonnaise. Since these tasty appetizers are baked, they require less hands on time so that you can spend more time with your guests. This baked version saves 80 calories and 6.5 g of fat per serving compared to traditional fried Crab Rangoon.

For Mini Crab Rangoons

Use 24 won ton wrappers. Gently place 1 won ton wrapper in each of 24 miniature muffin cups sprayed with cooking spray. Fill evenly with crabmeat mixture and bake as directed. Makes 12 servings, two appetizers each.

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Mini New Potato Bites

Prep Time: 20 min

Total Time: 1 hr 20 min

Makes: 15 servings, 2 topped potato halves each

1-1/2 lb. new potatoes (about 15 potatoes)

4 oz. (1/2 of 8-oz. pkg.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened

2 Tbsp. BREAKSTONE'S or KNUDSEN Sour Cream

2 Tbsp. KRAFT 100% Grated Parmesan Cheese

4 slices OSCAR MAYER Bacon, cooked, crumbled

2 Tbsp. snipped fresh chives

PLACE potatoes in large saucepan; add enough water to cover. Bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low; cook 15 min. or until potatoes are tender.

MEANWHILE, mix cream cheese, sour cream and Parmesan cheese; cover. Refrigerate until ready to use.

DRAIN potatoes. Cool slightly. Cut potatoes in half; cut small piece from bottom of each potato half so potato lies flat. Place on serving platter. Top each potato half with 1 tsp. of the cream cheese mixture. Sprinkle with bacon and chives.

KRAFT KITCHENS TIPS

Make Ahead

These potatoes are delicious served hot or cold.

Substitute

Substitute PHILADLEPHIA Chive & Onion Cream Cheese Spread for the regular cream cheese for added flavor.

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Crab Cakes

Prep Time: 15 min

Total Time: 29 min

Makes: 12 servings, 2 crab cakes each

1 egg

1/4 cup KRAFT Ranch Dressing

2 cans (6 oz. each) crabmeat, drained, flaked

20 RITZ Crackers, coarsely crushed (about 1 cup)

1/3 cup KRAFT Shredded Parmesan, Romano, and Asiago Cheeses

2 green onions, sliced

1/4 tsp. ground red pepper (cayenne)

PREHEAT oven to 375°F. Beat egg and dressing in large bowl with wire whisk until well blended. Add crabmeat; mix well. Gently stir in remaining ingredients. Let stand 3 min.

SHAPE into 24 cakes, using about 1 Tbsp. of the crabmeat mixture for each cake. Place in single layer on lightly greased baking sheet.

BAKE 5 to 7 min. on each side or until cakes are golden brown on both sides and heated through.

KRAFT KITCHENS TIPS

Healthy Living

Trim 2.5 grams of fat per serving by preparing with KRAFT LIGHT DONE RIGHT! Ranch Reduced Fat Dressing, KRAFT Reduced Fat Parmesan Style Grated Topping and RITZ Reduced Fat Crackers.

Special Extra

Serve topped with KRAFT Cocktail Sauce or TACO BELL HOME ORIGINALS Thick 'N Chunky Salsa.

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Welcome to Santa's Page of Favorite Christmas Recipes!

These are some recipes that Mrs. Claus enjoys making and/or that have been submitted by friends from around the world. From Chrimstas bread to Chrismtas cookies!

Cranberry Bread

Cranberry Sauce

Potato Filling

Grape Ice

Hard Sauce

Apple Pie

Iced Butter Cookies

GingerBread Men

Spice Cake and Icing

Mint Bars

Mint Snow Balls

Mini-Chocolate Chip Cheesecakes

Cinnamon Crinkles

EggNog Cookies

Buckeyes

Holiday Punch

Spiced Tea

Chocolate Coffee

Gram's Best Caramels

Melting Moments Cookies

Plum Pudding

Sweet Potatoes

Chocolate Silk

Lime-Strawberry Surprise

Sausage Balls

Pecan Dreams Cookies

Payne Family Christmas Mix

Snickerdoodles

Oatmeal Cookies

Pumpkin Pie

Christmas Float

Brie Wheel

Watercress Soup

Mustard Mold for Ham

Spinach Balls

Bourbon Ham

Festive Egg Squares

Sausage Egg Brunch

Turkey Potato Salad

Cherry Delight

No Crust Cherry Cheese Cake

Natasha Nalley's Carrot Cake

Rum Trifle

Bacardi Rum Cake

BAKER'S AND BACARDI PINEAPPLE RUM TORTE

Hot Spiced Christmas Punch

American Indian Cold Cake

For the recipes go to:

http://www.santaclaus.com/christmas-recipes.php

Make Over 200 Juicy, Mouth-Watering Paleo Recipes You've NEVER Seen or Tasted Before?

White Trash

6 cups Rice Chex

3 cups Cheerios

1 1/2 cups spanish peanuts

1 1/2 cup broken pretzels (thin sticks)

2 lbs white almond bark (I used 1 1/2 packages)

Mix rice chex, cheerios, nuts and pretzels in large bowl (I used a dish pan)

Melt almond bark (on very low heat) and pour on mixture and stir until everything is coated. Pour out on wax paper and spread thinly. Let cool and break apart and store in air tight containers.

MACADAMIA AND LIME FUDGE

400MLs of Sweetened Condensed Milk.

500 grams of White Chocolate Melting buttons.

150 grams of crushed Macadamia Nuts

the zet (grated skin) of 2 limes.

-Put a pan over very low heat and add Condensed Milk and Chocolate buttons. Stir over heat until chocolate has melted. Turn off heat.

-Stir in Lime zest and Macadamia nuts

-Pour mix into shallow cake tin lined with baking powder and refrigerate for about 2-3 hours.

-Cut into thick slices and enjoy!

Very easy (even I can make them) and they are extremely festive.

Spread softened cream cheese on slices of (Buddig) wafer meat. Put a dill pickle spear on one edge of the meat, and roll up.

I just checked out the santaclaus.com site that was given you - neat!

Just a thought... would your friend be more comfortable with "recipes that kids can make"? Maybe you can Google that.

Oreo Balls

1 pkg oreos, crushed

2 pkg cream cheese, softened

almond bark

blend the crushed oreos and cream cheese together and form into bite-size balls, dip each into melted almond bark and chill

What iws a christmas nibble and i have resipies for other things for christmas

As in snacks?

well, strawberries dipped in chocolate, finger sandwiches and brie with crackers is easy enough.