It’ December. The race to Christmas is on! Stacy over at Adventures In Coupons and I have teamed up to bring you 12 days of Christmas Candy! Each day one of us will bring you a yummy new candy recipe! For Day 4 we have Reindeer Kisses. Super easy and cute to make with your kids! Reindeer Kisses 40 to 50 pretzels (or just however many kisses you have you need that many pretzels) 40 to 50 Hershey kisses M&M's Put the pretzels on a cookie sheet. Place the chocolate kisses on the center of the pretzels. Preheat the oven to 270 degrees. Bake the Hershey kiss topped pretzels for 2 to 3 minutes. As soon as you get them out of the oven place an M&M in the center of each kiss pressing it down slightly to spread the chocolate and embed the candy. Place in the refrigerator for 5 … [Read more...]
12 Days of Christmas Cookies Round Up
I recently did 12 days of Christmas Cookie posts. I wanted to put them all in one place for you to easily see! I hope you find some great new recipe to use with your family! Make sure to check out our Eggnog Recipes as well with recipes like eggnog cookies! Day 1 - Monster Cookies Day 2 - Apple Pie Oatmeal Cookie Recipe Day 3 - Rudolph Cookies Day 4 - The BEST Copycat Chick Fil A Chocolate Chip Cookies Day 5 - Chocolate Peanut Butter Blossoms Day 6 - Peppermint Patty Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe Day 7 - Addicting Butterfinger Cookies Day 8 - Rice Krispie Treat Presents Day 9 - Christmas M&M Cake Batter Cookies! Day 10 - No Bake Oreo Cookie Truffles Day 11 - Peppermint Snow Cookies Day 12 - Snickers Cookies … [Read more...]
12 Days of Christmas Candies | Peppermint Bark
This layered peppermint bark is a delicious mix of milk chocolate, white chocolate and minty peppermint. It's beautiful in color and taste great also adding a flourish of color to your holiday table. Put some in a jar and add a bow for a beautiful and tasty gift! You may even want to make up a few extras for those unexpected guests that show up around the holidays. So yummy and very easy to do. Related: 23 of The Best Candy Cane and Peppermint Recipes Peppermint Bark Ingredients: 5 oz. milk chocolate 8 oz. white chocolate 2 1/2 tsp vegetable oil 1/2 cup crushed candy cane pieces 1/4 tsp. vanilla extract, divided parchment paper Directions: 1) Line the bottom and sides of a 8x8 square baking pan with parchment paper. This will help you remove the bark after … [Read more...]
12 days of Christmas Cookies | Peppermint Snow Cookies
It’s December. The race to Christmas is on! Stacy over at Adventures In Coupons and I have teamed up to bring you 12 days of Christmas Cookies! Each day one of us will bring you a yummy new cookie recipe! For Day 11 we have Peppermint Snow Cookies. These were invented one year when I went to make snowball cookies and they came out flat. We liked them better and have been making them this way ever since! Related: 23 of The Best Candy Cane and Peppermint Recipes Ingredients 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour1 teaspoon baking soda1/2 teaspoon baking powder1 cup butter, softened1 1/2 cups white sugar1 egg1 teaspoon vanilla extract1 teaspoon Peppermint Extract Topping 1/2 cup powder sugar3 candy canes crushed … [Read more...]
12 days of Christmas Cookies | Christmas M&M Cake Batter Cookies!
It’s December. The race to Christmas is on! Stacy over at Adventures In Coupons and I have teamed up to bring you 12 days of Christmas Cookies! Each day one of us will bring you a yummy new cookie recipe! For Day 9 we have M&M Cake Batter Cookies! This is another great recipe you can mix up the M&Ms to match any holiday! These didn't last long in my house at all! Related: 20 of the Best Christmas Cookie Recipes Ingredients 1 box Pillsbury Funfetti Cake Mix {15.25 oz.} 1.5 cups Red and Green M&M’s 2 eggs 1/2 Cup Vegetable or Canola Oil Red and Green Sprinkles (optional) Directions Combine cake mix, eggs, and oil in a large mixing bowl, and mix well. Stir in M&M’s and sprinkles if using. Drop onto greased … [Read more...]
15 Ways to Save Money During the Holidays
If you don’t look to save much money during any other time of the year, you probably at least look for the best deals during the holidays. The best part about savings at this time of year? With all the sales going on, it’s easy! Here are some great ways to cut corners during the holidays. 1. Cut down your gift giving-list. Seriously. The holidays are not a competition to consume and buy the most. It’s OK to give cards or even time. It’s OK to not buy everyone you love a gift. If they love you just as much as you love them, they will just be happy to have you in their lives. 2. Give gifts people need. Don’t feel pressure to buy something special that a person may like but not really need. If you husband needs a new drill, get him that instead of a tie. You at … [Read more...]
Saving Money on Thanksgiving Dinner + Hot Rolls at a Moment’s Notice Recipe!
Saving Money on Thanksgiving Dinner After Thanksgiving stock up on items that you will need for the next holiday. Each year I buy things on clearance for the next year's holiday. Place them in a box marked Thanksgiving and you will be set. Cook as much as you can from scratch and plan your menu in advance so you know what you will need. Plan your menu around things you like to have on Thanksgiving and stick with your list. After you have your menu ask family members to bring a side dish add well to cut down on your out of pocket expenses. This way you aren't spending all of the money out of your own pocket, you are cutting out a little bit of work and keeping from getting duplicates. Hot rolls can be made from scratch with this easy recipe from my grandma. Hot Rolls … [Read more...]
5 Turkey Leftover Recipes
Thanksgiving is just around the corner and with that comes the need to use up leftover turkey. I pulled together my favorite 5 Turkey Leftover Recipes here for you to use. Sandwiches and regular leftovers are great but these are fun ways to kick it up a notch and create something everyone in the family will love that won’t taste like the traditional turkey meal we are so used to at that point. … [Read more...]
Fall Unit Study
I love fall! The weather cools and the leaves change the windows start to open more and I just love it! I put together a Fall Unit Study to take advantage of the season! We ended with a field trip apple picking and pumpkin picking, making apples butter, and pumpkin butter! Make sure to follow my Homeschool Fall Unit Pinterest Board! We used several printables Including the Tot Pack and Dot Printable from 3 Dinosaurs The Leave Printables, the Apple Printables and the Pumpkin Printables from 2 Teaching Mommies We did the Apple Arithmetic: 5 Children’s Math Lessons Utilizing Apples We also had a lot of fun with crafts because I personally love this time of the year! We did a few Apple Sensory tubs (we had a lot of apples!) We read and How Do Apples Grow … [Read more...]
Candy Corn Jello Shots
When I think Halloween I think of Candy Corn and any adult party needs these adult Candy Corn Jello Shots. You can also make them for a kids party with the non alcoholic version. Candy Corn Jello Shots Makes: 32 1 oz shots Supplies 1 Box Orange Jello 1 Box Lemon Jello 1 Can Whip Cream 32 1 oz Plastic Shot Cups 3 Cups Water 1 Cup Vodka Directions In a glass microwaveable measuring cup, bring ¼ cup water to a boil. Then dump in the lemon Jello. Mix until it if fully dissolved. Then add 1 ¼ cup cold water and mix in. Now add ½ cup vodka (add this last as you need to cool it down so the alcohol is not burned out). Place all of the shot cups on a cookie sheet. Fill all of them half full with the lemon jello mix and place in the fridge. Allow to fully set. Now make the orange Jello just … [Read more...]