Fun easy ideas for making the holidays special for the entire family. Recipes, crafts, and traditions for Christmas, Valentine’s Day, Easter, Thanksgiving, Halloween, and more.
almond joy cookies
I’m always looking for good cookies to make for Christmas. I love making cookies during the holiday season and giving them away to friends and family. A friend recently shared this almond joy cookie recipe with me, and it’s definitely a keeper. All of the goodness of Almond Joy candy, with just 4 ingredients!…
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candy cane bark
This candy cane or peppermint bark is really easy to make. You just melt the chocolate and pour it into the molds. I saw this cute idea where they used snowflake silicone molds. I couldn’t find the snowflake ones, but found some really cute Christmas tree molds at Walmart. You can order the snowflake ones…
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Easy rocky road candy (rocky road peanut clusters) to make for Christmas or the holidays. Perfect for cookie plates to give away to family and friends!
This rocky road candy (also called rocky road peanut clusters) is an easy treat to make for Christmas. It only takes a few steps to make, and you can literally have them made in 15 minutes. This is a fun recipe for kids and grandkids to help make. Make a double batch, and they…
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My TOP 10 favorite holiday gift ideas for home canners! My favorite canning gadgets, including food mills, immersion blenders, jelly strainers, and more!
If you are a canner, you know that there is a lot of equipment you can buy to make your life easier during canning season. A lot of people (including myself) try to get by with the bare essentials in order to save money, but the holidays are a great time to pick up some…
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Easy recipe for crock pot cranberry butter. One of my favorite holiday cranberry dessert recipes!
I love cranberries! I am always looking for new recipes to make with cranberries during the holiday season. This cranberry butter is really easy to make and would make a great holiday gift. Crock Pot Cranberry Butter Recipe Ingredients: 2 12-oz. bags fresh cranberries 2 c. sugar 2 whole cinnamon sticks 1 c. water…
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