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5 easy tips for making better cookies! Be ready for the holidays with these expert baking tips that will make your cookies turn out perfect every time. 5 easy tips for making better cookies! Be ready for the holidays with these expert baking tips that will make your cookies turn out perfect every time.

I love to bake, especially at this time of the year when it is getting close to the holiday season. It’s fun (and easy!) to bake cookies ahead of time so that you have them when you need them during the holidays. Today I want to share with you a secret. Actually FIVE secrets to…

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Easy recipe for melted snowman cookies. One of my favorite decorated cookies for the Christmas holiday season. Easy recipe for melted snowman cookies. One of my favorite decorated cookies for the Christmas holiday season.

These melted snowman cookies are really cute and fun to make for the holidays. They take a little preparation, but you can make the cookies one day and decorate them another day. The cookies also freeze well if you want to store them for holiday gift giving. I first saw them on the Better Homes…

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0 comments on "Decadent Brownie Christmas Tree: A Sweet Holiday Treat"

These brownie Christmas trees are a fun quick treat for kids for the holidays. A great dessert idea for last minute holiday classroom parties. These brownie Christmas trees are a fun quick treat for kids for the holidays. A great dessert idea for last minute holiday classroom parties.

I’m always looking for fun Christmas treats to make for my kids and to serve at holiday get together’s. And the easier they are to make the better! These brownie Christmas trees are super easy to make.   You can have them made and decorated in less than two hours. They are an easy quick…

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4 comments on "Banana Bread in a Jar: A Perfect Gift and Easy Treat!"

This easy banana bread in a jar recipe is a great gift idea for Christmas! This easy banana bread in a jar recipe is a great gift idea for Christmas!

My family has always been a big fan of banana bread. I love to make lots of easy quick breads like banana bread and this cranberry orange bread to give away during the Christmas holiday season. This year I decided to try something a little bit different and made this delightful banana bread in a…

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Fun, creative Santa's grotto ideas to turn any home or room into a magical stop at the North Pole for Christmas. Fun, creative Santa's grotto ideas to turn any home or room into a magical stop at the North Pole for Christmas.

When I was a kid my mother would often take myself and my older brother to see Santa in his Christmas Grotto, which was created, setup and run by one of the big apartment stores in our home city. It was quite popular with other young kids and families.   Cutting forward to today, my…

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