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The best Christmas cookies for holiday cookie exchanges. The best Christmas cookies for holiday cookie exchanges.

I love cookie exchanges. Whether you are organizing or participating in a cookie exchange with family or friends or for a women’s church get together, these cookie recipes will give you some inspiration to try something new or try an old-fashioned favorite.   At our Christmas cookie exchanges we always brought extra cookies to put…

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These gum drop cookies are a great treat for the holidays or any time. They make a great addition to Christmas cookie exchanges! These gum drop cookies are a great treat for the holidays or any time. They make a great addition to Christmas cookie exchanges!

Gum drop cookies are an old-fashioned kind of bar cookie. You can make them in a jelly roll pan or in a 13×9-inch baking dish, but a jelly roll pan will give you nice straight edges to your bar cookies. I was skeptical with how these would turn out, but it turns out they are…

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Have your elf on the shelf surprise your kids with these snowmen on a stick for breakfast. Have your elf on the shelf surprise your kids with these snowmen on a stick for breakfast.

If you need a quick treat for a children’s holiday party, this snowman on a stick is a really easy to make and cute too. If I can make these cute snowmen, you can too! They only take a few minutes to make.   Snowman on a Stick Ingredients: Mini powdered donuts (three per snowman) Fruit-by-the-Foot Mike…

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Cinnamon stick reindeer ornament Cinnamon stick reindeer ornament

If you are looking for a quick, easy Christmas ornament or package topper for the holidays, these cinnamon stick reindeer ornaments are really cute and easy to make. You can make them yourself or have your kids make them with you.   Cinnamon Stick Reindeer Ornament Supplies needed: 3 cinnamon sticks 2 google eyes 1…

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