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These chocolate cherry cookies are a bit like biting into a chocolate covered cherry! Give these easy cookies a try for your next holiday or Christmas cookie exchange. These chocolate cherry cookies are a bit like biting into a chocolate covered cherry! Give these easy cookies a try for your next holiday or Christmas cookie exchange.

I am always looking for great cookie recipes to try for Christmas cookie exchanges and to give away to family and friends during the holiday season. I love to pick cookies of different shapes and colors and flavors to create a variety to choose from.   These chocolate covered cherry cookies are very colorful and…

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This Christmas ornament tradition is a fun tradition to start with your family this Christmas. Give your kids Christmas memories that will last a lifetime. This Christmas ornament tradition is a fun tradition to start with your family this Christmas. Give your kids Christmas memories that will last a lifetime.

When my husband and I got married, my mother-in-law introduced me to one of her favorite Christmas traditions, a Christmas ornament tradition.   She has five children, and for years she has been collecting ornaments for each of her children so that they can take their collection of ornaments with them when they have their…

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These easy Christmas peanut butter cup cookies are the perfect combination of chocolate and peanut butter. Great for holiday or Christmas cookie exchanges! These easy Christmas peanut butter cup cookies are the perfect combination of chocolate and peanut butter. Great for holiday or Christmas cookie exchanges!

I love baking cookies during the holidays. These peanut butter cup cookies are the perfect combination of chocolate and peanut butter. They are great for holiday or Christmas cookie exchanges!   Peanut Butter Cup Cookies Ingredients: 1 3/4 c. flour 1/2 tsp. salt 1 tsp. baking soda 1/2 c. butter, softened 1/2 c. sugar 1/2…

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Expert tips for writing the perfect Christmas letter to send out to friends and family during the holiday season. Expert tips for writing the perfect Christmas letter to send out to friends and family during the holiday season.

I don’t know about you, but I always look forward to receiving Christmas letters from family and friends during the holiday season. Often it is the only news you receive from some of them throughout the year.   I started sending out our family Christmas letter the year after I got married. Some adult children…

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