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These Jello cookies are quick and easy to make for Christmas or any time. These Jello cookies are quick and easy to make for Christmas or any time.

I am always looking for new cookie recipes to try, especially during the holiday season when I like to bake lots of goodies to give to friends and family.   This was the first time I’ve tried these Jello cookies, and they are surprisingly very easy to make. If you have any Jello laying around…

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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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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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Canning elderberry peach jam. Elderberries and peaches are the perfect combination for a delicious summer jam. Step by step canning recipe for beginning canners. Canning elderberry peach jam. Elderberries and peaches are the perfect combination for a delicious summer jam. Step by step canning recipe for beginning canners.

If you are fortunate to live near a place where you can pick wild elderberries, then you are in for a real treat. Elderberries are pretty sour on their own, but when you combine them with peaches, they turn into a really sweet treat. And, canning elderberry peach jam is easier than you think.  …

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