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These Christmas sugar cookies are the best we’ve ever made! We call them Christmas cut-out cookies because we use cookie cutters to cut them out. Post Updated December 2022. Original Publish Date: December 2013 When my children were little, I started a tradition of making sugar cut-out cookies with cookie cutters at the change of each season. My kids all love this tradition, and even
Chocolate Star Cookies are probably one of my favorite traditional Christmas treats! This recipe has been in my family for years, and it’s perfect for Christmas cookie swaps, gifting, or get-togethers. Before I left home to get married, I copied down all the recipes that held special memories for me. Not surprisingly, many of the recipes were desserts (one exception to that would be this
Easy handmade Christmas gift ideas, including soy candles, knitted dishcloths, sugar scrub, and more! I love handmade Christmas gifts! They almost seem more special somehow. And I especially like it when the gifts are useful and not clutter-creating! Things like baked goods, soap, body scrubs and other handmade cosmetics and body products–all of these are useful and don’t create extra clutter. Handmade Christmas Gift Ideas
These Christmas Bible trivia printables are the perfect resource to test your knowledge about the birth of Jesus in a fun way! The focus of many people at Christmas time is on jingle bells, Santa Claus, and candy canes. But Christians know that the real meaning of Christmas is all about celebrating the birth of the baby Jesus! Bible trivia games are one of the
Christmas Rice Krispie Presents are one of the easiest Christmas treats you can make! These adorable little presents look great on cookie trays and kids love them! If you need a quick and easy recipe to take to a holiday gathering (especially where kids will be present), give this recipe a try. You’ll only need a few ingredients, and they just take minutes to make.
Healthy gingerbread cookies made with whole grains and honey are a favorite Christmas cookie at our house! We’ve been making these cookies for so many years. They’re perfect for the holiday season. One of our favorite Christmas traditions is making these classic healthy gingerbread cookies. They’re sweetened with honey and molasses, and I usually use spelt flour to make them even healthier. Healthy Gingerbread Cookies
Family Christmas Traditions to start with your family this year. Do you have family Christmas traditions that your family looks forward to each year? Family traditions are surprisingly easy to start. All that’s required is to repeat the same activity year after year. In a relatively short few years, your family will come to expect the same activities to be repeated, which creates memorable Christmas
With Christmas just around the corner, now is the perfect time for some fun and easy Christmas crafts for kids! Best of all, many of these crafts are budget-friendly and cost just a few dollars to make! Kids love Christmas. The colorful lights, the festive music, the tasty cookies and treats. Many children look forward to Christmas as their favorite time of the year. But
When you’re broke at Christmas, it can feel like a hard thing. Especially when you have kids. How are you going to give your kids a special Christmas when you don’t have any money? But even if you don’t have kids, being broke at Christmas can still be discouraging. So often, when we want to show love to friends and family, we turn to gift-giving.
