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SAY MERRY CHRISTMAS WITH HOMEBAKED COOKIES
As you approach the holdiay season you may want to consider
participating in that time tested activity of baking cookies. Cold weather, and gloomy days seem to loose their sting when you stir up a batch of cookies. Perhaps
making this gift, is good therapy.
These little creations can turn into a warm, thoughtful gift that anyone would love to receive. You can adjust the cost amount by the number of cookies and the ingredient contents
You can adjust your time commitment by spreading out the
activity over a period of time. It is also fun to have a get together with other bakers, and work together to produce large amounts of cookies. Each would bring flour, sugar, eggs, margarine/butter/shortening as well as cookie sheets.One group can be making no bake cookies while the other is mixing and baking or frosting the bake items.
Another fun activity is to have a cookie exchange.
Each person brings 3 or more dozen of one kind of cookie. A large number of participants may mean increasing the minimum number of cookies required to participate.
Then each participant takes home the number of dozens
they brought. It's only fair that the first trip around to pick up limit the number you can first choose so that not all the fancy,expensive ones get taken by the first people.
Make a Cookie Gift
1. Choose your recipes making sure to have a variety of
sizes, shapes, types (bars, rolled, decorated, etc.) and
colors. For color be sure to have some frosted cookies.
M & M makes colorful candies to use in the recipes.
Sprinkles are a favorite or use little candies.
2. Choose your container. A simple cardboard box
wrapped in holiday wrap is colorful and can be
decorated to personalize the gift.
A purchased dish, tray, cake pan or plate
plastic w/lid, pie plate, etc. means that you are also
giving them something to keep when all the cookies have been devoured.
A family dish that you wish to pass down to the
next generation. Be sure to include a card explaining
the history.
A holiday or even just a plain paper plate can be
an easy way to convey your gift to another.
3. Make a list of who gets these homemade delights.
That will determine how many dozen you wish to make
4. Have some fillers on hand, just in case you need
to spread out into more trays or plates. Candy canes,
candy, little bags of nuts, candied nuts, breads like
cranberry or bannana nut bread, even some boughten
candy adds a special touch. The idea is to have it
colorful, interesting, and a little taste of everything.
If it is for one person, 2 of anything is fine, but if it is for a family you may want to limit the variety but
have enough for everyone to taste everything.
5. Wrap it up. Keep your cookies cool and in a
closed container, til ready to make your trays.
Use foil or plastic wrap if the container does not
have a lid. A lovely bow and card set the scene
for a thoughtful gift.
6. Emergency gifts can be fullfilled by making
up a tray quickly for someone you may not have
the money to purchase a gift for, or for someone
who stops in unexpectedly.
7. Tell a story when you pass a cookie onto the
next generation. Aunt Millie made these every
year, or this recipe came from Russia by great-
great grandma. The gift takes on special meaning.
HAVE FUN MAKING---ENJOY GIVING---EAT A FEW
SAMPLES TOO!!!
Start with "Russian Tea Cakes"- White, round and
filled with nuts
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Please post your comments here. Tell of your traditions
and most of all post a cookie recipe here so that we can
make an Adlanderpro cookie platter with recipes from all
over the world.
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