I have not been taking care of my blog like I should. I apologize about that. I hope to be much better at it this month. I usually end up taking the whole month of January off from all things Christmas most years.
You know you've been good if Santa fills your stocking with these delicious raspberry and chocolate-filled Christmas treats.
Total Time: 3 hours 30 min
Makes: 3 dozen cookies
3/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
3/4 cup shortening
1 teaspoon grated orange peel
2 eggs
3 3/4 cups Gold Medal all-purpose flour
3/4 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup raspberry jam
Favorite frosting, if desired
1 Serving: Calories 180 (Calories from Fat 90 ); Total Fat 10 g (Saturated Fat 3 g); Cholesterol 10 mg; Sodium 50 mg; Total Carbohydrate 21 g (Dietary Fiber 1 g); Protein 2 g Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 4 %; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 0%; Iron 4 % Exchanges: 1 Starch; 1/2 Fruit; 1 1/2 Fat
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Learn a Christmas song on the guitar or piano
Make a mix of these muffins! Keep a few jar recipes on hand to save time when you want to quickly whip up something homemade.come with printable labels so they also make great gifts!
Cinnamon Spice Muffin Jar Mix
Simply mix together
2 cups flour
3/4 cup sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon salt
Place in one quart regular mouth canning jar. In small baggie place 1/2 cup brown sugar and 1/2 cup flour. Place baggie in jar on top of the flour mixture.
Cinnamon Spice Muffin Jar Labels Download
Print the labels on 1-up sticker paper, available at Kinko's or OfficeMax. They will sell this sticker/label paper by the sheet. You can even email them the PDF and they can print for you. This will give the best quality label.
Gather some baking cups and twine or ribbon.
Place lid on jar. Stick instruction to top of lid. Place a stack of baking cups over lid, fasten with ribbon or twine.
Now you can treat your friends to yummy muffins with they need them with this jar mix!
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Ev'rywhere you go;
Take a look in the five-and-ten, glistening once again
With candy canes and silver lanes aglow.
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas,
Toys in ev'ry store,
But the prettiest sight to see is the holly that will be
On your own front door.
A pair of hopalong boots and a pistol that shoots
Is the wish of Barney and Ben;
Dolls that will talk and will go for a walk
Is the hope of Janice and Jen;
And Mom and Dad can hardly wait for school to start again.
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas
Ev'rywhere you go;
There's a tree in the Grand Hotel, one in the park as well,
The sturdy kind that doesn't mind the snow.
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas;
Soon the bells will start,
And the thing that will make them ring is the carol that you sing
Right within your heart.
If weather allows, now is the time to trim and
prune most deciduous shrubs and trees, if possible, while
they are still dormant. Consult local Master Gardeners on
the best methods of pruning for best plant growth.
Clay Christmas Ornaments
1 cup cornstarch
2 cups baking soda
1 1/2 cups of waterPreheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Sift together the cornstarch and baking soda; gradually add the water.
Grease baking sheet with butter or margarine.
Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture resembles smooth mashed potatoes.
Turn out on to a counter and knead until smooth.
Cut out designs using holiday-themed cookie cutters.
Using a pencil, pokes a hole in the top of each ornament.
Place in the oven for about 5 minutes to harden the clay.
Remove from oven. If desired, spray polyurethane on the ornaments to make them last longer. Set aside for 24 hours.
Paint the ornaments as desired.
Leave the ornaments for another 24 hours or until dried completely.
Tie a colored ribbon through the hole in the ornament and hang on the Christmas tree (can also use a metal ornament hanger).
These christmas crafts will last forever, write the year you made them on the back of the ornament for sentimental purposes.
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