CHRISTMAS SHOULDN’T RUIN JANUARY
I bet you have a suuuuuuper giving heart. You want to give everyone you know a small gift to show them your appreciation. But that’s not feasible at the expense of your own family… or worse, using credit cards that will haunt you later.
Check out the posts below for strategic ways to maximize your money during the Holidays. Want a “cheat” to make sure the most important things don’t get forgotten? (It will help you spend less too!) Click here to receive our Christmas Cheat Sheets for FREE.
The Best Reindeer Lollipops Christmas Craft To Make This Year
My daughter loves to give gifts, and every year we try to find something she can make herself to give her friends at Christmas time. We've used these Reindeer Lollipops more than once. They are fun, quick and so cute! (Plus, there's nothing to cut out and no baking...
The Best Pecan Pie Bars Recipe You Need To Make
Pecan Pie Bars There wasn't a Thanksgiving or Christmas I can remember without Pecan Pie Bars. It was my Dad's favorite, and I must have inherited that gene. These bars are delicious and super easy to make. I hope you give them a try this holiday season. They don't...
Honey Glazed Baby Carrots Recipe
Honey Glazed Baby Carrots Don't you just love it when you can serve a veggie to your family that is both healthy and delicious! Your kids might even ask for seconds of these honey-kissed baby carrots. These would make a great addition to a holiday meal but feel free...
Our Favorite Christmas Recipes: The Scent of Christmas (Simmering Potpourri)
Baking goodies to give as gifts can really help stretch your Christmas budget. Not only can you give more, but you also get to spend time in the kitchen with your family making new memories each year. This is what my house smells like right now… BONUS FREE...
Our Favorite Christmas Recipes: Sausage Strata
Baking goodies to give as gifts can really help stretch your Christmas budget. Not only can you give more, but you also get to spend time in the kitchen with your family making new memories each year. There are also wonderful traditions we all have of the special...
Our Favorite Christmas Recipes: Easy Old Fashioned Fudge
Baking goodies to give as gifts can really help stretch your Christmas budget. Not only can you give more, but you also get to spend time in the kitchen with your family making new memories each year. This fudge recipe comes with a warning...it is so quick and easy to...
Our Favorite Christmas Recipes: Flakiest Pie Crust EVER! {Kati's Family Recipe, for Pot Pies too!}
Baking pies is a family tradition for me! We take one entire day, "Pie Making Day", and visit together making memories while listening to Christmas carols while we bake the day away! After the pies are gone, we use the same recipe to make pot pies and quiche crust....
Our Favorite Christmas Recipes: Whipped Shortbread Cookies
Whipped Shortbread Cookies These whipped shortbread cookies are light and buttery - the perfect combination! Baking goodies to give as gifts can really help stretch your Christmas budget. Not only can you give more, but you also get to spend time in the kitchen with...
Best Things To Buy In December (and what not to buy)
Sooner or later just about everything goes on sale. Knowing when items are at their lowest prices and buying them before you need them is a shopping technique that can save you hundreds of dollars every year on all kinds of items from groceries to gifts! Even people...
Hormel Cure 81 Boneless Ham with Spiced Cranberry Glaze Recipe
Before you dive into the turkey and cranberry sauce next week, try a little ham with cranberry glaze! Hope you enjoy it! Hormel Cure 81 Boneless Ham With Spiced Cranberry Glaze Prep Time: 5 MinCook Time: Varies according to ham weightServings: 4 Ingredients: Hormel...
Dreamy Peppermint Melt-A-Ways You Need To Make This Year
Peppermint Melt-A-Ways What a cute and festive cookie these Peppermint Melt-A-Ways make! I admit I am not a peppermint fan just as a stand-alone candy, but I do love peppermint crushed and added to sweet things! Here's what you will need to make these minty cookies:...
The Best White Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies You Need Right Now
White Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies These White Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies are so easy to make you'll be surprised! And who doesn't love peanut butter?! I'm used to seeing it with milk chocolate, but it's got to be good with white chocolate, too! Yum! Make as...
The Best Christmas Toffee Cookies You'll Love To Make
Christmas Toffee Cookies Every year my Aunt Kathy would make these delicious Christmas Toffee cookies. It took her and Uncle Mark all day to make it...but the melt in your mouth taste is second only to something we will experience once we get to Heaven. This recipe is...
Yugoslavian Christmas Cookies
Yugoslavian Christmas Cookies I first tried these cookies years ago when a friend gave them to our family. I loved the crunchy nuts and soft meringue with the berry shortbread crust...Mmmmmm! Plus, the lemon extract adds a little bit of tart that I love so much. I...
Pecan Pie Cookies
Pecan Pie Cookies Recipe Type: Christmas Cookies Author: True Couponing Prep time: 15 mins Cook time: 12 mins Total time: 27 mins  Ingredients: Cookie Dough: 2 cups All-Purpose Flour 1 tsp Baking Powder 1 cup Brown Sugar, firmly packed 3/4 cup butter, softened 1 Egg...
Melted Snowman Cookies
I saw these cookies last Christmas and fell in love instantly! Aren't they about the cutest cookies you've ever seen! (My daughter says they are kind of sad because they're "melted.") These are on my list to bake this year for sure! Recipe and photo credit to...
I almost forgot to tell you about our Jesse Tree! It's NOT too late to start the Advent Countdown!
I started this tradition several years ago when my eldest child was about 5. We wanted to count down the days to Christmas, but I was hesitant to use a traditional Santa Calendar (you know the one...25 days 'till Santa comes!). So I researched and found instead a...
Holly Crackles
Corn Flakes was my Daddy's favorite cereal. Who knew you could make Christmas cookies with them? These look like a lot of fun to make, and they absolutely scream Christmas! Holly Crackles What you need to make about 35 Cookies: 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter 30 large...
White Chocolate Chip Cranberry Cookies
I can't wait to try these! White chocolate is a personal weakness of mine. I'm betting combined with the tartness of cranberries I'm in major trouble with these cookies! Cannot resist... White Chocolate Chip Cranberry Cookies What you need to make about 2.5 dozen...
Mexican Hot Chocolate Cookies
Today's cookie combines sweet with a little spicy! You can adjust the amount of heat to your taste. These cookies are especially great paired with a hot drink like coffee, spiced apple cider or hot chocolate. Enjoy! Mexican Hot Chocolate Cookies Makes about 3 dozen...
