Peppermint Bark

This is an easy, quick gift to whip up. Wrap in a Christmas tin and its an instant present!

I used a bag of white chocolate chips, melted one cup at a time. After stirring the melted chips I added crushed candy canes. Smooth out on wax paper and let stand for about an hour. Break up and serve.

Spritz Cookies

I love, love, love my cookie press. I have an unnatural obsession with it. I would always make these cookies as a kid growing up for Christmas, and since purchasing my own cookie press, have restarted that tradition. This year we have Christmas Trees and snowflakes!!

Classic Spritz Cookies, The Pampered Chef

1 1/2 cups butter, room temperature

1 cup sugar

1 egg

1 tsp vanilla

3 1/2 cups all purpose flour

Preheat oven to 375, Beat butter on medium until creamy. Add sugar, egg, and vanilla, beat well. Add Flour, 1 cup at a time; mix well. (dough will be soft, do not refrigerate).

Fill Cookie Press, fitted with disk of your choice (follow your cookie press instructions for use).

Bake 11 to 13 minutes or until firm but not brown. Cool 2 minutes, remove to cooling rack.

Chocolate Covered pretzels

This is what happens when you have left over white chocolate chips and pretzels! :)

Christmas Cocoa

For my coworkers I made hot cocoa mix. It smelt so good while mixing!!!

From The Pampered Chef

1 cup sugar

1 cup non-dairy powdered coffee creamer

1 cup nonfat dry powdered milk

1 cup milk chocolate morsels

2/3 cup unsweetenend cocoa powder

marshmellows

Combine sugar, coffee creamer, powdered milk, chocolate morsels, and cocoa powder.

For each giftable serving, place 1/3 cup cocoa mix in a cellophane bag, top with marshmellows

Seal bag and tie with bow.

Serving Directions: To prepare, place cocoa mix into cup. Add 1 1/4 cups hot milk. Stir until well blended.