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Snowman From Doughnuts

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Aren’t these adorable !!!
Snowmen Donuts…What you need:
3 powdered sugar doughnuts (graduated sizes from 2 to 3 inches if possible)
1 powdered sugar doughnut hole or mini doughnut
5 mini chocolate chips
1 orange-mint Tic Tac
1 piece (10 to 12 inches) “fruit by the

foot” fruit roll
3 gumdrops
2 pretzel sticks
1 starlight mint

Directions:
On a small plate, stack the three doughnuts to form body of snowman.

Place doughnut hole on top for head.

Add chocolate chip buttons and eyes and an orange-mint nose.

Make 1-in. cuts on both ends of the fruit roll to form scarf fringe; wrap scarf around neck.

Press a gumdrop onto each pretzel to form mittens; press pretzel arms into body.

Top with a hat made from a mint and a gumdrop.

Yield: 1 snowman
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Candy Pie Banks

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65127_10151134075180919_1236489235_nMake a favorite sugar cookie recipe (a recipe that makes hard sugar cookies) or you can make this with gingerbread. Cook the cookie in a “whoopie pie” pan. When cookies are done  and cooled take two  halves and use icing the “glue” them together after you have stuffed the bottom side of this “pie” with Skittles, M&M or similar candies. Pipe on a bow of icing or tie on a ribbon with a bow on top. Would make a great gift or party favor or wouldn’t it be a special treat for the kids for desert?

Melting Snowman Cookie Idea

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319542_478490855522269_1341728421_nGreat idea: Make sugar cookies top with icing and (malt ball covered with frosting) or (gum paste ball) and then place M&M’s for the buttons and don’t forget the snowman’s arms, eyes, nose and mouth made of piped frosting or/or licorice. Great for a party and can you imagine the smiles you will get from your kids if these were waiting for them when they get home from school. Use the same idea for a melting witch for Halloween.

Cake In A Jar

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Ingredients

  • 1 (18.25 ounce) package yellow cake mix
  • 8 straight-sided wide-mouth pint canning jars with lids and rings
  • Icing

Directions

  1. Prepare the cake according to package instructions, or use any cake recipe.
  2. In pint size, straight-sided wide-mouth jars, put 1 cup of batter in each greased jar. Make sure to keep the rims of the jars clean. Put in preheated oven 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Place jars on a cookie sheet to keep from tipping over while baking.
  3. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into cake comes out clean.
  4. While they are baking, have your jar lids boiling in a pan of water. When the cake is done, take one jar out at a time and add the hot lid and screw on your jar ring and let set and cool.
  5. It will seal as it cools. Place the jars on the counter and listen for them to ‘ping’ as they seal. If you miss the ‘ping’, wait until they are completely cool and press on the top of the lid. If it doesn’t move at all, it’s sealed.
  6. After it cools it will pull away from the jar and when you are ready to eat, open and pop out the cake and enjoy.
  7. Unsealed jars should be stored in the refrigerator and eaten within 2 weeks. Sealed jars may be stored in a freezer.

 

Icing: If sending this to a loved one include a small amount of icing in a can. If you give this to someone in person you can top the jar with icing right before you give it to them.

If mailing these wrap securely with bubble wrap!

When giving as a gift, top with a ten inch square fabric tied on with a ribbon and tag. You can also attach a little baggie with sprinkles, chocolate chips etc.

Cookie Leaves

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Break from raking—it’s time for baking. Whip up a batch of cookies in advance using a leaf-shape cookie cutter. While you’re working the stove, set the kids to work too, decorating cookies with frosting, sprinkles, licorice rope, and other edibles. Display the prettiest ones on a dessert table or save them to give as gifts to friends, family, or teachers.