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Raspberry Shooters Recipe

December 23, 2014 by Beeb Leave a Comment

Sparkling ICE Raspberry Shooters

Don’t these “Raspberry shooters” from Sparkling ICE look so festive and fun?

Raspberry Shooters

Recipe courtesy Sparkling ICE

Ingredients

Black Raspberry Sparkling ICE
1 oz. vanilla flavored vodka
White sugar nonpareils for rimming each shot glass

Directions

Wet the rim of a chilled shot glass and dip into a shallow bowl of nonpareils.
Pour in chilled vodka and top with a splash of Black Raspberry Sparkling ICE.

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Sparkling Peppermint Swirl Cocktail Recipe

December 22, 2014 by Beeb Leave a Comment

VOGA Italia Sparkling Peppermint Swirl

VOGA Italia is sharing this super fun, super festive Christmas cocktail idea just in time for holiday celebrations:

Sparkling Peppermint Swirl

Recipe courtesy VOGA Italia

Ingredients:

2 ½ oz. VOGA Sparkling
1.5 oz. Vanilla vodka
1 oz. crème de menthe liquor
Splash of Grenadine

Directions:

In a shaker, combine ice, vodka and crème de menthe and grenadine.
Stir gently and strain into a chilled martini glass rimmed with crushed candy canes.
Top with VOGA Sparkling and garnish with a candy cane.

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The Best 50 Christmas Cookie Recipes

December 21, 2014 by Momstart Leave a Comment

Here are the best 50 Christmas Cookie Recipes.

Christmas Cookies

  1. Nutter Butter Reindeer
  2. Sea Salt Chocolate Chip Cookies
  3. The best Christmas cookie ever
  4. Easy Cool Whip Cookies Recipe
  5. Magic Cookie Bars Recipe
  6. Snowflake Oreos
  7. White Chocolate Peanut Butter Snowman Cookies
  8. White Chocolate Bottomed Ginger Cookies
  9. Santa Hat Peppermint Sugar Cookies
  10. Easy Microwave Praline Recipe
  11. Cinnamon Polar Bear Cookies
  12. Gluten-Free Chocolate Chip Cookies
  13. Easy French Pastries!
  14. Chocolate Snow Cookies
  15. Pecan Snowball
  16. Pumpkin Spice-Filled Molasses Cookie Cups
  17. Christmas Stars
  18. Monster Cookies Recipe
  19. Mint Dipped Double Chocolate Cookies
  20. Easy 6 Ingredient Peanut Blossom Cookie Recipe
  21. Grandma’s Cut-Out Cookies
  22. Insanely Delicious Turtle Cookies
  23. Brown Sugar Shortbread Cookies
  24. Swirl Butter Cookies
  25. Rolo Double Chocolate Chip Christmas Cookies
  26. Pecan Tassies Recipe
  27. Frosted Holiday Reindeer cookies
  28. Rolo Stuffed Cookies
  29. Candy Cane Blossoms Recipe
  30. Perfect Macarons
  31. Candy Cane Meringue Cookies
  32. White Chocolate Raspberry Bars
  33. Grasshoppers
  34. Rolo Bites Recipe
  35. Pecan Pie Bars
  36. Bacon Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
  37. Nutella No Bake Cookie Recipe
  38. Sugar Cookies
  39. Dipped Oreo Reindeer Cookies
  40. 7 Layer Magic Cookie Bars
  41. Peanut Butter Gingerbread Cookie Recipe
  42. Eggnog Logs Cookies
  43. Homemade Oreos with a Candy Cane Cream Filling
  44. Cookie Butter Truffles
  45. Quick and Easy 6 Ingredient Sugar Cookies with Homemade Sprinkles
  46. Easy 4 Ingredient Gluten Free Peanut Butter Cookies
  47. Amazing S’mores Cookies
  48. Molasses Crinkles
  49. Crisp Gingersnaps
  50. Holiday Ginger Cookies

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For The Love of Candy Canes! 13 Candy Cane Inspired Recipes

December 20, 2014 by Momstart Leave a Comment

For The Love of Candy Canes! Here are 13 Candy Cane Inspired Recipes for you to enjoy and try!

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5 Fantastic Candy Cane Craft Ideas

December 18, 2014 by Momstart 1 Comment

 

Get your candy on with these 5 Fantastic Candy Cane Craft Ideas. Candy Cane crafts

Candy Cane Crafts

  1. Candy Cane Craft with Egg Cartons
  2. Coiled Cardboard Tube Candy Cane
  3. Glitter Candy Cane Christmas Ornament Burlap and Candy Cane Reindeer Ornament
  4. Simple Candy Cane Reindeer Craft
  5. Rudolph Candy Cane Ornament

Filed Under: crafts Tagged With: Candy cane craft, Christmas, craft

How to Decorate Christmas Cookies

December 18, 2014 by Beeb Leave a Comment

How to Decorate Christmas Cookies

Sample provided.

My parents and I moved from England to the US when I was 5, so a big part of the holidays was calling our family back home and seeing what Grandma had sent in her annual Christmas package. Every so often, you’d find a small packet of Walkers Shortbread tucked in with the toys and goodies; so it reminded me of those packages when a box of Walkers showed up at my door this month!

Walkers Shortbread

I had never seen these Festive Shapes before, and I thought they were really sweet! These are the perfect canvas to dress up however you see fit – so if you want to show your kids how to decorate Christmas cookies, this is an easy way to start! Try this idea:

Decorative Icing

Recipe provided by Walkers Shortbread.

Ingredients:

4 C sifted confectioner’s sugar
3 to 4 TBSP water or fresh lemon juice
Food coloring

Directions:

Mix the sugar with the water or juice, a little bit at a time, until your desired consistency is achieved. Separate the icing into different bowls and add drops of food coloring to each one to your liking. Keep icing covered with cling film when not in use.

Christmas cookies

I had to scale down the recipe quite a bit because, ahem, I ate most of the cookies before I decorated them. 😉 To decorate, I put the icing into sandwich bags, folded them up, and snipped off the end with scissors; it was a little messy, so if fine designs is what you’re going for, you might want to bust out a formal decorating tube. But if you just want to have fun with the kiddos, I wouldn’t sweat it – Santa will love them either way! Merry Christmas!

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28 Amazing Christmas Wreath Crafts & Ideas

December 17, 2014 by Momstart Leave a Comment

Let’s deck the halls with bows of holly with these amazing Christmas Wreath crafts.

Christmas wreath Christmas Wreaths Crafts

  1. Candy Cane Wreath
  2. Easy Three Tiered Wreath
  3. DIY Ornament Wreath
  4. Tutu Wreath Craft
  5. Entryway Christmas Wreath DIY
  6. Minnie Mouse Christmas Wreath
  7. DIY Lego Wreath
  8. holiday burlap wreath
  9. Jingle Bell Wreath Ornament
  10. How to make a candy cane wreath
  11. Christmas Bow Wreath
  12. Winter Feather Wreath
  13. Embroidery Hoop Wreath
  14. Easy Christmas Craft: Chalkboard Christmas Wreath
  15. Starburst Ornament Wreath
  16. DIY Poinsettia Felt Flowers {on Striped Yarn Wreath}
  17. Dollar Tree Christmas Wreath
  18. Paper Plate Christmas Wreath
  19. Hubcap Christmas Wreath
  20. Jingle All the Way Pom Pom and Jingle Bell Wreath
  21. Starbucks Inspired Yarn Ball Wreath
  22. Simple Christmas Wreath
  23. DIY Christmas Felt Handprint Wreath
  24. Snowman Joy Wreath
  25. DIY Wreath: Double Magnolia
  26. DIY Santa Wreath
  27. Fluffy Pom Pom Snowflake Wreath
  28. Stained Glass Wreath Festive Craft for Kids

Filed Under: crafts Tagged With: Christmas, crafts, holiday, wreaths

20 Chocolate Recipes Perfect For the Holidays

December 15, 2014 by Momstart Leave a Comment

 

Holiday Chocolate

  1. Peppermint Fluff Bundt Cake
  2. White Chocolate Covered Peppermint Rice Krispie Treats
  3. Make Peppermint Bark
  4. Chocolate Chip Orange Drops
  5. Mint Chocolate M & M Moon Pies
  6. Peanut Butter Toffee Chocolate Eclairs
  7. French chocolate tarte with dark chocolate ganache
  8. Christmas OREO Cookie Balls
  9. Christmas “Crack”
  10. Homemade Peanut Butter Cup Recipe!
  11. Peanut Butter Frosting The Chocolate Way!
  12. Magic Cookie Bars Recipe
  13. Chocolate Rolled Cookies
  14. Chocolate Covered Spoons
  15. 15-Minute S’mores Bark
  16. Chocolate {Peppermint} Brownies
  17. Chocolate Crinkle Cookies Recipe
  18. Insane Brownie Chocolate Cake
  19. Colorful Snickerdoodle Cookies
  20. Dark Chocolate-Milk Chocolate Meringue Cookies

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Grumpy Cat’s Worst Christmas Ever

December 13, 2014 by Jessie Leave a Comment

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Promotional DVD provided. This post contains our Amazon Associates link.

Grumpy Cat’s Worst Christmas Ever starring everyone’s favorite feline, Grumpy Cat, is her debut Lifetime Movie. This movie is all you could ask for from a Lifetime Christmas flick. While it has subtle themes of “Home Alone,” Grumpy Cat’s Worst Christmas Ever is the tale of an awkward tween and her new found friend who find that the well-being of a derpy millon-dollar dog depends upon them. Grumpy Cat is like a 15 year old angsty goth role-model to young Chrystal and has a talent for making witty quips about her predicament as an internet and Lifetime movie star. The film is full of zany fun as Chrystal and Grumpy save the mall and dog from a couple of doofy thugs and a sinister mastermind.

Grumpy Cat’s Worst Christmas Ever will be released on DVD on December 16th, 2014. It is the perfect stocking stuffer for a die-hard grumpy cat fan, a spinster like myself, or a young kid with a passion for animals. Look for it at a store near you!

Grumpy Cat’s Worst Christmas Ever has a suggested retail value of 14.98.
Rated: PG, 90 minutes.

Filed Under: review Tagged With: Christmas, Grumpy Cat

The Best 40 Different DIY Ornament Crafts Perfect for your Christmas Tree

December 12, 2014 by Momstart 5 Comments

We love doing crafts at our house, it’s like Zoe’s favorite past time. So we thought it would be fun to share with you our finds across the internet. SO here are The Best 40 Different DIY Ornament Crafts perfect for your Christmas Tree.

DIY ornament tutorials

  1. Simple Snowman Ornament
  2. How to Make Duck Tape Stars
  3. DIY Christmas Ornaments
  4. Felt Christmas Tree Ornaments
  5. Recycled Canning Lid Angel Ornament
  6. DIY Baby’s First Christmas Footprint Ornament
  7. Glittered Dollar Store Ornaments
  8. Glittery Wood Block Ornaments
  9. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Ornaments
  10. Scrabble Tile Ornament
  11. Easy Candy Cane Ornaments
  12. DIY Yarn Wrapped Ornament
  13. vintage button snowflake
  14. DIY Christmas ornaments with Rit Dye
  15. Baby’s First Christmas Snowman Ornament
  16. Easy Jingle Bells Craft
  17. DIY Scrabble Ornaments
  18. Colored Salt Art Ornaments
  19. Egg Carton Holiday Amaryllis Ornament
  20. DIY Polar Express Christmas Ornament
  21. Cinnamon Applesauce Ornaments
  22. The Wiggles Go Santa Go! DIY Ornament
  23. Decoupage Christmas Ornaments
  24. Personalized Christmas Ornament
  25. DIY Ribbon Tree Ornament
  26. Glitter Filled Glass Ornaments
  27. Holiday Rag Balls
  28. Melted Bead Ornaments DIY
  29. Bird Wine Cork Ornaments
  30. Scandinavian Plaster Ornaments
  31. DIY Paper Straw Ornaments
  32. Glitter Ornament with Dimensional Magic
  33. Scandinavian Wooden Ornaments
  34. 7 Easy Glass Globe Christmas Ornament Ideas!
  35. Paper Straw Himmeli
  36. Vintage Crackled Cherub Ornaments
  37. Bell Jar Christmas Ornament Tutorial
  38. Dressed Up Acorn Caps
  39. Bottle Cap Ornaments
  40. Easy 3-Ingredient Cinnamon Ornaments

Filed Under: crafts Tagged With: Christmas, crafts

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