making: the christmas edition

1. Reindeer Cookies

I found these cute reindeer cookies on Pinterest (have I mentioned my complete and utter love of Pinterest?!  LOVE!)

The Pinterest version is way cuter... but they were just for my Nursery class... and thankfully the 2-3 year old crowd is easily impressed!  

Recipe found here.

 

2.  Easy peasy crafts... Walmart had the best selection of easy foam crafts this year... and for under $2 (everything included!)... Buddy loved doing it and I just let him do it.... I didn't try to micromanage (which is what I usually do when crafting)... especially when it comes to sprinkling glittered... but I just let him go crazy!.  It was a really fun activity together.

 

 

3.  Holiday Pretzel Treats... Hugs and Rolo's versions.

The boys are awesome candy peelers (is that word?).

 

4. reindeer thumbprint ornaments... gifts we made in nursery... the kids loved them... we loved them... hopefully the parents loved them.

5.  Easy Peacn Pie... My friend Amy makes the BEST Pecan Pie... I love Pecan Pie... but I've never attempted to make it... she sent me her recipe and now its on the menu for Christmas Dinner. Super excited!

The secret (in my opinion) to good pecan pie is having the pecans chopped in to small pieces... I'm not such a fun of big huge pecan pieces.

Easy Pecan Pie

1 stick of butter

1 cup sugar (I use 1/2c. brown and 1/2c. white)

1 c. Karo syrup

3 eggs,beaten (add to cooled mixture)

1 cup chopped pecans

1 unbaked 9 inch pie shell

 

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

In a saucepan, melt the butter but don't let it brown.  Mix in the sugar and corn syrup and cook, stirring, over medium heat until the sugar dissolves.  After mixture cools-- Stir in the eggs.   Mix well. Stir in the pecans.  Pour into the pie shell and wrap edges with foil.

Bake 40-50 minutes until pie is only slightly jiggly in the center. Remove foil the last 15-20 min. Allow to cool.

What are you making??