Christmas Cookies~Cranberry Crunch~Day 10

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Wow, the last 10 days sure have flown by. I can’t believe this 12 Days of Cookie series is almost over. I have had such fun sharing with you some older recipes that are standbys, and also a few new ones I’ve tried. Today, is one of those new recipes. Many moons ago, I made… [Continue Reading]

Frugal Gift Giving

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‘Tis the Season ~ Decorating, Baking, Cooking and Gift Giving Even though it’s always great if you can craft or bake for your Gift Giving. But, sometimes, it just is impossible, whether your time is limited or you just aren’t able. Although these gifts are not homemade, I still wanted to share them with you and… [Continue Reading]

Deck The Halls ~ Snowman Tree

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Having a collection, is something that I treasure. I have several, cookie cutters, tea pots, and Snowmen are top on my list. We won’t talk about the “collection” of fabric I have Last week I shared my Santa collection and today I’d like to show you my Snowmen decorations. I started collecting Snowmen many years ago.… [Continue Reading]

Christmas Cookies~Jam Cake~Day 9

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Today I’m sharing my Mother-In-Law’s recipe for Jam Cake.  She made this treat for Christmas for many years, in fact, the recipe I have says that she received the recipe in 1957. Last weekend, after my husband received a call from his brother, I realized just how important traditions and baking go together. You see,… [Continue Reading]

Cupcake Tree

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As the Holidays were growing closer, I started getting excited about sharing my Christmas decorating with you. In the past, I have put up 7 trees (different sizes/3 full size) but this year, since starting my blog and being known as “The Cupcake Lady,” I just had to add another tree for my office. My… [Continue Reading]

Cupcake Tuesday ~ Gingerbread Cupcakes

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I hope you are enjoying all the Christmas goodies I am sharing with you. I know my family is enjoying eating them all If you missed them, last week on Cupcake Tuesday, I shared Holly Cupcakes. One of my favorite books, is Martha Stewart’s Cupcake Book, today I’m sharing my version of her Gingerbread Cupcakes.… [Continue Reading]

Christmas Cookies~Gingerbread Men~Day 8

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What’s more fun than Gingerbread Men Cookies at Christmas time? I have never made Gingerbread before, but wanted to give it a try so that I could add the cookies to my Gingerbread Cupcakes. The dough went together very easily and it rolled out very smooth. Ingredients 5 1/2 c. Flour 1 t. Baking Soda… [Continue Reading]