I’ve been flipping through my Martha Stewart Living Magazines and I have to say, Martha always has awesome ideas for just about anything. I received the Holiday season one recently and it had a ton of dessert recipes and suggestions for hosting parties. My favorite section of the magazine was the Cookie part. I love cookies and I am actually going to take on the task to make cookies for my friends and family this year. I think I’m going to make lots of chocolate dipped cookies, and probably some options that are gluten-free for my lovely younger sister. I love the way Martha packages her treats in such pretty papers, tins, and dressing it up just ever so much.
Here are some cool ideas that Martha came up with for the holiday entertaining season.
Host a Cookie Swap!
Invite your friends over and have everyone make a large batch of one type of cookie to contribute to the swap. The host will provide pretty packaging for the guests to collect all the different types of cookies and take it home for a sweet treat! Click on the cookies to go directly to the page for more information on the cookie swap.
Handmade Gifts are cool too. There is one really neat one where you can make samples of treats and then provide your gift recipient with the recipe so they can make it over and over.
I gotta say I love the Holidays and the chill of the air. It makes me extra happy knowing that I’ll soon be having the huge family meal and eating lots of desserts and treats.
Oh! Since I’m not getting a tree this year, I’m going to make a cute little tree out of wine corks! I have a ton at home that I’ve been saving for something, and this would be a sweet little project. I’ll post some pictures soon so you can check it out.
