Thank you to JT Locke at The Frugal Housewife for hosting the Decorating For The Holidays Blog Hop!
Here’s my entry – Painted Sugar Cookies for your Christmas Tree

Gather family members around the kitchen table to paint their own original designs on these lovely cookie ornaments -
too pretty to eat!
HAND-PAINTED BUTTER COOKIES
1 1/2 c. butter or [...]

Gifts in a Jar are a super (and thrifty) gift idea. There are a lot of good recipes out there for the baking mixes in a jar – here are a few more that you might not have thought of…
1. CHICKEN SOUP WITH BOW NOODLES
Approx 3 1/2 cup Bow Noodles (farfalle)
1/4 cup Mushrooms — dried, [...]

NIH News in Health, December 2009
When you think winter holidays, do you envision cookies, pies and high-fat treats? Bulging waistlines and scale-tipping weight gain? Maybe it’s time to rethink what brings joy and happiness to you, your friends and family. Last December, NIH News in Health suggested over a dozen healthy holiday gifts. Here are [...]

Basic Dough: Cream 1 1/2 cups butter and 2 cups packed brown sugar; add 1 egg. Beat till light. Mix 4 cups all-purpose flour, 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon, 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg, 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves, and 1/4 teaspoon baking soda. Stir into egg mixture. Cover; chill 2 hours.
To make Cookies -
Cut egg-shaped pattern 5 [...]