Happy Sunday!!! I hope everyone had a great weekend. I was able to leave the cold and rainy weather in Utah and have a much needed girls trip in California with one of my best friends. We have been having such a blast, there is really nothing better than having some girl time! We are loving all the Christmas lights and decor at the hotel and in the city, its just so magical! I cant believe Christmas is only 14 days away, this month is seriously flying by. I wanted to share some cute holiday treats that I’m excited to make and even a couple the kids can help with! Let me know if you guys get a chance to make any 🙂

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GINGER BREAD CUPCAKES WITH CARAMEL CREAM CHEESE BUTTERCREAM

| Makes: 36-40 Servings |

Ingredients:

• 3 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
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• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
• ¾ teaspoon nutmeg
• ¾ teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 ½ cups hot water
• 1 tablespoon baking soda
• 2 sticks (16 tablespoons) Land O Lakes® European Style Salted Butter, softened
• 1 cup packed brown sugar, light or dark
• 1 1/3 cups molasses
• 3 eggs, at room temperature
• gingerbread men/women, gold sprinkles + rosemary, for decoration (optional)

Caramel Frosting

• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 1/2 sticks (20 tablespoons) Land O Lakes® European Style Salted Butter, softened
• 3/4 cup heavy cream
• 16 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• gingerbread cookies, for decorating

Instructions here.

halfbakedharvest.com

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MARSHMELLOW REINDEER TREATS

| Makes: 12 Servings |

Ingredients:

• 12 large marshmallows
• 1 bag small pretzels
• 12 eight inch lolly pop sticks
• 12 red mini M&M’s
• 24 small candy eyes
• 1 cup dark Merckens chocolate or chocolate chips
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil

See detailed instructions with pictures here.

onelittleproject.com

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CHRISTMAS LIGHT CUPCAKES

| Makes: 18 Servings |

Ingredients for cupcakes:

• 1 box milk chocolate cake mix
• 1 small box chocolate instant-pudding mix
• 3 eggs
• ¾ cup vegetable oil
• ½ cup water
• ¾ cup sour cream
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

• Vanilla Buttercream frosting
• store bought black frosting
• M&Ms

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°. Line two muffin tins with 18 paper liners.
2. Add cupcake ingredients to the bowl of an electric mixer. Beat well, about 3 minutes, scrapping the bowl occassionally.
3. Divide batter evenly between muffin tin. Bake for 18 to 22 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Let cool completely.
4. Using a large round tip, pipe buttercream in a swril onto the cupcakes. Draw a black line around the surface of the frosting. Stick M&Ms vertically into the side of the cupcakes.

bakedbree.com

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SNOWY CHOCOLATE PINECOES

| Makes: 6 Servings |

Ingredients:

• 3 cups Chex Chocolate cereal or comparable (I used Chocolate Fiber One cereal)
• 6 pretzel sticks (I used the thicker dipping sticks)
• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 1/4 cup Nutella (chocolate hazelnut spread)
• 3 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1 cup powdered sugar

Detailed instructions here.

handmadecharlotte.com

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SNOWY CHOCOLATE PINECOES

| Makes: 24 Servings |

Ingredients for icing:

• 4 egg whites
• 8 cups confectioners’ sugar
• 1/4 cup lemon juice

Ingredients for snowmen decor:

• 24 large marshmallows
• 1 tube black decorating gel
• 1 tube orange decorating gel
• 75 silver nonpareils, or as desired 
• 1 tube red decorating gel 
• 1  tube green decorating gel 

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