Santa Cupcakes
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This might be an alternative to leave out for Santa – his own self portrait with these yummy cupcakes. If you want to leaveout cookies, consider making this cute littl face on a cookie. Simple directions and ingredients below.

Ingredients:

• 1 box Cake Mix
• 3 Eggs
• 1/2 cup Vegetable Oil
• 1/2 cup softened Butter
• 1 tbsp Milk
• 1/2 tsp Vanilla
• 2 cup Powdered Sugar
• 48 Mini Chocolate Chips
• 10 oz Mini Marshmallows
• 24 Red Candy Decorations (like Red Hots)
• Red Sparkling Sugar

Directions:

1. Line muffin pan with paper liners.
2. Mix and bake cupcakes according to box directions.
3. Transfer to wire racks to cool.
4. Cream butter in a medium bowl.
5. Slowly add in the powdered sugar, and milk as needed, until everything is incorporated and frosting is right consistency.
6. Transfer to piping bag or zippered bag and clip corner to pipe.
7. Ice each cupcake.
8. Sprinkle red sparkling sugar across the upper third of the top to make a hat.
9. Cut each mini marshmallow in half.
10. Place mini marshmallows to put a ball on the hat, make a fur band and make Santa’s beard.
11. Place the Red Hot for the nose and two mini chocolate chips for the eyes.

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Melting Snowmen Cookies
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This is perfect for a cookie or cupcake. We decide to go easy on using a package cookie – ours was Reese’s Cups Cookies – staying true to our snowman’s hat, a Reese’s Peanut Butter Bell. These are perfect for your holiday cookie exchange.

Ingredients:

• 1 bag Cookie Mix (and associated ingredients)
• 12 Reese’s Peanut Butter Bells
• 12 oz White Candy Melting Chips
• 48 Mini Chocolate Chips
• 2 Orange Starbursts

Directions:

1. Bake cookie according to package directions.
2. Allow to cool.
3. Cut Starburst into 3 rectangular strips (1/4″ x 3/4″)
4. Cut each of those in half, creating 6 – 1/4″ x 3/8″ rectangles.
5. Now cut each of those diagonally creating 12 triangles for noses.
6. Repeat with other Starburst.
7. Cut each bell in half.
8. Heat White Candy Chips by microwaving for 30 seconds stirring and repeating until melted.
9. Use a spoon to drizzle white chocolate over cookie.
10. Place a bell, cut side down to represent the hat.
11. Place 2 chocolate chips below hat to represent eyes.
12. Place nose under eyes.
13. Place in refrigerator for 15 minutes to set.

Also look at these Christmas and Holiday Recipes

• Salted Caramel Apple Spread – Coming Soon
• Easy Microwave Pralines – Pin to Pinterest
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• Reindeer Chocolate Candy Canes – Pin to Pinterest
• Mani-Pedi in a Jar with Printable Gift Tag – Pin to Pinterest
• Reindeer Gingerbread Men Cookies – Pin to Pinterest
• S’mores Gift Bag with FREE Printable Gift Tag – Pin to Pinterest
• Gingerbread Truffles – Pin to Pinterest
• Chocolate Pretzel Christmas Trees – Pin to Pinterest
• Santa Meringues – Pin to Pinterest
• Perppermint Dip – Pin to Pinterest
• Eggnog Cookies – Pin to Pinterest
• Buckeyes Recipe – Pin to Pinterest
• IBC Root Beer Reindeer – Pin to Pinterest
• Snowmen Milk Bottles – Pin to Pinterest
• Chocolate Cherry Mice – Pin to Pinterest
• Santa Hat Cupcakes – Pin to Pinterest
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• Peppermint Snowmen Sticks – Pin to Pinterest
• Mashmallow Rice Krispie Treat Snowmen – Pin to Pinterest
• Peppermimt Fudge – Pin to Pinterest
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Follow all Recipes on Frugal Coupon Living as well as FCLAsh on Pinterest.

WHAT’S TRENDING? Looking for a few engaging activities? Grab Minute to Win it Games – Traditional, Holiday, Group, and more! Use these fun activities in the office, classroom, or at your next birthday party.