Christmas baking with kids

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beckyritchie04

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Does anyone have any fun things you like to bake with/for your kiddos for Christmas? I'd like to make some fun things this year besides the traditional sugar cookies. I would love to hear what you have done in the past.
 
we have done salt-dough ornaments before. Just make the salt dough (google it, its super-easy), roll it out and cut out shapes w/ cookie cutters. Punch holes in top w/ straw for ornament hooks and bake. After they are cooled, paint, let dry and hang on tree!

We've also done gingerbread people before and decorated them with our neighbors. Thats always a lot of fun, but kinda messy. lol
 
Oooh I'll be watching this thread. Jamin and I make a plate of goodies for each of our neighbors and I'd love to do something new things this year.

We did 'Reindeer Noses' last year (he was 3 at the time) and it was perfect for that age as he could do most of it himself.

Not baking, but recently we made a Cocoa with Cinnamon Cream recipe from his High Five Magazine and everyone in the family loved it. DH asked him to make it again as a Christmas morning treat. There are photos here on my blog and and I can summarize the recipe if you are interested.
 
just thought of another one that is super-easy for really little kids. We've done little baggies of "reindeer chow" for our neighbors. Its basically whatever misc. stuff we have in the pantry that my kids think Santa's reindeer will like. Dry oatmeal oats, sunflower seeds, a few rasins, cheerios, and some glitter. Mix them all up in a baggie and voila! Reindeer chow to sprinkle on the lawn on Christmas Eve.
 
Misty Cato said:
We did 'Reindeer Noses' last year (he was 3 at the time) and it was perfect for that age as he could do most of it himself.
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Yum! We do a variation of that... we use Rolo candies (those chocolate covered caramels) instead of kisses... SO good!

We also do white chocolate covered pretzel sticks, sprinkled with that coarse sparkling sugar. The kids call them Christmas Wands.

These are SOOO good if you like candy canes.

I also do up a batch of these, some "People Puppy Chow", and some old school sugar cookies and then start my apron on fire and glare at the oven all year until next Christmas.
 
Misty Cato said:
I can summarize the recipe if you are interested.
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Oooh, yes please.


I saw some Christmas Tree pretzel rod molds at Michaels and was thinking of trying that this year. But I was thinking I would melt good chocolate like a Hershey bar or Dove instead of those little discs. Has anyone tried those?
 
We do chocolate covered pretzel sticks, rolled in various toppings & candies, and gingerbread cookies every year. Last year they helped make cake balls & peppermint bark.
 
These recipes look great - but could someone tell me what chocolate or almond bark is? ...so I can figure out if we have it here in the UK. Is it just a bar of chocolate for cooking with?

I usually make mince pies with Alex - this is the recipe I'm going with this Christmas - plus gingerbread people and probably dinosaurs (just because), I also let him stuff dates for snacking on and roll chocolate truffles... I'm thinking of making these muffins with Alex for a snack for Santa this year too.
 
scrap2day said:
Oooh, yes please.


I saw some Christmas Tree pretzel rod molds at Michaels and was thinking of trying that this year. But I was thinking I would melt good chocolate like a Hershey bar or Dove instead of those little discs. Has anyone tried those?
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When you use some REAL chocolate - as opposed to candy making chocolate - you have to temper it (which is hard) or else after you melt down the chocolate, it won't stay solid at room temperature. When I use belgian milk chocolate, I have to store whatever I dipped int he fridge because it will melt in a room that's 72 degrees. lol
 
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My DD and I made thumbprint cookies today, we like to use different kinds of jam in the centers.

We also made Spicy Molasses cookies, my DD rolls the cookie balls in sugar for me. And of course she also helps with measuring and stiring :-)

I think we might try those chocolate pretzels rolled in different things, sounds like fun!
 
Not exactly baking, but easy to do and sooooo cute! Picture is linked to the website with directions.


Again, not quite baking, but it does involve food:
 
mturnidge said:
When you use some REAL chocolate - as opposed to candy making chocolate - you have to temper it (which is hard) or else after you melt down the chocolate, it won't stay solid at room temperature. When I use belgian milk chocolate, I have to store whatever I dipped int he fridge because it will melt in a room that's 72 degrees. lol
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Thanks for taking the time to teach me this. I would have been bummed if it hadn't worked out.
 
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