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reduce holiday stress while pleasing your christmas party guests

reduce holiday stress while pleasing your christmas party guests

imprint stamp designs on cookies

bake fun shaped fudge inside cookie cutters

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courtesy of kara's party ideas

make big batch chocolate in a slow cooker

because relying on your stove will just take too long

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create chocolate curls using a potato peeler

help cookies retain their shape

before using cookie cutters

use a slow cooker to make a dipping station

set up a pretzel dipping station

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freeze cranberries into ice

cranberries will add flavor to your drinks while adding a pop of festive color to your table decor

add marshmallows to cocoa

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use ketchup to decorate cookies

if you've ever hosted a cookie decorating party

make your cookies look extra fancy without any extra work by using a rolling pin imprinted

ice cookies without a piping bag

you don't need fancy kitchen gadgets to make professional looking cookies. just dip cookies into a bowl of glaze. then

make peppermint candy glasses

serve adult guests drinks in edible peppermint glasses

serve candy in edible sant

mold chocolate into the shape of that can be filled to the max

turn strawberries into christmas trees

decorating christmas desserts just got a lot easier: turned upside down and covered in chocolate

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perfectly drizzle chocolate

make candy cane syrup

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freeze whipped cream

upgrade your chocolate by freezing of whipped cream to easily serve to friends and family when they come around

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turn candy into ornaments

use m&m's and mike and ikes to make kid-friendly christmas lights. displayed in a dish

courtesy of chocolate & carrots

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holiday hacks that will make christmas entertaining easier than ever

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rebecca shinners

nov 21

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christmas trees. to really nail the wintery look

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