Festive Holiday Party for the Neighborhood Kids
Youngsters and holidays bring lots of activity for families with children. Simple party ideas include ice cream cake cookies and hot chocolate with whipped cream. Kids help make favors and decorate edible centerpieces while adults enjoy light cleanup and the fun atmosphere.
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Cooky Candies Quick Bake Cookies
Cream margarine, sugar and vanilla then mix in salt oats and flour. Shape dough into various forms and bake on ungreased sheet at 325 F for 20 to 25 minutes until edges are golden. Melt chocolate with milk and dip cookies then roll in nuts coconut or chocolate shot. Yield about 48 cookies. Watch time to avoid overbaking.
Funny Face Sandwiches and Ice Cream Snowmen Recipe
Instructions describe making edible faces from bread wedges for mouths noses and eyes using fillings, cut shapes, and assembled with olives and coconut coated ice cream snowmen. Includes sizing tips for small children and decorative details like cloves buttons and wafer hats.
Coconut Shortbread Cookies
A vintage recipe card outlines making coconut shortbread with margarine sugar egg flour salt and coconut. Roll to a half inch thick on a floured board cut into squares or festive shapes bake at 375 F for 10 to 12 minutes yielding about three dozen cookies.
Candied Popcorn Christmas Tree and Santa Cake
A festive candy project uses 16 cups popped corn coated in a sugar syrup to form a Christmas tree shape. a second recipe hides Santa Claus on a chocolate frosting cake with molded features and toppings. The instructions detail lining pans, heating syrups, shaping, and decorating with frosting, chocolate morsels, and hard candy.
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