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I have to save my money so what I am doing for Christmas is I am going to be makign 3 types of jam and putting them in baskets for everyone for Christmas. c: I spent 60 bucks last Christmas buying presents for everyone, 12 siblings included. -.-'

Holy crap that's a lot of siblings, (as I'm sure you're aware :sweat: ) and 60 bucks isn't that much..... Jam huh?.....Hmn, jam has me thinking jars... maybe I'll test to see which cookies taste good and just measure out the dry ingredients into jars... Or is that too lazy? :sweat:

Well 60 bucks about every 3 people is a lot. -.-' And yes, jam. And no I don't think that is lazy. They have decorative jars at crafts stores and for Christmas as an extra gift to my bestfriends I made homemade hot cocoa recipe and put it into the jars with a bow on top as a gift. c:

Cookies in a jar are a great idea! We do a cookie exchange every year, everybody picks a kind of cookie and makes a dozen per person then they all swap them and you end up with lots of different kinds but only had to bake one. And it makes alot of people happy.

Wow that is alot of siblings! Is jam hard to make?
Jam would be a great gift, i might just try that, thanks!

i have missed something o3o
I gave everyone a 10$ limit on xmas gifts this year, i'll be lucky if i only spend 150, considering how many people there are -sigh- and shipping costs.... if only I had money x[
maybe i should make it like a 5$ limit....

Jam isn't really hard to make but slightly time consuming. For the apricot jam the dried apricots have to soak for 24 hours and then when you make the jam it takes about an hour to make but sometimes more since having to sterilize the jars in boiling water.

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Originally Posted by PaintTheSkyRed (Post 1765662784)

Oh, I thought you meant that you only spent $60 on more than 12 people, which I thought was pretty good. I don't know how to make homemade hot cocoa :(

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Originally Posted by Tigermirage (Post 1765662920)

I wouldn't want to share the cookies I got XD

I'm still undecided on whether or not I'm getting presents for family only or if I'll get some for some friends (we haven't talked or seen each other much :/ ) Plus I'm not sure about how to go about making cookies because my father is diabetic, and I don't want him to be left out :/

Well the recipe for the homemade hot cocoa I will post soon. It is a powder so it is cute in the jars even if they are clear. It looks like hot cocoa powder but you make it yourself.

I'm excited to see the recipe, though I wonder what category it should go under o.O?

For diabetic cookie recipes, my dad really enjoys these!

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Peanut Butter Cookies
Golden morsels with a classic peanut butter cookie appearance.
This immensely satisfying snack has a mild peanut butter flavour.
Light smooth peanut butter 1/2 cup 125 mL
Brown sugar, packed 1/3 cup 75 mL
Hard margarine (or butter), softened 1/4 cup 60 mL
Large egg 1 1
Milk 1/4 cup 60 mL
Vanilla 1/2 tsp. 2 mL
All-purpose flour 1 1/2 cups 375 mL
Baking powder 1/2 tsp. 2 mL
Baking soda 1/2 tsp. 2 mL
Beat peanut butter, brown sugar and margarine in small bowl until light
and creamy.
Add egg, milk and vanilla. Beat until well combined.
Combine flour, baking powder and baking soda in medium bowl. Add to
margarine mixture. Mix well. Drop by slightly rounded tablespoonfuls, about
2 inches (5 cm) apart, onto greased baking sheet. Press with fork to flatten
slightly. Bake in 375°F (190°C) oven for about 12 minutes until lightly
golden. Let stand on baking sheet for 10 minutes before removing to wire
rack to cool. Makes about 30 cookies.
1 cookie: 79 Calories; 4.2 g Total Fat (2.2 g Mono, 0.8 g Poly, 0.9 g Sat); 7 mg Cholesterol;
9 g Carbohydrate; trace Fibre; 2 g Protein; 72 mg Sodium
CHOICES:
1/2 Starch; 1 Fat & Oil

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Brownies
Not only is this the easiest and fastest baked brownie to make, it’s also one of
the best tasting.
Butter (or hard margarine) 1/2 cup 125 mL
Cocoa, sifted if lumpy 1/4 cup 60 mL
Large eggs 2 2
Granulated sugar 1 cup 250 mL
All-purpose flour 3/4 cup 175 mL
Chopped walnuts 1/2 cup 125 mL
Salt 1/8 tsp. 0.5 mL
ICING
Icing (confectioner’s) sugar 1 1/3 cups 325 mL
Cocoa, sifted if lumpy 1/3 cup 75 mL
Butter (or hard margarine), softened 3 tbsp. 50 mL
Hot strong prepared coffee 1 1/2 tbsp. 25 mL
Heat butter and cocoa in small, heavy saucepan on low, stirring
occasionally, until smooth.
Beat eggs in medium bowl until frothy. Add next 4 ingredients and cocoa
mixture. Stir well. Spread evenly in greased 8 x 8 inch (20 x 20 cm) pan.
Bake in 350°F (175°C) oven for 25 to 30 minutes, until edges show signs of
pulling away from sides of pan and wooden pick inserted in centre comes
out moist but not wet with batter. Do not overbake. Cool slightly.
Icing: Beat all 4 ingredients in medium bowl until smooth, adding more
coffee or icing sugar as necessary until spreading consistency. Spread
evenly over warm brownie layer. Cuts into 25 squares.
1 square: 141 Calories; 7.1 g Total Fat (1.5 g Mono, 1.32 g Poly, 3.4 g Sat); 30 mg Cholesterol;
19 g Carbohydrate; 1 g Fibre; 2 g Protein; 52 mg Sodium

They are both from Companys Coming Diabetic cooking cookbook!

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Originally Posted by Tigermirage (Post 1765675252)

For diabetic cookie recipes, my dad really enjoys these!
They are both from Companys Coming Diabetic cooking cookbook!

Thanks =)

Uh condiments? Or desserts?

i make hot coco, but not putting it into powder type thing >3< i melt the chocolates and such.

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Originally Posted by PaintTheSkyRed (Post 1765686575)

Uh condiments? Or desserts?

Hmmn... maybe I should use the reserved post for beverages...but you also raise the point of condiments/dressings....

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Originally Posted by shaddowkitty (Post 1765687006)

i make hot coco, but not putting it into powder type thing >3< i melt the chocolates and such.

I am ashamed to say that I never really thought of that

I have done that before, Shaddowkitty but this way my friends could preserve it longer so I made a powder form. c:

And I think it goes under Condiments. Thats my opinion.

I just made a condiments/beverages section to play it safe =3

Lol okay good. I am in North Carolina currently and its sooo cold.

xnozomichanx: It's alright, until a few months ago, i'd just been to lazy
there's so many different recipies that way too, though i stuck to simple cinnomin dark chocolate, a tid bit of vanila, and milk xD
it was yummy.

paint: omg where in NC? I was in raleigh x3
not i'm in BSG virginia, whee for mountains.

I am in Waynesville, outside Maggie Valley. My great-uncle and aunt live on top of a mountain. ._. Its scary going up and down here and its freezing. (Vacation, I am from Florida.)

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Originally Posted by shaddowkitty (Post 1765733213)

xnozomichanx: It's alright, until a few months ago, i'd just been to lazy
there's so many different recipies that way too, though i stuck to simple cinnomin dark chocolate, a tid bit of vanila, and milk xD
it was yummy.
that does sound good.

paint: omg where in NC? I was in raleigh x3
not i'm in BSG virginia, whee for mountains.

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Originally Posted by PaintTheSkyRed (Post 1765733246)

I am in Waynesville, outside Maggie Valley. My great-uncle and aunt live on top of a mountain. ._. Its scary going up and down here and its freezing. (Vacation, I am from Florida.)

Driving up mountains suck, a lot. But thankfully I'm moving back into a valley, not the one where I grew up, but a valley (yays) What's the temp in NC? Here in PA it's currently 48 degrees, but I'm used to it. I can't really imagine NC being cold ;)

Its 40 degrees outside right now on the temp. And its suppose to get down to 30 tomorrow night. So its really cold. I am not kidding. Lol

paint: i have no idea where that is lol
but yeah
it's going to be mad wicked when it starts to snow here, i'm afraid of that.

nozo: I think it's a lot easier to drive in the mountains now that i've done it for a while lol
I miss michigan
i had to drive on about 6 inches of packed snow, but it was still fun.

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Originally Posted by shaddowkitty (Post 1765733625)

I just hate how stresses my car out some. In Pennsylvania, snow means the potholes are mostly filled, so the driving isn't as... bouncy, to say the least. Although potholes are a great anti-hydroplaning tool, generally ^^;

Potholes suck. Lol I am off to bed. Good night.

Yes they do suck. I'd like to know where my taxes are going >> Though the patch jobs they do sometimes... just make it 10x worse, but patch jobs means they can come back, so my mother and I think it might be a form of job security, though we could be wrong, and boy do I hope we are. Otherwise someone's going to get beat up some. :angel:
So, putting roads aside XD how was your thanksgiving?