PARTY IDEAS DECEMBER 2015
MIX -ANDMATCH
HOMEMADE COOKIE RECIPE
HOLIDAY
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CONTENTS
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INVITATIONS
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HOLIDAY COOKIE PARTY
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MIX-AND-MATCH HOMEMADE COOKIE RECIPE
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PRINTABLES
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DIY COOKIE DECORATING STATION Get into the holiday spirit by setting up this super simple DIY cookie decorating station.
INVITATIONS
Bring on the Baking Bash Welcome winter by sending one of our holly jolly holiday invitations. Home for the holidays? Host a cozy cookie party with this Free Invitation. Invite guests Cookie Party
Baby, it’s cold outside! Warmly welcome guests into your home for a holiday party with this Free Invitation. Invite guests
Gingerbread Party
Celebrate the sweetest season with a homey holiday cookie party by sending this Free Invitation. Holiday Cookie Party 4 | Evite
Invite guests
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Bring your best baking buddies over for a holiday cookie swap party with this Premium Paid Invitation. Invite guests
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Ready, set, bake! Get the gang together for a cookie decorating party with this Premium Paid Invitations. Invite guests Holiday Cookie Party Invite
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Nothing beats the smell of holiday baking. Round up friends (and aprons) for a cozy cookie party.
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HOW SWEET IT IS Set up several cake stands so you can display decorated cookies.
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GIFT TAGS
For the finishing touch, tie a piece of twine and one of our free printable gift tags around the tops of cookie jars. Make your own
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RECIPE CARDS
Give them to guests during the party, then encourage everyone to share their favorite cookie recipes. Print your own
“FOR YOU” LABELS
Pad the bottoms of paint cans with crinkle-cut paper shred and stick on one of our free printable “for you” labels to give cookies as gifts. Print your own
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–DIY–
Hosting a holiday party has never been easier with this DIY cookie decorating station.
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COOKIES AND CONVOS After the decorating is done, gather guests in the living room to enjoy each other’s company — and your tasty treats! See the full party
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HOMEMADE HOLIDAY COOKIES
Two steps are all it takes to make this must-have homemade cookie mix. Bonus: It can be frozen for up to 6 months so you can save it for a later date.
Prep this basic, freezer-friendly homemade cookie mix from scratch, then play mix-and-match with your favorite sweet or salty mix-ins any day of the year. Get the recipe below, brought to you by Crisco®.
Prep time: 15 Minutes Makes: 16 cups of mix (approximately 23 dozen cookies) INGREDIENTS 8 cups Pillsbury BEST™ All-Purpose Flour 4 cups sugar 4 teaspoons baking powder 3 teaspoons salt
2 2/3 cups Crisco® Butter Flavor All-Vegetable Shortening OR 2 2/3 sticks Crisco® Baking Sticks Butter Flavor All-Vegetable Shortening
DIRECTIONS Step 1 Combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a very large bowl. Cut in shortening with a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse meal. Step 2 Store in airtight container in freezer up to six months.
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WELCOME SIGN
Greet guests by framing our free printable welcome sign. Download your free printables 18 | Evite
PRINTABLES RECIPE CARDS
Encourage friends to refill their jars with freshly baked cookies of their own by attaching a free printable recipe card to the rim. Download your free printables
GIFT TAGS
Dress up plain packaging by adding our printable gift tags to presents.
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GIFT LABELS
Customize cookie jars by adding our free printable “for you” labels. Download your free printables 19 | Evite
BROWSE TIPS & RECIPES
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