my first christmas creation was for my advisory (homeroom) students on our last pizza party day the week before finals. i was very proud of my efforts but so sad when i opened them at school the next day to discover the mints had melted a little onto the icing. the kids said they still looked cool, but that's just because they didn't get to see them looking like this:
what you can't see in this next shot are the christmas cookies i iced and decorated for my cheerleaders to hand out at our christmas party. the bags are cute though, right?!
i decided last year that baking/do-it-yourself gifts would be perfect for our co-workers since both of our teaching teams are made up of quite a few people. this year i found a yummy, easy hot cocoa mix recipe to make for everyone and complimented it with chocolate-dipped spoons for stirring. i wanted to add a little more to the cocoa so i attempted (for only the 3rd time ever) to make oreo balls again. this time i thought i would try white bark for the dipping and give myself time to let the oreo/cream cheese mix to harden in the refrigerator before forming into balls. turns out, the third time really is the charm. these were the best yet and i even went so far as to "drizzle" chocolate on top (although my drizzling skills leave something to be desired).
with christmas not even here yet, i'm hoping there is still more baking in my future!
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