Whipped Shortbread Cookies

                                     

These super quick, easy and delicious cookies will melt in your mouth and are a family favourite during the holiday season!

Ingredients:

• 1 cup of butter
• 1 cup of margarine
• 3 cups of flour
• 1 cup of icing sugar
• 1/2 cup corn starch

Instructions:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Cream together the butter, margarine and icing sugar.
• Mix remaining dry ingredients and gradually add to batter.
• Blend until the batter mixture is creamy.
• Drop by a teaspoon or roll into balls and flatten them your fingers or spoon onto parchment paper lined cookie sheet.
• To add some color dice up a few maraschino cherries and place on the top before baking or your favourite sprinkles.
• Bake 10-12 minutes or until slightly golden on the bottom.

If you give this recipe a try please let me know how they turn out. I would also love to hear about your favourite holiday cookies!

DIY Sharpie Mug Design

This popular DIY project is perfect for an inexpensive, easy and creative gift. Not only does this gift save you money but it also looks like you put a lot of thought, time and effort into it. I made my friends and family each a mug for Christmas and they loved them!

What you will need:

• Mug
• Sharpie (Permanent Marker)
• Stickers
• Baking Sheet
• (All of my supplies were purchased at my local dollar store or found around the house)

Step One:

On a clean mug, place your chosen stickers onto the surface.

Step Two:

Take your sharpie marker and begin making small dots around the stickers.

Step Three:

Once you are happy with the amount of dots and the overall design of the mug, slowly and carefully pull the stickers off the mug.

Step Four:

Place your mugs onto a baking sheet. Bake mugs at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.


Please remember that these mugs are NOT dishwasher safe and should be hand washed only!