Christmas Crack

My friend introduced me to this new recipe and it is a winner!  I wanted to share it with you!  I will warn you now, it is very addicting...

Christmas Crack

Approximately 50 saltine crackers

2 sticks of butter (I tried to use margarine and it was kind of sticky)

1 cup brown sugar

2 cups chocolate chips (I used semi sweet)

1 cup of M&M's, slightly crushed

Preheat your oven to 325 degrees F.  Line a jelly roll pan with aluminum foil and spray generously with cooking spray.  My pan is 13x17.  Line pan with saltine crackers.  In a medium sized pot, melt butter and sugar together.  Bring it to a rapid boil and let it boil for exactly 3 minutes, stir continuously.  Remove the pan from the heat and pour it over the crackers.  Spread the mixture the best you can.  Then pop it in the the oven for 7-8 minutes.  Then pour your 2 cups of chocolate chips over top.  Return your pan to the oven for approximately 2 minutes or until the chocolate chips have melted enough you can spread them over the crackers.  Spread the chocolate evenly over the crackers.  Sprinkle the M&M's on top.  You can also add sprinkles, Reese's piece could be good, or my friend used some Andes peppermint chips.  Place the pan in the refrigerator or freezer for 30 minutes to 1 hour.  Once it has hardened, break the pieces off the foil and enjoy!  This would be a great treat to give neighbors, friends, teachers, coworkers, etc.  Plus it is super quick and easy!!

Snowman and Rudolph Donuts

I found these adorable donuts on Pinterest and had to make them for my kids.  I treated them to breakfast in bed this morning.

Snowman: powdered donut, candy corn and upside down chocolate chips

Rudolph: chocolate covered donut, pretzels, peanut M&M's, and pearl sprinkles

These would be fun after school someday too or at a holiday party at your child's school.



Christmas Pancakes

Every year I try to make my kids a fun Christmas pancake for Christmas morning. 

Here  is what I did a last year.

Santa's hat is the juice from cherry pie filling and cool whip, eyes are bananas with a chocolate chip in the middle, nose is a cherry, ears are bananas and the beard is more cool whip.  Rudolph: the antlers are french toast sticks, eyes are chocolate chips and the nose is a cherry. 

Anyone have a good idea for me to make this year?? 

Yearly Scrapbook Ornament

I started this last year...I found these cute chipboard albums.  They consist of 5 different circles, so I chose 10 pictures of each of my kiddos.  It is a fun way to grab 10 photos of the current year to preserve year after year. It took no time.  This year I found some at Michael's shaped like Christmas bulbs. 

This is how I displayed them last year among the greenery in the entry way.  This year I think I'll try the fireplace mantle.