Merry Christmas! {COOKIES}

Made these 12 am Christmas morning with my bestest friend [=

Hazelnut Cappuccino Crinkles

• 1 pouch Betty Crocker double chocolate chunk cookie mix
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 tablspoons hazelnut-flavored syrup
• 2 teaspoons instant coffe granules or crystals
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• chocolate covered coffee beans (I didn't find any so I used, a chocolate bar with coffee in it)

1. Heat oven to 375 degrees F. In a large bowl, stir cookie mix, oil, syrup, instant coffee, and egg until soft dough form
2. Roll dough into 1-inch balls. Roll in powdered sugar. Place 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheet.
3. Bake about 9 minutes or until set. Immediately presss candy piece into top of each cookie. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.

Peppermint Hot Cocoa Mix

A gift that i've probably given way too many times. It's easy to make and has more of personal touch than just buying the store bought mixes. But most important of all, it actually tastes really really good. So good I'm making one for myself to sip while doing my last minute Christmas preparations.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup powdered milk
• 1 cup cocoa powder
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup miniature chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup crushed peppermint candy

In a 1 quart jar layer powdered milk, cocoa, sugar, salt, chocolate chips, and crushed peppermint candy. Include Instructions on gift tag or recipe card: "Mix contents in a large bowl. For each serving place 1/3 cup cocoa mix in a mug and stir in 1 cup boiling water. Store remaining mix in an airtight container."



Recipe from: {myrecipes.com}

If you don't really care for peppermint or were just looking for something different to give the same site has a recipe for {Mexican Cocoa}

Fun With Wire

My first and fourth attempt at wire wrapping. The second and third weren't all that exciting because I only had smaller beads to work with.. The first one got sent to Sweden as a Christmas gift, the fourth one i'm wearing proudly. I was hoping to take a wire wrapping class during my extended break from school, but that might not be until February. Youtube has a lot of good videos for learning some of the basics. Side note: I have my last exam tonight! [=