This post is PACKED with fun! I am going to give you a favorite Christmas cookie recipe AND 25 Festive Christmas treat ideas! Way too much fun right? I packed it all in tight today so let’s get going.
25 Festive Christmas Treats:
The first treat I am giving you is a favorite Christmas cookie at our house. It’s Double Chocolate Mint with Christmas M&M’s.
They are chocolate cookies with mint flavoring in them and chocolate chips and Christmas M&Ms all through. They are a perfect Christmas treat!
Here’s the recipe:
Ingredients:
- 2 1/4 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 sticks butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 2 large eggs, beaten
- 3/4 tsp peppermint extract
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa
- 1/2 bag of Christmas M&Ms (I usually get the plain kind but you can do mint if you want it really minty)
- 1/2 C chocolate chips
Directions
OK, now here are 24 more festive treats you can make this Christmas! (or Holiday Season)
Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge:
Peppermint Chocolate Mini Cakes:
White Chocolate Peppermint Christmas Bark:
Candy Cane Cupcakes with Chocolate Ganache:
Christmas Candy Cane Brownies:
Chocolate Sprinkle Kiss Cookies:
Chocolate Pretzel Christmas Trees:
Happy Treat Baking!
Silhouettes are just pretty cool! Plus i could frame them…..
Great looking treats. Thanks for sharing. What I would do with a Sillioute (sp) I would give it my friend. She has several illnesses, and they a fixed income and I would love to give it to her. I know she would be shocked and so excited. She is a scrapbooker and worked for a scrapbook company until several turns and illnesses. Her husband lost his job after a years, when they were at fault and he tripped and fell and can’t use his one had, as it damaged parts of it when the merchandise fell on him. Christmas is about giving and even though I don’t have one I would give it to my friend Melody.
I would love a Silhouette to make all kinds of crafty things! Thanks for the chance!
I love that with the silouette you don’t need cartridges! I have the original cricut and I would use it a LOT more if I had more images to use with it. And you can cut fabric with it!!
I would love to win this Silhouette to give to my daughter, Her and I craft together, I have one but she does not, we can double our fun with this
Would love to get my daughter involved in handmaking cards and some scrapbooking! I’ve always wanted one just to play with- thanks for the chance to win!
Mckinley loves to craft and we are always drawing and cutting out by hand. We could have so much more fun with one of these!!!
I’d love it to help with my crafting!
I love crafting and would use this to make even more awesome projects!
Having this Silhouette would help me take my crafting to a whole new level. Thanks for the chance to win one!
I was just telling thinking last night that I need to tell my hubby I need a silhouette for Christmas. I can’t believe I still don’t have one! The time has come to stop borrowing others!
I want a silhouette to do wall words and to help make templates for my scroll sawing and other similar pattern-based work.
Fun giveaway! I would use a silhouette for ally family’s homeschool needs. Organizing, school projects, posters, holiday celebrations…
Oh geez…I have three kids and a 85 students…what couldn’t I do with a silhouette!? Decorate my classroom, make excellent stuff to put on the upcycled purses I make, create cute clothes for my kids! :) I would LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this! :) Happy Thanksgiving!
I would make Christmas cards.
I would make all kind of stuff; iron ins for Tshirts, homemade cards, rustic signs, the possibilities are endless, thanks for the chance
Great product! It’s things like this that boost my creativity….. it will be a ling winter :)
I would love to have a silhouette to share with my daughter. She is so creative. I do the sewing.mshe does the presentation-wow factor. She would love this.
I love doing crafts with my 3 year old!!
Would use the Silhouete to cut out fabric for appliqués and for letters for craft projects. Thank you for the festive recipes. The choco-mint cookies look yummy
need this for everything!!
I love all things crafty and sewing. I have a new grand baby and more on the way! (I am positively praying for that) I would love one to be able to do all the neat things I see here and other sites. It would be a great addition to all that my daughter and I do. We also help to co ordinate weddings and this would be so much help for all the things we come up with! I would just love one!
I would love a silhouette. I could make so many handmade cards with it and numerous other things!
Can’t wait to make the chocolate mint M and M cookies. I love the combo of chocolate and mint.
I myself am an avid crafter, and a silhouette would allow me to do so many more crafts that I have always wanted to try! It would also make card giving a whole lot more fun. Not to mention the fact that I have been wanting to try your “Easy Gift Box Tutorial” and haven’t been able to because I don’t have a silhouette.
Thanks for the awesome cookie recipes!
I am entered! Yea!!!
I would love to win this silhouette so I don’t have to keep using my mom’s. :)
I’d love a portrait to cut intricate applique for sewing, and for finally being able to cut out vinyl lettering.
I would love to have a silhouette to use in my Modern Quilting Projects. I am always trying to find unique new designs and this would give me a fantastic ability to capture details I can’t do without a silhouette.
Thanks for the cookie recipes! I don’t have a Silhouette. Really want one!
I have never used one of these, but I have a feeling that it would be wonderful addition to my craft room!
I would love to win a silhouette as I do a lot of paper crafting and am sick of cutting everything by hand.
It would make a great Christmas gift!
Per my question to you earlier this week, asking which would be the best model to have, I will be asking Santa for one and suggesting that it be a combo birthday gift. My birthday is this Sunday, but I can wait, especially with your sale info coming next week.
Thanks for this opportunity to win the Silhouette.
Yay!!!
I would learn how to use it for quilting.
I would love one to made stencils for wood signs and wood projects! that’s the hobby I love!
I would love to win a Silhouette for my 11 year old daughter who is into all things crafty!
I would love to win this machine so I can craft more I love doing crafts and keeping myself busy. I recently retired and cant think of things to do to keep me busy. My granddaughter is always wanting to craft something and need something to help her cut out her craft ideas.
My daughter and I love to craft together. Amachine like that would add so many more crafty things to our to do list. Thanks for the chance to win!
I would like one for cutting fabri appliqués along with paper.
I would love to win a silhouette because I’m clueless about what it is and does. I love sewing and crafts though and have seen your beautiful projects you’ve made using it.
I would use a Silhouette for card making, signs, and crafting with my kids.
I would love to finally have a silhouette!!!! I would use it for so many different things such as cutting out stencils from freezer paper to make shirts, cutting fabric, making cards, ……the list can go on :) I have been wanting one for quite a while but other priorities have kept me from getting one.
I love so many of your crafts that use the silhouette and if I had one then I could get my craft on!
I have 21 grands. we craft, and sew, and have great fun together! I sooooo need this! thanks for the chance
I would love a silhouette portrait machine to do more crafting and more creative things with crafting! I’ve been trying to get into scrapbooking and this would be a great help!!! Thanks for the opportunity!
The first thing I would do is make stencils for walls, wood, fabric and glass etching!
I would love one so I could start doing more with short making and pillow making and so much more!!
I love crafting and doing craft shows! This would allow me to do so much more for my business!
I see all these cool stencils and signs that were created using a Silhouette, so I am coveting one now so I too can get busy creating some fabulous things!!
I’m not a crafty person but have 2 very crafty daughters who would love this. This is something that is way out of my budget and winning one would give them the opportunity to have one.
Thanks for your site!!
I have been wanting a silhouette for such a long time. I think it would be so fun to be able to do all craft projects and cutouts I see as well as cutting fabric appliques.
I have a stock pile of vinyl that is just itching to jump on wood, mason jars, fabric, etc. :) The vinyl is sitting with a healthy stock of boards waiting to be stenciled and signed. Maybe by Valentines Day!
I would love a silhouette to be able to do cute crafts with my daughter!
If I won, I would be able to create beautiful things for my family and friends. You are quite an inspiration and I love seeing your excitement in your crafts!
I have wanted a silhouette for a while now! I have so many vinyl lettering projects I could do with it!
I’d love one to have more freedom. I have a cricut and am so limited by what cartridges I own. I’ve been looking at the silhouette and really want one
I would love to have one!!! Could be creative so much faster!!
Why wouldn’t I want one! So many cute things to make…
I would love to be able to do more crafting!
I would like a silhouette to start my own business on Etsy, creating unique and beautiful vinyl items and cards. :)
Why wouldn’t I want one? I’d use it for crafts of all kinds!
I have been “saving” free downloads of SVG items and I need a machine to use them with !! LOL
Those Silhouette machines are so cool! I would love to use it to do some vinyl lettering projects that are on my to do list!
I cut all my stuff by hand, having a machine to do it would increase my crafting projects!
i would love a silhouette for my handcrafted business: cards, tags, advertising/marketing, etc.
I would really love to give one to my sister for Christmas. I love mine and use it all the time.
I would love to use it for scrapbooking!
I am 74 years old and just started crafting, it is something my daughter who has MS can do together. I would love to have a Silhouette Machine. I love getting emails from your site and want to make everything.
Have a blessed day.
Judy
My projects NEED one of these!!! I always say im going to buy one but have other household items to get. I hope i get an early christmas gift. THANK YOU!
I’d like to expand my crafting abilities. I do scrapbooks, and cross stitch, make cards and shadowboxes. I feel this will help me make my good projects even better!!!
I’d love to win it for my mom. She is one of the most crafty & creative people I know & has been wanting one, but doesn’t have the money to spoil herself, so I’d love to gift it to her for Christmas! I know she’d be able to do so many wonderful things with it!
I would make stencils, cards and all sorts of crafts if I should win the Silhouette. Thank you for this giveaway.
The silhouette portrait to do fun projects with my kids!
I love to spend time crafting and can’t afford a silhouette. I would love to experience thisaawesome tool!
Love doing crafts with grandchildren. I think a silhouette would open new crafts to do as a family.
I would love a silhouette for all of my craft making!!
I would love a silhouette and not have to put my vinyl on a sticky mat any more, it makes it very difficult to pull the vinyl off the mat. Thanks for the great give away.
I’d love a Silhouette because I love doing paper crafts…thanks for the sweet giveaway :)
Oh what fun at Nana’s house. My granddaughters and I would be so busy every weekend. So much fun
I enjoy sending cards and would enjoy making personalized cards. Also, the Silhouette would allow me to create so many decorative items for my family and friends.
Oh the things I could do with a Silhouette. I would use it in my homeschooling with my kids!
Because I still want to make that cute Christmas pillow you made….and it would be a fun toy to have. :) And just think how easy it would be to cut out for appliques…and I want to do vinyl and cards and cute little gift packages and tags.
My sisters and I enjoy crafting and we could spend some sister time together.
I love crafting and I have seen these Silhouettes and I think they are absolutely awesome!! I would probably use them for gifts and other things like that. Thank you so much for the giveaway!!
Because I love everything crafty!
I want a silhouette to create new crafts with my sons.
I would love to do some crafting around the home and make our christmas cards with it and my kids birthday invitations as well.
Winning a silhouette would absolutely enhance my crafting abilities!!
So my sister does not have to bring hers on he plane everytime she visits.
Would love to give to a special friend!!
I have 10 grandkids, a Brownie Troop of 20 8 yr. olds & am helping 2 of my daughter-in-laws as room mother for their child’s class!! I NEED THIS, DESPERATELY!!
This is a dangerous post. So many of these cookies look so good! I want a portrait so that I can create to my hearts content.
It would make crafts and decorating easier especially for my home day care
I would love the Silhouette to create crafts with my grandkids and also for fabric appliques.
I would love a silhouette for all of the DIY possibilities!! Fabric, vinyl, etc….so exciting to think about!
I would LOVE to have a silhouette! Think of all the wonderful things you can do! I’d especially love to decorate gift jars. Thanks for a great website!!!!
To be more crafty!
I’d love to win because that’s probably the only way I’ll ever get one. Love all types of crafting…. Thanks for the chance to win.
I would love to create home décor! Thanks so much for the great giveaway! Great way to start the holiday season!!
I would love to have this because a few years ago I had bought one and loved it. Unfortunately times where hard and I had to get money somehow to pay some household bills. I ended up selling my most favorite thing.. Times are a little better now days, but I have yet to replace it.
I want a silhoutte to craft with my kids – we make all kinds of fun things for the house and for their grandparents as well as their 4-h projects.
If I won a silhouette I would make all sorts of things to go on my kids bedroom walls!
it would be awesome for my cardmaking!
I would just love it. Thanks for the chance.
I love crafting and every crafter needs one!!!
I have arthritic hands and SO need one of these in my life!!
Also, I love this post! They look so yummy! Nothing “healthy” though which is what I need for my son’s class Christmas party but maybe I can make something here healthier…. ;)
I would like to try new projects.
It would certainly be a “happy day” to win one of these beauties!
I would love to win one for my friend.
It would be a wonderful addition to my sewing room. Since I would be able to use it for all kinds of crafts.
This could really take my crafting to a new level!
I love crafts and doing stuff myself and there are so many things you can do the silhouette.
I would love to have a silhouette and expand my everyday crafting needs. You have made beautiful projects here on Crazy Little Projects and I wouldn’t mind testing my skills!
Lots of Aloha
Desiree Kamakele mother of 7 :-)
I am always looking for new ways to do creative things!
I love my Cricut but would like to be able to cut other patterns too.
This machine would make my die cutting much faster.
My daughter said her teachers had them at the high school and she learned how to use one and loved it and I want it now. I could do so many projects with this!
I wan to win a silhouette to give to my mom, as I already have one.
My daughter and I love to craft. We have heard it is like a circuit on steroids!!
Gosh it would be sooooo exciting to win something like this, I have never won anything in my life….and I enter everything I see that says, “Win”….ha, ha. Think of the things we could make with one of these. Thank you for the opportunity.
I would love to give this to my mom for Christmas!
I’ve never had one but would love to use one for new crafts. Money is tight and I never win anything. :(
I could get crafty (er) with a silhouette!!
would be fun to personalize items for gifting
I have a Silhouette, but my daughter would love one and can’t afford it. So awesome!
So I can make awesome projects!!
I would love to be able to cut with a silhouette! I do a lot of applique designs and could use help getting the designs cut correctly
To make a lot of sewing projects! And so that I can try to do some appliqué
I would love to us the Silhouette for quilting and sewing.
I would love a silhouette so I can make things for baby showers, wedding showers, birthday parties, etc. that I throw :)
I have the first version of the Cricut and love it, but this and the Cricut Explore are SO much better. I just started a new online business selling lots of custom & handmade items and SO much of what I’m making I either add vinyl decals or make my own stencils, all with my Cricut and the Silhouette would be so much easier, more materials I can cut, more size options, no cartridges needed.
After being my mom’s caregiver for the last ten years (she has passed away now and I was blessed to have those years with her) I now have some time for myself. I find that I am trying to find my balance, and reclaim the fun and creative part of life that I had no time for previously. I’d love to win this machine to help with that. I could make gifts and beautiful things for my home, and maybe even create some things to sell…that would be fantastic.
I would like a Silhouette because I feel it would prompt me to create more things, sew many more things, and make many people smile! I have always wanted to try this machine but I have never been able to justify the cost.
I would love to win a silhouette!! I have just started crafting, so it would be a great addition!!!
i love learding new crafts
I would love a Silhouette to add to my quilting, embroidery, and overall crafting stuff. I have 3 kids that we homeschool and there are so many projects we could pull together if we win. Thanks for the opportunity!
It would make crafting so fun and easy!! I do a lot of crafting with my sunday school class- this’d make it a breeze!
I quilt, make baby bedding and baby clothes, felt play food, and in my spare time, whatever my family needs. Right now I am working on an advent calendar for my granddaughter and would use the heck out of that silhouette for cutting numbers and embellishments. I really hope its my lucky entry because it would save me a TON of time I now use to hand cut.
Having a Silhouette would encourage me to start crafting again!
I’d love a silhouette machine because I’m a craftaholic :)
I’d love a silhouette machine because I’m a craftaholic
I would love a Silhouette…I want to create everything that you and other Bloggers make!
I love papercrafts and the Silhouette just makes it even more fun!
I think this would be a delight to own one of these machines. I have seen some cool stuff Made with this and actually went to site and purchased some things thinking that i could paper scissor cut not knowing about this neat machine and know I want one really bad
I just found out I’m going to be a 1st time grandma! I need this to make things for the new little one!!
I would be able to use it for fabric crafting. Oh the ideas that come to mind.
I have been pinning ideas for a silhouette and don’t own one yet. My friend has an older version and loves the versatility of all the fun things she can do with it. I need one!
Because I have one and love it and want to gift one to a friend!
because they are very cool!
I would love a Silhouette so I could do so many projects with my Grandchiildren. They are aged from 4 years old to 16 and they all love to scrapbook, and many other crafts.
I would love a Silhouette to make Christmas gifts for my entire family!!
Because they look super fun to craft with!
I would love a silhouette to make cards and crafts
Who wouldn’t want to win one?!?!? Seriously though, I really enjoy making things for people. I feel so connected to the gift I give if I make it by hand. I would love to have the means to make something special for everyone on my list. Thank you for the opportunity.
This would be perfect for all the things I make my family for Christmas!
Winning the Silhouette, would be a wonderful addition to many craft projects. It would help with income for my family!
I love that you don’t need cartridges! They are expensive! Love your stuff! Keep it coming
For applique and for cards.
For cutting out applique pieces
I keep seeing all these cool Christmas items being made quickly with cutters like this…talk about accuracy on intricate appliques!
Once I found out that the Silhouette can cut Polymer clay I fell in LOVE!! Oh the possibilities! I love all of the many things it can do! To make life easier, more creative and FUN!
Appliqué! Thanks for the chance!
I could use the silhouette to make freezer paper stencils to make shirts for my kids and nieces and nephews for Christmas!!!
I would use the silhouette to make freezer paper stencils to make shirts for my kids and nieces and nephews for Christmas!
I want a silhouette to help me when I am designing my own quilts. What a help it would be!! I wouldn’t have to deal all the long tedious work of cutting each and every little piece out!
I’m always looking for some sort of new gadget to try. If I’m lucky enough to win it, I would take it to my card making class and share it.
I have been wanting one for a while so I can make personalized gifts for friends and family.
I love your blog! I have used many of your patterns, recipes, ideas, etc. A silhouette would be really fun to have and add to the fun I have crafting with my ‘sisters’. Thank you for the opportunity to win one.
I would love a silhouette to help start my own business.
I do all kinds of crafts and I have been wanting one! Thanks
Thank you for the great giveaway,,,If I win, I can cross this off Santa’s List….
It will be wonderful to have Silhouette as it will help me more at my projects. Especially the most complicated ones. I hope I’ll win it xoxx Thanks for all these wonderful Xmas recipees.
I have one and love it. I want to win one to give to my daughter-in-law, mother of my two grands. She could so use one of these for personal items, school events, bazaars for fund raising, etc….
I’d love to make some of those decorative Christmas glass blocks that are lit up!
I love all the different crafts that a silhouette can do!
I would cut appliques, stencils, cards, and a whole bunch of other crafty things!
I would use it for card making, school projects, gifts.
I would love to win a silhouette. I’ve been eyeing them for a while now. Im very curious about the stamp and stencil making capabilities. Seems like a lot of fun.
I would use it to craft with my grandchildren.
Wow! All of your baking is simply stunning. Thanks for the giveaway.
I have a Cricut Mini and I really don’t like . It completely limits my creativity…. There’s so many projects I would like to do but can’t because i’m so restricted with fonts…..I’ve been trying to win one of these for a very long time…I’m hoping this is my opportunity….I have my fingers crossed.
I hear great things about this and would love to add it to my crafting supplies.
Love all your Christmas baking ideas! Thanks g or posting!
I’d use it to keep from going crazy using stencils and scissors to cut everything out like I do now. :)
I would love a Silhoette so my crafts will not be a shadow of their former selves.
If I had a silhouette machine I would be able to do so much more with my crafts then I can do now.
I would love it for making T-shirts for my kids and cosplay projects as well.
I would love to have a silhouette machine to hopefully so many projects. I don’t have one or have used one before, but i have heard many wonderful things about a silhouette machine.
I would love to make some fun tshirts for my kids.
I would love to have a Silhouette to help with projects I have in mind to make our home “homier.”
I would LOVE the Silhouette for cutting heat transfer vinyl creating fun onesies for this baby boy in my baby and his two big sisters along with creating wonderful scrapbook layouts :-)
Silhouette is awesome. So many options.
Would be great to spend more creative time with grandkids (and daughters!)
I would love to win. I am learning applique techniques for quilting and this would be great for cutting fabric with fusible web.
I would use them for wall portraits and share it with my extended family so we could all create silhouettes!
Christmas gifts!
Would love to give this Silhouette to my daughter for Christmas! She and I are GAD leaders here in Missouri, and this would really be used a ton. Love all your wonderful ideas.
I want a silhouette because it would allow me even more ways to create and enjoy!
I have seen so many gorgeous projects that have been made using a Silhouette and I would like to start making some of these beautiful crafts myself.
I would love it for crafting and making clothes more fun for our baby that is due in may
I could do SO much more than I do now, I scrapbook, make cards & collages, as well as crazy quilting all while fighting very arthritic hands. My daughter is finishing her Masters of Education and will have her own early elementary classroom next year and has already put me on notice that she expects me to be their class Grandma-so this Silhouette would definitely get a work out between the two of us!
I am the room mom for both of my daughter’s classes and constantly looking for something creative and original for art projects without spending a fortune or taking time away from them!
I would love to use a silhouette to make cute custom labels for all my organizing. I’d love to personalize some of my sewing projects for my kids too.
I would love a silhouette to be able to make things for my kids and since I am the room mom at my sons school, it would sure come in handy to make cute things for the kids.
I would love to have a Silhouette to make signs, blocks and all kinds of crafts.
I want a Silhouette so I can decorate like a professional.
I would love this to be able to do fun crafts with my kids.
I would use it for all kinds of crafting. THANKS for the chance
I am grateful for the Silhouette give away. I’d love to win it to help me create better giveaways and tokens for our church events that I’ve been given the assignment of organising. It would mean I could give members of my church specially crafted momentos to help them remember important occassions and gift to the special people in our community nice tokens of love to help them feel the warmth and love of the Saviour.
I love to craft. A silhouette would allow me to do so many more craft projects, and I just LOVE it. I have been wishing for one since I first laid eyes on them
I have a ton of projects I want to make with a silhouette.
I am a crafty gal, and the craft possibilities of the Silhouette are endless. Would love to have one.
Oh so many things I want to do with a Silhouette. Cut vinyl to make stencils for wood art. Make shirts for my boys.
All this Christmas cake and cookies looks delicious! and Easy To Cook. Nice..best ideas for Christmas treats..
I would love to win a Silhouette. The more I add to my crafting abilities, the better I like me!!! My kids and husband say I am addicted and a hoarder..Of course I am!!! What better qualities to have? I make gifts and cards for all occasions. I enter craft shows. I share my talents with others! I keep myself busy and happy.
Would love to win and use in my preschool classroom. So many cool projects.
I have a personal size Cricut, and while it served me well for awhile, I’d really love to have a machine capable of bigger tasks…especially for creating things around the home (not just scrapbooking). I started researching machines and decided my upgrade would definitely need to be a Silhouette. It would be so amazing to win one!
I love to craft and have been dying for a Silhouette. I could make things for my kids!
A friend has one and does great things, would love to have one too.
I’ve entered every silhouette giveaway I could find for the last few years and still haven’t won one! But I would love to use it for crafts – banners, labels, shirts, anything really.
I want the silhouette portrait so I could make my cards that I send out to family members every year.
I want to take my crafting to the next level!
I would love to win this for my crafty aunt!
I would love to use this to create home decor :-)
I would love to make some signs with vinyl!!
I am an artist and often create mixed media pieces. I would love to have a Silhouette so that I could design some precisely cut elements to incorporate in my artwork.
I love to hand make all of my son’s birthday decor and this would be such a BIG help with the process!
I want to win this for my mom.
I want a silhouette because I’m not super crafty on my own–if I had a machine to do the cutting for me, my projects would turn out much better. :)
All of these Christmas treats look fun and delicious! I can’t wait to try them. Thank you for sharing them.
Great Looking projects. I don’t have the time to try them all. Would love to win the silhouette.