recipe For Cut Out Cookies - perfect For Valentine's Day, Christmas and Other Holidays & Date Bars

Cookies are excellent for anytime of the year. They are especially favorite with kids and at holiday times. This method is a great one to add to your files. They make excellent hearts for Valentine's Day, Wedding Showers, Bridal Luncheons, Anniversary Parties, Mother's Day, etc. They are also excellent at Christmas for trees, Santas, stockings, etc. Easter Bunnies and Crosses, Shamrocks, Flags, Ghosts, Pumpkins, Cornocopias, etc. Whatever the occasion, this cookie method will work for you. For a totally distinct type of cookie, try the Date Sticks.

Cut-Out Cookies Recipe
2/3 cup Butter Flavor Crisco
3/4 cup sugar
1 tbsp + 1 tsp milk
1 tsp vanilla
1 egg
2 cups all purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt

Cookie Recipes

Cream Crisco, sugar, milk, and vanilla in a large bowl at medium speed of electric mixer until well blended. Beat in egg. Join flour, baking powder, and salt. Mix into creamed mixture. Cover and refrigerate several hours or overnight. Heat oven to 375 degrees. Roll half the dough at a time to about 1/8-inch thickness on floured surface. Cut in desired shapes. Place cookies 2-inches apart on ungreased baking sheet. Sprinkle with colored sugar and decors or leave plain to frost when cool. Bake at 375 degrees for 7 to 9 minutes. Cool slightly. Remove to cooling rack.

Makes practically 3 dozen average-sized cookies.

Date Sticks
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1/4 cup milk
1 cup flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 cup finely chopped nuts
1 cup dates, cut into small pieces
granulated sugar

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Combine all the ingredients together in a medium bowl; mix well. Spread in a greased jelly roll pan or a cookie sheet with sides. Bake in a 350 degree for about 30 minutes. When cool, cut into bars and roll them in sugar.

recipe For Cut Out Cookies - perfect For Valentine's Day, Christmas and Other Holidays & Date Bars

Tips For Relaxing Kids Holidays

Finding suitable places for kids holidays is not always easy. You cannot take them just anywhere; there are a wide range of factors to take into account before you select your holiday destination.

Kids holidays require a certain amount of additional planning, but in this article we'll look at some of the factors you might want to consider in order to make the kids holidays as memorable as possible.

Cookie For Kids

Distance from your home. If you're planning to go a long way from home you should consider how much of a detriment, if any, that will be to the overall trip. Younger children especially will find long car journeys more difficult to bear. If you do plan on taking the kids for long distances, then you would be well advised to bring plenty to keep them occupied, as boredom will often be proffered by the little ones as the main reason for their ill-behaviour!

The accommodation you choose will have a big impact on how enjoyable or relaxing your kids holidays are. It is best to ask as many questions as possible about the accommodation in order to ensure that it meets your family's needs fully. You should try and find out the opinions of people who have stayed in that accommodation before.

Reviews are often available on accommodation websites etc. - especially ones that allow reviews to be added to online listings. The description in most cases will be accurate, but other factors are sometimes not mentioned. For example, is the accommodation near to any nightclubs or bars? If so, you and your little ones might find that getting good quality sleep is much more difficult. Also, you should find out if there will be a lot of families staying in the same resort or hotel - as if there are too many young revelers you may find the noise level is unacceptable.

Another very important factor for those with kids is activities. While adults are often quite happy with a few good restaurants and some attractive beaches, children often want something more. Attention spans of younger holiday makers can be quite short and so you need to have plenty of things ready to do. Things like theme parks are expensive, but can certainly make kids holidays significantly more memorable and enjoyable. Going to a theme park can take up all day and could help avoid paying for lots of small activities.

Tips For Relaxing Kids Holidays

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