12 Days & Recipes of Christmas, Homemade Gifts

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Hi Friends!  I made a list and I’m checking it twice.   Here’s a 12 Days & Recipes of Christmas List.  I thought maybe if you are still stumped about what to give that person who has everything, maybe something on this list will work for you, and them.  People usually love homemade goodies, and homemade gifts more, anyway!

There are 2 items in each of the 6 categories = 12 Days & Recipes of Christmas:

1. Cookies
2. Bars
3. Balls
4. Fudge
5. “Healthier” Options
6. Totally Not Healthy.  Desserts aren’t supposed to be healthy.  They’re supposed to be, desserts.   And no, I don’t eat all the desserts I make or post about.  But when I do eat them, I enjoy them to the fullest!

Cookies 
1.
Raw Vegan Chocolate Chocolate-Chip Cookies

Raw Vegan Chocolate Chocolate-Chip Cookies on dehydrator tray

 

Close up of Raw Vegan Chocolate Chocolate-Chip Cookies

 

One Raw Vegan Chocolate Chocolate-Chip Cookies on tray

2.
Vegan GF Peanut Butter Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookies with Peanut Flour

Vegan GF Peanut Butter Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookies with Peanut Flour

 

Backside of Vegan GF Peanut Butter Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookies with Peanut Flour

 

Hand holding Vegan GF Peanut Butter Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookies with Peanut Flour

Bars
3.
Vegan Creme de Menthe Bars (No-Bake)

Vegan Creme de Menthe Bars  with one bar missing
Vegan Creme de Menthe Bars showing filling
Close up of Vegan Creme de Menthe Bars
 

4.
GF Peanut Butter Marshmallow Bars with Vegan Chocolate Frosting

GF Peanut Butter Marshmallow Bars with Vegan Chocolate Frosting
 
Hand holding one GF Peanut Butter Marshmallow Bar with Vegan Chocolate Frosting
GF Peanut Butter Marshmallow Bars with Vegan Chocolate Frosting on plate

Balls
5.
High Raw Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Balls
I’ve been making these balls for a few years and have been blogging about them for 18 months.  Not a new recipe for me or my blog, but definitely one of the most popular, ever.   That’s what you all tell me anyway, that you really love these things!

Close up of one High Raw Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough BallPlateful of High Raw Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Balls
Close up of High Raw Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Balls on plate

6.
No-Bake Vegan Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Balls (with a High Protein Option)
My second most popular Ball Recipe, behind #5 (above)

 
 
Stacked No-Bake Vegan Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Balls

 

Close up of No-Bake Vegan Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Balls
No-Bake Vegan Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Balls close up in container
 

Fudge
7.
Vegan Fudge-10 Minute No-Bake Recipe, Gluten/Soy/Tree-Nut Free

Close up of Vegan Fudge-10 Minute No-Bake Recipe
Vegan Fudge-10 Minute No-Bake Recipe in pan
Close up of Vegan Fudge-10 Minute No-Bake Recipe

8.
Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge 
No Bake, 5 Minute Recipe

Sliced Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge in container

 

Stacked Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge 

“Healthier” Options
9.
No-Bake Vegan Peanut Butter Protein Bars 

Overhead of cut No-Bake Vegan Peanut Butter Protein Bar
Can see the Peanut Butter woven into the inside of the bar ?
Side view of No-Bake Vegan Peanut Butter Protein Bars
Close up of No-Bake Vegan Peanut Butter Protein Bar

10.
No-Bake Vegan Maple Flaxseed Cookies

Wrapped and stacked No-Bake Vegan Maple Flaxseed Cookies
Wrapped up for the lucky recipeint 
 
 Syrup Optional.  But they are even better with syrup.  What isn’t, though?
 

 

No-Bake Vegan Maple Flaxseed Cookies topped with raisins and syrup
Close up of No-Bake Vegan Maple Flaxseed Cookie

Totally Not HealthyAnd Who Cares!
11.
Dark Chocolate & Caramel Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies

Overhead of staked Dark Chocolate & Caramel Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies in container
Hand holding Dark Chocolate & Caramel Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies
Close up of Dark Chocolate & Caramel Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookie

12.
Peanut Butter Cup Brownie Cupcakes with White Chocolate Icing  

Peanut Butter Cup Brownie Cupcakes with White Chocolate Icing  in paper liner
Peanut Butter Cup Brownie Cupcakes with White Chocolate Icing in muffin tin

 

Close up of drizzled Peanut Butter Cup Brownie Cupcakes with White Chocolate Icing 

 

Wow that was a sugarfest!  

From yesterday’s posts.  Yes, plural.  I posted twice.  

The first post had…
Fun Food Facts, I am glad you enjoyed the facts and most of you said they were new to you, so I’m glad I posted them.

Diet Pills.  I hope you check that article out and chime in.

And the second post of the day was my Pool Pictures Post

Young girl standing on steps in swimming pool
Woman in bathing suit on lounge chair

Lots of tropical fruit lovers in the house it sounded like.  Me too!  


And thanks everyone for your hair tie and pony tail holder recommendations.  Hopefully something one of you recommended will stop the slippage or rippage.  Either side of the hair tie extremes just isn’t pleasant, ya know.
Tip of the Day: My Sarris Candies Chocolate Give AwayLots of Chocolate could be yours!

 

Box of chocolates

 

Wrapped bodes of chocolates and pretzels

Click Here to Enter!

Questions
1.  What dessert of the 1 through 12 above catches your eye the most?
This helps me figure out what kind of recipes to make and blog about so be honest!

2. Do you like to give or receive homemade gifts?
I did a gift certificates vs. actual merchandise post.  Storebought is fine, cash is great, homemade is absolutely splendid. 

3. Posting Twice a Day?
a. If I could do this, theoretically, would you like this or not?

b. Do you feel like with some bloggers who’s blogs you really enjoy and follow closely that because they post twice a day you are more apt to miss things and are scrambling to go back and make sure you didn’t miss anything?  Yes, for me this is true.

However…

c. Do you feel like with the blogger’s who do post twice a day that you enjoy the constant stream of fresh content?  Yes, for me this is true.

I am not sure what I want to do long term, just talking out loud here and asking your thoughts and feedback.

Time to get my workout in outside and then at home for 20 minutes doing some water jug lifting and yoga moves!

Have a great day everyone and maybe I will see you later today.  And maybe tomorrow.   I don’t even know yet…haha!

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  2. I don’t know how people have time to post twice a day!

    It would be if you don’t have a job maybe or that is your job :)

    Also I think it’s important to do other activities like reading actual books or trying new things or even journaling or what not – otherwise, how will you keep growing for inventive blogging posts if there’s no new “stimulation”?!

    I also want to try those cookies (the 2nd one! ) YUM!