Quick and Easy Holiday Party Favors Or Gifts

Here's an easy way to make cute favors for a holiday party. These candy-filled cookie cutters also make charming, yet inexpensive, Christmas gifts.

You'll need some holiday cookie cutters in a variety of shapes, candy melts in separate flavors and colors (available from market that carry candy manufacture supplies) or baking chips in any flavors (peanut butter, milk-chocolate, mint, white chocolate, etc.), colored sprinkles, colored sugar, clear cello bags, gold twist ties or colored ribbon.

Holiday

First, line a large cookie sheet or jellyroll pan with a silicone baking mat or parchment paper. Set the cookie cutters (face down) onto the cookie sheet, a few inches apart.

Next, melt one flavor or color of candy melt (or baking chip) agreeing to the directions on the package, then pour the melted candy into the cookie cutter. Fill the cutter to the top and use a knife or small spoon to make sure the melted candy is distributed evenly inside the cookie cutter. Immediately sprinkle some colored sugar or candy sprinkles over the melted candy in the cookie cutter.

Repeat the process, using as many separate colors and flavors of candy as you wish. When all the cookie cutters have been filled, put the cookie sheet in the refrigerator and leave it there until the candy in all of the cutters has hardened.

Remove each cutter from the cookie sheet. Scrape off any candy that might have stuck to the surface of the cutters. Container each candy-filled cutter in a clear cello bag (available at crafts stores). Close the top of each cello bag with a gold twist tie or a piece of colored ribbon.

Variations:

Instead of candy melts or baking chips, use your popular method for fudge or peppermint bark and pour the compound into the cookie cutters and let it harden.

Use separate cookie cutters for separate holidays and events - heart-shaped cutters for Valentine's Day, or bunny-shaped or egg-shaped cutters for Easter, for example.

Quick and Easy Holiday Party Favors Or Gifts

http://buybakewarecakepans.blogspot.com/ http://buykitchengobletsandchalices.blogspot.com/