Sunday, December 5, 2021

2021 Virtual Christmas Cookie Exchange Blog Hop

        



        Merry Christmas and welcome to the 2021 Virtual Christmas Cookie Exchange hosted by Carol at Just Let Me Quilt.  Hands down, this is my favorite blog hop of the year, and I always ask permission to participate.  Carol has hosted this hop for many years and it is always such a treat to share memories, see new ideas, and swap recipes for Christmas goodies with fellow quilters.  Thank you, Carol, for another year of yummy goodness!  

        'Tis the Season to be Makin' and Bakin' and Takin'!  And I imagine the busiest lady is Mrs. Claus.  It can't be easy being married to the big guy and making sure he and the reindeers make their flight on time.  It's my guess Mrs. Claus and the elves breathe a sigh of relief when they see him shoot across the sky on his merry way.  If I were in her shoes, I would drop in front of a cozy fire, switch on a Hallmark movie, and fill my lap with a big plate of cookies. 


            And what better treat than a plate Rice Krispies treats in the shape of 8 tiny reindeer!


        These are so simple to make.  To make you will need a full batch of thhe original Rice Krispies Treats, milk chocolate wafers melted, candy eyes, chocolate-covered pretzels, candy sprinkles of your choice, and round candy pieces for the nose (like M&M's, Whoppers, Junior Mints, etc.).  

        Follow the directions on a box of Rice Krispies cereal to make the treat mixture.  Scoop the mixture into 2 greased pie plates and flatten with a spatula.  Let set until cool.

        Remove the firm cereal mixture from the pie plate, being careful to keep its round shape, and cut pie shape into 1/8th slices.  You will have 16 slices. 

        In microwave, melt approximately 15-20 chocolate wafers.  Dip candy nose, eyes, and pretzels in melted chocolate and set in place.  Drop a small amount of melted chocolate between pretzel antlers and cover chocolate with candy sprinkles.  Wait a minute, then shake excess sprinkles back into plate. 

       





         If you would like to make your own Mrs. Claus Cookie runner, the dimensions are in the blueprint below.  Her mouth is a 3" circle cut in half and sewn between the middles and bottom face pieces.  Her eyes are 1 1/2" circles sewn between the top and middle face sections.  Her nose is a 1 1/2" x 4" rectangle folded into thirds so that width of nose is 1/2", and then the 4" length folded in half and sewn in seam between top and middle section of face.   


        In the coming week, you will see many more projects and, best of all, more yummy recipes.  Make sure you add them to your cookbook!  Be sure to visit all the busy elves in this blog hop for the merriest of times!

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28 comments:

  1. Cute reindeer and I love the Mrs. Claus runner!

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  2. The runner is amazing! I didn't quite understand the first picture but then with the plate the magic just happened! I love it! I have never been a fan of rice Krispy treats but my kids would love them!

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  3. Wow, I love the reindeer rice krispy treats! How cute! And the runner is perfect--I wondered how Mrs. Claus was going to fill that plate. :) Thanks for sharing.

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  4. What an adorable runner! Those reindeer look so cute and yummy. We love Rice Krispies treats with chocolate! Thank you for the recipe and the pattern.

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  5. Oh, Charlene, I love, love, love Rice Krispie treats, but adding some chocolate antlers and face decorations just makes me love them more. So cute! Mrs. Claus is adorable and I love the way it looks like she's holding a plate. Thank you for sharing how to make her and those yummy treats!

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  6. You have been quite busy sewing this cute table runner! Plus these cookies look so fun and delicious!

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  7. Mrs. Claus is too cute, and her plate of goodies is perfect! What a fun post!

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  8. The plate of cookies looks very tasty and Mrs Claus is very cute.

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  9. Thanks so much for the Mrs. Claus pattern and how to assemble those treats!

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  10. Love Mrs Claus and your reindeer. My mouth is watering just looking at the chocolate covered pretzels.

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  11. Perfection! Mrs. Claus and the reindeer cookies are just perfect. I love love love chocolate covered pretzels....dark if I can get it.

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  12. Mrs Claus is a sweetie. Thanks for sharing.

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  13. The reindeer are so cute, and Mrs Claus presenting them is just perfect!

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  14. Mrs. Claus is so precious thanks for sharing her with us. I love the reindeer and can't get over how easy they can be to constuct.

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  15. I love how you combined that cute table runner and the adorable cookies! I am reading your blog while watching a Hallmark movie, so I can relate to Mrs. Claus.

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  16. Mrs. Claus is sew cute! The rice krispies reindeer are also very cute. Thank you for sharing in the hop ... :) Pat

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  17. Oh my, Charlene, such adorable goodness. Mrs. Clause is amazing and thank you for sharing the tutorial! The reindeer rice krispies are so cute. I have to do this!

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  18. We love rice krispy treats and these Reindeer are just the cutest. Mrs Clause is just adorable. I'm hoping to be able to carve out some time to make her myself before Christmas. Thank you so much for the tutorial!

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  19. Those would be fun to make. Both the treats and the block.

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  20. Adorable, both the cookies and the runner! Now it's on my list to make! It would make such a great gift along with a plate of cookies. Thanks!

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  21. Very cute reindeer treats. Thanks for sharing Ms Claus info also.

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  22. Love your Mrs. Claus. Great idea for the reindeer treats too.

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  23. Oh my, I love your reindeer treats and Mrs Claus! Soooo cute! Thanks for sharing! xx

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  24. Those reindeer treats look awesome!! And I love your Mrs. Claus runner!! Thanks for sharing.

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  25. Very cute! Love the reindeer treats and the fun Mrs. Claus runner. Thank you for sharing, and Merry Christmas to you!

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  26. Oh I love the reindeer treats! The Mrs. Claus runner is also very pretty. Thank you for sharing both.

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