4 Easy & Fun Holiday Treats

With the holiday season here, you may be wondering how you can keep the tiny helping hands of the kids and grandkids busy as you anticipate Christmas.

You can turn a bit of fun, easy holiday treats into an afternoon activity! Put on some Christmas music or a Christmas movie in the background, and you'll have the kids in the holiday spirit in no time.

Rudolph Treats

Ingredients:

• Mini Pretzels, cut in half
• Fun-Sized Almond Joy Bars
• Mini Marshmallows, halved
• Black Edible Gel
• M&M’s Baking Bits

Directions:

• Insert 2 halved pretzels into each candy bar to form antlers.
• Gently press two marshmallow halves onto the bar for the eyes and dot it with the gel.
• Attach an M&M for the nose.

Recipe by: Taste of Home

M&M Hugs

Ingredients:

• Square Pretzels
• M&M’s
• Hersey Hugs Chocolates

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 200 degrees.
• Line cookie sheet with parchment paper.
• Line up pretzels on the cookie sheet and place one Hershey’s Hug Chocolate on each pretzel.
• Bake 4-6 minutes or until chocolate is soft and shiny but not melted completely.
• Carefully place an M&M in the center of each and press to spread the chocolate.
• Store in airtight container.

Recipe by: Cooking Classy

Rice Krispie Bites

Ingredients:

• Kellogg’s Rice Krispie Cereal
• Mini Marshmallows
• Butter
• Food Coloring (Green, Red)
• Christmas Sprinkles

In depth directions can be found here: Two Sister Crafting

Santa Hat Cheesecake Bites

Ingredients:

• Plain Cheesecake (can be made or store bought)
• Whipped Cream
• Strawberries

Directions:

• Punch holes in cheesecake with a round biscuit cutter.
• Put whipped cream in a piping bag and pipe a layer onto cheesecake.
• Top with a strawberry, sliced side down.
• Pipe a dot on top and serve.

Recipe by: Delish

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