A Homemade Christmas Gift Idea
A homemade gift is from the heart.
Have you started your holiday preparations? I’ve been making my lists and picking up a few things here and there. This year, I’m putting a big focus on homemade gifts. In the past, I’ve given out homemade beauty products like soaps and scrubs. People love getting handmade gifts because they know that you put your love and attention into making them. For this Christmas season, I’m baking cookies! Everyone loves a yummy Christmas cookie especially my grandma’s recipe for Snickerdoodles.
If you love the flavours of sugar and cinnamon, you’ll enjoy Snickerdoodles. They are perfectly sweet and spicy. Plus, they are super easy to whip up. It’s a great recipe to get the kids to help you out with in the kitchen.
John’s family is in New Brunswick so we have to ship our gifts down to them. Just because someone lives far away doesn’t mean that they can’t enjoy your favourite baked good recipe. I’m sending our relatives a batch of Snickerdoodles. Put them in a festive tin to keep them fresh.
I know when John’s mom opens the tin, she’ll be met with a delicious cinnamon scent. I had to stop myself from eating them all. Trust me, I wanted to!
Add this cookie recipe to your holiday baking list. Keep some for yourself and save some for gifts!
My favourite tape for wrapping gifts is Scotch™ Brand Magic Tape. I love that it’s high quality and gets the job done with ease. Wrapping presents isn’t something I enjoy doing, but it has to be done!
Now, I could just stop there and slap on a gift tag and call it a day. Instead, I took things an extra festive step and added Scotch™ Brand Expressions Glitter Tape to decorate the package. Bridget, my daughter, saw me working on the gift and offered to help me out.
Together, we created this cute Christmas-y bow in sparkly glitter. I think it adds a nice, personal touch to the gift. It didn’t take long to create either.
As a finishing touch, I added more Scotch™ Brand Expressions Glitter Tape to the gift tag. I wish I was there to see John’s mom and dad’s faces when they open their package.
I want to make sure that my gift package arrives safe and sound. I found a sturdy box and wrapped it in brown shipping paper taped securely with Scotch™ Brand Shipping Packaging Tape.
I feel better knowing that my package is wrapped up securely and will make it to its destination intact. If you are shipping gifts this holiday season, I highly recommend you pick up some Scotch™ Brand Shipping Packaging Tape to wrap up your parcels.
For more fun holiday gift ideas and projects, make sure to check out the Inspiration That Sticks blog.
I’d love to hear what homemade gifts you are sending this holiday season. Do you like giving and receiving homemade gifts?
You’ll also like this Snickerdoodle Cake.
Disclosure: I am proud to be a 3M sponsored blogger, and as part of my responsibilities, I get the opportunity to evaluate 3M products.
Ingredients
- 1 cup shortening
- 1 ½ cup sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tbsp cinnamon
- 2 ¾ cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tbsp cream of tartar
- 1 tbsp baking soda
- ¼ tbsp salt
Coating
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 2 tbsp cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F. Stir together coating ingredients in a small bowl and set aside.
- In a large bowl, add shortening, sugar and eggs. Beat on low until smooth.
- Stir in cinnamon, flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt.
- With clean hands, shape dough into 1-inch balls. Roll balls in coating mixture to lightly cover. Place 2 inches apart on an ungreased baking sheet.
- Bake for 8 to 10 minutes. Let cool for 5 minutes before removing to a cooling rack.
Nutrition
The information shown is an estimate provided by an online nutrition calculator. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
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I like how you packaged them in a tin. I was going to buy rectangular boxes and line them but maybe tin is better. thanks! pinning this! #flauntitfriday
Pinned!! YUMMY!! 🙂
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I do a lot of baking at Christmas for friends, family, and neighbors. And they all love my packages. Snookerdoodles
are ALWAYS included because I love them as much as everyone else!
I love snickerdoodles, but have never made them successfully. I think I will give this recipe a try for the holidays.
I love giving homemade gifts! This year I want to make something really scrumptious, and this recipe looks like a good candidate for me to try out. Pinning this!
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It never fails that funds are tight at the holidays. Our daughters wedding, a new car this year thus not much left for the holiday’s to share. I know I love homemade gifts but I hope my giving them this year will be ok 🙁 I plan to make my famous butter tarts to give out. Made with love
Yum! These sound delicious! I just made snickerdoodles for the first time a couple weeks ago, but I do keto so I cut out the sugar and shaped almond flour and I never realized how easy they actually are to make. And I love how you packaged everything!