Sarah has done all the Christmas baking this year – it is wonderful to have a daughter who is such a fabulous cook! We make a great team – she made the goodies and I worked on the packaging details.
First up, Sarah made some Chocolate Marble Bread that she baked into mini loaves. I wrapped them in cellophane, some scrap booking paper, and tied with a bow and tag. Sarah made up some big loaves of this bread a few weeks ago and iced it with chocolate ganache and it is delicious!
Next was some Candy Cane Cookies which have become a speciality of Sarah’s over the past few years. I sewed up some little bags out of baking paper to hold each cookie and trimmed the edges with my deckle scissors, and added a sticker with the cookie name. I found the sweetest candy striped paper bags at Kikki K to pack the cookies into.
Lastly, Sarah made some Chocolate Ginger Chews that she adapted from the Donna Hay Magazine (Spring Issue 47) She used some fresh grated ginger instead of ground ginger and they are delicious. I made some origami boxes that were lined with baking paper, and embellished with a simple punched tree. The cookies were tied with bakers twine.
We love giving some home baked goodies to our family and friends at Christmas! What are your favourite Christmas treats to bake?
Posted by Sarah and Lisa
They look delicious and lovely wrapped! I always makes desserts for Christmas. I have to. They count on my tiramisu 🙂
What a team indeed! Love them all…So creative and festive.
Stay Cozy, Carrie
You two are amazing !
Merry Christmas 🙂
You do make a great team…I can almost taste some of those yummy treats 🙂 Well done girls…you are very inspiring!
what a dynamic duo! Love the yummy treats and the awesome packaging. my fave christmas treats are brownies!
you both rock!
yummy looking treats and gorgeous packaging!
I’ve done shortbread xmas trees drizzled with white chocolate, gingerbread men (that were too gingery)last year and this year I’m thinking rocky road if I get time
lovely lovely lovely – ‘georgeous’ ways to present such yummy gifts!
ooohh you do make a great team the sweets look gorgeous and the packing divine.
xx Linda
These are so lovely!
wow…looks awesome….beautiful wrapping…Merry Christmas to you as well
Wow, Lisa and Sarah, such lovely ideas once again. It all looks very pretty (O:
Baking is a science, which I love. Good packaging is an art, and you are an artist. Lovely cookies and beautiful wrappings. Have a great day!
Maureen
You two make such e creative team. Thank you again for the fabulous tips. Everything looks so delicious.
Oh Lisa! They’re all so beautiful! What lucky friends to be on your gift list!
it looks fabulous, well done.
These tasty festive treats look, and I bet they taste, amazing. You’ve made my mouth water.
Have a wonderful Christmas xxxx
So very clever! I’ve been visiting my daughter and we’ve been combining talents at the crafts table and in the kitchen and it’s so much fun! Wish I lived near her so we could do it all of the time. Happy Holidays, karen
Oh my they look so yummy ad the idea of fresh ginger cookies sound yummy
If they taste even half as good as they look, those treats will be delicious!
they all look fabulous! I love making mini puddings to give to people or pistachio and cranberry ‘bark’ (spread melted white chocolate on a baking sheet and sprinkle over the dried cranberries and chopped pistachios and then break into pieces once set). But I must say, my packaging is never as beautiful as yours!
Way to go girls, what a great team you make…have a wonderful Christmas…enoy this special time of year…Lee xx
I have so enjoyed catching up on all your wonderful Christmas posts. You two are certainly quite a team! Loved that button tree too
We have a new favorite this year – ‘Cranberry and Pistachio Shortbread’. It is delicious.
You two are truly an amazing duo! I love the baking paper cookie wrappers! Heck who am I kidding… I love everything you guys come up with!
Merry Christmas!!!!
Hi Lisa and Sarah,
What a great mother and daughter team. The baked goodies looks so delicious, it’s making very hungry. The packaging it great too!
I like to make Christmas cookies, which my daughter decorates with icing.
Have a lovely Christmas.
Mary
All the goodies look delicious and all the sweetier with your darling packaging.
Your treats are wrapped so pretty no one will want to open them. Very very nice.
We have to make fudge every Christmas.
Beautiful cooking for christmas, lucky you to have the time, maybe next year for me!!
MERRY CHRISTMAS
Wow, good on you sarah!!! Wishing you both, and your family, a wonderful Christmas and new year. Kathryn. XX
Wish you a Merry Christmas!//Eva
These look delicious and the packaging is awesome!!
What a dynamic dou you two are! Beautiful and festive! Happy New Year to you!
Everything looks so good, and is packaged so beautifully. You are my inspiration for next year! I already printed off the 2 recipes you gave links for. Could you possibly give us the Chocolate Ginger Chew recipe? I made some Candied Ginger Cookies this year that DH really liked. Thank you. Carmen