12/03/2009

Christmas In The Kitchen Giveaway #1: A Baker's Field Guide to Christmas Cookies





I had a lot of fun trying to decide what to giveaway that was baking-related. There were so many choices. But I'm a sucker for books. Love them! Can't get enough of them! So that's what I ended up going with--a recipe book!

So my first of two giveaways in this series is for A Baker's Field Guide to Christmas Cookies.

I loved that it has a 5-star review and it looks like lots of recipe choices to choose from. They even have one for Dog Biscuits so you can make some for your favorite dog. (be it yours, a neighbor's, a friend's...)

It's a very nice spiral-bound recipe book with these things on each recipe: great illustration, directions, "field notes" (background on the cookie/spices) and lifespan. (how long they'll keep fresh.) She also sometimes gives "related species" which is how you can make a different cookie with switching an ingredient or two. It just such a nice recipe book for veteran and new bakers.

So if you want to try to be the lucky winner of it....

HERE'S HOW TO ENTER

1) Leave a comment telling me if there's anything special that you plan on baking for the Holidays? Or that you hope someone will bake you. :) Be sure to leave your first name & email/blog address.

After that, here are other ways to enter: (Please, make sure that you submit extra comments if you do these.)

2) Either subscribe to my email newsletter or become a follower. (If you are already, thank you and you get that 2nd entry)

3) Become a Fan of Coupon Geek on Facebook. (If you are already, thank you and you get that 3rd entry)

4) Blog/Tweet about the giveaway.

There are now a total of 4 entries per person! (Please be sure to leave separate entries for each one.)

Entry is open to US residents only through 11:59pm CST on Tuesday, December 8th, 2009. Winners will be chosen using random.org and contacted by email. If you're the winner, you'll have 48 hours to respond or an alternate will be chosen.

Good luck to all of you who enter!

136 comments:

  1. Some 7-layer Magic Cookie Bars... rizbeam@gmail.com

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  2. I plan on baking some snowball cookies. Yum! emaalyon83@hotmail.com

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  3. I just became a follower. emaalyon83@hotmail.com

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  4. I just hope to make some kind of holiday cookies. We are staying home this Christmas Eve since my son is in our Church program...so I want to make it as special as I can with sweet treats! Thanks for this fun giveaway!

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  5. Ashley - ashkbaum@gmail.com - I am a follower.

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  6. Ashley - ashkbaum@gmail.com. I am making planning on baking some banana bread to give as a gift.

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  7. I'm just looking forward to making traditional sugar cookies with my toddler for the first time - she will love using the cookie cutters!!

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  8. I am also a fan on facebook. Jen jll2800 at yahoo dot com

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  9. I have a baby due right after Xmas, so I'm hoping someone *else* will make some cookies for me. Maybe chocolate chip balls--a family favorite. Jen jll2800 at yahoo dot com

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  10. I'm going to be baking shortbread cookies, danishes, homemade rolls, toffee and making some caramel covered apples dipped in chocolate and rolled in toffe.

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  11. I plan to bake Amish christmas cookies. They are a spiced molassas cookie--my favorite

    courtneyhunt (at) aol (dot) com

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  12. I subscribe via Google Reader

    courtneyhunt71 (at) aol (dot) com

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  13. I plan on baking some Christmas cookies. Joanna minute11@gmail.com

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  14. everay types of fudge csaltcliz@hotmail.com lizmarie

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  15. The Christmas sugar cookies the grandchildren can decorate. We always hang some on our tree. Diane jazel1129@yahoo.com

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  16. I plan on making all of our traditional family favorites. Cheesy potatoes, peanut butter balls & of course cookies!

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  17. I'm an email subscriber!

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  18. I'm a facebook fan.
    Kelly - secrets_girl23@yahoo.com

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  19. I'm a follower.
    Kelly - secrets_girl23@yahoo.com

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  20. I plan on making reindeer biscutis on Christmas Eve - can't forget those guys.
    Kelly - secrets_girl23@yahoo.com

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  21. I am thinking of making my mom's famous hand dipped chocolates!

    jvanchiere@yahoo.com

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  22. I would like to make "stained glass window cookies." My mom always made them for us growing up and they are a fond memories. Laura (ljk5775@yahoo.com)

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  23. Well, I have 22 days left to get all my cookies ready for Christmas. I plan on making plenty of sugar cookies nicely decorated with icing ideas I got from a WeightWatchers magazine! Can you believe that?!
    Have a Merry Christmas!
    Colleen
    Colleen.Bens@gmail.com

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  24. I love my aunt's fruit cake cookies and hope she will make some for me this year again.
    Donna(rhope30@knology.net)

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  25. I look forward to the special delivery of assorted homemad candy from a friend. I make mint bars and three tiered brownies to give out

    Faith
    fs1723 at aol dot com

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  26. email subscriber...
    kristen
    jeditwinmom@yahoo.com

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  27. Peanut Butter Bon Bons! Yum!
    kristen
    jeditwinmom@yahoo.com

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  28. and Facebook Fan. Thanks for the great giveaways!
    kristen
    jeditwinmom@yahoo.com

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  29. I am a follower!
    kerriekg@yahoo.com

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  30. I love making sugar cookies for Santa with my 3 boys!
    kerriekg@yahoo.com

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  31. I just found your site. My daughter and I always make cookies on Christmas eve. With this book we could find something new to make, and the dog biscuits will be great because we have 2 dogs and my sister has a dog also.
    Amy
    ahutchins1965@yahoo.com

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  32. E-mail newsletter subscriber.

    Carrel
    cejakab@cox.net

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  33. Mini pretzels with DARK hershey kiss and DARK M&M on top go out to everyone.

    Carrel
    cejakab@cox.net

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  34. Now a Facebook fan too :) Thanks for everything!!!

    Carrel
    cejakab@cox.net

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  35. I plan on baking Christmas Cookie Plates for friends and family.
    Michelle
    michelle@blackwhiteconstruction.com

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  36. I am now an email subscriber!
    Michelle
    michelle@blackwhiteconstruction.com

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  37. I might try the dog treats. We took in an abused dog (75 pounds) and he would appreciate the treat.
    Our cat is not too happy about the dog!

    Jolyne

    stellalunafluffy@aol.com

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  38. Now I'm a FB Fan too! Thank you!

    Michelle
    michelle@blackwhiteconstruction.com

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  39. Homemade caramels...melt in your mouth!

    ChefBest@aol.com

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  40. I make a variety of goodies for Christmas gifts every year. York brownies, Buckeyes, Chocolate covered cherry mice, sugar cookies, coconut joys, etc.

    Denise
    stonemedic76@hotmail.com

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  41. Jam thumbprints...I absolutely ADORE this little cookie, never miss baking them!

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  42. I will be making gingerbread men and women. :)

    denise_22315 at yahoo dot com

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  43. I plan on making my families favorite Monster Cookies with red and green M&M's in them.
    cmredhead5@gmail.com

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  44. I subscribed. Thanks.
    cmredhead5@gmail.com

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  45. We have 2 elderly neighbors that I bring baked goods to every year. I always make a fresh loaf of bread for each and I send off a tray of cookies/treats that me and my kids make. Every year we make different kinds depending on what catches our attention when we are looking for recipes.
    Thanks for the chance!!

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  46. Homemade Chex Mix.....it does not last long at our house.

    tan121503@yahoo.com

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  47. My favorite thing to bake for the holidays is sugared nuts. I have a deliciouc recipe for them that I got from my mother-in-law and they are really quite easy to make and are my favorite treat at Christmas time!
    Cherish

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  48. I follow/subscribe your blog. :)
    Cherish

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  49. I think I'm going to try my hand at gingerbread men for the first time in 30 years!

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  50. I am looking forward to my Mom's sweet potato pie. I plan on baking chocolate chip cookies from scratch with my daughter.

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  51. i want to bake several things of course. peanut butter blossoms, rachal ray's fudge and maybe something pumpkin!!! thanks for the chance
    beckyn32673@yahoo.com

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  52. I follow on my Google reader (does that count?)

    Lauren

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  53. I plan on making some jumbo sized chocolate chip cookies and coconut candy for gifts (and my belly!).

    lauren
    laurlala@Hotmail.com

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  54. Heidi heidiwoodard1@hotmail.comDecember 4, 2009 at 1:13 PM

    I like to make a homemade version of bing bars. I also make people puppy chow, oatmeal raisin cookies, chocolate chip cookies. I also like trying out new recipes. There is a recipe I found about chocolate covered cherries that I would like to try.

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  55. I would love to have German Fruitcakes! They are very tasty!

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  56. We always make frosted cut-out cookies, the kids love those! Also on our baking list: gingerbread cookies, chocolate crackles, mexican wedding cakes, choc. covered cherries, rosettes, fudge and more if we have enough time!
    rudderfamily@yahoo.com

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  57. I also subscribe to your emails.
    rudderfamily@yahoo.com

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  58. And I'm a fan on Facebook! Thanks!
    rudderfamily@yahoo.com

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  59. We're doing a cookie exchange at work, and I hope someone makes those cookies with the Hershey's kiss in the middle. So GOOD! :)
    pepethewepe@gmail.com

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  60. I subscribe to your emails.
    pepethewepe@gmail.com

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  61. I'm a fan on Facebook (Lauren Peterson)
    pepethewepe@gmail.com

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  62. I tweeted your giveaway at http://twitter.com/dopeymouse05/status/6347974968
    pepethewepe@gmail.com

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  63. Hi

    I plan on baking chocolate chip cookies with peanut brittle mixed in..wish me luck :)

    April

    usmc girl2803 @ yahoo dot com

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  64. I subscribe

    April

    usmc girl2803 @ yahoo dot com

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  65. My kids and I always make cookies on Christmas eve. It's a fun tradition for us!

    Thanks,

    rebekah
    jasonandrebekah @ yahoo

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  66. My mom and I have a baking day every year. We've been doing it since I was a little girl. We always make peanut butter cookies, chocolate chip, and swedish cookies. We make some other things too - and we always like to try something new. I think this cookbook would be a great addition to our baking day!


    frankandkatie at gmail dot com

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  67. subscribe with google reader

    frankandkatie at gmail dot com

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  68. fan on facebook as Katie Tulloss

    frankandkatie at gmail dot com

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  69. I love baking a lemon pie! My family loves it on the holidays!

    Robin Fulton
    Robin_d31@hotmail.com
    www.robinandstephenfulton@blogspot.com

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  70. I'm a fan on Facebook!

    Robin Fulton
    Robin_d31@hotmail.com
    www.robinandstephenfulton@blogspot.com

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  71. I follow your blog!

    Robin Fulton
    Robin_d31@hotmail.com
    www.robinandstephenfulton@blogspot.com

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  72. I plan on eating peanut butter cookies with hershey kisses in the center when I travel back to my parent's this year!!

    Jamie
    couponcrazynurse@yahoo.com

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  73. I became a follower on facebook!
    Jamie
    couponcrazynurse@yahoo.com

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  74. I am now following you with google reader :)
    Jamie
    couponcrazynurse@yahoo.com

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  75. I'm an email subscriber.
    couponchickvee (at) gmail (dot) com

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  76. I am going to make chocolate chip cookies with almonds and pecans.
    couponchickvee (at) gmail (dot) com

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  77. Our family always make "Holly Cookies." Its a variation of the rice krispie treat using green dye for the marshmallow and corn flakes instead of rice krispies and redhots for the holly berries. They are yummy.

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  78. Tweeted: http://twitter.com/Tamarametcalf19/status/6382243399

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  79. I am going to make Potato Chip cookies!!

    JenLu1703@msn.com

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  80. I am going to make some buckeyes.

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  81. We will definitely be making fudge for the holidays.

    clink05 at yahoo dot com

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  82. I am an email subscriber

    clink05 at yahoo dot com

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  83. I'm a follower.

    Debbie P: rebbiedeed(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  84. I plan on making Egg Nog Bread during the holidays.

    Debbie P: rebbiedeed(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  85. I make Magic Peanut Butter Middles for my dad every year. They are his absolute favorite. Thank you for the giveaway!

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  86. I make double almond cookies--and ginger cookies every year for Christmas--thanks for the chance to win.
    kakihararocks@gmail.com

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  87. I plan on baking pumpkin caramel cheesecake again for Christmas! Everyone loved it for Thanksgiving! :)

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  88. I just subscribed to your site! :)

    Angela A

    angee00007@yahoo.com

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  89. I like to bake ginger bread mounds. These cookies have raisins and almonds in them. My uncle loves these cookies so I make them every year.

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  90. I am planning on making fudge!

    slynn41202 at yahoo.com

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  91. I am a big fan on facebook!

    Angela A
    angee00007@yahoo.com

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  92. I always bake cookies for my family, but I usually make other food items as gifts, that aren't necessarily baked, like fudge, peanut brittle, chocolates, etc. This year I am going to try making "puppy chow"!

    -Jackie
    jackierwood83@yahoo.com

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  93. I am already a follower of your blog :)

    -Jackie
    jackierwood83@yahoo.com

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  94. I tweeted about your giveaway! :)

    -Jackie
    jackierwood83@yahoo.com

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  95. I am already a fan of your blog on Facebook :)

    -Jackie
    jackierwood83@yahoo.com

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  96. Were making cheesecake for our Christmas party coming up! Thanks for the chance.

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  97. I plan on making Christmas cookies with my family/decorating them. I am also hoping my mother in law makes some of her fabulous chocolate fudge :)

    aunteegem@yahoo.com

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  98. follow/subscribe to your blog

    aunteegem@yahoo.com

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  99. I plan on baking pecan pretzel rolo thingys! So yummy!

    My favorite Christmas tradition is making pecan pretzel rolo thingys!

    All you need are:

    Pecan halves
    Pretzels
    Rolos

    Spread pretzels on a baking sheet. Place a rolo in the center of each pretzel. Bake at 350 degrees for a few minutes or until chocolate begins to soften. Remove from oven and press a pecan into each chocolate. Let cool & enjoy!

    misskaitlin24 AT hotmail.com

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  100. Well, I tried Spritz cokoies and they were a flop...so now I guess I'll have to revert back to M&M! :)
    lockeorama AT gmail DOT com

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  101. I plan on making lots of cookies, and also chocolate banana muffins =)

    Whitney

    aggie(dot)baseball(at)gmail(dot)com

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  102. I plan to make mexican wedding cake cookies and thumbprints!

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  103. Marci
    I plan to make some peanut brittle and toffee to give away to friends.
    marci_smalls@hotmail.com

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  104. I plan on making pies!! And I hope someone will bake me some delicious chocolate chip cookies. :)

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  105. I hope to make eggnog cheesecake bars. I haven't yet done it but I usually bring them to a christmas party my family goes to.

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  106. My favorite dish to cook for Christmas is sweet potato souffle.
    hulseysunny@yahoo.com

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  107. I am a facebook fan!

    hulseysunny@yahoo.com

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  108. I plan to surprise my Gram with a few tasty treats that she can delve into! She has Celiac's disease (can't have gluten), so it's been hard on her to not indulge her sweet tooth. This year, the treats are on me! I'm not sure what to make just yet though, but I'd like to find a great brownie recipe for her. I'm dubbed official taste tester of course...

    Caitlin (mesmer22@gmail.com)

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  109. I plan on making chocolate chip pancake on my husbands request. That is his favorite!

    Priscilla Morales
    misspris0318@yahoo.com

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  110. I'm a new fan on Facebook!
    Priscilla Morales

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  111. I plan to bake pumpkin bread for Christmas morning! As family, we also bake Snowman sugar cookies to decorate which are oh so yummy and fun.

    snhodgers at yahoo dot com

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  112. I plan to make big batches of homemade cocoa, puppy chow, and pumpkin bread to give away at Christmas.
    Christina Burrell
    christinaburrell@hotmail.com

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  113. Oreo cake balls and Red velvet cake balls.
    Tara
    Sweetpeonies07 at gmail dot com

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  114. This year I plan on baking this yummy chocolate cake with cheesecake filling..yum yum

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  115. Anything CHOCOLATE!! I always bake a bunch of goodies to share with the family.

    Denise
    stonemedic76@hotmail.com

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  116. I'm looking forward to baking cookies with my son this year. I'm also looking forward to trying to bake an apple or cherry pie. Hopefully it turns out ok! :)

    Amy - couponsofferthrift at gmail dot com

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  117. I became a fan of yours on facebook! :)

    Amy - couponsofferthrift at gmail dot com

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  118. wendy
    wendymaelaw@yahoo.com
    We make holly wreaths. We make rice krispy treats except we use corn flakes and green food coloring and shape them like wreaths and decorate with red hots. my 5 year old loves them.

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  119. I want to make chocolate bark & fudge to give as gifts this year! co05@hotmail.com & http://ilovemyike.blogspot.com

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  120. I am a fan on facebook! co05@hotmail.com & http://ilovemyike.blogspot.com

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