Joanna Gainesis making it easy for you and the family to get crafty this holiday season — in a delicious way.
It’s no secret theFixer Upperstar loves making progress in the kitchen, but not everyone knows she likes to cook and bake there too! Gaines shared some of her favorite recipes in her first-ever cookbook,Magnolia Tablein April 2018, and the multi-talented mom of five also revealed a few Christmas candy recipes onher Instagramstory that are great for kids — without a laundry list of ingredients.
Courtesy Magnolia
Chocolate Peanut Clusters
“Chip’s favorite — so easy. Dry roasted peanuts in melted chocolate bark and then scoop on wax paper and let cool,” Gaines explains.
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And for the finished product…
Dipped Ritz-Peanut Butter Cookies
“Next up… my kids' favorite — dipped Ritz peanut butter cookies. First, put your favorite peanut butter in between two Ritz,” she writes.
Rolo Pecan Pretzel
For the final salty-sweet treat, theMagnolia Networkstar whips up a 3-ingredient crowd-pleaser.
“Melt Rolos on a pretzel for a couple minutes in the oven. Remove from oven and then press a pecan half on top and push melted Rolos down,” she writes.
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Gaines notes that these all make for heavenly gifts for friends or neighbors (bonus points if you wrap them nicely), but based on the looks of them, we suggest you make an extra batch just for yourself.
source: people.com
