Take some time to bake up some of your old favorites with your kids.

Snickerdoodles

• 1/2 cup butter, softened

 

• 1 cup sugar

 

• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda

 

• 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar

 

• 1 large egg

 

• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

 

• 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour

 

• 4 Tablespoons granulated sugar

 

• 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon

Full Instructions: http://www.popularcookierecipes.com/Snickerdoodle.html

Gingerbread People

• ·         1 (3.5 ounce) package cook and serve butterscotch pudding mix

 

• ·         1/2 cup butter

 

• ·         1/2 cup packed brown sugar

 

• ·         1 egg

 

• ·         1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

 

• ·         1/2 teaspoon baking soda

 

• ·         1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger

 

• ·         1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Full Instructions: http://allrecipes.com//Recipe/gingerbread-men/Detail.aspx

Peppermint Bark

• ·         Crushed candy canes, to yield 1 cup

 

• ·         2 pounds white chocolate

 

• ·         Peppermint flavorings, optional

Full Instructions: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paula-deen/peppermint-bark-recipe-recipe/index.html

Chocolate Crinkles

• ·         4    eggs

 

• ·         1-3/4  cups  granulated sugar

 

• ·         4  ounces  unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled slightly

 

• ·         1/2  cup  cooking oil

 

• ·         2  teaspoons  baking powder

 

• ·         2  teaspoons  vanilla

 

• ·         2  cups  all-purpose flour

 

• ·         2/3  cup  demerara sugar or turbinado sugar

Full Instructions: http://www.bhg.com/recipe/cookies/chocolate-crinkles/

Candy Cane Twists

• 3 1/2 c. all-purpose flour

 

• 1 1/4 c. butter (2 1/2 sticks), softened

 

• 1 c. confectioners’ sugar

 

• 1 tsp. vanilla extract

 

• 1/4 tsp. salt

 

• 1 egg

 

• 1/2 tsp. red food color

 

• 1/4 tsp. peppermint extract

Full Instructions: http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,167,152169-226194,00.html