christmas baking

5 Baking Tips for the Holidays

source: Mandi Ehman

I love to bake at the holidays, but only when I’m not under pressure to get things done!

However, one of the great things about holiday baking is how much of it can be done ahead of time. Most cookies freeze well, meaning you can start now and have yummy, homemade cookies throughout the season.

Now is also a great time to begin shopping for all of your holiday baking needs as well because you’ll find plenty of coupons on baking ingredients and sales on those same items (a friend of mine just said on Facebook that butter is back down to $1.99 at Aldi this week!).

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