Author: Eliza

This time of year, I love to live in pajamas and loungewear. My favorite thing to do is spread out all our holiday activities like wrapping gifts, decorating, and making cookies into mini sessions so there’s a little magic in every day.

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Trimming the Tree

I love collecting ornaments and holiday decor. Every year, I add a little more to our home. There’s nothing better than a cozy day at home decorating (while wearing slippers, of course).

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Hot Chocolate

Recently, I’ve been working on a hot chocolate bar for my children, and you know what? I’m really into it as well! I love all the cozy beverages this time of year, like hot chocolate, apple cider, mulled wine and spiced tea.

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This week, we’re chatting about the holiday traditions we enjoy doing with our families and our top movies to comfort-watch during November and December. 

We’re also sharing some mindset tips for renovating and cooking for the first time!

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Show Notes:

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Our Holiday Bucket List:

Elsie – Hot chocolate bar, have a kids’ gingerbread house party, big tipping, and matching Christmas pajamas.

Emma – Christmas stockings, looking at Christmas lights, and having a soup party.

Here’s a photo of the stockings, and Emma’s gift from Elsie’s daughter—a Frozen dress! Haha.

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I’m typically super early with my gift shopping, but this year I’ve barely gotten started. The good news is we made some really unique gift guides filled with items you don’t see on every list.

I hope they are helpful to you as you do your holiday shopping! I made sure to include your most requested hard-to-shop-for people as well. OK, let’s shop!

Gift Ideas for a Friend:

Links: Holy Ficus Candle / Gold Huggie Earrings / Ice Roller / Lip Sleeping Mask / Eye Masks / Glossier Perfume / Golden Girls Mug / Jewel Huggie Earrings / Pink Sunglasses

Click to shop this Gift guide!

Gifts Ideas for a Home Cook:

Links: Air Fryer / Travel Mug / Set of Bowls / Smeg Toaster / Taco Holder / Always Pan / Tea Kettle / Cookware Set / Spoon Rest / Martini Glass / Egg Shop Cookbook

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Butter cookies are a classic cookie that always make me think of the store-bought kind that come in seasonal tins.

While those are yummy, this butter cookie recipe is less crispy. These are soft butter cookies. Think of butter cookies as the perfect cross between a sugar cookie and shortbread.

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  • Butter, softened
  • Granulated White Sugar
  • Egg Yolks
  • Vanilla Extract
  • All-Purpose Flour
  • Salt

The dough for these is very straightforward to make; mixing the dry ingredients separate from the wet and then combining them. But, the real “trick” to these is freezing the dough before baking. You can do this a few different ways.

If you want simple/plain looking butter cookies, then I recommend freezing the dough in a log shape. This way you simply slice the cookies from the log before baking.

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