Category: Home Decor Ideas

When I arrive to a party, the first thing I look for is the cheese plate. And I love a holiday cheese ball.

If you’ve never had a cheese ball before, it’s like a creamy cheese dip that you shape into a ball. Then, you can use either a cheese knife or crackers to dip and spread with.

This Christmas appetizer is easy to make with only a few simple ingredients. And shaping this snowman cheese ball is like a little craft project! It’s fun for any host or as a little project you could do with kids.

Related: Easy Holiday Cheese Ball Wreath – for more flavor ideas

Cheese Ball Ingredients:

How to Make a Cheese Ball:

Mix the seasoning blend in with the cream cheese. Form balls and wrap in plastic wrap to refrigerate. Once you’re ready to serve, roll the balls in the Parmesan cheese and decorate

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.

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:

Download your holiday bucket list here.

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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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.

Need more seasonal baking ideas? Check out our dessert archive.

Butter Cookie Ingredients:

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

Butter Cookie Directions:

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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