Peppermint Pleasures And Baby Blue Snowflakes

Red and White
rolled and twirled
into a delightful holiday treat!

This inspiration for these was found while looking at a STACK of holiday magazines on a cold but cozy day in Barnes and Noble. It's so fun to find something new to try! I have traditional cookie favorites that I make every year but each year I like to add one new thing. I made a cream cheese sugar cookie dough with homemade peppermint frosting smashed in the middle.

I wrapped them individually because
the terrible thing about anything minty is that
if you couple it with anything else,
EVERYTHING will taste like mint!

These are excellent to display on a cute tray
for entertaining
so you can send your guests home
with a tiny treat.

OR...
they work well for a snack of homemade hot chocolate and peppermint cookies
after the family has been out building a snowman!

Speaking of mints,
the boys and I made this little Christmas candy jar using an old raisin box and hot gluing the mints on.
This is a perfect little exercise for little ones to practice
counting, adding, and subtracting.

Baby Blue
Snowflakes
(click any photo to enlarge)

I topped cream cheese sugars with the lightest of blue icing

and itty bitty snowballs

Peppermint and snowflakes,
sugar and frosting,
all just a part of the holiday's charm.

This post is linked to WFWM, Bake at 350, Holly Bash, Foodie Friday, So Very Cheri, DIY Showoff, DIY Day, Merry Muchies, Inspired Room, Show and Tell, and Today's Creative Blog.

Don't forget to check out this post I have here on making the holidays easier and {almost} stress free!