Guest Post: Holiday Treat Boxes

We are so excited to have Natalie from Two Preps in a Pod guest posting on the blog today & sharing her wonderful Holiday Treat Boxes! 

During the Holiday season, one of my favorite activities is baking. I enjoy the abundance of peppermint, gingerbread, and chocolate. I love trying new recipes and sharing my wares with friends and family. This year, my sister and I are collaborating on Holiday Treat Boxes for around a dozen families. Here’s how we plan to execute! I hope it helps as you commence your holiday baking.

First and foremost, you’ll need to decide how many boxes you’ll be making. We decided that five was a good variety of items to include in our boxes. We wanted to incorporate those holiday flavors of peppermint and gingerbread. We also had the following criteria to ensure variety.

• A treat with nuts (Of course, make sure you know if your recipients have any allergies).
• A treat that is dipped.
• A type of bark
• A type of cookie.
• A treat with chocolate.

Even with criteria, it was still a challenge to decide on final recipes. There are so many choices. You don’t want to pick up 5 recipes that all need to be scooped out. You’ll want to pick some items that you can bake off in a pan and cut later. We decided on the following treats, pinned for your convenience!

Mint Chocolate Brownies – We will be baking these off in mini cupcake tins. I tested this recipe. It was good as is, but we decided to add some chocolate chunks as well as use salted butter when we make it for the box.

Source: mybakingaddiction.com via natylite78 on Pinterest

Gingerbread Whoopie Pies 

Pecan Pie Bars