I'm going strong into the holiday season right now with lots of shopping done, decorations 1/2 way up (the real tree thing really slows me down), and I've been working like crazy getting new recipes out & sharing a ton on social media.

Hoping that burnout won't set in until after December 25th 🤣🤣

One place I've been slacking is that our Elf on the Shelf, Genevieve, has yet to return from the North Pole. My kids are 10 and 15, so I feel like I get a free pass. I'll make a call to Santa this weekend to send her.

I'm not going to lie to you, I used to be obsessed with Christmas Cookie baking days, and now I'm more of a "no bake treat girl". Don't get me wrong, I do a lot of cookies too, but I do enjoy easy treats like puppy chow and fudge a little bit more.

This week's newsletter is Christmas Treats: No Bake Edition and next week I'll be doing Christmas Treats: Baking Edition. Prepare for a large variety.

To the Recipes...

New to the Blog

Let's kick things off with the cutest addition to the blog with these Reindeer Oreos. Nothing is better than a chocolate covered Oreo, except when it looks like Rudolph!

Next up, we have this White Chocolate Peppermint Popcorn and it's only 3 ingredients and so easy to make. I'm not a big popcorn eater, but I couldn't stop eating this! My adult braces were NOT happy about this.

Next up with half of it still in my fridge is this Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge. It's two layers: peanut butter topped with milk chocolate and it's only 6 ingredients (including the sprinkles).

Oldies, but Goodies:

• ​Mint Chocolate Fudge: If you LOVE Andes Mints, make this!
• ​Christmas Puppy Chow: My favorite Christmas treat EVER..& my recipe is better than the box (more chocolate involved).
• ​White Chocolate Christmas Tree Pretzels: Great for snacking or for cake toppers.
• ​Ritz Cracker Cookies: Trending on Facebook right now and they're sooo good.
• ​Rice Krispies with Marshmallow Fluff: Made with fluff, which makes them lighter and less chewy.
• ​Biscoff Truffles: It's a bite sized cookie butter truffle. Need I say more?

That's it for this week. Thanks for reading and Happy NO Baking, haha!

xoxo~Tara with Simply Made Eats