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DIY Christmas cookie mix ornament gift

Category: food

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Every Gifted Giver knows that when it comes to Christmas presents, it’s best to wow your friends and family with presents they’ll never forget. If you’re a Gifted Giver yourself and are currently searching for a gift that’ll knock the socks off your loved ones, then we recommend creating your own gifts this Christmas! There are so many great DIY Christmas gift ideas out there, but one of our favourites has to be our cookie mix Christmas tree ornaments!

 

This DIY Christmas gift is great not only because they look gorgeous, but they can also be used by your friends and family later on to create delicious cookies that they can enjoy once the festive season is over! Have a vegan in the family? We’ve got a vegan cookie mix ornament recipe as well — all you need to do is swap out a few ingredients! Ready to surprise your nearest and dearest with a sweet Christmas treat? Keep reading to find out how to create these colourful, mouth-watering ornaments!

 

Here’s what you’ll need:

Ingredients for Christmas DIY cookie mix tree ornament including mini M&Ms, baking powder, egg, and butter.

  • Fillable Christmas tree ornaments (we love these options from Kmart)

  • 1/3 cup all-purpose flour

  • 1/3 cup sugar

  • ½ teaspoon baking powder

  • 1/3 cup mini M&Ms

 

Ingredients for Christmas DIY cookie mix tree ornament including mini M&Ms, baking powder, egg, and butter.

Vegan option

  • Fillable Christmas tree ornaments (we love these options from Kmart)

  • 1/3 cup all-purpose flour

  • 1/3 cup sugar

  • ½ teaspoon baking powder

  • 1/3 cup vegan sprinkles (purchase from Coles or Woolworths)

 

Step 1

Ingredients for Christmas DIY cookie mix tree ornament including mini M&Ms, baking powder, egg, and butter.

Pour the flour into the ornament, then follow with the baking powder and sugar.

 

Step 2

Ingredients for Christmas DIY cookie mix tree ornament including mini M&Ms, baking powder, egg, and butter.

Delicately pour the M&Ms (or sprinkles) into the ornament, leaving a small space at the top. Close your ornament and you’re done! You’ll now have a gorgeous homemade ornament with clear layers of different coloured cookie mix ingredients, topped with colourful M&Ms (or sprinkles!).

 

Now you have gorgeous cookie mix Christmas tree ornaments to give to your friends and family this festive season! Have them hang these mini sugar-filled ornaments on their tree and on Christmas Day, simply pour the ingredients into a bowl, add butter and an egg (or vegan butter and an egg substitute if you’re using the vegan mix) and bake to transform your ornaments into delicious sugar cookies for guests to devour! Tasty Christmas treats you can hang on your tree – who wouldn’t love that?!

 

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  • Time needed: 15 mins
  • Difficulty Easy