The holidays are officially here! If you’re anything like me, you’ve got a variety of gifts to wrap of all shapes all sizes… emphasis on sizes. Not all gifts come in a box, but that doesn’t mean you can’t wrap them up in the cutest way. I’m going to show you how to wrap all of those gifts and make them look perfectly extra using my gift wrapping secret weapon… cellophane! My family has been wrapping gifts with cellophane for years. When you line your wrapping paper with clear cellophane, the paper will not rip no matter the shape or size of your gift. It’s a fun fact that will completely change the game in your holiday gift wrapping. Introducing the ‘Tootsie Roll method’.
What you’ll need:
Grab your favorite wrapping paper
Cellophane
Ribbon ... and optional wire garland
Tootsie Roll Method how to:
First, lay the cellophane down on a flat surface.
Then, lay your wrapping paper over the cellophane.
Now you can wrap with ease! My favorite way is to roll the gift until it’s fully wrapped and then tie the ends with ribbons, wire garland, bows- all the fun things! Hence the name “tootsie roll method”
Christmas cookies we make every year :
Sugar
Spritz
$250 Cookies
Chocolate Mintys
Snow Covered Mountains
Grinchy bites
Ice cream cones
Haystacks
Cherry winks
Snowman pretzels
Peanut butter blossoms
If you think this looks like a lot of cookies, you're right. PLUS we make several batches of each and share them with family and friends. My entire kitchen is transformed into our cookie baking headquarters... my porch turns into our walkin cooler. This is as close to a production situation as we get…
My sister has a full spreadsheet, which includes every ingredient and how much to purchase. Watch last year's grocery run here:
My sister shows up at my house at 8 AM and we usually don’t wrap up until midnight. It’s a marathon event that I look forward to every year. Linking a recap of last year's cookie baking day here:
This year's cookie baking day is right around the corner and I can't wait! Cheers to a happy holiday season loaded with all your favorite treats!
Our Infamous Cookie List!
The 'B' column indicates the source of the recipe. 'rc' means from a recipe card, p# means from our Betty Crocker's Cooky Book, and HH means from the Homemade for the Holidays cookbook (by Favorite Recipes Press). The ingredients in the top table are all formula-base, so I have inserted the amount of the ingredient the recipe calls for which gets multiplied by the number of batches inputted into column 'U', then all totals of that ingredients are summed in row '14', then converted into easier math in row '16' so we know what to shop for and not spinning our wheels in the baking aisle.
The Other Supplies section at the bottom is a compilation of the random stuff that typically only applies to 1 recipe & just seemed excessive to add to the table at the top (makes sense in my head I guess), but this list is categorized by grocery store section for ease of shopping and includes cross-references to the cookie so know what the ingredient is for.
Finally, and not on this list, each year I make us a checklist of all cookies so as we bake we can cross completed items off our list as done!
