So what would be some good ideas for gifts that you and the kids could make?

Cakes and cupcakes are great because they’re easy to make and are fun to decorate, but today we’ll focus on cookies, specifically the kind that don’t require any baking: no bake cookies. There are a lot of ingredients you could use: chocolate, butterscotch, oats, raisins, fudge and so and so on. One of my favorite no bake cookies is chocolate peanut butter no bake cookies. The combination is extremely tasty! In fact, that makes me picture a bowl of butterscotch ice cream in front of me right now mixed with peanut butter and topped with chocolate syrup. Yum! That gives me another idea for more great recipes for kids to write about in the future.

Chocolate peanut butter no bake cookies are easy to make and don’t require many ingredients. The kids can help you by measuring the ingredients, mixing the uncooked dough and dropping it by spoonfuls onto the baking sheet.They’ll think they’re chefs!

Store the cookies in the fridge inside a plastic container and layer the cookies between sheets of wax paper. Upon delivery place them in a decorative tin box, you could even wrap it and include a gift message. Have your son bring a smile to grandma’s face with a box of these decadent cookies topped with a ribbon tied around it and a message inside like, “Hope your heart is filled with joy today just like this tin is filled with these delicious cookies I made for you. I’m thinking about you grandma!” Your daughter could deliver a gift wrapped tin box to her third grade teacher with a message such as, “You’ve helped me get good grades. Hope these cookies get an A in taste. Thank you Mrs. Carter for everything.”

You and the kids will have fun and Mrs. Carter and grandma will feel loved and appreciated. No bake cookies make great teacher gifts, grandparents gifts, birthday gifts and thank you gifts. Enjoy this fun activity together with your kids. And they’ll enjoy making others smile.