It’s that time of year when the cooler weather seems to make us crave some hot cocoa. We have set up our ‘Beverage Station’ at home and the kids asked for cocoa. It just happened that we had some packets in the cupboard so I added them to the assortment of things they could choose from along with some marshmallows in a jar for them to use.
These recipes would be great for taking along with you on a car ride to look at Christmas lights. Many of them could even be used to make Gifts in a Jar to give away for the holidays. These would even be good to sip and snack on while snuggled up with your favorite book on a cold winter evening… mmmm.
You can create some really wonderful memories with your kiddos or grandkids as well by letting them help to make cookies and cocoa… these would be memories that stick with them!
Here are some of our All-Time Favorite cocoa recipes:
Hot Cocoa (Powdered)
You could easily replace the sugar with another sweetener if you are trying to eat healthier.
What goes good with hot cocoa? Cookies, of course. Many cookie recipes can be made, frozen, and then baked at a later time so now is the perfect time to get a headstart on those cookies for Santa!
Here are some of our most favorite cookie recipes:
5 ingredient chocolate chip cookies
Browned Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies
Easy Sugar Cookies (We also added some butterscotch and some white chocolate chips to a few and they were delicious.)
Granny’s Chocolate Chip Cookies
Haystacks aka Noodle Cookies (2 versions here)
Peanut Butter Cake Mix Cookies
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Wheels
Russian Tea Cakes (These are a holiday favorite here at our house.)
SOFT AND CHEWY GINGER MOLASSES COOKIES
If you need even more ideas be sure to check out this post:
Santa’s Top 10 Favorite Cookies That Can Be Made Ahead of Time!
Have a wonderful weekend!
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