Help...I need homemade Christmas gift ideas, or food gift ideas...?

Question

I need some ideas of some homemade food gifts for Christmas. My cousins (9 of us) all buy for each other. I would like to spend no more than about $5 per person, so I thought homemade food thing would be good. Or, maybe some inexpensive food gift ideas would be nice. Thanks!

Answer 1

You could bake a bunch of cookies and/or brownies.

You could make pot holders. (easy to make and inexpensive)

Answer 2

Taste of Home has a Christmas magazine out that has a lot of jar mixes that you could assemble and there is directions on a seperate card to include with your jars of cookie mixes or what ever you make. That might help. You should be able to pick it up anywhere magazines are sold I would think, I got it at a convience store.

Answer 3

you can put all the ingredients to a treat, like a brownie, inside a glass jar and then tell them that all they need to do is add eggs or butter and bake. I saw those gifts at Saks and the idea was pretty cool. They also are solded at discount stores lie Filene's basement and Marshalls and such.

Answer 4

I make these for family each year.

Brownies In A Jar

INGREDIENTS
2 1/4 cups white sugar
2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt

DIRECTIONS
Pour sugar into a clean and dry one quart jar. Press down firmly.
Add cocoa powder and press down firmly. Pour in chopped pecans, making sure pecans are evenly layered in the jar. Combine flour, baking powder and salt. Pour into jar and seal.
Attach the following directions to the jar: Empty mix into large bowl. Use your hands to mix thoroughly. Add 3/4 cup of butter or margarine and 4 slightly beaten eggs. Mix until completely blended. Spread batter into a lightly greased or sprayed 9 x 13 inch pan. Bake at 350 degrees F (180 degrees C) for 30 minutes or until done. Cool in pan. Cut into 2 inch squares.

put a chrismas ribbon on top of jar.

Peanut Butter Cup Cookie mix in a jar

INGREDIENTS
3/4 cup white sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
8 peanut butter cups, cut into 1/2 inch pieces

Mix together the flour, baking powder and baking soda. Set aside.
Layer ingredients in order given in a 1 quart ''wide mouth'' canning jar. Press each layer firmly in place. It will be a tight fit. Add chopped peanut butter cups last.
Attach these directions to Jar:
Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Cookies
1. Remove peanut butter cups from jar. Set aside.
2. Empty remaining cookie mix into large mixing bowl. Use your hands to thoroughly blend mix.
3. Add 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened at room temperature. DO NOT USE DIET MARGARINE. Add in 1 egg, slightly beaten, and 1 teaspoon vanilla.
4. Mix until completely blended. You will need to finish mixing with your hands.
5. Mix in peanut butter cups.
6. Shape into walnut sized balls. Place 2 inches apart on greased cookie sheets.
7. Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 12 to 14 minutes until edges are lightly browned. Cool 5 minutes on baking sheet. Remove cookies to racks to finish cooling. Makes 2 1/2 dozen cookies.