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Some Great Holiday Gift Ideas from The Frugal Foodie Cookbook

The Frugal Foodie Cookbook not only features tasty recipes that stretch the food dollar but also includes fun and useful tips for kids projects, beauty remedies and edible gifts.

Here are some great holiday gift idea recipes straight from the pages of The Frugal Foodie Cookbook:

1. Hot chocolate on a spoon

• 12 ounces chocolate, milk or semisweet, chopped or 2 cups chocolate chips


• 20 heavy-duty plastic spoons
  

Instructions: Melt the chocolate in the microwave or in a double broiler over low heat, stirring until smooth. Dip a spoon in the chocolate, moving it around to cover most of the bowl of the spoon.

Set the spoon down on a sheet of waxed paper to cool. Wrap the bowl of the spoon in plastic wrap and tie with a ribbon.

Spoons can be stirred into warm milk to make hot chocolate or hot coffee for a flavored café treat. (Makes about 20 spoons) = YUM!


2. Bath Cookie Crumbles

• 1 ½ cups Epsom salt


• ½ cup oatmeal


• ½ cup baking soda


• ½ cup cornstarch


• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon


• 2 tablespoons olive oil


• 1 teaspoon vitamin E oil, baby oil, or your favorite massage oil


• 2 eggs

Instructions: Preheat oven to 350, mix all ingredients in a large bowl.

Gently roll dough into 1 –inch balls. Place dough balls on an ungreased cookie sheet.

Bake bath cookies for 10 minutes until lightly browned. Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely.

Crumble 2 cookies into a warm bath. (Makes 24 bath cookies) = Simply divine!

The Frugal Foodie Cookbook is available at all major book sellers including Amazon