Stress-Free Holiday Short Cuts

Let's Talk About Stress-Free Holiday Short Cuts with Felice Gerwitz Felice analyzes what causes her stress and then she devised a plan to short-cut those holiday preparations. So even if you are out of time or have plenty of time ahead of you, you can use these ideas and tips! Show Notes: * Order or buy prepared foods * Keep extras on hand * Fast appetizers that are crowd pleasers * Bake (if you must) and use these short-cuts (see mix below) * Decorations on a budget that look great Felice's all purpose Stress-Free Holiday Shortcuts- these make great cookie bars as well. * Cream 1/4 cup of butter with 3/4 cup of coconut oil and 3/4 cup of white sugar and 3/4 cup of brown sugar * Add two eggs and beat well * Add 1 teaspoon of salt, 1 teaspoon of baking soda and 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract * Slowly add 2 1/4 of unbleached flour (if the dough is very sticky, slowly add up to 1/4 of a cup of flour) You can use this basic dough to make: * 2 cups of White chocolate cookies with macadamia nuts * 2 cups of Chocolate chip cookies with walnuts or pecans * 1 cup of oatmeal with walnuts or pecans Use this for cookies or for a short-cut use a pan and make pan cookies. Bake at 350 degrees.