Victorian Milk Bath Mix

You can find the most beautiful decorator canisters and bottles for nearly nothing. Why not mix up a very special, personal, treat for someone for the holidays, a birthday, or just to give for no reason at all. Some of the oils or fragrances that will me listed may be purchased at Health Food Stores or Craft Stores. If you can not find what you are looking for, search on line. There are a great many sites that sell in small volume at reasonable prices. Why not make some for yourself? 2 cups powdered milk 1/2 cup old fashioned oats 1/2 cup dried lavender flowers 1/2 to 1 teaspoon plumeria or other floral soap fragrance Place milk and oats in food processor or blender. Continue processing until mixture is fine. Place mixture in bowl and stir in lavender flowers and fragrance. Pour into 1 pint bottle. Apply tag and decorate with a ribbon. This works best if you place a cup full in clean stocking. ( save the foot of one you are tossing or use the end of a knee high nylon.) Tie a knot and toss into tub while water is running. Squeeze stocking a few times to release all the oats' skin-softening features. Enjoy!

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I was hoping that the recipes listed below would have that heading but it didn t come out that way. Please, read that for ideas on how to give the cookies listed below in beautiful jars or tins. Any cookie, brownie or cake mix can be given this way as a wonderful gift, simply by seperating the dry and wet ingredients and providing a complete recipe on a card or paper. Be creative and above all.. Enjoy!

GREAT Chocolate Cookies

Place the following dry ingredients in your jar or zip lock bag. ( needs to hold 1 quart) 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour 1 cup packed brown sugar 3/4 cup candy coated chocolate candies ( m&m's) 1/2 cup chopped salted peanuts 1/2 cup raisins 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 3/4 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon salt List the above dry ingredients on your recipe card and add: 2/3 cup softened butter 2 eggs - beaten 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Beat butter until smooth. Add beaten eggs and vanilla until blended. Add all dry ingredients and stir until well mixed. Drop by heaping tablespoonfuls on ungreased cookie sheet. Place 2 inches apart. Bake 11 to 12 minutes. Let cookies rest on cookie sheet for 2 mintues and then place on wire rack to cool completely. 2 doz. cookies Enjoy!

Oat & Strawberry Bars

Place the following dry ingredients in your jar or zip lock bag. ( needs to hold 1 quart) 2 1/4 cups uncooked quick oats 1 cup all purpose flour 1 cup, packed, brown sugar 2 teaspoons baking soda 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon salt List the above ingredients on your recipe card and add: 1 can - 21 ounces - strawberry pie filling 1 cup softened butter 3/4 teaspoon almond extract Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spray or grease a 9 x 13 baking pan. Beat butter until smooth. Add dry ingredients and mix until well blended. Press 2/3 of mixture into bottom of baking pan. Bake 15 minutes, remove from oven and let stand for 5 minutes on wire rack. With food processor or hand mixer, mix strawberry pie filling until smooth Stir in almond extract. Pour mixture over prepared crust and sprinkle with remaining crumb mixture. Place in oven and bake for 20 min or until topping is golden brown and filling is slightly bubbly. Cool completely on wire rack. Enjoy!

No Fuss Cookie Bars

Place the following dry ingredients in your jar or ziplock bag. ( needs to hold 1 quart)
1 cup coconut - flaked
2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup coarsely chopped walnuts

List the above dry ingredients on your recipe card and add:

1 can sweetened condensed milk

Pre heat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly spray or grease a 9 x 13 baking pan.

Place dry ingredients in a large bowl and add sweetened and condensed milk. Stir with until well blended.

Spread batter evenly in prepared pan and bake 15 to 18 minutes or until edges are golden.

Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Once cool cut into squares

Enjoy!

Orange, Walnut, Chocolate Chip Cookies

Place the following dry ingredients in a jar or ziplock bag. ( needs to hold 1 quart) 1 1/2 cups uncooked old fashioned oats 1 cup brown suger ( packed) 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips 1/2 cup all purpose flour 1/2 cup chopped walnuts 1 tablespoon grated orange peel 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon baking soda List the above dry ingredients on your recipe card and then add: 1 egg 1/2 cup butter...softened Preheat oven to 375 and lightly spray or grease a cookie sheet. In large bowl, blend butter until smooth. Beat in egg until well blended. Add dry ingredients and stir until blended. Drop, by rounded teaspoonfuls, 2 inches apart. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until golden brown. Let stand on cookie sheet for 2 minutes then remove to wire rack to cool completely. Repeat until all dough is used. 3 1/2 dozen cookies. Enjoy.

Magic Bars

Place the following ingredients in your jar of ziplock bag. ( needs to hold 1 quart) 1 cup graham cracker crumbs 1 cup coarsely chopped pecans 3/4 cup flaked coconut 3/4 cup semi chocolate chips 1/2 cup uncooked old fashioned or quick oats 1/2 cups raisins All the above dry ingredients to your recipe card and add: 1/3 cup butter 1 can sweetened condensed milk Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place butter in a 9 x 13 baking dish and place in oven until melted. Remove pan from oven. Place all dry ingredients in a large bowl and add sweetened condensed milk. Spread mixture evenly in pan and bake for 25 minutes or until lightly brown. Cool, in pan on wire rack, for 5 mintues...cut and allow to cool completely. Enjoy