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!

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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: