Best Last Minute Christmas Gift Ideas of Last Minute Gifts to Make or Buy

No one can accuse me of being a procrastinator, waiting until the last minute to buy Christmas gifts for everyone on our list. Shopping for Christmas gifts at the last minute, within days, hours or minutes of Christmas gift-giving exchanges would make this Grandma stressed out and unable to enjoy the fun festivities of the holiday season. Christmas Eve gift shopping? Yikes!

Even though our Christmas shopping is often finished well ahead of time, gift-wrapped and ready for Christmas gatherings with family and friends, sometimes there is a need to buy or make a last minute Christmas gift for an unexpected guest. It isn’t much fun watching or participating in opening Christmas gifts when someone is invited at the last minute to a Christmas dinner party when there is not a single present for him or her to open. Awkward is putting it mildly.
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No Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe

The No Bake Chocolate, Oatmeal, Peanut Butter Cookies is a family favorite throughout the year, but these delicious cookies are especially requested around the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays and I’m happy to oblige.

I’ve been known to make these cookies and ship them overnight to family and friends living out of state, or make them and give a batch or two to friends as a “just because” gift. I’ve recently heard that some people refer to these cookies as “Reindeer Turds” and I can understand why, based on how they cookies look when they’re done setting up, but if you like chocolate, oatmeal and peanut butter, you will love these cookies.
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Pecan Pie Mini Muffins – Mini Muffin Cookies from Grandma’s Kitchen

Pecan Pie Mini MuffinsPecan Pie Mini Muffins and Mini Muffin Cookies are a family favorite around Thanksgiving and Christmas, and this Grandma’s kitchen is always busy with children and grandchildren enjoying the pecan pie muffins I’ve baked and served to everyone. If you’ve never had pecan pie mini muffins, you are missing out on a simple and easy recipe to make for anytime of year.

My recipe box is full of cards containing every delicious recipe I have ever made from the time I started cooking or baking as a young girl, including my favorite pumpkin pancakes recipe which has been a hit with my family for many years now. Every time I make pecan pie muffins, someone asks me, “How do you make these little pecan muffins?, they’re delicious!”

If you are wondering if pecan pie muffins actually taste like pecan pie, the answer would be Yes, they do. The brown sugar in the recipe makes them taste just like pecan pie, and the best part of making mini pecan pie muffins is that there’s only 5 ingredients!
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