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When you are young and broke, homemade are the only gifts you can afford. I started making gifts back when I was a teen. Usually my mom did it with me, but one year I was determined to make my uncle some peppermint patties. Yorks were his favorite, Junior Mints second.

I grabbed a recipe from an old book from my grandmothers shelf and wasn’t sure what would happen. They turned into minty animal droppings, aka Janine’s Junior Mints, but my uncle didn’t mind; they tasted great! The only problem; I just didn’t make enough.

Edible Gifts in Jars

Anything can be put in a jar, decorated with a little fabric and ribbon or with a label.

1. Cookies in a Jar

2. Cake in a Jar 

3. Hot Cocoa in a Jar

4. Waffles in a Jar

5. Bread in a Jar

6. Syrup in a Jar

7. Pie in a Jar

8. Muffins in a Jar

9. Nuts in a Jar

10. Brownies in a Jar

11. Cranberry Butter

12. Granola in a Jar

13. Caramel Sauce in a Jar

14. Hot Fudge in a Jar

15. Strawberry Jam

16. Lemon Curd in a Jar

17. Soup in a Jar

18. Spicy Jelly in a Jar

19. Rootbeer BBQ Sauce in a Jar

20. Dry Rub in a Jar

21. Ranch Mix in a Jar

22. Bread and Butter Pickles

23. Hamburger Helper in a Jar

24. Chili in a Jar

Homemade Chocolate Bark Recipes

I love Chocolate bark because it is easy to make and you can create lots of amazing flavors.

25. White Chocolate Holiday Bark with Cranberries and Pumpkin Seeds

26. Peppermint Bark Cups

27. Yogurt Bark with Strawberries and Pistachios 

28. Bite Sized Party Bark with Mini Chocolate Chips and Peanuts

29. White Chocolate Oreo Bark

30. Easy Toffee Pretzel Bark

31. Homemade Butterfinger Bark

32. Rocky Road Bark

33. Coconut Bark

34. Lemon Bark

35. S’mores Bark

36. Pumpkin Spice Latte Bark

37. Buckeye Bark

Homemade Truffle Recipes

Yummy chocolate treats packed full of flavor make the perfect edible gifts because they are so rich and look pretty too. 38. No Fuss Chocolate Truffles

39. Red Velvet Oreo Truffles

40. Samoa Truffles

41. Truffles Kids Can Make

42. S’mores Truffles

43. Blueberry Lemon Truffles 44. Lemon Cookie Truffles

45. Nutter Butter Truffles

46. Chocolate Candy Cane Truffles

47. Gluten Free Cookie Dough Truffles

  48. Thin Mint Truffles

49. Pumpkin Pie Truffles

50. Eggnog Truffles

Homemade Candy and Snacks

Delectable little goodies and snacks make great gifts for friends and hosts.

51. Seafoam Candy aka Honycomb Sponge Candy

52. Candy Citrus Peel

53. Gingerbread Christmas Tree

54. The Best English Toffee

55. Chocolate Peanut Butter Popcorn

56. Slice and Bake Shortbread

57. Chocolate Covered Raspberries

58. Pumpkin Seed Brittle

59. Strawberry Meringues

60. Homemade Tootsie Rolls

61. Homemade Kool-Aid Taffy

62. Homemade Butterfingers

63. Peanut Butter Confetti Marshmallow Squares

64. Eggnog Fudge

65. Maple Pumpkin Fudge

66. Rocky Road Fudge

67. Red Velvet Fudge

68. Pretzel S’mores

69. Cream Cheese Mints

70. Homemade Butter Mints

71. Honey Mustard Pretzels

72. Christmas Chex Mix

73. Slow Cooker Pumpkin Harvest Chex Mix

74. Pumpkin Spice Muddy Buddies aka Puppy Chow

75. Chocolate Churro Muddy Buddies

Those are just some ideas to get you started! For more homemade edible gift ideas, follow my Cookie Board on Pinterest! What do you like to make for an edible gift?

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I used to live in a military town.  Memorial Day weekend was just about as busy as Christmas.  Invited to at least 3 BBQs, I was always asked to bring either dessert or a salad.  Although simple, I’m horrible at making salads!  So I opted for something sweet.  These Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars layered with TWIX Bites are perfect to share with family and friends!

Although there were lots of fun festivities, Memorial Day was also a somber holiday in that town.  We took all the events as an opportunity to show our appreciation, and gave out cookies & other deserts to service members and their families.

It was hard to talk to my daughter about Memorial Day back then.  She was only 2.  Now, she is fully aware of the sacrifice many have made for us; people they don’t even know.

When we went to Walmart to pick up our TWIX Bites, my daughter noticed the American flag was everywhere.  She was very curious as to why and asked, “Mom is it going to be the 4th of July?  When IS the 4th of July?”  Of course when I told her when it was, she laughed and turned a little red.

I told her is was going to be Memorial Day soon.  She didn’t know what that was and so, as we made these cookies bars, we talked about the holiday and everyone we know who has served.

We have a lot of neighbors and friends who have given many years, so we’ll definitely be sharing these with them

Make sure you cook the bars until they are dark golden brown on the edges.  The pudding with help keep them moist so it is really hard to over cook them

TWIX Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars #EatMoreBites

 

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Prep time

15 mins

Cook time

30 mins

Total time

45 mins

 

A Decadent Cookie Bar with lots of gooey chocolate and caramel!

Author: True Aim

Recipe type: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Serves: 16

Ingredients

• 1 cup Butter at room temp
• ¾ cup Brown Sugar
• 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
• 2 Eggs
• 1 Package Instant Vanilla Pudding
• 1¾ cup Flour
• ¾ tsp Baking Powder
• ½ tsp Salt
• ½ cup Semi Sweet Chocolate Chips
• 1 Package TWIX Bites Refrigerated

Instructions

1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and generously grease a square 8x8 baking dish.
2. Cream butter and sugar together until smooth and add vanilla.
3. Beat in the eggs until incorporated and then mix in the vanilla pudding.
4. Add your flour, baking powder, and salt. Mix just until you can't see the flour, but no more. Stir the chocolate chips in by hand.
5. Spread half of the dough on the bottom of the prepared baking dish and top with the TWIX bites. Top with remaining dough and bake for 30 - 40 minutes or until very dark golden brown on the edges.
6. Cool completely on a wire rack and cut into 16 bars.

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Before you makes these awesome cookie bars remember to print off your coupon and receive $1.00 off when you buy two 2.83 oz. or larger bags OR $3.00 off when you buy two 6 oz. or larger bags of TWIX Bites.

What do you do to for Memorial Day weekend?  Do you have any family traditions or great recipes?  I would love to hear about them!

Check out these Candy Bar Stuffed Chocolate Cupcakes for more baking ideas with Mars Bites!

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