It's the most wonderful time of year!!! Time to gather with family and friends and celebrate the holidays. We do alot of holiday entertaining and I have gathered some tips and tricks over the years so I get a lot less stressed out about entertaining. Last minute guests? Cookie party? Brunch? Friendsmas? Bring it on!!
Tip #1: Borrow from your tree! Need a centerpiece? Easy! Grab a couple of ornaments off your tree, place in a vase and you are good to go. Scatter some ornaments and confetti around the table too. I also have a white tablecloth and burlap runner handy for get-togethers. They are very versatile pieces.
Tip #2: Use fun paper plates and napkins! Holiday get-togethers with friends don't have to be as fancy as a Thanksgiving dinner. Have fun with your tablescape and add holiday-themed plates and napkins! Just be sure to have glass wine glasses or drink tumblers. No one wants to have their holiday drink in a plastic cup!!
Look how fun and colorful this tablescape is!
Tip #3: Don't be a slave in the kitchen! Pick up some convenient frozen party size meals. I always have STOUFFER'S® meat and cheese lasagnas in my freezer. I just pop it in the oven, set the timer and go about decorating. An hour or so later, it's ready. No chopping veggies, boiling noodles, assembling a lasagna for me during the holidays!
- STOUFFER'S® Party Size Entrées, 57-96 oz. (Lasagna with Meat & Sauce)
- Company is coming! Topped with fresh cheese and aged Parmesan, STOUFFER'S® Party Size Lasagna with Meat & Sauce is an easy, delicious entrée that's perfect for get-togethers!
- NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Dark Chocolate Peppermint Refrigerated Cookie Dough
- Rich Chocolate meets creamy peppermint for a grown-up taste
- It's a fudgy dark chocolate cookie dough made with cocoa and filled with peppermint chunks and Semi-Sweet Morsels.
- Available for a limited time only!
- NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels, 12 oz.
- Our famous Semi-Sweet Morsels have been helping to bake up the best for 75 years. Delicious in desserts or right out of the bag, these morsels bring versatility and convenience to any baker's kitchen.
- 100% Real Semi-Sweet Chocolate, No Artificial Colors or Flavors, No Preservatives, Gluten Free
- NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Rolled & Ready Sugar Cookie Dough Sheets
- Our new Rolled and Ready Sugar Cookie Dough Sheets help you simplify holiday baking, so you can spend more time making memories and less time cleaning up.
- Use cookie cutters of your choice and simply cut, bake and decorate!
Want a semi-homemade treat to serve at your party? You must try these Chocolate Hazelnut Pinwheel Cookies. I say semi-homemade because I use the Nestle® Rolled & Ready Sugar Cookie Dough Sheets instead of making my own dough! These are a perfect combination of sugar cookie and hazelnut. Pretty heavenly if you ask me! You are not going to believe how easy these cookies are to make! (Recipe below!)
Chocolate Hazelnut Pinwheel CookiesMakes 12
Ingredients:1 sheet of Nestle® Tolhouse® Rolled & Ready Sugar Cookie Dough2 tbsp chocolate hazelnut spreadpowdered sugar to sprinkle
Purchase a package of Nestle Tolhouse Rolled & ready Sugar Cookie Dough Sheets!
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Place a cookie dough sheet on plastic wrap.
Spread the chocolate hazelnut over the dough. Leave about 1/4 inch of dough around the spread so it doesn't ooze out during baking.
Sprinkle powdered sugar over the hazelnut spread. How much sugar you sprinkle is up to you!
Carefully roll the dough into a log. Form the log with your hands carefully or the dough will tear.
Cover the cookie log with plastic wrap and place in the freezer for about 15 minutes or in the fridge overnight.
Remove cookie log from freezer and unwrap. Using a knife slice the log in 12 equal pieces. Place on baking sheet and pop in oven. Bake for 13-15 minutes. Remove from oven and leave on baking sheet for about 2 minutes!
Sharing an easy Chocolate Hazelnut Pinwheel Cookie recipe and some holiday entertaining tips on the blog today! #HolidayMadeSimple #ad #recipe #instafood #chocolate #cookiesA video posted by Ida Arias (@scggirl) on Dec 12, 2014 at 10:02am PSTYou are going to have these beautiful delicious semi-homemade cookies that your guests will devour! Oh and it really doesn't get any easier than these cookies!
Everything I purchased for my party was purchased at my local Walmart! The lasagna was in the freezer section and the cookies and dough were in the refrigerated sections. The plates and napkins are available in the holiday section! Holidays for less!
What's your go-to tip for easy holiday entertaining?