Tasty Lip Candy
1/4 teaspoon grated paraffin wax (craft stores)
Resealable bag
1 teaspoon coconut oil (grocery stores or craft store)
1 teaspoon petroleum jelly
1 Wilton candy melt in the color of your choice ( wilton.com or craft stores)
1/8 teaspoon oil-based candy flavoring (craft stores)
Small container (try a swing jar, available at craft stores)
1. Place the grated wax in the resealable plastic bag. Add the coconut oil, petroleum jelly, one candy melt, and flavoring to the bag. (NOTE: You can use several different colors of candy melt as long as the total amount adds up to one candy melt; for example, half of a pink candy melt plus half of a red candy melt.)
2. Seal the bag and put it in a bowl of steaming hot water to melt its contents; this should take 3 to 5 minutes.
3. Once the ingredients are melted, take the bag out of the water and squish the contents around so they all mix together (make sure to do this quickly before it starts to harden).
4. Cut off a tiny corner of the bag and squeeze the gloss into the clean container. Let it cool off for an hour, or just pop it in the refrigerator for 15 minutes.
Gingerbread Mini "Pizzas"
Ingredients:
2/3 cup canola oil
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 cup molasses
1/2 cup milk
4 cups flour, plus more for dusting
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon each nutmeg, cloves, allspice
Red food coloring
1 can vanilla frosting
Toppings of your choice: mini chocolate chips, crushed candy canes, dried or candied fruits (cranberries and cherries)
1. Beat oil and sugar for 4 minutes in an electric mixer. Add molasses and milk and stir. Put dry ingredients in a separate bowl and whisk to combine. Add dry ingredients to the oil mixture in three additions. Mix until well combined; the dough will be stiff. Flatten the dough into two disks, wrap in plastic wrap, and chill for an hour or up to three days.
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease cookie sheets. Sprinkle flour on the counter and roll the dough out to about 1/8-inch thick. Cut out circles using a cup with a wide rim. Bake for 8 minutes or until golden brown with firm edges. Cool for 2 minutes on the baking sheet, then move to a cooling rack to cool completely.
3. In another bowl, add a few drops of food coloring to the icing to make it a deep pink (the "pizza sauce" wink . Frost the tops of the cookie pizzas and sprinkle with toppings. Makes 24.
http://www.cosmogirl.com/fashion/diy/gift-guide-diy-nov07?src=nl&mag=cog&list=cgz
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