Delicious food is one of the best things about Christmas, in my opinion! But who wants to slave away in the kitchen all day on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day?
Here are a some ideas of things you can make ahead of time and freeze to make your Christmas meal preparations smoother and leave you more time to just savor the season:
1. Cookie Dough
Make up a double or triple batch of cookie dough and keep it in the freezer to give as gifts or to use when company drops by unexpectedly or you need a treat to take to a gathering at the last minute. Here’s one of my favorite Chocolate Chip Cookie recipes.
One year, I made biscuit dough ahead of time and stuck it in the freezer to be able to quickly make Brown Sugar Biscuit Twists for a Christmas Brunch at my family’s house the day after Christmas.
4. Scone Mixes
You can put together the dry ingredients from a scone recipe like this Glazed Cinnamon Scone recipe and freeze them. Then, it’s a snap to whip up a batch of scones since you’ll already have the dry ingredients measured out.
5. Scone Dough
If you want to really speed up prep time for scones, you can also make the dough up ahead of time and cut the scones and flash freeze them. Just pull them out, thaw, and bake to have fresh scones without almost zero effort! Our very favorite scone recipe is this Pumpkin Scone recipe (you can also find a gluten-free version here.)
Looking for a delicious roll recipe that can be made ahead and frozen? Check out our family’s Butterhorn recipe. It’s a little time-intensive, but oh so worth it!
8. Christmas Candy
What’s Christmas without candy? My World’s Easiest Christmas Candy recipe is a winner–and it can be made ahead and frozen (if any of it lasts that long!)
Homemade drink mixes are great to give as gifts or to have on hand to serve at Christmas get-togethers. Plus, you can keep them for months in the freezer!
What are some of your favorite Christmas foods to make ahead and freeze? Share the recipe links in the comments!
2. Choose at least 2-4 recipes to make next week. These can be Christmas goodies or things for your Christmas meals. You choose! I’m going to be picking some Christmas goodies — probably things off my Recipes I Want to Try Pinterest board. I’ll let you know what I choose on Monday.
3. Take some time to just stop and enjoy your Sunday — even if it’s just 5 minutes of quiet or taking time to write down blessings from this past week. Step back and refresh, relax, and refuel. Life doesn’t always need to be lived at breakneck speed!
Here are the best Rite Aid deals this week, with thanks to Shannon for her help in compiling them. If you are new to shopping at Rite Aid or have questions about their coupon policy, click here.
7UP Products 2L – 4/$4 (Limit 2) Buy 4 – Get $1 UPR Use $0.75/1 coupon from the 11/17 SmartSource insert Free after coupons and UPR
Colgate Total Advanced Mouthwash 250 ml, Total Advanced Toothpaste 5.8 oz., Total 6 oz., Colgate 2 in 1 4.6 oz., or Sensitive Pro Relief 4 oz., of Manual Toothbrush Max or 360 1 ct., - 2/$6 (Limit 2) Buy 2 – Get $3 UPR Use $1/1 coupon from the 12/15 SmartSource insert $0.50 after coupons and UPR
Axe Antiperspirant/Deodorant or Body Spray 2.7-4 oz., or Showe Gel 16 oz., or Shampoo 12 oz., or Men’s Shave Gel or Face Wash – 3/$14 (Limit 2) Buy 3 – Get $5 UPR Use $1/1 Axe Product (RA Video Values, Dec) And use 2 $2/1 printable $0.66 each after coupons and UPR
Select Single Serve Gum Packs - $1 (Limit 4) Buy 3 – Get $1 UPR Use $0.25/1 RA Video Values, Dec And use $1/2 coupon from the Make Their School Day Great Booklet $0.33 each after coupons and UPR
Tums Antacid (50-150 ct) – $3.99 (Limit 4) Get $1 UPR Use $1.50/1 RA Video Values, Dec And use $1/1 RA Video Values, Dec And use $3/2 coupon from the 12/8 RedPlum insert $0.24 each after coupons and UPR
Do you have your shopping trip planned or did you come up with a great deal scenario/idea? Just post about it on your blog and leave your link below. To make it easy for everyone to navigate quickly through the links, your link must link directly to your Rite Aid deals post. Links going to the homepage of your blog or any other part of your blog besides the direct link to your Rite Aid deals post will be deleted.
Here are the best deals at Walgreens this week, with thanks to Mercedes for her help with compiling these:
COUPON DEALS
Nabisco Crackers – 2/$4 ($2.49 Each) Buy 2 – Get 1000 points Use $0.75/1 printable $0.75 each after coupons and points
Dinner Favorites – $0.99 with in-ad coupon Stove Top Stuffing 6oz, Betty Crocker Au Gratin Potatoes 4.7oz (Limit 4) Buy 2 and use $0.50/2 coupon from the 11/17 SmartSource insert Or use $0.50/1 coupon from the 12/15 SmartSource insert As low as $0.49 each after coupon
Campbell's Soup, 10.75oz Cream of Chicken of Mushroom (Limit 6) – $0.69 with in-ad coupon Buy 5 and use $1/5 printable Or buy 4 and use $0.40/4 coupon from the 11/3 SmartSource insert As low as $0.49 each after coupons
Gravy or Broth (Limit 6) – $0.59 with in-ad coupon Campbell's Gravy 10.25 or 10.5oz, Swanson Chicken Broth 14.5oz Buy 4 and use $1/4 printable Or buy 5 and use $0.40/5 coupon from the 11/3 SmartSource insert As low as $0.34 each after coupon
Canned Goods (Limit 6) – $0.59 with in-ad coupon Green Giant Vegetables 14.5 or 15oz, Nice! Tomato Paste 6oz
REGISTER REWARD DEALS
Buy 1 Goody's Hair Accessories at $2.99, Get $2 Register Rewards $0.99 after coupon
Buy 1 Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Lip Balm or Colorburst Crayons Lip Gloss at $6.99, Get $2 Register Rewards Use $2/1 printable And use $1/1 Walgreens, Dec coupon $1.99 after coupons and Register Rewards
Do you have your shopping trip planned or did you come up with a great deal scenario/idea? Just post about it on your blog and leave your link below. To make it easy for everyone to navigate quickly through the links, your link must link directly to your Walgreens deals post. Links going to the homepage of your blog or any other part of your blog besides the direct link to your Walgreens deals post will be deleted.
Here are the best deals at CVS this week, with a big thanks to Passionate Penny Pincher for her help in compiling them:
Buy 3 Chex Mix or Gardetto’s at $2, Get $3 ECBs (Limit 1) Use 3 $0.50/1 printable $0.50 each after coupon and ECBs
Buy 2 Kellogg’s Special K Cereal or Bars at $2.50, Get $1 ECBs (Limit 1) Use $1.50/2 printable $1.25 each after coupon and ECBs
Buy 1 Bic Disposables 3-10 ct. at $6.99, Get $2 ECBs (Limit 1) Use $2/1 printable or coupon from the 12/15 SmartSource insert $2.99 after ECBs
Buy 1 Tide or Gain Liquid 48-64 Loads at $11.94, Get $3 ECBs (Limit 1) Use $2/1 coupon from the 12/1 P&G insert $6.94 after coupon and ECBs
Spend $15 on Hefty Trash or Food Storage Bags, Get $5 ECBs (Limit 1)
*Deal Idea* Buy 1 Hefty Trash Bags – $9.99 Buy 2 Hefty One Zip$ – 3.29 Use $1/1 printable Pay $14.57 out of pocket, Get $5 ECBs $9.57 after coupons and ECBs
Spend $30, Get $10 ECBs on these products: Huggies diapers, Pull-ups or GoodNites Jumbo pk. $9.99, Huggies wipes 168-184 ct. $5.99, Johnson’s baby 13-15 oz, oil gel 6.5 oz or Desitin 2 oz $2.99 (Limit 1)
*Deal Idea*
Buy 3 Huggies Diapers - $9.99 each Use 3 $1.50/1 printables or $2/1 printables Pay $23.97 out of pocket, Get $10 ECBs As low as $4.65 each after coupon and ECBs
Spend $15, Get $5 ECBs on these products: M&M’s 9.9-12.6 oz $1.98, Mars Chocolate Minis or Dove Christmas Promises $3.00 or Dove Promises 8.5-9.3 oz $3.00(Limit 1)
*Deal Idea*
Buy 8 M&M’s – $1.98 each Use 4 $1/2 printable Pay $11.84 out of pocket, Get $5 ECBs As low as $.85 a bag after coupon and ECBs
Other Deals In Ad
Halls Cough Drops – $1.50 Use $1/2 printable $1.00 each after coupon
Triaminic Night Time or Day Time liquid 4 oz – $5 Use $3/1 coupon from the 12/15 SmartSource insert $2 after coupon
Wisk Liquid 32 loads, Arm & Hammer Liquid 25-32 Loads or Crystal Burst Paks 16 ct. at $8.99 – On Sale Buy 1 Get 1 Free Use $1/1 printable $3.49 each after coupon
Burt’s Bee Lotion, Lip Gloss or Hair Care – Prices start at $1.99 Use $2/1 printable Free after coupon
Do you have your shopping trip planned or did you come up with a great deal scenario/idea? Just post about it on your blog and leave your link below. To make it easy for everyone to navigate quickly through the links, your link must link directly to your CVS deals post. Links going to the homepage of your blog or any other part of your blog besides the direct link to your CVS deals post will be deleted.
But who wants to slave away in the kitchen all day on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day?
Do you have your shopping trip planned or did you come up with a great deal scenario/idea? Just post about it on your blog and leave your link below. To make it easy for everyone to navigate quickly through the links, your link must link directly to your Rite Aid deals post. Links going to the homepage of your blog or any other part of your blog besides the direct link to your Rite Aid deals post will be deleted.
Here are the best deals at CVS this week, with a big thanks to 
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