1. Reindeer Rice Krispie
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First off, I came across these pretty basic reindeer rice krispies. I really thought this was going to be the easiest one, but things took a turn. First of all, I bought caramel chocolate drizzled rice krispies by accident (#Spoontip read labels). Then, I started drawing all the antlers on after I put the popsicle sticks in and drew them upside down —Granny = 1, Emma = 0.
2. Oreo Penguins
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Next, I decided to tackle these cute little Oreo penguins. Overall this one was a success. My penguins looked pretty damn good next to the "Pinterest god" who created this in the first place. Side note: they're kind of annoying to eat because there's so much candy on them, but nevertheless chocolate covered Oreo's are always delicious.
3. Gingerbread Cheesecake Bites
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Though I'm not a huge fan of cheesecake, I decided to make these gingerbread cheesecake bites. The recipe was really basic and wasn't very hard to pull off, so I would 10/10 recommend this recipe to anyone who's new to the kitchen this season.
4. Basket Weave Mitten Sugar Cookies
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Alright, these basket weave mitten sugar cookies are easily the most annoying thing you'll ever make. Every time I tried to weave the dough, it would break, so I only weaved enough for two cookies. Don't even get me started with what the oven did to them while baking. Mittens? More like circles.
5. Hot Cocoa Cheesecake Dip
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The final recipe I tried in this somewhat frustrating attempt at Pinterest recipes was a hot cocoa cheesecake dip. This recipe was extremely easy and quick, taking a total of like 10 minutes to make. I took this one to a potluck and it was gone in extremely quick, so overall it was a success.
Overall, I was successful in 3/5. But to be completely honest, my granny probably would have rocked all of the above. And regardless of how they all turned out, my roommates ate them all in 5 minutes — turns out all that matters is the taste anyways.