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Joy: “The emotion of great delight or happiness caused by something exceptionally good or satisfying.”

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Tips on How to Simplify the Season

• Plan your calendar for events you don’t want to miss.

• Be selective - exclude anything that may cause more stress than joy.

• Simplify gift giving - focus on experiences and memories rather than tangibles unless it’s going to improve your quality of life (such as gym membership or meal delivery service)

• If cooking, keep the recipes simple and ones you may prep ahead. Include your loved one as able.

• Plan to do gift shopping for others online or consider gift cards.

Gift Ideas for Your Loved One

• Talking photo album

• Calendar clock

• Senior cell phone

• Activity books

• Robotic cat

• Rechargeable hand warmers

• Clothing protector crumb catchers

• Men’s ratchet belt (one handed belt)

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This holiday recipe is one to enjoy creating with your loved one!

Easy Christmas Cookies with Holiday Pretzels

Prep Time: 10 minutes 

Cook Time: 6 minutes 

Total Time: 16 minutes

These really are the easiest Christmas cookies you can make! They're always a hit and will fly off of your cookie tray. Give some as homemade gifts, too!

Ingredients

· 1 bag waffle or holiday-shaped pretzels

· 1 bag holiday M&M’s plain or peanut butter chocolate candies

· 1 12-oz bag Hershey’s Milk Chocolate Kisses

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 170 degrees.

2. Open the bags of pretzels and remove all the unbroken pretzels.

3. Place them on waxed paper-lined cookie sheets in a single layer.

4. Unwrap Hershey’s Kisses, place one on each pretzel, repeat for an entire cookie sheet.

5. Place cookie sheet in the preheated oven and “bake” for six minutes.

6. Immediately upon removing from the oven, place one M-n-M on top of semi-melted Hershey’s Kiss.

7. Place entire cookie sheet in refrigerator until cookies are set.

8. Place in cute holiday bags or on a cookie tray for your guests to enjoy!

_{(Recipe credit: The Wicked Noodle)}

Nutrition Information:

 Yield: 72 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 33Total Fat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 2mgSodium: 15mgCarbohydrates: 4gFiber: 0gSugar: 3gProtein: 1g

This data was provided and calculated by Nutritionix.

© Kristy Bernardo

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