Christmas does not need to be expensive, it just takes a bit of thinking and planning.
At least twice a month I buy items at Shopper’s Drug mart collecting Shoppers Optimum points.  Today I purchased the Christmas candy, stocking stuffers, Christmas crackers, many kinds of juice, chocolates, granola, trail mix……….the list goes on and on totalling $88.63.   All I paid was $13.63, the other $75.00 was paid in points.
In our home we use cloth napkins. My find of the week was a dozen brand new cloth Christmas napkins for $3.50.
The Saturday before Christmas is my time to bake a few different type of Christmas cookies.  If I bake any earlier, there isn’t anything left by Christmas Day.  Home made cookies always taste better than store bought, and are considerably cheaper. So if you think you are not a baker, here’s the easiest cookie recipe in the world.
Nut butter cookies
1 cup peanut butter (or almond butter)
1 cup sugar
1 egg.
Preheat oven to 400° F. Mix ingredients in bowl. Scoop into small balls and place on cookie sheet. Dot each cookie with a 1/4 of a glazed cherry. (Or two chocolate chips, or a dried cherry)  Bake for 10 minutes. Be careful as these babies can go from cooked to burnt in seconds. Cool on a rack. Hide in the refrigerator to avoid instant consumption.  Serve with a glass of cold milk or a cup of tea, and a cloth napkin.
