HOLIDAY BAKING WITH EBAY

My husband and I celebrated our 25th anniversary this year and still had some of the small kitchen appliances we received as gifts from our wedding. You can agree it was time for us to get a few upgrades! One of our new small kitchen appliances I’m really excited about is this KitchenAid Hand Mixer. This KitchenAid Hand Mixer is sold by Kitchen Aid on eBay through the Buy It Now vs. auction. Did you know that 81% of eBay items are brand new and available through the “Buy It Now’ option? That means, you can buy it right away and possibly get free shipping, since 69% of eBay items ship for free.

My brand new hand mixer has been coming in handy this holiday season! I love to bake and have been baking cut-out sugar cookies for years! My husband, sons, nephew, and nieces love when I bake these cookies, so each year I make sure to bake a few batches for everyone to enjoy.

Another small kitchen appliance we bought this year was this Breville toaster oven. My boys heat up their leftovers in this easy to use, stylish toaster oven. Shop it brand new at eBay with free shipping! Want more choices? Click here to shop all the Breville toaster ovens available on eBay.

There’s more! You can shop everything you need for holiday baking at eBay. Shop baking sheets, cooling racks, and mixing bowls. I just added three things to my holiday baking wish list I think you may enjoy- this Goldtouch non-stick 3-piece cookie bakeware set, this Goldtouch non-stick 4-piece toaster oven set that will be perfect to use with my toaster oven, and this lovely pie dish. Plus, eBay features Daily Deals to check out! This Dyson Compact Vacuum is 55% off and sold through Dyson on eBay with Buy it Now.

I hope you enjoyed this- Holiday Baking with eBay post! It was so much fun to work on and reminds me that I need to get back to some baking! Have a blessed day everyone! I included my favorite sugar cookie recipe for you below to enjoy with your family!

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Basic Sugar Cookie Recipe

Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for rolling, 1/2 teaspoon baking powder, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature, 1 cup granulated sugar, 1 large egg, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, assorted candies, sprinkles, or colored sugars, for decorating (optional)

Icing: 1 1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar, 3-4 tablespoons milk, water, or lemon juice

1. In large bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, and salt. With an electric mixer, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. With mixer on low, gradually add flour mixture; beat until combined. Divide dough in half; flatten into disks. Wrap each in plastic; freeze until firm, at least 20 minutes, or place in a resealable plastic bag, and freeze up to 3 months (thaw in refrigerator overnight).

2. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Line baking sheets with parchment. Remove one dough disk; let stand 5 to 10 minutes. Roll out 1/8 inch thick between two sheets of floured parchment, dusting dough with flour as needed. Cut shapes with cookie cutters. Using a spatula, transfer to prepared baking sheets. (If dough gets soft, chill 10 minutes.) Reroll scraps; cut shapes. Repeat with remaining dough.

3. Bake, rotating halfway through, until edges are golden, 10 to 18 minutes (depending on size). Cool completely on wire racks. To ice cookies, spread with the back of a spoon. Let the icing harden, about 20 minutes. Decorate as desired.

4. For the icing, sift confectioners’ sugar into a small bowl. Whisk in milk, water, or lemon juice, 1 tablespoon at a time, until smooth and thick enough to coat the back of a spoon. If too thin, whisk in more sugar; if too thick, add more liquid. Spread over cookies with back of a spoon. Add other decorations, if desired. Let the icing harden, about 20 minutes.

Recipe by Martha Stewart.

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