Cookie Bouquet Baptism Gift

I made a cookie bouquet for a baptism gift that we went to tonight. Since it was Sunday and we couldn't make it to the store to get chocolate nuggets, I had to improvise. I had cookie dough already made up and skewers:
I rolled the dough into circles and stuck the skewers in and baked them. Then after they cooled, I dipped one side into almond bark:I added orange sprinkles to some and pink and yellow sprinkles too:
Then I wrapped each on in a baggie and tied it with some ribbon. I embellished a tin can and added the same promises for the covenants we make as the previous post:

These baptism gifts are ending up being a lot of work - LoL

Caramel Apples

I made caramel apples yesterday for my Activity Day girls and Visiting Teaching route:

No unwrapping caramels and melting them here - although it probably is faster - I made the caramel from scratch and even took a recipe and added ingredients, took away some and altered the measurements!

Used 2 caramel coats since it was a thin syrup:

I melted white almond bark and coated that over the caramel, then rolled it in homemade granola:

Wrapped them up and gave them away:

Happy Fall =)

Granola Recipe - quick & easy

1 cup shredded coconut
1 cup chopped or slivered almonds
2 cups quick-cooking rolled oats
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1/4 cup honey

Preheat the oven to 350˚.

Combine coconut, almonds, oats, oil, and honey together in a large bowl until they are mixed well. Pour onto a sheet pan and bake, stirring once or twice during baking time, until the mixture turns a nice golden brown for 20 minutes.

Remove the granola from the oven and allow to cool, stirring once.  Stores for 1 month or longer in an air-tight container.