{"id":18262,"date":"2018-10-04T11:37:54","date_gmt":"2018-10-04T16:37:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/?p=18262"},"modified":"2018-10-04T11:40:35","modified_gmt":"2018-10-04T16:40:35","slug":"bookmark-this-holiday-treats-to-share-with-the-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/2018\/10\/bookmark-this-holiday-treats-to-share-with-the-office\/","title":{"rendered":"Bookmark This: Holiday Treats to Share With the Office"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The holiday season is the season for sharing and everyone loves a good excuse to bring something yummy to the office. But what if you don\u2019t know what to bring? <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes, we\u2019ve all been there. It\u2019s the night before you\u2019re supposed to bring in a holiday treat into the office, but you\u2019re stuck. What do you bring? Sweet? Savory? Both? Finger foods? Maybe a dip? There are so many options that you find yourself caught in a whirlwind of Pinterest ideas and thoughts of just buying something on your way into the office the next morning. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But, fear not! There\u2019s no need to settle for pre-packaged snacks or Pinterest fails that you\u2019re too embarrassed to serve. Instead, because we love our PaperDirect loyal customers, we\u2019ve created a list of fail-proof, delicious holiday snacks that the whole office will love. In fact, be warned that you might be asked to bring these yummy snacks to events all year long!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; float: right;\">If you\u2019re ready for comments like \u201cWho made this?\u201d and \u201cIt\u2019s delicious!\u201d &#8211; check out these recipes and be the star of the show at your office Holiday party.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Cookie Dough Dip<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/holiday-treats-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"312\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">INGREDIENTS<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u2153 cup light brown sugar<\/li>\n<li>Pinch of salt<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon vanilla extract<\/li>\n<li>8 ounces cream cheese<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd cup powdered sugar<\/li>\n<li>\u00be cup semisweet mini chocolate chips<\/li>\n<li>Graham crackers or Nilla wafers, to serve<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd cup unsalted butter, cut into small pieces<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DIRECTIONS<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a small saucepan, melt the butter, brown sugar and salt over medium-low heat, stirring continuously, until the brown sugar dissolves. Remove from the heat, whisk in the vanilla extract, and set aside to cool to room temperature.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With an electric mixer on medium speed, beat the cream cheese and powdered sugar for 1 minute, until smooth and fluffy.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reduce the mixer speed to low and slowly beat in the cooled butter mixture. Increase the speed to medium and beat for 1 minute. Stir in the chocolate chips.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Transfer the dip to a serving bowl and refrigerate if not serving immediately. Remove from the refrigerator 15 to 30 minutes before serving. Serve with graham crackers or Nilla wafers. Leftovers can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><strong>Peppermint Bark<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-18266\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/holiday-treats-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/holiday-treats-3.jpg 670w, https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/holiday-treats-3-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">INGREDIENTS<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>30 crushed peppermint hard candies, divided<\/li>\n<li>1 1\/2 pounds milk chocolate candy, coarsely chopped<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon oil-based peppermint flavoring, or to taste<\/li>\n<li>1 1\/2 pounds white chocolate, chopped<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DIRECTIONS<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spread 1\/3 of the peppermint candy over a 9&#215;13-inch baking pan lined with wax paper.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Melt the milk chocolate in the top of a double boiler over just-barely simmering water, stirring frequently and scraping down the sides with a rubber spatula to avoid scorching, just until melted. Pour the melted chocolate over peppermint candy in the prepared pan. Sprinkle another 1\/3 of the candy on top of the milk chocolate. Refrigerate until the chocolate hardens, about 30 minutes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Melt the white chocolate in the top of a double boiler over just-barely simmering water, stirring frequently and scraping down the sides with a rubber spatula to avoid scorching. Stir in the oil-based peppermint flavoring. Pour the white chocolate over the milk chocolate, then spread the remaining 1\/3 peppermint candy on top.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Refrigerate until the white chocolate hardens, about 30 minutes. Cut or break into pieces to serve.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><strong>Christmas Muddy Buddies<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-18265\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/holiday-treats-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/holiday-treats-2.png 454w, https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/holiday-treats-2-300x231.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">INGREDIENTS<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>8 cups Chex cereal, divided<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup creamy peanut butter, divided<\/li>\n<li>1 Tbsp vegetable oil, divided<\/li>\n<li>1 cup red candy melts<\/li>\n<li>1 cup green candy melts<\/li>\n<li>1-1\/2 cups powdered sugar, divided<\/li>\n<li>2 (gallon-sized) Ziplock bags<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DIRECTIONS<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Place 4 cups of Chex cereal in a large bowl. In a microwave-safe bowl, combine 1 cup Red Candy Melts, 1\/4 cup peanut butter and 1\/2 Tbsp vegetable oil. Microwave on HIGH for 30 seconds, stir and cook in 15-second intervals until smooth.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pour melted peanut butter mixture over cereal, toss to coat.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pour coated cereal into gallon ziplock bag. Add half of the powdered sugar (3\/4 cup) into ziplock bag and seal. Shake to coat cereal.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pour coated cereal onto parchment or wax paper and allow to set.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Repeat process with remaining ingredients and Green Candy Melts.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Store in an airtight container for up to a week.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last Minute Tips<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you&#8217;re still thinking to yourself that you just can&#8217;t do it&#8230; keep these tips in mind.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Simple works best.<\/strong>The more you try to do, the more stressful it\u2019s going to be. Not to mention, if things don\u2019t quite work out the way you planned, you\u2019re going to be even more bummed.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Quality over quantity.<\/strong>Focus on making something that\u2019s great and people won\u2019t mind if it\u2019s in a limited quantity.<\/li>\n<li><strong>No perfection needed.<\/strong>If your treat doesn\u2019t look like the picture, that\u2019s okay. Calm your inner perfectionist and trust that it tastes delicious.<\/li>\n<li><strong>It doesn\u2019t have to be themed.<\/strong>Don\u2019t worry about making things green and red, or holiday themed. If the dish is delicious, it doesn\u2019t really matter what color it is.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bring your treat in a disposable container.<\/strong>Cleanup will be a breeze and you won\u2019t freak out when you forget it at the office.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enjoy these delicious treats and remember that PaperDirect has got you covered. Happy holidays!!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The holiday season is the season for sharing and everyone loves a good excuse to bring something yummy to the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[150],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18262","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-christmas-holiday-party-tips"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18262"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18262"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18262\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18275,"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18262\/revisions\/18275"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18262"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18262"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18262"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}