14 Simple, Beautiful Homemade Holiday Gifts

Whip up these gifts as easily as that cotton-ball snowman you made 30 years ago.

Coconut-Pecan Muffin Mix

Makes: 1 gift (4½ cups in all)
Total time: 5 minutes

What You Need

• 1½ cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled)
• 1½ teaspoons baking powder
• ½ cup granulated sugar
• ¼ cup light brown sugar
• ½ teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 7-ounce package sweetened shredded coconut (2 2/3 cups)
• ¾ cup pecans (chopped)

What to Do

1. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, sugars, and salt. Mix in the coconut and pecans. Keep at room temperature for up to 1 month.
2. Handwrite or download the following instructions on a gift tag or label to include with your gift: “Heat oven to 350º F. In a large bowl, whisk together 3 large eggs and ¾ cup canola oil. Add the muffin mix and stir just until combined. Divide among the cups of a 12-cup muffin tin lined with paper liners. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes. Makes 12 muffins.”

How to Package Your Gift

Transfer the mix to a resealable paper bag. Try the Tin-Tie Bag from myownlabels.com (from $4 for 12). Wrap with ribbon and affix with a label and a gift tag with the baking instructions.

 
For a printable PDF with the instructions, suitable for including with your gift, go to Homemade How-tos.