1. 2 coffee mugs - have the recipients name put on them
2. 1/2 pound specialty coffee
3. glass container to hold ground coffee
4. hot glue gun
5. Christmas bow

1. two coffee spoons
2. sugar and cream set
3. small package of sugar
4. basket
5. recipe for making coffee
6. Christmas twine and or ribbon
7. recipe card and recipe
8. Christmas cellophane

1. 2 coffee mugs-have the recipients name put on them
2. 1/2 pound coffee beans
3. hand held electric coffee grinder
4. home made cookies of your choice
5. basket
6. decorative glass container to hold coffee beans

1. small decorated Christmas box
2. recipe for making coffee
3. hot glue gun
4. Christmas bow
5. Christmas twine or ribbon
6. Christmas cellophane

Place ground coffee or coffee beans in decorative jar.
Print or type recipe and instructions on a recipe card, punch a hole in the top of the card and thread the Christmas ribbon, or Christmas twine through and tie around neck of jar.
Place lid on and make sure it's very tight, place Made by: label on top jar and sign your name.
Bake a batch of cookies, recipe below. Buy a small decorative box, and place a dozen or so cookies on a layer of tissue paper inside the box.
Decorate the basket  there is two ways you can do this
1. Take Christmas ribbon and wrap the handle of the basket with it. Place a dot of hot glue at one end and keep wrapping the ribbon around the handle, until you reach the other end of the handle, and place another dot of hot glue to secure ribbon. Put a big bow either in the middle of the handle or where the handle starts on the side of the basket.
2. After placing all the articles in the basket, completely cover the basket with Christmas cellophane, gather together at the top, tie with Christmas twine and place a big bow.
Both are very pretty.

• Always start with a perfectly clean coffee maker. 
• Use fresh cold water 
• Use fresh coffee. 
• Buy only one week's supply at a time and store in an airtight container. 
• Use the right type of grind for your coffee maker.

 

• Measure coffee accurately, with coffee measure or standard measuring spoon. 
• Suggested measurements for 1 cup of water are: 
•       weak----1 tablespoon; 
•       medium----2 tablespoons; 
•       strong----3 tablespoons. 
• Depending on what type of coffee maker you have, these 
• measurements may vary. 
• Read manufacturer's instructions carefully. 

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup peanut butter

• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup all purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla