Tuesday, December 7, 2010

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Top Ten Tuesday - Cookie Recipe to Try!

This is my first of hopefully many Top Ten Tuesday posts!  This week I would like to share 10 of the MANY delicious cookie recipes that have been flooding into my e-mailbox from different companies newsletters.  I can't wait to get started on some of these for holiday goodie bags!

#1.) These really simple Spice Cookies are definitely at the top of my 'to-make' list this year!
#2.) My husband is gonna love these Buckeye Cookies!
#3.) These White Chocolate Cherry Shortbread Cookies should be a nice mix of sweet and tart.
#4.) I cannot wait to try these Lemon Snap Cookies.  I buy these in the store because they are one of my favorites, it will be so nice to have them made from scratch though!
#5.) And this version, as well.
#6.) One cannot forget a classic.  Chocolate Chips cookies anyone?
#7.) These Snickerdoodles are a family favorite that I make every year.  Crisp, chewy and full of cinnamon!
#8.) Ice Box Cookies!  I haven't made these since I was little!  Super excited to find this recipe!
#9.) A nice, easy Sugar Cookie recipe.
#10.) This simple Iced Oatmeal cookie is delicious and more nutritious then some I have seen.

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Rite Aid trip for this Week

There were a few deals that I wanted to take advantage of at Rite-Aid, here's what I ended up with...
1 bag Utz Chips $1.59 - $0.60 Sale = $0.99
2 jars JIF PB $3.29 ea - $1.29 ea Sale - $1/2 Rite-Aid Video Values Coupon (RAVVC) = 2/$3
2 boxes Efferdent Tablets 120 ct $6.49 ea - BOGO Free Sale - $1/1 MC (newspaper) x 2 = 2/$4.49 (I got paid back for these from my Dad)
2 boxes Chloraseptic Drops (done in separate transactions) $4.49 ea - $0.90 card discount - $1/1 MC (All You Magazine) x 2 - $1 UP+Rewards x 2 - $2 SCR (should have been x 2, but I screwed it up, we'll see!) = 2/$3.18 (should be Free + $0.82 MM!)
1 box Bufferin Aspirin 130 ct $9.49 - $2.50 Sale - $3/1 MC (newspaper) - $3 SCR = $0.99
1 Newspaper $1 - $0.20 card discount = $0.80
2 bags Hershey's Mini's $3.59 ea - $1.59 ea Sale - $1/2 RAVVC - $1 UP+Rewards wyb 2 = 2/$2
2 bags Reese's Mini's $3.59 ea - $1.59 ea Sale - $1/2 RAVVC - $1 UP+Rewards wyb 2 = 2/$2
+ Tax $0.56
- $5/25 Rite-Aid Coupon
- $1 RAVVC off Anything $1 or more x 2
- $13 UP+Rewards used to Pay
Total OOP: $5.01, paid with FREE gift card + Earned $4 UP+Rewards and $5 SCR!

Small CVS Trip this week

This week the deals are lacking at CVS, but here are the few things that I did pick up along with 3 prescriptions (not pictured)...
4 cans Bumble Bee Solid White Tuna $2.19 ea - $1.31 ea Sale = $0.88 ea or 4/$3.52
1-12 double roll pk Quilted Northern TP $8.99 - $2 Sale - $0.50/1 MC (no longer available to print) = $6.49
1 Planter's Flavor Grove Almonds $3.69 - $1.19 Sale - $2.50/1 CVS C (from Scanner) = FREE!

+ $0.42 Tax
- $7.95 ECB's used to Pay
Total OOP: $2.48, paid with FREE gift card!

Last Sunday's Rite-Aid Trip

The Rite-Aid deals last week, I felt were lacking, but I was able to grab a few necessities for other family members!  Here's what I was able to get last Sunday...
2 bottles Clorox Bleach $2.99 ea - $0.99 ea Sale - $1 UP+Rewards wyb 2 = 2/$3
4 containers Folger's Coffee (for Joe's Grandfather) $4.99 ea - $1 ea Sale - $1/1 MC x 4 (newspaper) - $1 UP+Rewards x 4 = 4/$3.96 (Pap paid me back for these)
2 containers Lysol Wipes $3.49 ea - BOGO Free Sale - $1.50/1 Rite-Aid Coupon (Flu Shot Booklet) - $1/1 Rite-Aid Video Values Coupon - $1/2 MC = 2/FREE!
1 box Nilla Wafers $2.19 - $1.19 Sale - $0.50/1 Rite-Aid Video Values Coupon = $0.50
1 box Ecotrin Aspirin 150 ct $7.99 - $1.60 Card Discount - $2/1 MC (newspaper) - $3 UP+Rewards = $1.39 (These were for my Mom, so she paid me back for these)
1 Dial Foaming Hand Soap $2.99 - $2 Sale - $1/1 Rite-Aid Coupon (Flu Shot Booklet) = FREE!
1 Gillette Fusion Razor $12.99 - $3 Sale - $4/1 MC (newspaper) - $5 UP+Rewards = $0.99
1 Kiwi Shoe Laces $2.79 - $0.56 Card Discount - $1/1 MC (All You Magazine) = $1.23
1 Newspaper, not pictured $1 - $0.20 card discount = $0.80
Tax: $0.91
UP+Rewards used to Pay: $16
Total OOP: $11.77, paid with FREE gift card + Earned $13 UP+Rewards for next time!