Pie Crust Cookies or How to Use Up Extra Pie Dough

The one problem I have with making pie is that I always end up with extra pie dough.  I hate throwing food away so I came up with a way to use it up.

Roll the extra dough out just like you would for a pie crust.  Use a cookie cutter to cut shapes out of the dough.  Re-roll as necessary until you've used it up.

Lay the cutout shapes on a cookie sheet (I line mine with parchment paper) and brush with melted butter.  Sprinkle the cookies liberally with cinnamon sugar.  Sometimes, I skip the melted butter because I'm lazy and they still turn out delicious!
 

Pop the cookies in the oven for 5-10 minutes or until golden.  Watch them closely because they'll burn fast!

Star's baby doll helped me watch the cookies while they baked

Enjoy!
 

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How to Keep Kids From Using Too Much Toilet Paper

Kids (and some adults) are notorious for using too much toilet paper.  More than once, I've caught Princess happily unrolling about 2 yards of toilet paper for one wipe.  That's kind of a money waster.

To save money on toilet paper, I could do what this lady did and switch to reusable toilet paper aka family cloth.  But since that idea appeals to me about as much as sticking a screwdriver in my ear, I thought I'd go a different route.
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You can read an updated version of this post on my new blog, Sunshine and Spoons! I hope to see you there!

2012 Freebie Recap

Last January, I wrote a post about how I got Hubby a Wii gaming system for only $20 out of pocket using various websites to earn free Amazon gift cards.  I continued to use the websites this past year to earn more free money.  Here's what I used those Amazon gift cards to purchase in 2012:

• A Wii fit board ($100)
• A rechargable battery for the Wii board ($6)
• 2 Wii games ($40)
• A charging station for the Wii controllers ($10)
• An extra Wii controller ($40)
• An additional Wii Nunchuk ($28)
• A Wii steering wheel ($20)
• A sewing book for me ($17)
• A twin pack of printer ink ($34)
• A triple pack of printer ink ($30)
• A new mouse for my computer ($6)
• A diaper genie ($30)
• 8 canvas storage bins for the kids' toys ($40)
• A children's book ($6)

That brings me to a grand total of $407 in free products.  Here's how I earned that money:

 

Swagbucks: Earn points that can be redeemed for Amazon gift cards along with many other rewards by using the Swagbucks search engine, completing the daily tasks, watching Swagbucks tv, shopping online through Swagbucks at participating websites, and completing special offers and surveys.  You can sign up for Swagbucks here. 



 
MyPoints: Earn points that can be redeemed for Amazon gift cards along with many other rewards by clicking through on the daily emails they send, completing surveys, shopping online through MyPoints at participating websites, using the MyPoints search engine, playing games at MyPoints games (which earn me points on MyPoints PLUS rewards points on the game site which can also be turned in for Amazon gift cards), and completing simple offers in the "Easy Points" tab.  Invites are by email only so send me an email at annaliesbabyboutique@yahoo.com if you'd like to join.

 


Listia: Earn credits which you can use to win Amazon gift cards (or just about anything else!) in auctions put up by other members of the site by sharing auctions from the site on Facebook and selling stuff you don't want anymore in your own auctions.  You can sign up for Listia here.    



 

Bing Rewards: Earn points that can be redeemed for Amazon gift cards along with other rewards using the Bing search engine and completing a simple daily offer.  You can sign up for Bing Rewards here. 
   


 


Ebates: Earn Paypal cash (or opt to have the site sent you a check in the mail) by shopping online through Ebates at participating websites. You can sign up for Ebates here.







*Note: When I'm shopping online, I either get free shipping or a percentage off my order by searching for coupon codes at sites like retailmenot.com and coupons.com.  NEVER pay full price when shopping at a big name store online.  Combine those savings with cashback through one of the sites mentioned above and possibly rewards points on your credit card and you can save a lot of money!




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