Mmmm...cookies!

Happy Monday!!  I have tried to resist baking, but after seeing so many posts last week about Valentine's Day cookies, I felt like I had to make some.  I have also not been able to the cookies my sister made over Christmas out of my head, so I decided I needed cookies in the house for the weekend.  Once again, I cheated and used a packaged mix.  I did make my own frosting, though!  :)  I decided I wanted to do hearts made of sprinkles, so I placed a heart cookie cutter on the frosted cookies and poured sprinkles in.

I have to be completely honest...  After my third heart, I was so over it.  I had sprinkles going everywhere, powdered sugar all over myself, a sticky camera, and a few bad words leaving my mouth.  I only had a few minutes left before my son awoke from his nap, so I needed to finish in a hurry.  Here is how the remaining cookies looked:

Ha ha!  Oh well.  At least they still tasted good.  :)

Have a great week!!

[Oh...since the stupid Steelers lost last night, we decided to eat our feelings and ate the rest of the cookies.]

I forgot how much I love molasses.

Not only does molasses taste good, in my opinion, but it is good for us!  For the past few weeks, I have not been able to get enough of it and have been having it every morning on toast with SunButter:

I don't feel as guilty about indulging in sweets, when I know they are benefiting my health...even just a little.  :)  Here are of a few treats on my list of things to make in the upcoming weeks:

1.  Molasses Granola

2.  Chocolate Kissed Gingerbread Cookies

3.  Gingerbread Popcorn

4.  Cranberry Gingerbread Scones

5.  Apple Pandowdy

Yummy!  That should be enough.

Four Things Currently Rockin' My World!

Happy Monday!  I hope you had a great weekend!!  I sure did!  Honestly, I am just giddy!  This time of year makes me insanely happy!  Family, gift-giving, parties, baked goodies...ahhhh...I just love it all!  With all that in mind, here are four things I am loving right now:

1. My family! :) I know I say how much I love them, but this photo was from last week and we were having the best day!  We went to the zoo during the week, no one was really there, the weather was beautiful, and it was a perfect day!  Too bad Connor was looking down!...this is perfect though, because I can never seem to get a photo of him.  He is always on the move.

2.  This tealight snow bell candle holder from Gold Canyon!  I went to my first Gold Canyon party this weekend and I think I may have found my new addiction!  I cannot wait for my items to arrive, so I can start continue decorating for Christmas!  This year, I am going glam...lots of glitter and sparkle!  :)

3.  Our filled shoe box that shipped yesterday!  Shoe box for what?...Operation Christmas Child, a project of Samaritan's Purse.  I don't think I have ever spoken about religion here, but this is just one of the fantastic organizations our church supports.  Their mission: "Samaritan's Purse is a nondenominational evangelical Christian organization providing spiritual and physical aid to hurting people around the world."  You can read more about Operation Christmas Child, here!

4.  I made the cookies I posted about last week!!  They were definitely great!  I still do not think I have found THE perfect cookie, but this recipe will be kept and used again for sure!

Have a great week!!...eek!!  It is almost Thanksgiving!  YAY!

On a hunt for the perfect chocolate chip cookie!!

[milk image source] [cookie image source]

It is no secret that I love to eat.  I could live on cheese, but I do not think I could live without a glass of milk and a batch of homemade chocolate chip cookies...I mean I could...but you know what I mean.  Every Christmas I make a ton of goodies for the wonderful folks who take care of our dog whenever we travel.  This year I want to find the perfect chocolate chip cookie recipe and solely based on the photo above, I think I may have found it!  I came across this awesome blog, The Nerd's Wife (love the name, by the way!) and found this post about butterscotch chocolate chip cookies.  They look so perfect and I cannot wait to try the recipe!  I mean seriously, don't they look delicious?

Be sure to check out The Nerd's Wife!  And if you are as interested as I am, you can find the recipe for those cookies here!  I am hoping to try them out this weekend!...I will be sure to give an update.  :)