happy valentine's day

happy valentine's day :)

last night was spent baking and preparing valentines with the girls...

first up were the loaded cookie bars {recipe from here} that i found on pinterest... 

i changed the recipe a little bit... i excluded the macadamia nuts because i knew the girls wouldn't eat them with that addition... i also had to bake them for about 28 minutes instead of the 22-25 minutes that was the recommended bake time... if you give them a try... just keep an eye on them since all ovens bake a little differently...  

 sugar cookie dough, m&m's, peanut butter chips and chocolate chips...

they are super sweet...

the girls loved them...

then we moved onto their valentine cards...

this year, i took a drawing that they each made {you can see that post here}... i scanned them... and had them printed into wallet sized cards with rounded corners {thanks michelle at mmgphotography for getting them printed so quickly for me :)...}

they signed the backs of them... we hole punched the corner... and tied them to their treat bags with cute, patterned ribbons... i'm so happy with how they turned out...

marina chose kitkats and kisses...

 {lovebird}

and she chose this little flower to give to her teacher...

maizie chose kisses and m&m's...

{valentine girl}

then we packaged up some of the loaded cookie bars for maizie's favorite teacher...

i'm thankful to be spending some time in marina's classroom this afternoon... i love seeing all of the creative valentine boxes that they bring in... and the looks on their little faces as they excitedly pass out their cards to one another...

have a happy {valentines} day~

angie

cake batter cookies...

today i made some cake batter cookies... they are pretty easy and my girls love them so i thought i'd share the recipe with you... i originally saw them here... {i adapted it a little... using a yellow cake mix instead of a vanilla one and only 1/2 cup of sprinkles instead of a full cup...}

ingredients:

~ 1 yellow cake mix  {18.25 oz.}

~ 1 tsp. baking powder

~ 1/2 cup vegetable oil

~ 2 eggs

~ 1/2 tsp. pure vanilla extract

 ~ 1/2 cup sprinkles 

  mix the cake mix and baking powder in a mixing bowl...

mix the oil, eggs, and vanilla in a small bowl... once mixed add it to the cake mixture...

stir the ingredients together... once stirred... add the sprinkles mixing them throughout the dough...

drop by teaspoon full on cookie sheet...

bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes...

it's my aunt's birthday today so while the cookies were cooling, i gathered up some cute packaging supplies... a canning jar, a polka dottie cupcake liner and i made a happy birthday tag laced with some mini-ball fringe trim...

once they were cooled... i packaged them up...

i placed the decorative cupcake liner over the top of the jar before placing on the silver lid... then i added the tag...

and there you have it... a fun birthday treat...

enjoy!

have a happy day~

angie