This past weekend the girls spent the afternoon with their auntie (my lovely sister). While they were there they got to help her bake some super yummy cookies (a recipe that I was assured made the most delicious cookies EVER!)

My sister is a teacher and she got this recipe from one of the mom’s from her class, who brought them in for her during interviews. (Isn’t that sweet? I’ll have to remember that for our son’s next interviews!)

Another new recipe.
Light & fluffy tea cakes.
Full of minty goodness.

I have been wanting to try this one since last December but had a terrible time finding mint chocolate chips. And by terrible I mean I searched high and low, went to several stores and couldn’t find them anywhere. Tear.
I thought that maybe they didn’t exist up here in Canada. But then on friday the kids and I were picking up a few things at walmart and what did my eyes behold?

This morning we made these mini-brownie bites.
You.
Must.
Make.
These!

By far better than any store bought brownies, that’s for sure!
So moist, so rich, so yummmmmmy.

The girls had an especially good time eating the leftover frosting by the spoonful!
Yikes. I can’t turn my back for a second with those two

Rice Krispie Squares are made in our house all the time. They are quick, easy and because they don’t have eggs or nuts in them they are a treat that all the kids can enjoy.

To add a little festive flare to our squares we simply covered them with Christmas sprinkles and tied them up with licorice to make them look like little presents.