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.

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!)

Anyways, while we were over there yesterday celebrating an early Christmas dinner with our grandparents she let me sample them and yes, indeed they are wonderful!

Apparently these cookies have quite the reputation…. for all you single gals out there- the story goes that if you make these cookies for a man he will propose!
🙂
And I’m thinking that for all your married ladies- if you make these cookies for your man he will clean the house, watch the kids AND send you out to the spa!

Just sayin’.

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.

Our Lesson: Christmas is about giving. We are so excited to celebrate the greatest gift of all – Jesus! Happy Birthday to Jesus!

It was bound to happen at some point during this countdown.
And today was the day.

Our first baking hiccup.

Say hello to our super undercooked snowball cookies: