Recipes, Crafts, Travel & Family Advice for Moms
When making my cupcakes I have my go to flavors, Chocolate cupcakes, vanilla cupcakes and strawberry cupcakes. This is my go to Chocolate Cupcake Recipe. It is the best one I have ever come up with and it is the chocolate cupcake recipe that everyone tells me tastes just like it came from a bakery. I am a big fan of everything that comes from a bakery and really need all of my baked goods to taste as such. This easy chocolate cupcake recipe I am … [Read more...]
There are so many different Christmas sugar cookie Recipes that you can make that it can get overwhelming so I thought I would round up our favorites to help you find the best ones. I personally like to use the no spread sugar cookies for all of my fun shaped sugar cookies. This easy sugar cookie recipe is my favorite and the cookies do not spread during baking. To decorate the cookies I use royal icing. If you are wanting that amazing shiny, … [Read more...]
Making cookies is one of our Christmas Traditions that I love the most, which is why I came up with this 25 Days of Christmas Cookies Recipes. There are so many different cookie recipes that are not only super tasty but fun and festive too! I wanted to make sure that you guys all had plenty of Christmas Cookie recipes to pick from when you are making your Christmas Cookies. We have a lot of cookies that we like to make each year and sometimes … [Read more...]
We love making Christmas cookies every year and trying out new recipes to leave for Santa, along with a glass of milk and some reindeer food! Having tasty cookies to leave for Santa is important for us. We want to make sure that he gets a tasty treat when he stops at our house! These 12 Christmas cookies are some of our favorites and some new ones we have made recently. All of them are ones we love and are perfect for putting on a plate for … [Read more...]
If you are looking for beautiful Christmas Homemade Sugar Cookies then you are going to love these Christmas Tree Homemade Sugar Cookies. Not only do they look amazing but they taste amazing too! Made with my No Spread Sugar Cookie Recipe and my amazing Royal Icing recipe these Christmas Tree Sugar Cookies are sure to be a crowd pleaser! These Christmas Tree Sugar Cookie are an elegant looking Christmas tree, that looks like the snow just … [Read more...]
These Christmas tree brownies, made with Homemade Brownies Recipe are so simple it's ridiculous. The first step in making these Homemade Brownies Recipe Christmas Trees is whipping up a batch of brownies with homemade brownie mix. For the frosting I suggest making some cookie frosting, it dries hard and tastes amazing! For piping the frosting, if you do not own a pastry bag at on the frosting you can place your frosting in ziplock freezer … [Read more...]
These Chocolate Covered Strawberry Cupcakes taste just like a Chocolate Covered Strawberry! Made with Strawberry cake mix and amazing chocolate frosting. Finished off with a delicious chocolate covered strawberry! All of my friends tease that my daughter is just too fancy for words. She's the type a girl who has to have her hair done and her nails done. Now by the sound of that, you might think she's a typical teenager but in reality, she's … [Read more...]
The poor old Mr. Grinch his heart was just way to small for his body. He just could not help being the grumpy monster that he was. If only he had someone to come and make his heart grow with a sweet treat. These Grinch Oreo Pops are sure to warm up any of the grinch hearts you know to help them grow. Now since the grinch is all green I choose to use a mint Oreos so even the inside of these pops would be green. I picked up the heart sprinkles … [Read more...]
These Elf On The Shelf Sugar Cookies are sure to be a hit this holiday season! All kids who love their Elf on the Shelf will love these adorable cookies! These Elf on the Shelf cookies are made with homemade sugar cookies and homemade royal icing Forget Santa knowing whether you’re awake or asleep. With help from the elf on the shelf, he doesn’t need to keep track of every boy and girl to see if they’re being good or bad. At my house, the kids … [Read more...]
These Puff Pastry Mini Apple Pie look like they are very fancy and hard to make but with the help of puff pastry sheets its very simple. It is like a mini apple pie in a puff pastry cup and oh so delicious! These Apple Pie Puff Pastry Cups are perfect for a dessert at home or if you are going to a party. They would also be great for when you are making a big dinner like Thanksgiving when you have a large group of people instead of making an apple … [Read more...]
There is just something so classic about a vanilla cupcake. It is so versatile that you can mix so many different fillings and toppings to change the taste. Vanilla cupcakes have a more of a mild flavor unlike chocolate cupcakes, it pairs well with lots of different flavors. Yet if you don't have that great vanilla cupcake recipe it can ruin all of your hard work on any other items you made to put on them. Now the classic cake that I had learned … [Read more...]
When making sugar cookies there are so many recipes out there. Sure they taste good but decorating them is a total pain in the butt because they spread when baking. Thankfully I went to baking school so I can teach you all the trick to having No Spread Sugar Cookies, and you can WOW everyone! This No Spread Sugar Cookies is a total showstopper when you decorate them with Royal Icing. Check out my favorite royal icing here, its perfect and you can … [Read more...]
These are the perfect cookie to leave out for the Grinch to distract him from stealing your Christmas joy on Christmas Eve. You can change up the colors to match any theme you have. This is a great take on a yummy sugar cookie. The Whoville sugar cookies are fun, festive and easy to make, but they look like they will take forever ;) Don't tell your friends they don't take forever when you bring them to your parties :) If you love these … [Read more...]
Holiday party time is here and of course that means we need some fun drinks! This Grinch Nog made with eggnog and rum is the perfect combination for a party. Of course this Grinch Nog is just for the adults! Grinch Nog Grinch Nog Ingredients red sugar sprinkles 8 oz eggnog 4-6 drops of green food coloring 1 oz spiced rum, optional Grinch Nog Direction Take your glass and lightly wet the rim with water. Pour your … [Read more...]
Down here in the south you can find red velvet everywhere. People just can't seem to get enough of it in any form. I even saw red velvet beignets! I figured it might be fun to try my hands on a fun twist on the classic red velvet cake mix. With all the holiday baking coming up I wanted a cookie I could add to my cookie plates without having to do a lot of work. So then the two ideas came together to form the red velvet crackle cookies. They are … [Read more...]
The holiday season is always filled with so many things you have to do. From decorating your house to running to different stores to making amazing feasts. You start to lose track of your days and the things that matter most in life. The most important thing you can do during the holidays is slow down and enjoy the little things. I know I can make these amazing and very intricate sugar cookies but they are very time-consuming and my daughter can … [Read more...]
Tis the season for indulging in all of your favorite sweet treats! I still can remember the smell of the warm holiday spices as they waft down the hallway from our kitchen. It is that great combination of the cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger which always seem to have a way of making the house smell like a home during the holidays. This recipe for gingerbread cookies is one of my favorites because you end up with these soft chewy cookies rather than a … [Read more...]
This Pinecone Christmas Cheese Ball is the perfect snack to have at a party! It is shockingly easier to make then you would think and it looks BEAUTIFUL on a tray with crackers! I have never had the pleasure of enjoying a cheese ball until one of my friends brought one to our holiday party. Just after the first bite I was hooked. Not only did it taste amazing but she was able to mold this cheese into such a cute shape. Normally when I go to a … [Read more...]
I have decided to start a series of all my favorite buttercream recipes. I saw how well my vanilla buttercream and marshmallow buttercream were doing on the site so I thought you guys would love to see more. I knew that Bakery Style Chocolate Buttercream Frosting would have to be on that top of my list of buttercream's to make. It is such a staple to have but so many of the times it is not done right. I know most Bakery Style Chocolate … [Read more...]
Ho Ho Ho, 'tis the season to get fat and jolly. What better way to do then with these Santa belly cookies pops, they just might make your belly jiggle like a bowl full of jelly. All joking aside these Santa belly Oreo pops are a great way to bring in some holiday cheer. Cookies pops are a simple version of a cake pop without having to worry about making an actual cake for it. All you need is some color chocolates, Oreos, lollipop sticks and … [Read more...]
