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I am head over heels

so I just needed to share 

this lovely new cookbook

that came to my door the other day

The Back in the Day Bakery Cookbook 

we have been baking from it all weekend long

first up were these amazing

oatmeal coconut cookies

really without a lie these are the best cookies I have ever made

and that is saying something because I have made millions

of cookies in my lifetime

{the cookie dough is to die for...i am surprised we had any left to make the cookies}

next we moved onto the

banana-chocolate chip cupcakes

with

chocolate cream cheese frosting

wowy...wow ...wow...is all I can say to that

the

bourbon bread pudding

is next our list

this is my new favourite cookbook

and the images are just darling

and so are cheryl and griffith the owners

of 

The back in the day bakery in Savannah, Georgia

pop over here  to see the book trailer....soooooo adorable 

{so much for my non-sugar month...we will see if I can be good for the rest of the week...really you  say...I can just hear you all now}

{hugadoodles to you all}

I am now officially on spring break for 2 whole weeks

happy happy dance

{xox} 

{pretty cookie trouble}

I was so excited to make one of my favourite recipes

Pinwheel Cookies

{happy dance}

I have made this particular recipe many times before

the results are always beautiful

this time I decided I would use some 

pretty candy sprinkles to adorn them

so I carefully rolled them in the sprinkles

{happy dance}

wrapped them up and put them in the fridge to firm up 

for easy slicing

{happy dance} 

when the time came to bake them

I started slicing them up

{happy dance...just look how pretty they are}

I told my entire family.........  

"These are going to be nothing short of specatular"

  I popped them in the oven

happy dance

happy dance 

happy dance

{yes it was kinda sicken how happy I was}

well..............

Any guesses what happened?

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 those deceivingly pretty sprinkles

totally melted into one big yucky mess in the oven

causing my smoke detector to go off

and my tears to flow

{a little exaggerating on the tear part} 

sorry no photos as I was too disappointed to think of taking any

one never to give up

I made them again with these sprinkles

And all ended well

lesson learned.....not all sprinkles are melt proof

{xox}

{tying up my apron}

it's time to make another batch of these

don't you love the little wax-paper bags I put them in?

so fast and easy to stitch up with a sewing machine

Make the best of your heart days..... Valentine's Day will be here soon


xox

{being still}

it is snowing 

my world is going to be

very cozy today

I do adore these kind of days

a day where one is forced to

 be still

what are you doing today?
xox

{petite sweeties}

a recipe isn't a secret

it's more like sheet music

each player, conductor, or singer adds 

his or her own personality

Joanne Chang

{owner of the flour bakery & cafe}
xox

Just for today......

if you love someone hurry up and show it

{it's a sweet life}

my pretty collection of sweet papers

help to make my daughter Ali's  hot chocolate cookies

even sweeter

xox

Just for Today.....

discover your gifts and use them wisely

~dressing up my Oreo's~

When I saw this recipe I just knew I had to give it a go 

at first my girls laughed at the idea of covering an already 

sugary Oreo with even more sweet cookie dough

sugar overload

but...   

to our surprise

 the outside covering is not very sweet at all

 {made with cream cheese...I also added less sugar to mine}

not only are they pretty

they are pretty tasty

Oreo cookies have never looked so darling 

recipe here

{how about red, white and blue ones for the 4th of July?}

xox  

~out of this world cookie bars~

baking day

{p.s.....don't you just love my new globe? found here} 

just had to share this

cookie goodness with you all

I renamed these

 "out of this world cookie bars"

 I have never tasted anything as amazingly yummy as these.......

once half baked you add chunks of hershey's milk chocolate to these babies

.........just in case you needed more chocolate

are you loving these yet?

happy dance

after we sampled a few

I had to package the rest up in a pretty tin to giveaway

these were much too dangerous to have in our home

recipe found here

wishing you a sweet day

~time to fill that cookie jar~

no cookies in our jar all week.......time to resolve that problem and believe me it has been a problem

xox

~April treats~

~i have been baking some springtime joy~

~sweet sugary delights~

~bunny ears & rabbit tails~

~soft pink & aqua blue~

~pure spring bliss~

and so perfect for friday pretties....to see more pretties visit Joyce here

xox

Happy April

you still have time to enter my Spring giveaway here

thank you all for your sweet comments on my last post....i so enjoyed reading about all your favourite mom recipes......you all are amazing

{Pinwheel Dreams}

{whimsical pink-and-white spirals}

{a cookie classic}



{a timeless favourite in our home}



{baked fresh and ready for giving}

What is your favourite cookie recipe?
***
Off to visit my parents for a wee bit
{I will have some automatic posts while I am away but please
forgive me if I do not visit you for a few days..I will try}
Extra hugs while I am gone

and

something to think about....

Suppose neck deep in a terrible, horrible,

no good, very bad day,

you resolve to give it a chance.

Your choose not to drink or work or worry

it away but give it a fair shake.

You trust more.

Stress less.

Amplify gratitude.

Mute grumbling.

And what do you know?

Before long the day is done and

surprisingly decent.

{from Max Lucado...Every Day Deserves a Chance}

to be con't...