Tasty Tuesday- Christmas Cookies

Hi Lovelies!

Who doesn't love Christmas cookies? I love to make cookies with the Little, especially Christmas cookies. It's become one of our yearly traditions that I look forward too all year long. For this edition I have chosen a peanut butter hazel nutty cookie that looks so yummy that I am going to be buying the ingredients for this cookie and we will be making these little pieces of heaven this weekend. 

Here is the recipe: (from the Pillsbury website):

Chocolate Hazelnut-Peanut Butter Cookie Cups

Ingredients

1 roll (16.5 oz) Pillsbury® refrigerated chocolate chip cookies

12 tablespoons peanut butter

12 tablespoons hazelnut spread with cocoa

Steps

1 Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 24 mini muffin cups with cooking spray.

 

2 Scoop 1 tablespoon cookie dough into each muffin cup. Press down.

 

3 Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until golden. Using shot glass sprayed with cooking spray, immediately press center of each muffin cup gently to shape cookie cup. Cool completely in pan. Turn pan upside down to remove cookie cups from pan.

 

4 Place 1/2 tablespoon peanut butter in each cookie cup. Top each with 1/2 tablespoon hazelnut spread with cocoa.

 

What is your favorite Christmas cookie recipe?

 

~Angie  

Monday Confessions

Hi Lovelies! 

It's time for a little confession session. 

1) I love the holidays. I love all of the activities that we have planned, from baking cookies, to making crafts, and a gingerbread house (our newest tradition).

2) We still haven't bought the Little her ornament for this Christmas. I hope to buy it sometime this week.

3) I think I have cabin fever. We have been stuck in the house since Thursday because of all of the ice and snow. Don't get me wrong I love all of the family time that we have been having, but I think we need to get out very soon. Every time I feel this way, I always this of The Shining:

4. I really want to sign up for Emeals, but after looking at the website and all of the meal plans, I think I will just stick to planning my menus via Pinterest.

5. I have never seen "It's A Wonderful Life". I guess I'm more of a "A Christmas Story" kind of girl.

6. I haven't steamed mopped my floors in two months. I hate it and I'm not sure why, but when it is done the floors look so much better.

So, there are my confessions. Don't judge, or do, either way I'm happy! What do you confess to?
 
 ~Angie

Sunday Social

Hi Lovelies!

I'm so sorry that I haven't post in the last two days. We have been snowed in and the internet has been very moody lately. We have been hunkered down, watching Christmas movies, drinking hot chocolate, and baking and eating cookies. I wanted to link up for Sunday Social with Neely and Ashley. 

Here are this week's questions:

1. What is the wallpaper on your cell phone? 

A picture of the sky, you know, the standard wallpaper that comes with the prepaid Tracfones.

2. What do you keep beside your bed? 

Nothing, there's nothing there to put anything on.

3. What is your least favorite chore?

Laundry. I haaaate laundry.

4. If you could eliminate one thing from your daily routine, what would it be? 

Combing my hair, it's a mess of curls that I just can't do anything with it.

5. What do you do to vent anger? 

Write in my journal or have a good cry.

6. What is your favorite holiday of the year and why? 

Christmas. I love all of the colors, the decorations, and the lights. Everything is just so pretty around this time of year. 

Have a wonderful Sunday!!!

~Angie

The Girl Behind the Blog

Hi Lovelies!

Well, it's almost the weekend! Yaaaay!!!! Since I have a few new readers, I thought I write a girl behind the blog post so that you could learn a little bit more about me. So, sit back, relax, and enjoy!

A: Available or Married

Married. My hubby and I have been married for almost 4 years, although we have been together for 20 years.
 

B: Book?

I am currently reading Dawn by V.C. Andrews. I needed a break from all of the psychology textbooks and research that I have been reading lately.

 C: Cake or Pie?

Duh.....cake please!

D: Drink of Choice?

Since I don't drink coffee and I usually drink warm lemon water and then water for the rest of the day.

E: Essential Item?

Blistex. I don't go anywhere without it. I have a tube in my purse, diaper bag, book bag, every drawer in the house.
 

F: Favorite color?

Purple. One day I will get my purple bathroom! LOL!!!

G: Game to watch?

Dallas Cowboys every Sunday during football season. I love watching football with my husband every fall.

H: Hometown?

Hubby doesn't want me to answer this question because of privacy issues, but I will say that I live in a small town.

I: Indulgence?

Planners. I love a pretty planner.  I currently use 3 planners to plan my days, weeks, and months. 

J: Job Title?

Wife and stay at home mom. I love my job!

K: Kid's Names?

Again, due to privacy issues, I will not give my daughter's name. I do call her The Little or the Little Lady on the blog.
 

L: Life is Incomplete Without?

The Mr. and The Little

M: Music Group?

This is going to show my age, but Bon Jovi is the group that I listen to the most.

 N: Number of Siblings?

3 (one brother, one half sister and one stepsister)

O: Oranges of apples?

Apples and peanut butter. The more peanut butter the better is what I always say!

P: Phobias/Fears?

snakes, spiders, the closet monster (I can't sleep with the closet door open), bad weather, and being without my husband.

Q: Quote?

R: Reason to Smile?

My husband, my daughter, life as it is right now.

 S: Season?

Spring no doubt.

T: Tattoos?

None, I'm too chicken to get one.
 

U: Unknown Fact About Me?

V: Vegetable you Love?

Carrots with ranch dressing. Yummo!

W: Worst Habits?

Eating late at night. A habit that I need to break very quickly!

X: X-Rays?

On my wrist when I was in high school. I fell while roller skating.

Y: Yummy Food?

 Everything that isn't healthy! LOL!!!

Z: Zoo Favorites?

Monkeys, definitely the monkeys! So cute!!

Have a great day Lovelies!!!

~Angie

Tasty Tuesday- Peanut Butter Blossoms

Hi Lovelies! 

Today's edition of Tasty Tuesday will feature a cookie swap recipe from Betty Crocker that I plan on making sometime this week. I think this will be a fun little project for the Little Lady since it's going to be super cold, with rain, frozen rain, and some snow. I'm so not looking forward to the weather this week. I just hope the electricity doesn't go out, fingers crossed and praying that this does not happen.

Anyways I digress.....back to the cooking recipe. This looks so yummy and so easy. Here's the recipe:

Peanut Butter Blossoms:

Ingredients:

1/2 cup granulated sugar

1 cup packed brown sugar

1 cup creamy peanut butter

1 cup butter or margarine, softened

2 eggs

3 cups Gold Medal® all-purpose flour

1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda

1 teaspoon baking powder

Additional granulated sugar (about 2 tablespoons)

About 7 dozen Hershey's® Kisses® Brand milk chocolates 

 

Directions:

 

1)  Heat oven to 375°F. In large bowl, beat 1/2 cup granulated sugar, the brown sugar, peanut butter, butter and eggs with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon. Stir in flour, baking soda and baking powder. 

2)  Shape dough into 1-inch balls; roll in additional granulated sugar. Place about 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. 

 

3)  Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are light brown. Immediately press 1 chocolate candy in center of each cookie. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.

~Angie

Incredible holiday: A Thanksgiving Recap

Hi Lovelies!

I hope everyone enjoyed their Thanksgiving holiday! Ours was very relaxing and so enjoyable. Husby had a week off for the holiday, but I still had class and homework :( I do get 2 weeks off for Christmas, so I will be enjoying that!!!

We ate some yummy food

Watched the Dallas Cowboys win their game 31-24!!! How 'bout them Cowboys!!!

We went for a walk (sorry no pictures, I forgot to bring the camera with me)

Then, we came back and set up and decorated the Christmas tree!!

After the Little went to sleep we decided to watch one of our favorite Christmas movies

All in all.....it was a relaxing holiday. The food was delicious and I actually had everything done at the same time which is a first for me. So, yeah, it was wonderful!!!

How was your Thanksgiving?

~Angie

 

Sunday Social- Favorites

Hi Lovelies! 

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving!!! We ate way too much and cheered on the Cowboys to a win (How 'bout them Cowboys!!). I will have a Thanksgiving recap on Monday, so be on the look out for that. I'm linking up again with Neely for Sunday Social! Here are the questions!

This week's questions:

1. What is your favorite ice cream flavor?

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough!

2. What is your favorite smell?

Fresh cut grass in the summer

3. What is your favorite TV commercial? (Past or present)

The Budweiser frogs! I love these commercials!!

 

 4. What is your favorite day of the week?

Sunday, because we have family time, watch football, and just laze around all day.

5. What is your favorite way to waste time?

Reading blogs, watching movies on Netflix or Amazon Prime, watching videos on youtube, pinning things on pinterest.

6. What is your favorite article of clothing?

My cardigan. I wear all Fall and Winter. It's just so comfy!

 ~Angie