Mommy Musings

As the girls have been getting older, we've been focusing more on what we can do for other people, especially with the holidays coming up.  Just last weekend the girls and I went through every toy in the house and filled three bags to donate to charity. This week we decided to brighten our neighbor's day and #SpreadCheer with Betty Crocker! They make it SO easy for me to be able to bring a smile to someone's face.  Baking with little ones, especially when my husband is working a double shift, can be tough!  But with these simple ingredients, it was so easy to do! The girls and I had so much fun making our sweet holiday treats .  And since I don't have a million ingredients lying around, I was free to step back and let the girls do most of the work! While we were waiting for the cookies to finish baking, we printed out the Betty Crocker cookie gift tags and picked out our favorite!  It really dressed up our cookies in such an easy, festive way! Then we popped o...

There have been a lot of home projects and things going on in my house, but none of them Pinterest inspired. So this week I'm sticking with another recipe! {and really, who doesn't need another recipe this time of year....it's all about the baking!!} Saturday night my stomach wasn't feeling too bad, so I decided to chance it with some chocolate.  But since I've been avoiding it at all costs recently, not just any chocolate would do.  I wanted it to be something different, something special .  After obviously turning to Pinterest, I came across this: Source: tastykitchen.com via Mommy on Pinterest PERFECT in my opinion. So Emmy and I strapped on our aprons and got to work.  Here is the recipe I followed: 1 Cup Softened Margarine {I used margarine, I would use butter next time..dough was too soft} 1/3 Cup Sugar 1/3 Cup Light Brown Sugar (packed) 1 Teaspoon Vanilla 2 Cups Flour 1 Cup Mini Chocolate Chips {I only had regular ones on hand...trust me, use t...