Raspberry Cream Cheese Breakfast Buns

I was looking for a yummy breakfast treat, so I decided to try the
Raspberry Cream Cheese Breakfast Buns
from my Magnolia Bakery cookbook. 

 Magnolia Bakery was one of my most favorite places to go
when I lived in New York! 

 I always crack open their cookbook
whenever I'm looking for something new.  

These turned out pretty tasty, but I think they need a little tweaking 

before I share with friends and family. 

 I bet if I find a real delicious, fresh raspberry preserve to swirl on top, 

they'll be too delicious to keep around!

I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Happy Birthday, Mr. Fix-It!

I whipped these puppies up for a friend's husband's birthday!
I haven't had the pleasure of meeting the fellow, but I hear he'sa real Mr. Fix-It.        

When I decided to make tool cookies,

 I hopped on the internet to check out what tool cookies cutter were available.  

Of course, there were a number of amazing sets (I'm always amazed at how many different cookie cutters are out there!),
but I wasn't about to pay the ridiculous shipping cost to get them here quickly.  

So, that left me with the "delightful" task of drawing my own tool shapes
 and tracing them onto the dough. 

 I say delightful sarcastically because I'm a really terrible drawer...I'm mean, really terrible.  

All of this accounts for the fairly rough edges of the tool cookies. 

 In the end though, after I slapped some frosting on them, I think they came out pretty cute. 

 I also want to apologize for the not-so-hot photography :) 

 I always end up baking in the middle of the night, 

so there's really no natural light to help the pictures look pretty.  

Oh well!

Pomegranate Buttercream Brownies

 Hope you have a yummy day!

60 years old!

Oh my goodness!  

My Uncle Hal, whom we affectionately refer to as Tordoc Oldhar (long story),

 is turning 60! 

We had a surprise birthday party for him last night so that everyone 

could be there before heading back home for school, work, etc.  

We told him we were celebrating our grandpa's brithday, 

but no, we were really celebrating his birthday! 

 I know he really appreciated the tombstone cookies :) 

Lil' Aprons

You know how I love mini things? 

 Mini-cupcakes....mini- brownie bites... everything mini..even mini-aprons!  

I put these adorable mini-aprons together for the little kiddos at HOPE School.  

The aprons are pretty cute, but how about the kiddo inside the apron! 

Oh, yes...they can also double as paint shirts!  So versatile :)

Thanks for stopping by!

Double Chocolate Mint Chip Cookies!

Yummy, yum, yum!

 The second I pulled these cookies out of the oven,

 I knew they were going to be delicious. 

They turned out to be even more delicious than I expected

...especially warm and gooey right out of the oven! 

 I spotted this recipe a while ago on Cookies and Cups

 and have been thinking about it ever since.  

I mean what could be better than chocolate chips combined with Andes Mints?!  

These cookies made the perfect Christmas evening treat!

A Christmas Special

Snowflake Peppermint bark!  Yum.  Yes, it's pretty yummy stuff...and so easy to make!  If you can push microwave buttons you can make it!

Phew! Oh and Merry Christmas!

All the Christmas cookies have been baked, decorated, packaged up all pretty, delivered, and are likely being munched on as I type...well, they're at least being gobbled down by those of you who like to eat cookies for breakfast...like me :)  Merry Christmas everyone!!

Ho, Ho, Ho!

Okay, there are no Santa cookies in this post, but "Ho, Ho, Ho!" was the first Christmasy title that came to mind.  I made these festive holiday cookies for the December staff meeting at Empowering, Inc. Services.

May Your Days Be Merry and Bright!

I just shipped a whole box of holiday cookies off to Kansas City, Kansas!  I just love how biscuit cutters make those cute scalloped edges!  Too bad I'm in the middle of finals and can't just bake the days away!