My goodness the oven is going to be busy 🙂 I’ve totaled up all of my Christmas Cookies that I am baking for Christmas gifts, and the count is now 21 dozen! That is a lot of cookies, 252 I think 😉 I hope I can get this accomplished. It will be fun, and maybe I’ll have a few left for us too…
Will Nico be able to bake that many cookies? Check back in to see all of the yummy treats fresh from the oven!
I am going stir crazy in the house today, and if the weather cooperates we might get out for a few errands today. My hubby is taking off work early, and I know he could use a little peace and quiet. Grumpy Dylan was up all night last night, so we are both so tired today. I will (hopefully) take the kiddos out for an hour or two and pick up their Christmas pictures, so my hubby can have a little break from the craziness.
Once I have the pictures I can finally get the Christmas cards mailed 🙂 I’m so bad about getting cards out in time. We might just have to swing by Walgreens too, I saw a few good sales items that I think I need. We’ll see though, it looks awfully cold outside today 😉
Today is my super sweet Sister (in law) Jill’s birthday! So a great big Happy Birthday to my darling Jill and big hugs too!!!
Last week I received my December edition of Parents magazine and it was filled with fun Holiday recipes. Thade found one that he had to try, it was for White Hot Chocolate 🙂 We were in the kitchen baking Brownies, and I thought it was a great time to try out the new recipe. It is simple to follow, and pretty darn tasty too:
White Hot Chocolate:
1 3/4 cups Milk, divided
1/2 cup White Chocolate Chips
Whipped Topping, Blue Sugar Crystals, and Sprinkles
In a small saucepan, heat 1/4 cup Milk and White Chocolate Chips over medium heat, whisking until chocolate melts. Stir in the remaining milk and heat to warm. Pour into 2 or 3 glasses. Garnish with Whipped Topping and Blue Sugar Crystals and Sprinkles.
In the magazine photo the White Hot Chocolate looks very elegant in clear glass coffee cups, but glass isn’t too toddler friendly 😉 I also added a bit of vanilla to the White Hot Chocolate to give it a little something extra.
I thought that the White Hot Chocolate was delicious, but Thade wasn’t a fan. He prefers the traditional Milk Chocolate, oh well it was fun making and decorating a special Winter treat with the kids 🙂
Ever since we moved away from our beloved Panera Bread Co., we have really missed the yummy treats that we used to get there. My hubby loved their Nutty Oatmeal Cookies, and I have been searching for a recipe that would be just as delicious. We got out the trusty cookbooks and I found a recipe for White Chip Apricot Oatmeal Cookies by Hershey’s. My hubby isn’t a big fan of Apricots, and Thade isn’t the biggest fan of White Chocolate Chips so I omitted them both from the recipe, and hoped for the best.
The cookies were delicious even without the extra yummy chocolate chips and fruit. We ate them until we couldn’t eat another cookie. I’ll be making these again, and they might just make it on to the Christmas Cookie Plates. James loved them, so that is all that matters to me 🙂