By Guest Writer Jasmine at Ponder the Path When my older children were younger, we would often make "sugar" cookies for the different holidays. We had all sorts of cookie cutters. The kids loved rolling out the dough, cutting out their cookie, and then of course loading it down with a ton of icing and colored sprinkles. Then I went through my healthy eating phase (okay, not so much a phase … [Read more...]

Our son turned eleven years old today.  I can hardly believe it!  Where does the time go? When asked what kind of birthday cake he wanted this year, Hayden quickly replied, "Oreo Ice Cream Cake!!" I could have easily asked my husband to just pick one up on the way home, for 20 or 25 bucks, but I thought about it for a moment and decided that this cake would be a snap to make! Three … [Read more...]

This is the simplest recipe for cream cheese frosting.  Perfect for cakes, cupcakes, even cookies, and as seen in this photo above, Oreo Ice Cream Cake. Inspired by my son Hayden who loves all things cream cheese, and in honor of his birthday, this cream cheese frosting is now a family favorite and will be used, I'm sure, for years to come! Hope you love its smooth, creamy, rich taste and … [Read more...]

I have to put disclaimers up here very quickly before I publish any more tantalizing photos of these ooey-gooey-chocolatey chip cookies. I am a big advocate of eating healthy.  Really.  I am. But I also believe that life is short and sometimes hard and chocolate can make life better. So my eating philosophy is this:  Eat well as much as you can.  And enjoy desserts sometimes, too. … [Read more...]

These sugar cookies are so much fun to make with little ones and the recipe is so simple and delicious! The dough tastes very close to chocolate chip cookie dough, so watch out if you need to make a lot of sugar cookies!  It's too tempting to eat straight out of the mixing bowl! … [Read more...]

I first saw these easy toffee bars on Pinterest not long ago. And being the toffee lover that I am, I just couldn't forget about them. I would click on the picture and drool and tell myself, YES, I can make these soon. And the time has come.  The time is now. They are amazingly good and I wish that I had found the recipe sooner in life. Thank you, thank you, Tonya from 4 Little … [Read more...]

You won't believe how yummy these are! And with only two ingredients, they're super easy for making for stuffing those Christmas tins! Simply melt chocolate in microwave, dip crackers, let harden. And aren't they cute? Next to their partner in crime, white bark covered pretzels with sprinkles. Do you give holiday goodies for gifts each year? What are your favorites? … [Read more...]

Pin It Other options for chocolate shell: 1/2 cup of shortening, give or take as needed + 1 package semi-sweet chocolate chips  (Melt together, then dip truffles.) 16 oz.  semi-sweet chocolate baking squares (Melt, then dip.) This is the chocolate shell I used and they turned out great! *Makes about 3 dozen. … [Read more...]

The boys and I had so much fun making this cute, sweet treat! What kid wouldn't love this cupcake!?! Simple to make, and always a joy to see the delight on those little faces! The kids' faces...not the mice.   … [Read more...]