Valentine’s Day is almost here! It’s not my favorite holiday, but I do really like it. My plan Sunday is to make homemade cards with the kids and drink hot cocoa bombs. (Yes, I did jump on that bandwagon. I’ll work on a tutorial post to share with it in…
My husband loves puns. When he shares his witty, word concoction, I just roll my eyes. I shouldn’t. I should be more supportive as a wife and laugh, saying, “That was so funny! You’re so quick on your feet to think of that!” When I was making these sugar cookies,…
There is something magical about unicorns. Maybe it’s the childhood supernatural belief that makes them special. Unicorn sugar cookies are quite versertal–just change the color of the mane to suit whatever theme you’re going for. My daughter loves unicorns and everything that goes with it. I had some leftover icing…
There’s just something cute about llamas for Valentine’s Day. They’re so squishy and adorable! There’s also quite a bit of fun Valentine play on words you could do too. (My 9-year-old said, “Mom, how come you spelled love and lots wrong?”) I thought I’d break down how to make these…
When it comes to Valentine’s Day, I feel most people either love it or hate it. My theory is it probably has to do with the season of life you’re in. I used to hate February 14th, (especially when I was single), feeling like it was a commercialized holiday for…
All the local meteorologists predicted 2-12 inches of snow this weekend. I thought that if I was going to be snowed in, what better way to use the “snow day” than decorate cookies? Watching the snow fall, as I decorated cookies with my kids, seemed like an ideal way to…
Do you have big plans for Valentine’s Day? We’re going low-key this year. Since the kids are getting bigger and have some sense of the meaning behind this day, I plan on making them a homemade card to remind them how much we love them. And include lovey-dovey words that…
This is the longest title of a dessert ever! I am so sorry! I was afraid that if I shortened it, than I would somehow do it disservice. Or that you wouldn’t know exactly what it is. Sandwich cookies. Yes, they’re a sandwich, but technically not a cookie. But they’re…
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