Animal Crackers

This was a fun baking project A and I did this summer.  I got the cookie cutters off of ebay since Williams-Sonoma stopped selling them.  You can get the recipe right off of their website.  The cookies were yummy and we had a great time making them!

Easy (no...really easy) pumpkin muffins

 

One of A's favorite activities is helping Mama bake and cook.  The other day, we made easy pumpkin muffins.  These muffins are so super easy and they come out light and fluffy.  These are good to make mini muffins out of and freeze for later.  Here's the super easy recipe:

-Mix one box of yellow (or spice) cake mix with one can (15 oz.) canned pumpkin.
-Put batter evenly into 12 greased or papered muffin cups.
-Bake 20-25 min. at 350F
(optional: you can add 1 tsp. Pumpkin Pie Spice if you want some spice in your muffins.  We just leave them plain.)

So easy!!

Chai spice boys

A and I tried a new recipe today.  Instead of Gingerbread boys, we made Chai Spice boys.  You can find the original recipe from Better Homes and Gardens here.
I think this is best done in three days:
Day One: Mix dough and put in refrigerator. (I didn't take pictures of this)
Day Two: Roll, Cut-out and bake cookies.
Day Three: Decorate cookies.
A sprinkling flour (she LOVED it and even ate some and said "mmm") 

Rolling the dough...

Cutting out the cookies.

Decorating the cookies.

TIP: I just put some powdered sugar in a zip-top baggie, added a splash of milk, zipped closed and squished the frosting around.  I cut a tiny tiny hole in one of the corners and helped A squeeze the frosting out.

I brought out some sprinkles, but A was MUCH more interested in the freeze-dried strawberries as a cookie topping.  Here she is picking the strawberries off and eating them. 

This is a nice, crisp cookie.  The Chai and gingerbread flavors are light, so they don't overwhelm.  Mama, Daddy and A give them a thumbs up!