Boyfriend Cookies

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Littlepinkcupcakes

I am going to start off by saying that of all the cookies I make, my husband loves these ones the most. I actually credit this recipe for snagging my now husband of 5 years. While we were dating I would bake these up when I knew he was coming over and I would always send him home with some. They are super simple and they are very tasty.

About 12 years ago Kraft Peanut Butter published this recipe on their jar and I have been hooked ever since. I love that they are gluten free for those peeps with wheat allergies. So here it is. The Boyfriend cookie recipe.

1 cup Peanut Butter (this actually works really nicely with natural peanut butter too!)

1/2 cup sugar

1 egg

Chocolate chips to taste

Mix all the ingredients together.

Spoon onto a pan, ungreased

Bake at 350 for 8-10 minutes. Until they just start to brown around the edges. I let them cool for a few minutes on the pan and then move them to a cooling rack. They aren’t going to last long so that might be an unnecessary step.

I hope you’ll give them a try. They are so worth it. Do you have a favorite cookie recipe? I’d love to hear about it.

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Valentines Treats

Posted on February 11, 2013 by Littlepinkcupcakes

With Valentines day only a week away I figured it was time to get in the kitchen and get creating. With girls in grades 2 and 4 I love that I get to play. Less exciting is the disaster zone my kitchen becomes after making 50 of whatever treats I come up with. This treat was no exception. There was pastel colored chocolate EVERYWHERE but I think the mess was totally worth it. Don’t you?

Putting the mess aside these are really easy to make. So easy that my girls (ages 7 and 9) helped every step of the way. They love getting in the kitchen and creating with me.

The first step was to make the rice krispie squares. If you don’t have the recipe you can find it here. I spread mine into a large, greased baking sheet because I wanted them flat and not really thick.

Next I cut out the hearts. All 56 of them. Don’t worry about the scraps, I’m sure you can find someone to eat them. I poked a stick in each of the hearts. To make sure that they stayed put I pulled the sticks out and dipped them in the white melted chocolate and put them back in. Kind of like chocolate glue. After the ”glue” is set you are ready for the fun part.

Melt white chocolate wafers over very low heat stirring constantly. You really don’t want to scorch it.

I double dipped my heart pops. I wanted the final shell to be relatively smooth on the outside and that wasn’t going to happen with just one coat.

I allowed the chocolate to harden and then I piped on the sayings. See? Easy peasy lemon squeezy. Well, maybe when I get the chocolate off the ceiling my husband will agree with that statement.

Do you do homemade valentine’s with your kids? I’d love to hear from you.

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Running on Empty Blog Tour

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Littlepinkcupcakes

As some of you may know, I have been reviewing books on The Indie Bookshelf for the last 6 months. Now that I am back to blogging here, I thought it would be fun to join in on the occasional book blog tour and share some of the books that I have been enjoying.

This first tour is for a book that I absolutely loved. I had the opportunity to read it in it’s beginning stages and really enjoyed it. I read it a second time after the final edit and it was even better!

Running on Empty is a debut novel, written by L.B. Simmons. It is the emotional story of Alex, a woman who has it all; a perfect husband, a perfect family and a perfect job until one horrible accident turns her life upside down. Her husband is killed in an accident that leaves her heartbroken, grieving and trying to survive as best she can. Surrounded by friends and family who want so much more for her she continues to live her life, running on empty.

Three years later Alex is trying to just get by, parenting her three girls, and working to support her family. Then Blake arrives; gorgeous, caring, and funny Blake who seeks out a friendship with Alex, but is repeatedly pushed away.

Now, torn between loyalty towards her dead husband and new feelings for her childhood friend, Alex must choose between living in the past or taking the second chance that life has given her for a new future.

This book was such an emotional read for me and I enjoyed every second. The struggle that Alex faced between letting go of her old life and starting over again was palpable and left me aching for her. Her children were adorable and reminded me of my own. The characters were all so beautifully written that they leapt off the page.

I especially loved Harlow, Alex’s best friend and quite frankly her one woman support system. She was strong and caring and always had the right words, even when they were hard to say. She was everything a best friend should be.

The romance was very well written and very clean which I loved. It was gentle and sweet; just perfectly what Alex needed.

I hope you will check it out. It’s a wonderful read and a wonderful price. You can find it here on Amazon and here on Barnes and Noble. You can also follow along the blog tour here.

Happy reading!

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