Double Chocolate Treats

DOUBLE CHOCOLATE TREATS

Super soft, perfectly crinkled and loaded with chocolate chips. They're "toolicious", as my three year old nephew would say!

DOUBLE CHOCOLATE TREATS
Ingredients:
1 cup butter (no substitutes), softened
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1/2 cup light corn syrup
1 tsp vanilla extract
4 cups all purpose flour
1/2 cup plus 1 T cocoa
2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
3 cups chocolate chips
Additional sugar

Directions:
In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugars. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Then, beat in corn syrup and vanilla.
Next combine flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt in separate bowl; gradually add to the creamed mixture. Stir in chocolate chips.
Roll dough into 1-1/2 inch balls then roll them in sugar. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350 degrees for 9-11 minutes. Cool for 2 minutes before removing to wire racks. Yield: 5-6 dozen.

These cookies are actually better the next day than they are fresh from the oven. Hope you'll give them a whirl! If you do, I'd LOVE it if you come back and let me know what you think! :)

Look What I Won!

I'm the proud new owner of an Epson Artisan 800 printer thanks to Tsh over at Simple Mom. Check out the cool features of this amazing printer here and see why she has already given hers the pet name of "Fabulous Zipzorp".

I can't wait until it arrives at my doorstep so I can give her a whirl! Thanks so much, Tsh! This is DEFINITELY going with me when we move back to South America next summer.

Simple Mom's Motto is "Live Simply, Stay Sane. Life hacks for home managers." and she has so much practical advice. She also writes about life as a family of expats over at Better Things Ahead. Why don't ya head on over and check it out? I'm sure glad I did!

Bembo's Zoo

A is for Antelope

If you have children in the house (and even if you don't!), you have to check out this S.U.P.E.R.N.E.A.T website called Bembo's Zoo . It takes a letter of the alphabet and creates a picture of an animal that starts with that letter using ONLY the letters in the animals name. My little buddy already knows his letters, but if he didn't this would be a great way to learn!

It's All Comin' Back to Me Now...

I hope that song by Celine Dion doesn't get stuck in your head like it just did in mine by merely typing out those seven little words! :)

Ah hum...anyway...This post by Wendy over at The Shabby Nest made me think of this incident that happened several years ago:


Darling Little Redhead found this can of paint (water based, thank the Lord!) and got it open. He played in it a bit before he realized that he didn't' like it one bit! I found him this way and laughed so hard!

Wendy always takes amazing pictures (she made a shattered cereal bowl and cheerios look amazing)! And she has a great take on the little messes that our precious kiddos leave us sometimes, so head on over and check her out.

Now it's your turn...what mess did your kids make that left you smiling?

Hope and Joy Bedecked in Spray Paint

Found these little treasures at my local Walmart in the Christmas aisle. I scooped up quite a few of them. I had a vision in my mind, knowing it had been much to long since I had wielded a spray paint can and seeing the perfect opportunity for said vice!

Not bad...but not that great either!

Better!

So cheery!

This project was super easy and inexpensive...great for a busy mom who wants to feel like she still has a creative bone in her body!! I can't wait to stuff them in my Christmas cards! :) And I love that I can customize them so easily by just using a different color of paint or ribbon!

Success!!

I couldn't be happier with how the kids' portraits turned out today! It was so hard to choose but here are a few of my favorites!


Darling Little Redhead isn't so little anymore! Three years old!


Big Brother and Lil' Brother


El Principito is two months old already!

Big Brother's Got the Touch

9 weeks old and loving time with Big Brother