Coming Soon!

New post coming soon... Sorry for the large gap in between posts; since we've been having snow days galore, my teachers have PILED on all the work! I have an idea for a new post and I'll get it up ASAP!
xoxoxo

PB&C

As I blog, I am munching on a delicious PB&C (peanut butter and chocolate) cookie. Totally delicious! I baked them earlier today and they are so yummy that I just have to share them with you!

Ingredients: 

6 tbsp.  butter, room temp.

1 c. sugar

1 c. packed light brown sugar

2 eggs

½ tsp. pure vanilla extract

1 c. crunchy peanut butter

2 2/3 cups all purpose flower

2 ½ tsp. baking soda

½ tsp. salt

½ c. chocolate chips

Yields 24 cookies. 

(I ended up being able to squeeze 25 out of mine... And I make mine a bit larger than normal!)

Okay, so to be totally honest, the recipe called for 1 stick PLUS 6 tbsp. butter. In my distracted state, I didn't see the "1 stick PLUS" part, and I only used 6 tbsp. Nevertheless, the cookies turned out GREAT! And now I feel even better because now they're like "diet" cookies! Well, maybe not so much but... I'll just keep telling myself that. ;)

Also, I used organic light brown sugar and EXTRA crunchy peanut butter, which gave the cookies the best texture and flavor!

Preheat oven to 325°F.

Put the butters and sugar in a freestanding electric mixer with a paddle attachment (or a handheld electric whisk) and cream until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time (scrape the sides with a rubber spatula to remove any unmixed ingredients). Turn the mixer to slow speed and add the vanilla and peanut butter.

Add flour, baking soda, and salt and mix well until a smooth dough is formed. Stir in the chocolate chips until evenly mixed.

Drop 12 equal amounts of cookie dough on each prepared baking sheet. Make sure they are spaced apart to allow for spreading while baking.

Now, the recipe says to bake them for ten minutes, but I like to make my cookies a bit bigger than normal, so I ended up having to bake them about sixteen minutes per batch. And trust me, I am not one to over-bake. I love my cookies to be soft and chewy.

And, ouila! These cookies don't take very long to make and they are a tasty treat!

If you try out this recipe, let me know how it goes! 

Credits for this yummy recipe go to: The Hummingbird Bakery Cookbook. This cookbook has great recipes for cupcakes, cakes, pies, cookies, brownies and more! I definitely recommend this cookbook to anyone who loves to bake. And, you don't have to be experienced to do it. The recipes are very easy to follow!

A Tide-Over

I would really love to start posting pictures of myself actually wearing my favorite outfits, soon! But, with this lovely winter wonderland (or, "blizzastard" as I've heard our local weathermen call it), I have not yet gotten the chance to grab my handy-dandy photographer (aka, one of my friends) and go out to shoot a few pictures. So, instead of pictures of me, I'm just going to post a few things on my wish-list for this spring.


One thing that you will soon discover about me is that I love J. Crew. I've been a loyal shopper there for quite some time, and I've acquired quite the collection!


Item #1: New cafe capri



Item #2: Floral tulle mini



Item #3: Sequin fête dress (it's a long shot, but totally adorable!)



Item #4: Silk Henley Tunic



Is there more? Oh, yes. Much more. So excited for the new J. Crew spring line! 


Arrivederci, fashionistas!

Sugar Sweet Summertime.

As I'm looking out the window at what everyone is calling "Snowpocalypse 2011", it hits me how much I miss summertime. I miss shorts and sandals, swimming and basking in the warm sun. 

So, while I'm throwing a pity party for myself, I thought I would post some sunshine-inspiring cupcakes.

I made these cupcakes just in my spare time... Ha! I wish. These cupcakes were made by Eleanor Meloul of Prestige Cakes! If you live in the Dallas area, she designs some of the cutest cupcakes I've ever seen, and they are super yummy!

Just imagine sprawling out in this crisp, green grass and taking a big bite out of this scrumptious cupcake! Mmm... Summer, hurry up!

Prestige Cakes by Eleanor Meloul: www.prestigecake.com

Photography: Katharine Bain