I recently went to a Favorite Things party. Have you ever been to one? I think I need to throw one myself! I wanted to bring a treat to the party, which had a Christmas theme, so I made these Christmas shortbread bars. And they were delicious! Plus, it didn't take me long to make them! Here's what you'll need: Butter Powdered sugar Eggs Vanilla Salt Flour Dark chocolate chips Shortening Christmas sprinkles Peppermint candy pieces How to Make Christmas Shortbread Bars To make the shortbread, you take softened butter and cream it together with the powdered sugar. I used Continue Reading
Orange Angel Bars
Every year, my family gets together to open Christmas presents and do some holiday baking. In fact, this was our 25th year getting together to do this. For the last several years, we've been making orange angel bars -- a yummy treat that is in high demand in our family. I'm pretty sure everyone loves to eat them cold. We usually keep them in the freezer. Here's what you'll need: Angel food cake Butter Orange juice Powdered sugar Graham cracker crumbs Walnuts (or pecans) My grandma makes angel food cakes in 9x13 pans, but you can also just buy them already made. Cut the Continue Reading
Bachelorette Party Ideas
I always meant to write a post sharing about my bachelorette party, but I just never got around to it for some reason. Now, eight months later I'm finally going to tell you all about it! My maid of honor Aubrey planned my bachelorette party, and I had a fantastic time. She decorated, made food, planned games, bought gifts, and even made something very special for me with the help of my friends. The best part about my party was it didn't include anyone getting drunk. I really wanted to celebrate my singleness in a clean, fun way. No bars, no clubs, no dirty decorations -- that's just not Continue Reading