Goodbye 2016, Hello 2017!!

Hello my sweets, well it's almost the end of 2016 and it has been awesome creating this blog and putting it out for the world to read. This is not going to be a regular recipe blog but more of a Brianna update blog lol. This might be my last blog for the year or not depending on if I decide to bake with my family or friends, for this blog I would typically bake by myself.

So the reason I created this blog was for a college course of mine called Multimedia Storytelling, we were given the option to choose whatever we wanted to write about and I wanted this blog to be about something that interests me and makes me happy even when sometimes I get stressed throughout the process lol...baking can be fun and stressful, folks!

I never thought I would have my own blog, I always thought it was for people with more interesting lives haha I'm just roasting myself here. But I would like to thank my professor for getting this whole thing started. Now that I think about it, I might just make one more blog for New Year's Eve since that is the last day of 2016. Might as well go out with a bang!!

I hope you all enjoyed this recipe... Sorry!! Old habits die hard lol but I do hope you all enjoyed this update and until next time, hasta la vista bakers!!:)

Santa's Cookies

Happy Holidays my sweets! I don't know about you all but this week is finals week for me and let's just say I've been stress eating...mostly sweets lol. So with the help of the almighty Pinterest app, I found this cute and yummy recipe for Christmas cookies, which I heard was someone's favorite cookie. The big guy in red, Santa Claus! I just love this time of year with Christmas decorations and gingerbread cookies and just that feeling of togetherness with those you love. For those of you who have kids or are a child at heart like I am, we all know the tradition of leaving a plate of cookies and a glass of milk for Santa because he works hard on Christmas Eve and needs the love and support of those who believe. Now let's get to baking, as I always say, "I can make that!"

The ingredients you'll need are:

• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon of baking soda
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon of salt
• 2 cups of flour
• 3/4 cup of brown sugar
• 3/4 cup of white sugar
• 1/2 cup of butter
• 1/2 cup of Christmas m&m's (red and green)
• 1/3 cup of red and green sprinkles

Step 1: Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.

Step 2: In a medium bowl, cream together your butter and brown & white sugar until it looks nice and fluffy.

Step 3: Add the vanilla extract and the egg, mix together until the mixture is smooth.

Step 4: Combine your dry ingredients (flour, baking soda, and salt) and mix it in with the wet ingredients. If you are using an electric mixer or stand mixer, be sure to mix all the ingredients with a spoon/spatula first, and then continue to mix with your stand or electric mixer. (This avoids a big dust cloud from the flour.)

Step 5: Add the red and green sprinkles and m&ms to your cookie dough and fold until completely mixed.

I had already mixed in the sprinkles and m&m's but forgot to take a picture lol oopsies...

Step 6: Bake cookies for 12-14 minutes or until they turn golden brown. Let them cool for an additional 10 minutes.

Before...

After!!

As someone who loves cookies, m&m's, and basically anything sweet lol I can guarantee Santa will love these cookies. Maybe even the cookie monster lol he was my favorite character from Sesame Street, I think I said this in one of my older blogs...(be quiet Brianna.) Anyways, make sure you share your creations with your friends and family and Santa. I hope you all enjoyed this recipe and until next time, hasta la vista bakers!!:)