Sugar Cookie Bones!

For Halloween this year, I made all sorts of spooky treats! One of the easiest ones I made were my sugar cookie bones!  With the bone cookie pan from Wilton, it made it even easier.

Sugar Cookie Recipe

• 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 1/2 cups white sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). In a small bowl, stir together flour, baking soda, and baking powder. Set aside.
2. In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in egg and vanilla. Gradually blend in the dry ingredients.
3. Take small portions of your dough and mold it into your cookie pan.
4. Place in the oven for about 7 minutes or until the edges are golden.
5. Wait for the cookies to cool before flipping them out of the pan.  The cookies will still be soft so be careful. As they cool, they'll harden and maintain their shape.

Skittle Cupcakes!

It sounds odd but it's surprisingly delicious!  The Skittle cupcake came to life on cold and dreary day that needed a little a rainbow. 


The Skittle Cupcake

• 2 cups white sugar
• 1 cup butter
• 4 eggs
• 1 tablespoon and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon and 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 cup milk

5 packets of kool aid
   cherry
   orange
   lemon aid
   lime
   grape


After you mix the together the ingredients above minus the koolaid packets, divide the batter into 5 individual bowls.  Then mix the koolaid packets into each one.  Evenly scoop a layer of the batter into cupcake liners then place in the oven at 350 for 22 minutes.


After the cupcakes cool, ice the cupcakes with a simple white icing.


White Icing Recipe

• 4 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1 cup shortening
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1 teaspoon clear imitation vanilla extract
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• In a large bowl, combine sugar, shortening, water and vanilla. Beat on low speed to combine, then beat on medium speed for a full five minutes. It won't look like Icing at first, but keep the mixer going for a full five minutes, and then you're done!

The Carrot Cake Cupcakes!

So for Easter, I decided to make my coworkers some carrot cake cupcakes in honor of the Easter Bunny lol.  It's a really easy recipe but it tasted so good when put together with the cream cheese icing.


Carrot Cake Cup Cakes
2 cups of sugar
3 cups of all purpose flour
2 teaspoons of baking powder
2 teaspoons of baking soda
2 teaspoons of cinnamon
1 teaspoon of salt
1 1/2 cups of vegetable oil
4 eggs
1/2 cup of chopped nuts
3 cups of grated raw carrots


Mix all the ingredients thoroughly. Evenly divide the batter into a cupcake pan and bake for about 20 minutes at 350. 


After the cupcakes cool, mix together this easy icing and put it on top.  It just completes the flavor!


Cream Cheese Icing
        Mix together the following
8 ounces of cream cheese
3 cups of powdered sugar
2 teaspoons of vanilla extract
1/2 stick of softened butter