Busy, Busy, Busy

I have been super busy the past week! I made care packages for my brother and his friend in Korea, baking goodies for my family, and trying out new recipes.

Winter is my favorite time of year and the holidays are the perfect excuse to bake homemade goodies. Having someone to send them to makes it more fun!

I put chocolate chip cookies, sugar cookies, peanut butter cookies, cinnamon pecans, and the easiest and tastiest cocoa brownies ever! The cinnamon pecans are a huge hit with my hubby, girls, and really everybody that eats them! I made them once and a friend of mine said "I don't like pecans." I said, "Ok, but just taste it." She did, smiled, and said "You have just changed my mind about pecans!" The recipe is simple, but the end result is so tasty!

I made praline iced brownies for my family and they were amazing! I loved the praline topping and would have been happy to eat it by itself! The brownies were almost fudge like and they were delicious!

I tried my hand at monkey bread and it was good, but I have a pretty cheap bundt pan, and the topping stuck to the pan so I had to scrape it out and place it over the dough balls. Maybe I'll spring for the more expensive one next time! The topping was awesome though and my hubby and I kept snacking on it all day!

I will be baking more throughout the holidays. I'll be making my hubby's favorite cookies, Thumbprint cookies, more cinnamon pecans, and who knows what else I'll get into!