sugar cookie bars

Happy Breast Cancer Awareness Month!

If you weren't aware, October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
My cheer squad uses pink pom-poms, pink bows, and pink rally towels all month!  I love it!

In addition, a club at my school held a bake sale at this week's pink-out football game, and everything had to be pink! I found these on Pinterest and thought they were too cute!

Here's my version:

Eek! Love the pink. Love love love.

Adapted from High Heels and Grills

Ingredients:

Cookies:

2 1/2 cups flour 

1/2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 cup butter (softened)

1 cup sugar

1 egg

1 1/2 tbsp sour cream 

1 tsp vanilla extract

Frosting

1/2 cup butter

2-3 cups powdered sugar**

1/4 cup half and half

Pinch of salt

Food coloring

** The original recipe calls for 4 cups but I ended up with WAY more icing than I needed!!

Directions:

Cookies

1. Preheat oven to 375 and grease a 9x13 baking dish
2. Combine flour, baking powder, and salt
3. In a separate bowl, cream together butter and sugar until fluffy.
4. Add egg and combine well.
5. Mix in sour cream and vanilla
6. Add the dry ingredients slowly into the wet ingredients and mix well.
7. Press the batter evenly into dish using your hands. (the fun part ;) )
8. Bake 17 - 20 minutes.
9. Set aside to cool.

Frosting:

1. Cream together butter, powdered sugar, and half and half until fluffy.
2. Stir in vanilla and salt.
3. Add food coloring

Frost the bars when they've cooled, cut into squares, and enjoy! 

Brownie cupcakes with Oreo cream cheese frosting

Bake sale 1 out of 3 this week!

I'm kind of involved with everything at school and when the opportunity comes up to bake and give it away so I don't gain ten pounds ... You know I'm taking it!

I'm posting this from my iPhone so I'm not too sure if it'll work... I guess we'll see!

Ingredients:
1 box brownie mix
1/2 cup oil
1/4 cup water
2 eggs

1/2 cup butter (softened)
1 8oz container cream cheese
1 tsp vanilla extract
3 1/4 cups powdered sugar



1. Combine mix, oil, eggs, and water in large mixing bowl.
2. Distribute evenly among 12 cupcake liners (about 3/4 full)
3. Bake at 350 for about 15 minutes. You may need more time. I recommend the toothpick test.
4. In separate bowl, cream butter and cream cheese together until fluffy.
5. Add vanilla and cream again.
6. Slowly add in powdered sugar.
7. Crush four Oreos and blend into icing.
8. Ice cupcakes. Cut Oreos in half and stick in icing for decoration.

Enjoy!! :)