I can hardly believe it is nearing the end of May already! I barely remember April. Where does the time go? I am loving the warmer weather but I don't want to take these days for granted.
Today, after a trip to the store, Ben said he was hungry so I fixed him a plate with some fresh strawberries and blueberries. Thankfully, he has always been a good fruit and (for the most part) veggie eater. I had my back turned when I heard him say "Mom, look at my fruit cup!"
I looked a little closer. Funny little guy - he bit the end off of a strawberry and stuck a blueberry inside. He is always cracking me up with his ideas :)
Candy Bar Cookie Bars
Sometimes it's nice to bake or create something totally or even partially from scratch. I always feel like I have really accomplished something big with those kinds of recipes.
Then there are days when you are running later than you had hoped but you still need to whip up a treat for the meeting you are helping host in just a few hours - and you haven't stocked your pantry with baking ingredients recently.
That was my story this morning. I came across this recipe in my Cake Mix Doctor cookbook. 5 ingredients. Bake time of 45 minutes. It was just what I was looking for. It turned out great and everyone enjoyed it. Yay!
1 box yellow cake mix
1/2 c. brown sugar
1 stick butter, melted
2 eggs
1/2-1 c. candy bar pieces
(I used toffee and mini chocolate chips - I think Reeses would be an awesome addition)
Mix together first four ingredients with mixer for 2 minutes, scraping batter down sides as needed. Fold in candy pieces and mix well. Place batter in ungreased 9x13 pan and bake at 350 for 40-45 minutes (Mine were done in 35)
*The batter was very sticky so I used the hint Ingrid of 3 B's has mentioned before - I dampened my hands first and patted the batter down very smoothly. Worked like a charm - thanks Ingrid!
