Cookies & Cream Cookies

I hope everyone had a wonderful Holiday!! My family and I did, it went by so fast!

I've come to love baking over the past few years and one of the things I really enjoy making is homemade cookies. Here is one of my favorite recipes for a different type of homemade cookie. It's one of my husbands and my brothers favorite! 

Cookies & Cream Cookies 

15 Oreos
2 1/4 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 cup butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
1 pack cookies & cream pudding mix 
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
2 cups white chocolate chips

Cream together butter, sugars then add pudding mix until well blended. 

Add eggs and vanilla. Add flour then baking soda. Crush Oreo cookies then add white chocolate chips and crushed Oreos. I crushed my Oreos with a KitchenAid grinder and grind them coarsely, but it's your preference. I like the cookies a little chunkery. 

Scoop mixture into balls and place on baking sheet. Bake at 350 for 10 minutes. 

They will come out like this and should be nice and moist on the inside!

Store them in a cookie container for up to a week or until gone!

Kisses,

The Little Lady

Update

I have been MIA lately, I know, but I wanted to just post things quickly to kinda get back in the swing of things and let everyone know whats been going on. Nathan and I are currently in the process of purchasing our 1st home! We are thrilled! Its a cozy 4 bedroom, 2 bath with lots of open space. We haven't closed yet, so I won't post pictures until we officially have the keys. 

Since we officially started looking, I have been on Pinterest non-stop for decorating ideas and anything that may tickle my fancy. so, I wanted to share some ideas I found  that I plan on trying out once we move in. 

Eco-Friendly Bath Rug

Found on finecraftguild.com

I think this is a great way to reuse old, not so nice looking towels and reuse them for something new. This seems like a pretty simple, no brainer D.I.Y, so I'll probably try this one first. I was thinking about buying inexpensive towels from Walmart that way I could make a rug in the color I wanted.  

No Sew Pillow Case

Found on alldaychic.comI have no idea how to use a sewing machine so this is perfect for me. Everyone always has tons of old decorative pillows laying around that no longer match anything, so an easy solution is to purchase fabric and wrap the pillow and it basically brand new! 

Crate Bookshelf 

Found on retropolitanhip.blogspot.com

This would be for my husband, Nathan. He plans on using one of the extra bedrooms as an office or what he would probably like to call his "game room". If  you know anything about Nathan its that he has a passion for music! He has such a large and still ever growing collection of Cd's and vinyls and I thought this would be the perfect solution to display everything. 

Tiled Mirror

Found on dollarstorecrafts.com

I plan to do a larger version of this and put this over top the fireplace. I think this is just too simple not to do!

This is just some of the many, many ideas I have gathered over the past few months about what I would want to do once we move. I'm so excited to share our new home with everyone! And if anyone has any great ideas for fun (and easyish) D.I.Y's let me know. I'm always looking to decorate on a budget. 

Kisses,

The Little Lady!

Allure Sample Society-- October 2014 Review

Sample Society is a monthly subscription service from Beautybar.com & Allure. It usually caters more towards beauty related products from higher end brands (this box didn't live up to that!) The samples are also usually deluxe to full sized.

I do have to say, I love the packaging. I have been able to reuse this box every month for something!

The Cost: $15/month (You will also receive $10 off %50 towards Beautybar.com

You will also receive a "mini mag" detailing the products and why they were chosen from the box. I think this is a great idea!

Ships: to US via USP

Emi-Jay Hair Ties--Value $6 

Never used this type of hair tie before, so I'm not too thrilled about this in the box, but I'll give them a try!

Bobbi Brown Smokey Eye Mascara-- Value $16 

Estee Lauder Enlighten Dark Spot Correcting Night Serum--Value $15

I think, I may end up buying the full size of this mascara. Its wonderful, lengthens and gives lots of volume to my lashes. I  think its one of the better mascaras I've used in a long time. 

I haven't tried the serum, yet but I was very excited to get this in my box. Although, I was a little bummed when I realized how small it was.  

L'Oreal Paris Advanced Haircare Total Repair 5 Shampoo & Conditioner--Value $1

Bond No.9 High Line--Value $1

These last two things made the box a little disappointing, especially the shampoo & conditioner only because this box has been known from higher end products. 

What did you guys think of this months box?

Kisses,

The Little Lady