S'mores party

So I realized it was August..
Seriously, it's August?! Where did the summer go?!

Then there was another thing I realized: It's August, and I haven't had S'mores yet... Really. Am I in America?
So I had to share my first S'more of the summer with some special people.
So this is what we did:

We included marshmallows, marshmallow cream, peanut butter, graham crackers, chocolate graham crackers, Fudge Stripe cookies, Hershey's chocolate, Reese's cups, and Kit Kats.

 My favorite combo was chocolate graham crackers, marshmallows and a Reese cup. YUM.

We made the sign out of card stock by punching holes into the corners of the triangles, and stringing the rope through it. My mom used her Cricut machine to cut out the letters and triangles, but hand cutting and writing them can look just as cute. 

These cups are so freaking cute. I just want to cuddle with them..

...Seriously though. 

We just got a pack of 12 mason jars from target, and put cupcake liners around it. Then poke a paper straw through it. Seriously you can make these with any colors for any occasion ever. So cute.

Yes, I know. The artistic abilities displayed on this sign are phenomenal. (PS that word took me way long to figure out how to spell)

We just filled this with hand sanitizer, bug spray, paper towels, and baby wipes. Because seriously my hands get way too messy when attempting to eat S'mores.

Who doesn't love snuggling by the fire? 

We already had this chest in the house. And my mom once again used her Cricut to cut out the letters, but writing it on top of colored paper can look just as cute!

That's pretty much all of our decorations! It wasn't really a party for anything specific. But who says it has to be a birthday or shower to be cute?! Not me. Me and my mom collaborated on coming up with the ideas and she is so crafty and is always more than willing to make all the decorations. So great.

Thanks for reading!

P.S. Here's some other stuff from the night...

These marshmallows are square to fit the graham crackers... YES.

Lacey wants outside. :(

Giant Jenga. It's pretty great.

Monster Cookies

Cookies. They are so fun and easy to make, they are so cute, and everyone loves them (don't lie to yourself, there is some type of cookie out there you enjoy)....Basically I could write a whole essay about all the reasons why I love cookies.
Especially these monster cookies, They have the perfect combination of different textures and they are such a great change from plain chocolate chip cookies. And the M&M's make them so pretty and colorful.
And the oatmeal completely justifies eating as many as you want anytime of the day... Right?


(I will put the recipe below)

(Yayyy ingredients!)

               
The dough is soo creamy even once the oatmeal has been added and everything. By the time I am baking the last of it I am left with all chocolate chips and M&M's because it's slid through the dough.

I like my cookies small... I see most people make these cookies super huge (monster sized...) but that's just not how I prefer it.

It is so hard to tell when oatmeal cookies are done! I always end up overcooking them just a tad. I just looked at the recipe. It clearly says "do not over bake." I guess that was my first clue...

These cookies are delicious. Yum yum yum. I need to make more. Make some for me? ;)

Recipe:
Ingredients...
1 1/2 cups peanut butter (creamy or crunchy)
1 cup packed light brown sugar
1 cup granulated white sugar
8 tablespoons (1 stick) softened, unsalted butter
3 large eggs
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
4 1/2 cups quick cooking oats
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 cup M&M's plain chocolate candies

Directions...
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray cooking pans with nonstick spray, or line with parchment paper.
2. Combine the peanut butter, sugars, and butter with an electric mixer until well combined. Mix in eggs and vanilla. Mix in the oats and baking soda. Then stir in the chocolate chips and M&M's.
3. Drop cookies onto the cooking pans.
4. Bake for 10-12 minutes. Do not over bake. Transfer to wire racks and cool completely before storing in airtight container.







(Recipe credit goes to http://www.recipegirl.com, http://www.recipegirl.com/2012/05/07/monster-cookies/)