Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cake Cookies

Are you in the mood for something chocolatey, well I have just the recipe for you; chocolate chocolate chip cake cookies. Better have a glass of milk ready when you pop these yummy delights into your mouth. Now let's get baking!

First, you need to preheat your oven to 350 degrees.

You will need:

1 box chocolate cake mix
1/3 cup of  vegetable/canola oil (I used canola oil)
2 eggs
6 oz chocolate chips (half a bag of chocolate chips) (You can add less or more if you like)

Whisk together the eggs and the oil until fully mixed.

Add cake mix and chocolate chips. Mix well. You may have to use your hands at some point to mix everything together as it gets really hard to stir with spoon.

Scoop cookie dough into balls using a cookie scoop or a spoon and place on an ungreased baking sheet. Place in your preheated oven of 350 degrees and set the timer for ten minutes.

Bake for ten minutes.

Cookies will be soft and gooey when you take them out of the oven. Let them cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes then transfer cookies to a cooling rack for final cooling.

 Once cooled cookies are ready to eat. Grab a cold glass of milk and you are ready to relax and eat your yummy cookies! Bon appetite!

Gooey Chocolate Chip Butter Cookies

These are regular gooey butter cookies with a twist; adding yummy chocolate chips.

Ingredients needed:

1 Egg

1 package of cream cheese

1 teaspoon of Vanilla Extract

6 oz of chocolate chips (half a bag of chocolate chips) (Add more or less if you like)

1/2 cup of butter/margarine

1 box yellow cake mix

Before you mix together your ingredients, preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Combine together egg, vanilla, butter, cream cheese, and cake mix. Blend well.

Add chocolate chips.

Scoop into balls using a cookie scoop or spoon and place on an ungreased baking sheet.

 

Place cookies in the oven. The oven should have been preheated to 350 degrees.

Bake for ten minutes in oven.

Take cookies out the oven and let them cool on baking sheet for a few minutes then transfer cookies to a cooling rack for final cooling.

I hope you enjoy these gooey butter cookies with a chocolate chip twist, a new take on the famous chocolate chip cookie! Bon appetite!

 

Organix Coconut Milk Shampoo and Conditioner Review

As promised, here is my review on Nourishing Coconut Milk Shampoo and Conditioner from Organix. This product does not lie, it left my hair feeling very nourished as well as soft and smooth. I experienced the positive effects from this product in about a week after using it. Not only is this product beneficial for your hair, it also smells really good. It leaves your hair with a light, coconut scent, but while in the shower you feel like you are on a tropical island. I just love the smell of the product, make shower time fun! I highly recommend this product and I will definitely repurchase. I am hoping to test out review some more the products from Organix. Stay tuned for more reviews! Have a beautiful day! 

Below is my Youtube review, check it out!

  

Elephant Valentine Craft Tutorial

I know what you are thinking, it's a little too early to be thinking about making valentines, but I figured if anyone is wanting a head start, here is a cute little valentine craft to make. This is a very quick and easy craft. This would be a great craft to do with kids.

Supplies needed:

Small Heart stickers
3 hearts cut from cardstock (I used gray cardstock, but you can use whatever color you prefer.) (I used a heart punch to cut out my hearts)
1 elephant trunk (I used the letter J as my template, but however you want to make your trunk)
Glue (I used Aleene's Tacky Glue)
2 googly eyes

Step One:
Glue the trunk to the heart so that the heart is on top.

Step 2:
Glue the other two hearts to the heart with the trunk attached so that your elephant will have ears. After you have glued the pieces together, it is time to attach the stickers. Place a sticker at the end of the trunk as well as a sticker for each of the two ears in the middle of the hearts.

Step 3:
Glue the two googly eyes to the middle heart so that your elephant will have eyes.

Step 4:
Your elephant is almost done. You can leave your elephant the way she is or you can add a valentine message.

I added a "Be Mine" message onto my elephant on her trunk. Embellish however you like!

This is such an easy project, that you can make several in no time at all. Happy crafting!

My Nail Polish Collection

So today I was looking at my nail polish and I have accumulated quite a collection so I thought it might be fun to share all the different colors and brands I have collected over the years. I guess you could say I'm a nail polish addict/hoarder :)

 Above is my collection of Sally Hansen Crackle Overcoat. From left to right is: 03 Fractured Foil, 01 Snow Blast, and 08 Ink Splatter. I love the effect these overcoats give your nails, you just have to play around with these to find the best colors that help the crackle effect pop the best with the particular color overcoat. I highly recommend these, they are a lot of fun!

 Above is my collection of Sally Hansen Hard as Nails Xtreme wear Nail Color. From left to right: 240 Twisted Pink, Midnight Sky (sorry no numerical code for this one), Twinkle Twinkle (again no numerical code for this one),  190 Posh Plum, 150 Sun Kissed, 370 Black Out, Deep Blue Sea (no numerical code for this one), Pink-y Ring (no numerical code), 260 Ivy League, and 230 Plum Power. These are my go-to polishes. I absolutely love these because they come in a variety of colors, apply easily, and are cost efficient. I highly recommend this Sally Hansen line of polishes, best bet for your money!

 Above is a mini set of the Sally Hansen Hard as Nails Xtreme wear Nail Color. I received this set as a Christmas gift this year (2012). I am not sure what the names of the colors are as I have already discarded the box that they came in and it doesn't have the name anywhere on the bottles. I think they are really pretty, I just wish they would have put the names on the bottles so if I wanted to repurchase I would know the exact name and color.

 Above is a mini set of Sally Hansen Insta-Dri  Fast Dry Nail Color. I received this also as a Christmas gift. Again, I wish I would have saved the box so that I would know what the colors are that came in this set, but unfortunately I did not. I really like this set as the colors are very bold. I can't wait to use them!

 Above is my small collection of Sally Hansen HD Hi-Definition Nail Colors. From left to right: 13 Resolution and 12 Hue. This line of nail polish is advertised as giving nails  multi-dimensional color and an iridescent shine. I will agree with the claim. In the light, you can see different colors and a lot of shine. I think that when you apply this line of nail polish to your nails and look at your nails in the sunlight, your nails look absolutely gorgeous! I would like to add more colors to my collection from this line.

 Above is my small collection of China Glaze Nail Lacquer with Hardeners. From left to right: 023 White on White and 634 Frostbite. These polishes are a little bit more expensive than Sally Hansen nail polishes, but I feel they are worth the extra money. I feel the ones I have are pretty opaque and only need 1 or 2 coats. I absolutely love these and would like to expand my collection in this brand.

 Above is my tiny collection of Bon Bons Nail Polish. I couldn't find any color names on the bottles of these, but the one on the left is a white and the one on the right is a shimmery silver color. I like how these nail polishes are very inexpensive. I believe you can purchase these at Wal-Mart for less than a dollar. They aren't my favorite polishes to use, but if you are low on cash and are needing a quick color then these can come in handy. They are also really good for travel since the bottle is tiny.

 Above is the rest of my collection. These are random nail polish brands and lines so I just decided to group them all together. Here are the names and brands of the nail polishes shown in this photo: Sally Hansen Magnetic Nail Color in Polar Purple, Sally Hansen Hard as Nails in 670 Teal Steal, Wet n Wild Fastdry Nail Color in Teal or No Teal, Finger Paints Nail Color in Expressionist Red, OPI Nail Lacquer in Charged up Cherry, Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Fast Dry Nail Color in 130 Beige Blast, Sally Hansen  Complete Salon Manicure in 470 Purple Pulse, and L.A. Colors Nail Treatment Basecoat Topcoat. I also have two blueish-green sparkly color nail polishes, but they are not labeled with a brand or color name.

I hope you have enjoyed learning about my collection and the reviews on certain polishes. I hope to be adding more to the collection in the future! Have a colorful day!

Lush Boxing Day Haul!

Yesterday, I went to Lush for their only sale of the year: Boxing Day! During their Boxing Day sale, all holiday products are buy one get one free of equal or lesser value. This also includes soap and any other products made before October. I ended up buying two bottles of Twilight shower gel (as you know one of my faves), a bottle of Snow Fairy shower gel, a bottle of Ponche shower gel, and some Imperialis facial moisturizer (no, this wasn't part of the sale items). My Lush lady was also nice enough to give me some samples of Big shampoo and Big conditioner. I can't wait to try them out. I will be posting reviews up on the products I purchased in a few days. I am very satisfied with my haul and can't wait to use them! Have a beautiful day!

Very Minty Peppermint Bark

I've been wanting to make some peppermint bark this holiday season and decided what better day than Christmas Eve to make it. This is a recipe I found off of the Food Network that I altered, instead of the white chocolate, I decided to use Andes mint baking chips to give it a more minty flavor. I also made a few other changes.  I hope you will try it out and let me know what  you think!  Merry Christmas!

Ingredients

• Crushed candy canes, to yield 1 cup
• 2 bags of Andes Creme De Menthe Baking Chips, 10 oz

Directions:

Place candy canes in a plastic bag and hammer into 1/4-inch chunks or smaller. Use a strainer to sift out the peppermint dust from hammering the candy canes. Set the bowl of peppermnt dust aside as well as the bowl of the candy cane pieces. Melt the chocolate in a double boiler. Add peppermint dust to the chocolate mixture and stir thoroughly until completely mixed. Pour mixture onto a cookie sheet layered with parchment or waxed paper. Sprinkle crushed candy cane pieces on the poured chocolate and place in the refrigerator for 45 minutes or until firm. Remove from cookie sheet and break into pieces (like peanut brittle.)