Baking in the Rain

Jack's first baking experience

Today we had quite the storm here in Houston. Since our dogs hate any form of rain it gets pretty crazy around here. For me that meant very little possibility of napping even though little Jack wanted to play at 3:30 this morning. So we decided to do a little baking. Baking is relaxing for me and makes the house smell good even if only temporarily.

During my long hours of feeding Jack I entertain myself by playing with my iPhone. Josh introduced me to a free app called Stumble Upon. If you don't know about it, check it out. I found this really yummy recipe for snickerdoodle bars. I love snickerdoodle cookies, plus I had all the ingredients on hand. Also bars are much easier to make than cookies... it is like the lazy form of baking cookies.

Here is the link to the recipe instructions.
http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/snickerdoodle-bars/e2fc99ee-d389-434d-98e9-73bbf2527053

I always gather all my ingredients first.

I was excited to use my new measuring cups. 

Lexi and Jack were helping me...

Not so sure he is interested in baking yet.

Lexi always waits for crumbs to fall...

Now on to making the best part... the icing. Many people who reviewed the recipe mentioned there was not enough icing... which is terrible. So I doubled the recipe. I do this for most recipes that involve frosting or icing.


And done! I will report back with tasting results.

Finished product.

At one point Jack was helping in his carrier.