So much to post, so little time

Sorry for the lack of posts, these past weeks have been busy and unfortunately its not slowing down. I gotta couple of hours before school tomorrow so I will try and get some posts in then

First off, I won NERDORK's giveaway and recently got my prize in the mail. I won a super cute top from the pink ice store and she was kind enough to include a bunch of samples! I highly suggest you check her blog, she always hosts some great giveaways w/ great posts along with it

Speaking of giveaways, MAKEUPTHOUGHTS is hosting a giveaway on her blog and shes giving away the Innocence Beware lipstick! Head on over here to enter if you missed out on the venomous villains collection

So heres recap of my week/month/however long Ive been MIA from blogspot...in pictures!

Our "hotel"...it really was a dressed up MOTEL but a very nice one at that. We had a strict budget for Disney and this place was only $57/night!

 I love Halloween! Especially at Disneyland. They turn the Haunted Mansion into the Nightmare before Christmas and its amazing!

 Our view for seeing The World of Color...we waited two hours! To me, Fantasmic is better but my fiance said this was and it was worth the wait

 My favorite place in Disney California! Belle's Library! When the last rose falls all these shimmers come out and the whole thing lights up! I love it!

 Waiting to see the Aladdin musical...This is well worth it, Ive been going to disneyland almost every year since I was two, and more frequently since my best friends are obsessed with it but this was the first time watching this musical. You will be impressed! vocals are not that great but the stage and props are extravagant!

 Our view to see the fireworks, again, we waited 2 hours!

My makeshift Halloween face for a family party...can you guess who I am???

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My new favorite cookie!!! You must try it!!!

Hey All,

I wanted to devote this non-makeup related post to a recipe I found for the PERFECT holiday cookie! I swear theyll be more makeup posts coming soon though :) Anyhoo, ever since I moved out I have been cooking and baking like crazy! Ive had my share of hits and misses in the kitchen but this was such a HIT I had to share. They are called Melting Moments and they LITERALLY MELT in your mouth!!! Since theyre so soft and crumbly be sure to have a napkin ready when you eat one! Trust me, its worth the mess :) You can find the recipe by clicking here but heres some of my personal pics of when I made them.

What you need...
(makes 2 dozen cookies, more or less)

1 1/2 cups flour
1/2 cup cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon of salt
1/4 cup of powdered sugar
1 cup of unsalted butter (room temperature...I had 2 sticks and to make it room temp I put it in the microwave for 10sec)
1 teaspoon of vanilla extract

extra powdered sugar for dusting

How To Make...

1. Start with two bowls:
       - Bowl 1: Sift and mix together FLOUR, CORNSTARCH & SALT
       - Bowl 2: Sift SUGAR the add butter

Bowl 1

2. Take Bowl 2 and cream together the butter & sugar with a mixer (I used a hand mixer) until light and fluffy then beat in the VANILLA EXTRACT

Bowl 2 mixed

3. Cover and refrigerate overnight or at least an hour. Before I put mine in the fridge I took a spatula and gathered all the dough up so it would be easier to piece off later. I only refrigerated mine for 2 hours

How it looked when I took it our of the fridge

Now we're ready to start baking!!!!

4. Preheat oven to 350 degrees w/ rack placed in the center

5. Spray cookie sheet w/ non-stick spray

6. Form cookies into a 1inch ball shape and place on cookie sheet 1 inch apart

this is all you need for 1 cookie!

7. Bake for 12-14 minutes

Almost finished product!

This is how brown its supposed to be on the bottom

8. Cool on wire rack for 5 min

This is how fragile they are! As I was transferring them to a wire rack one fell and completely crumbled! ...and this was when they were cool enough to transfer by hand!

9. After  cookies have been cooled slightly, roll them in powdered sugar, you dont want them too cooled or else the sugar wont stick as well. They should be slightly warmer than room temperature

I put mine face-down in a container of powdered sugar, closed the lid and shook it up

~ Enjoy!!! ~

I think next time Ill try to add some chopped pecans to this. Hope you guys enjoyed this post! If you have any yummy recipes please share!!! I love trying out new recipes :)

♥ Leah

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