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Superbowl Party!!

Start your BIG DAY party planning with these Paper so Pretty invites! 

Super Bowl XLVI is around the corner! Lucas Oil Stadium, the home of 
the Indianapolis Colts, will serve as the home of Super Bowl on 
February 5, 2012. So pick an invitation, invite your friends, grab 
your jersey and PARTY!

It's National Cupcake Day!

 

It's National Cupcake Day! Satisfy your sweet tooth with these free
offers. Maggie Moo's Ice Cream and Marble Slab Creamery are giving
away free ice cream and cupcakes today from 4-7pm!

And for all the cupcake bakers out there, here is a yummy Applesauce
Cupcake recipe for you to enjoy!

• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 cup finely chopped, peeled apple (I prefer to use Granny Smith or
Jonagold apples for baking)
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
• 2 large eggs
• 1 1/2 cups applesauce
• 1/2 cup melted butter

Combine all dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl.  Add eggs, butter,
and applesauce.  Mix for 2 minutes at slow speed.  Scrape bowl.  Mix
at medium speed for 1 minute.  Scrape bowl, and stir in chopped apples
and walnuts.

Your oven should be preheated to 350 degrees.  spoon cupcake batter
into cupcake pans lined with paper or foil cupcake liners.  You should
fill each cup approximately 1/2 to 2/3 full making sure you have the
same amount of batter in each cup.

Bake your cupcakes for 15-20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted
into the center comes out clean.  Remove the applesauce cupcakes from
the pan, and cool completely on a wire rack.

Top with caramel topping or frosting and enjoy!

Christmas Reindeer Cookies

 

Reindeer Cookies

3/4 cup peanut butter

1 1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar

1/2 cup shortening

3 tablespoons milk

1 tablespoon vanilla

1 egg

1 3/4 cup all-purpose flour

3/4 teaspoon baking soda

3/4 teaspoon salt

Chocolate-covered mini pretzels

Mini brown M&Ms

Regular-sized red M&Ms

Preheat oven to 375°F.

Combine brown sugar, peanut butter, shortening, milk, and vanilla in large bowl. Beat at medium speed until well blended. Add egg; beat until just blended.

In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda, and salt. Add to creamed mixture at low speed. Mix just until blended.

Form dough into 1-inch balls. To make reindeer-shaped cookies, pinch the bottom of the ball slightly to form a point, then gently flatten with your hand. Space cookies about 2 inches apart on a greased cookie sheet and bake for 7 to 8 minutes, until set or just beginning to brown. 

Remove from oven and immediately (and gently) press two mini pretzels into the tops of the cookies for the reindeer's antlers. Press two mini brown M&Ms in for the eyes and one red M&M for the nose (or any other color... some of mine ended up with green noses. They might be South Pole reindeer.). 

Allow to cool 2 minutes on the baking sheet and then transfer to a wire rack or paper towel to cool completely. 

Makes about 40 reindeer cookies.

Source: Peanut butter cookie recipe from Jif.