The Girl Scout Pledge

  I thought for sure by the middle of May, we would be mowing the grass, unpacking shorts, etc., but this morning when I woke up I realized mother nature is way too unpredictable, and I am becoming less and less fond of her! There was a sprinkling of none other than SNOW on the ground & it is still flaking down during mid-morning. What a way to start a “supposed to be spring” day right? Good thing tomorrow is supposed to be warmer, so these unwanted flakes will be gone before long! But, there’s always an up-side to everything, and when the weather isn’t the best, it gives me an excuse to bake. =) When I heard that my mom or dad didn’t get a visit from the Girl Scouts this year, I was shocked, and I know they were secretly disappointed that there’s no cookies! So, I decided to play Superwoman and try my hand at making some homemade Girl Scout cookies. Of course their favorite are the Samoas, which looked and sounded hard/complicated to make, but hey you never know unless you try—and boy am I glad(and my mom&dad)that I tried! You can get the recipe here. I did make a change though—I omitted dipping each bottom of the bar in chocolate, because there was plenty of chocolate already on top. The recipe called for 10 oz of chocolate, I used just 1/2 C of semi-sweet chips and the chocolate flavor was just right! So check out my step-by-step picture tutorial that you can pair with the recipe, since it didn’t already have one =)