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Christmas in the City + The EASIEST Cookie Recipe

Monday, December 17, 2018

Happy Monday! How did your weekend go? I feel like these weekends before Christmas get extra hectic, jam-packed with activities and get togethers. And it's all good stuff... but it makes it just fly by, doesn't it?

On Friday Steve took the day off (he had some extra vacation days to use up), C had a well visit in the morning, I had a haircut at noon, and then we spent the evening in Philadelphia enjoying some Christmastime fun. We started off with dinner at McGillin's Old Ale House, which is decorated like an actual winter wonderland, and from there headed to City Hall. We checked out the ice skaters and caught a fun light show before walking over to LOVE Park. The girls thought the giant present made of Christmas lights was the best! After that we got cake pops and hot chocolate from Starbucks and enjoyed it in a prettily-decorated lobby. Once we were all stuffed with sugar, we went to the Comcast building and took in their really cool show complete with snow machines! It was such a magical little night and apparently the girls thought so, too, because they both fell asleep on the way home. :) Success!












On Saturday I picked up our groceries in the morning and we got some cleaning done. My mom came to visit so the rest of the day was spent playing and enjoying time with her. Steve and I even got to sneak out for a Starbucks date. Dreams do come true!



Sunday consisted of a Target run (and there was literal running involved since Haddie was my sidekick for that trip -- PS, how cute is that mug? Have you guys seen the Christmas mugs there? Amazing!) and a cookie swap in the afternoon. I made Almond Joy cookies to bring and it is the easiest recipe of all time. Although I enjoy cooking, I'm no baker, so the less ingredients the better... and this one has just FOUR! If you have a cookie swap or are making dessert for the holidays, give this recipe a try and let me know what you think. 





Hope your week is off to a good start, friends!


10 comments:

  1. What a fun (and busy) weekend you all had! I swear, when you have a few moments alone for a Starbucks date, it's the most magical thing in the world - and those penguin cake pops are so cute! I love visiting cities during the holidays, too, because everything is so much more magical and larger than life. Cheers to your pre-Christmas week ahead!

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    1. Isn't it the best?! We don't need anything fancy! Haha. You're so right about cities during the holidays -- that's the perfect way to describe it. I hope you had a great weekend too!

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  2. Those cookies sound amazing. I love almond joys. Philly looks soooo beautiful right now. Love that Present house/building.

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    1. You HAVE to try this recipe then... can't beat how easy and tasty it is! Philly was so much fun!

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  3. Such beautiful decor around the city!! I need to try to make those cookies - they look so good! xo, Biana -BlovedBoston

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    1. It was really pretty! The girls were so amazed by all of the lights and tall buildings. Let me know if you try the cookies - they're so good!

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  4. Such a fun, festive weekend!! Those cookies sound delicious!

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    1. It was festive, for sure! They are so good and perfect for the person who's not reeeeally a baker (like me!) haha. Hope your week is going well! xo

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  5. You are lucky to live so close to a fab city like that, so safe with small children at night too! Love the mug, kind of retro too! J xx

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    1. I love that mug -- and I think that's exactly the reason why! :) We are fortunate, plus we're only 1.5 hour away from New York City and about 2.5 hours away from Washington DC. We are in a good little spot, I must admit! xo

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