Valentine’s Day is only eleven days away and you’re still not sure what to do for your significant other… Why not bake them cookies with a special message?

Willams-Sonoma is the exclusive retailer of the cute Message-in-a-Cookie Cutter set. The set includes 3 shaped cutters (scalloped-rectangle, heart, and star) which are customizable using pre-made words or letters. When you use the cutter to cut your dough, it leaves an imprint of the letters. The possibilities for this cutter extends beyond Valentine’s Day and are practically endless… Have a fight with your best friend? Bake them “I’m sorry” cookies. Is your husband, family member, or friend returning from their tour of duty? Bake them “Welcome home” cookies. Read on. »

Oh how I loved gummy bears growing up. The taste was rather gross and the texture was either extremely sticky or powdery (the more expensive gummies had a powder coating presumably so they wouldn’t stick together so much)… But I still adored the rare moments I had with gummy bears. I don’t remember the name of the brand I used to love so much, but I’m sure it can be found at a Cracker Barrel store or in one of those decade candy boxes (I was born at the beginning of the 90s, so we can count me as an 80s-90s cusp kid, I suppose).

Cindy at Skip To My Lou offers a fast and easy recipe for homemade gummies. Read on. »