PIN: Oreo Gooey Cake Bars

For those that have not read a previous post, you might not know that our family (especially my husband) are huge Oreo fans. Apparently this year is Oreo's 75th Anniversay. Our family is loving this celebration!

This PIN looked so promising to be a quick and awesome dessert. It was quite simple looking too. There are four main ingredients:

Devil Food Cake Mix
Oreos
Sweetened Condensed Milk
Chocolate Chips

While the instructions showed breaking the dough into pieces and then putting them together again in the pan, I just took the whole dough and flattened it out into the pan. It was very easy and I think saved a lot of time. The most time came in crashing the Oreos.  I didn't want them too fine, but chunks, so I didn't use my food processor. I used a metal spoon in the bowl I combined the dough (less items to wash). I might be able to save time by crushing them in a ziploc bag with a rolling bin or glass. At the time I was low on gallon ziploc bags.

It was so very easy to make - the kids helped!

They turned out specatular! My husband and I had one that night after it had cooled maybe 45-60 minutes.  It was still warm and extremely gooey. The next day they were in better/perfect bar form. They are still very gooey, but firm bar form.  They are VERY rich and awesome.

This PIN was a success! Pin It, Did It.

PIN: Glowing Bath

We purchased thin glow sticks awhile ago on amazon, it was a great deal for a large amount and I thought I could always add them to gifts throughout the year and give the boys a extra fun surprise. These are the same kind of glow sticks I've seen in the Target $1 section too.

I told the boys that they were going to have a special adventure at bath time. I went in and prepared the bath and then I added 6 small sticks (3 for each). I then closed the curtain and let them come in and get ready to get in the bath.  When they were ready I had them close their eyes and I turned off the lights. I pulled back the curtain and said they were taking a special futuristic spy path. (I know, lame, but my 4 and 2 year old love secret spy stuff). This later turned into a 80s rock band, as they played with the sticks like drumsticks in the water. They also loved using the sticks to stir in cups like a magic potion.

My husband and I came up with this on our own, but then I saw a pin and so decided to use the image. Overall, this was a huge success!

This PIN was a success. Pin It, Did It.