Flashback - Taegan's 2nd Birthday Party

March 02, 2014

Flashback - Taegan's 2nd Birthday Party

I was looking back through all my old pictures on my computer today, smiling at all the memories and how much Taegan has grown and changed, and I came across the pictures from her second birthday party. At the time I wasn't blogging but it was so cute and so much fun I decided to do a "flashback" post just to share.

Display of Party Favors for all the "Little Cowgirls" - Cowgirl Hats and Bandanas

Party Favors for the Adults - Cowgirl Cookies

Cowgirl Cookies Recipe

1 1/3 Cups All Purpose Flour

1 tsp. Baking Powder

1 tsp. Baking Soda

1/4 tsp. Salt

1 Cup Cooking Oats

3/4 Cup Pink M&M's

3/4 Cup Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels

1/2 Cup Brown Sugar

1/2 Cup White Sugar

1/3-1/2 Cup Chopped Pecans (optional)

Wet Ingredients (Attach to jar with instructions)

1 Egg slightly beaten

1/2 Cup Butter slightly melted

1 tsp. Vanilla Extract

Layering Instructions

1st - Flour, Baking Powder, Baking Soda, and Salt

2nd - Oats

3rd - M&M's

4th - Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels

5th - Brown Sugar

6th - White Sugar

7th - Pecans

Roll into 1 1/2 inch balls. Bake for 10 minutes at 350 degrees.

These jars turned out so...cute and the cookies are actually very yummy!! For Christmas this year I actually made some with red and green M&M's for Taegan's Pre-School Teachers and topped them with Christmas fabric instead of burlap.

The Watering Hole

I loved the idea of using pint mason jars for cups (and it wasn't a waste of money because I can in the summer) and who doesn't love paper stripy straws!