Play Date

This morning Madeleine and I went over to our neighbor, Crystal's house for a little play date. Her daughter is 3.5 months old so it was more of a social thing for the mommies. This was the first time that Madeleine had ever been around a baby that little. She is used to the kids her age or bigger from the parks and playgrounds. She was pretty good. She tried to give the baby some toys which was really cute. However, she did happen to toss a little ball at the baby's head. Luckily, it was a soft ball and the baby didn't even flinch. Thank goodness Crystal understood. Seriously, someone should teach this chick some manners. ;)

The night before I made some "lemon brownies." They are not really brownies but the recipe called them brownies so I went with it. I've made them before and they are delicious! They're sweet with a little bit of tartness. I can't remember where I got the recipe, I just had it printed out with my other recipes.  Maybe Pinterest. (The picture is missing quite a bit of them because I took some over to Crystal's.) I cut them into bite size pieces so I feel better when I devour 4 in a row! LOL Mine came out thin because I used a 9x9 pan instead of an 8x8. Who cares they're delicious!!

Batter:
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
2 large eggs
2 tablespoons lemon zest
2 tablespoons lemon juice

Lemon glaze:
1 rounded cup powdered sugar
4 tablespoons lemon juice
8 teaspoons lemon zest

Preheat oven to 350 and grease/spray an 8x8 baking dish with butter/cooking spray and set aside.
Zest and juice 2 lemons; set aside

In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Beat the flour, sugar, salt, and butter until combined

In a separate bowl, whisk together the eggs, lemon zest, and lemon juice until combined. Pour into the flour mixture and beat at medium speed until smooth and creamy, about 2 minutes.

Pour into baking dish and bake for 23-25 mins.(don't over cook, they can dry out) allow to cool before glazing.
When its cooled make the glaze by whisking the ingredients. Let it set and then cut into bars. 


Well, I'm off to clean this house and start our weekend. Have a great one!