Jelly Beans, Jelly Bean Cookies and Magic Jelly Beans. . . .

ahhhh. . . . .i love me some bright, colorful jelly beans.

they're just plain fun!

i have a board on pinterest called "fun food". . . .

and for sure, jelly beans qualify!

so i was just tickled as could be to find some

 cute jelly bean ideas out there.

read on for a few great ideas.

but first, check out this jelly bean cake, costume and my favorites. . . .

jellybean happy pills:)

oh gosh, i almost passed out when i saw these jelly bean sugar cookies.

sign me up for a double batch. . .please!

the recipe for this is at :sallysbakingaddiction

or here's another one from

  simplyklassichome.

magic jelly beans anyone?

this next idea is seriously too cute!

full instructions can be found at nothingbutcountry.com but in a nutshell,

in a pail with some wheatgrass or even easter grass,

have your child "plant" a few jelly beans.

the next morning,

you have replaced the jelly beans with a giant rainbow lollipop.

get it?

the jelly beans turned into a lollipop.

soooo cute!

and the lovely lady behind this at nothing but country provides you with a printable 

magic jelly beans seed packet to make it oh. so. real!

when i taught Sunday School for the little ones years back,

i just had to find a way to give out jelly beans.

so we used something like this attached to a cute bag of jelly beans:)

meaningful, clever and YUMMY:)

wait. . . .

we need more jelly bean cookies, don't you think?

 here are simple, colorful cut-out sugar cookies.

Thank you to Partiologist for the idea!

No jelly bean cookie cutter?

well. . . .buy a tin of jelly bellys and use that!

works awesome!!!

these look super good. . . .

and i think will be made in this house tomorrow!

Jelly Bean Blondies

Jelly Bean Blondies

Ingredients

1 Stick Butter or margarine Melted (1/4 cup)

1 cup brown sugar

1 large egg

1 teaspoon vanilla or 1/2 teaspoon almond extract Pinch salt

1 cup all­purpose flour ( or Gluten Free Flour Mix) 1/4­1/2 cup jelly beans

Instructions

1. Butter an 8×8 pan

2. Mix melted butter with brown sugar – beat until smooth. Beat in egg and then vanilla. 3. Add salt, stir in flour.

4. Pour into prepared pan, and sprinkle top with Jelly Beans.

5. Bake at 350°F 20­25 minutes, or until set in the middle.

6. Cool on rack before cutting them.

Recipe by A Few Short Cuts at http://afewshortcuts.com/2012/04/jelly­bean­blondies/

have a beautiful Easter weekend!

be back tomorrow:)

Suzanne

my life in candy.....

oh. my. gosh.

i just realized something as i was looking at the 

empty bowl of candy hearts.

a.  valentine's day is over.

b.  you can tell what time of year it is by what kind of candy

 i am hooked on at the moment.

let's start at the beginning of the year.

as soon as christmas is over, i am buying these...

 candy hearts 

&

red hots!

unfortunately, i have to say that the candy bowl is always full.

but i don't have a sweet tooth or anything;)

so valentine's day is over...

time for these...

 jelly beans

&

marshmallow chicks!

moving on...

nothing in particular for summer...

but i notice that i steer clear of chocolate.

summer is a time for old favorites.

like these...

 hot tamales

&

good n plenty!

well, now we're into fall.

which means halloween and thanksgiving.

which means these candies...

good ol' candy corn!

now Christmas, that one is sort of tricky.

because most of my drug i mean treat of choice would be 

cookies or something else we made.

but because they are ALWAYS good...and they look so festive,

our candy bowl is usually filled with these...

so there you have it...

my life in candy!

now i know my wonderful dad is not here to defend himself.

and if he were, he would have that shy grin on his face because he would know

what i am about to say is 100% TRUE.

but i can blame all of this on my dad.

he introduced me to some FUN, cheap, yummy candy.

like these...

 circus peanuts

&

jujubes!

Mom...you may not know this but eating candy was sometimes the only

way he got me into piano lessons! :)

was i a lucky girl or what?

(you bet i was:)

you know...they called him Sweet Leo!

maybe that's the secret to his sweetness.....a stash of candy in the car!

i think i'll try it.

so if people start referring to me as "Sweet Suzanne",

you'll know why:)

by the way, happy valentine's day dad!

my day was great...but i missed the box of TURTLES

 you used to send me:)

you know, i have a confession to make.

i used to hide the box on the top shelf of my pantry...

because no way was i sharing my turtles!

i do need to sweeten up a bit, don't i?;)

now i hope your valentine's day was wonderful!

here is a pic of the sweet roses my hubby got his three girls...

i know...GORGEOUS, right?

i'm going to leave you with two thoughts i intended to post yesterday.

hahahaha...doesn't that crack you up?

Happy Wednesday everyone!!!

Suzanne