Would you like come cookie with your m&ms?

I finally have a day off! I have decided to spend my day baking in order to keep myself from shopping and spending the money I need to save for college. I tried the m&m cookie recipe by Little Miss Momma. (http://www.littlemissmomma.com/2011/10/mm-sugar-cookie-recipe.html)

The recipe was super easy! The only problem I encountered on the way was purely my own dumb mistake. For some reason I thought it would be okay to substitute parchment paper for wax paper. About seven minutes into baking my first batch the oven began smoking and the whole kitchen filled with the smell of burnt plastic. I pulled the cookies out of the oven and ran to the store to get parchment paper. I transferred the half baked cookies onto a sheet with parchment paper and finished baking them. That batch turned out different looking than all of the other batches. I am a little scared to try them. I hope they aren't toxic :/

My Flour Mixture

After beating the butter and sugar

Before baking the cookies on the dreaded wax paper

On the left are the cookies baked on wax paper. The right were baked on parchment paper.
The ones on the left are flatter and shinier.

The final product!

Thanks for the recipe Little Miss Momma!!! I fully recommend it to anyone looking for an m&m cookie recipe.

Chinos, Chinos, Chinos!!!

I am a chino addict. I began this summer never having known the love of a chino short. Now I do not know how I ever lived without them! I am a particular fan of the J Crew 3" Chinos. I am still 19 years old, and the 3" are the perfect length for me! They cover my butt up, while still managing to be fun, short, and flirty. I typically wear my chinos with either white or black tees, tanks, or spaghetti strap tops. I have cut myself off from buying chinos for this summer, but I am very pleased with the collection I have grown. The colors I have are felt green, dusty rose, shocking pink, and lime green. All but the felt green pair were bought off of ebay because my J Crew sold out of my size in most colors before I made it to the store. I got great deals on all of them!